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Roaring 1920s: Abe Lyman's California Orch. - Do You Believe In Dreams? 1926

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Abe Lyman's California Orchestra with Vocal Chorus by Charles Kaley - Do You Believe In Dreams? Fox Trot (Britt - Little- Robinson) Brunswick 1926 (USA)

NOTE: Abe Lyman (Abe Limon) American bandleader and drummer who led several dance orchestras from the 1920's to the 40's, successfully adapting his style to changing tastes in music. From the age of 14, Lyman worked in the cinema pits in the Chicago area until prompted by his brother Mike, he decided to  move to the East Coast. In early 1920s in Santa Monica, Abe Lyman formed his first dance orchestra, which appeared in the  the Ship Café in Venice and where Lyman made valuable connections, including film stars Bebe Daniels and Gloria Swanson. This opened for him the way to one of the most prestigeous dance venues in the East Coast - the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel, where Lyman and his band remained in residence until 1926. The successfull apeearance in the most glamorous world of the entertainment business in America, enabled Lyman to recruit a number of quality musicians, including Jimmy Grier, Gus Arnheim, Jack Pleis and Yank Lawson. In the late 1920's, the band went on a successful tour to Europe, where they appeared at the Kit Kat Club, the London Palladium and the Moulin Rouge. In turn of 1920/30s Lyman expanded his profile through appearances in early sound pictures and doing the synchronizing on three classic 'Merrie Melodies' soundtracks for the Warner Bros. From the 1920s until 1940s the band recorded prolifically for the Brunswick, Decca and Bluebird labels. In 1933, Lyman relocated his orchestra from the West Coast to New York. By the mid-1940's, the Lyman's orchestra began to fade in popularity and few recordings were made until in end of the decade, he left the music business getting into insurance business and back in the East Coast, managing the restaurant.

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