AU REVOIR, PLEASANT DREAMS ~ Ben Bernie & His Orchestra (1941)
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Channel: MrRJDB1969 · 2010 · Music
AU REVOIR, PLEASANT DREAMS ~ Ben Bernie & His Orchestra (1941) Decca # 4158 Like Ted Lewis, Ben Bernie was primarily a showman. He organized his first orchestra in New York City in 1921. His opening theme song was LONESOME OLD TOWN and his closing was this song AU REVOIR, PLEASANT DREAMS. He was one of the earliest bandleaders to become active in radio. In October 1943, at the age of 52 , he suddenly passed away in his home in Beverly Hills. He was known for saying "YOW-SAH, YOW-SAH, YOW-SAH and was often billed as THE OL' MAESTRO. He recorded, "Au Revoir- Pleasant Dreams" twice, once in 1930 and again later, in 1941.
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