Danny Guglielmi

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Both Danny and Dena Guglielmi were veterans of big bands, radio, and studio work. After a stint as Rudy Vallee's girl singer, Dena appeared on various national radio series, both uncredited and under the name of "Berna Deane." Settling down with Danny in Hollywood in the late 1940s, Dena dubbed singing parts for less vocally talented actresses in numerous movies. Danny began playing violin at the age of seven and was working professionally by his late teens. He quickly shifted from performer to arranger, however, and earned a steady-paying gig as lead arranger for Al Goodman's band on the radio series, The Lucky Strike Hit Parade. In Hollywood, he labored in the trenches, composing, conducting, and arranging for acts ranging from Eddie Cantor to Kay Starr and Dinah Shore to Johnny Green and his MGM Studio Orchestra. The duo are best remembered for one amazing classic of space age pop: Adenture in Sound, a 1957 album that ranks among the most extreme examples of early multi-taping. simply by recording track after track of sounds onto a single master, Gugliemi achieved the effect of a 40-piece orchestra, with his wife singing vocals on about half the cuts. Most of the instrumental tracks were actually Gugliemi himself playing violin. The numbers are a mix of standards ("I'll Remember April") and Gugliemi originals ("Na-Wa-Da-Ha," "Bullfrog"). Although the album is clearly a demonstration of technical proficiency, the effect at first listen is more subtle--a blend of Dena's wh

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