Lud Gluskin Orchestra

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Ludwig Elias Gluskin (December 16, 1898 - October 13, 1989), better known as Lud Gluskin, was a jazz drummer and bandleader. Ludwig Elias Gluskin was born in Manhattan as first child to Elias Gluskin, a New York Dentist, and his wife Rosa Epstein. Both parents were born in Russia. From 1911-16, He attended public grade schools and DeWitt Clinton High School where Gluskin met James "Jimmy the Schnozzola" Francis Durante (1893-1980) with whom he formed a piano-drum combination for engagements at school events and private parties. After touring Europe with Paul Whiteman's band, Gluskin stayed on in France where, in 1927, he was offered the leadership of The Playboys, a Detroit jazz band which had been stranded in Paris; he led the group in Venice in 1927 and Paris in 1928, eventually expanding them into his own orchestra. With this ensemble, Gluskin recorded more than 700 titles in Paris and Berlin and toured Europe extensively through 1933. His sidemen included Arthur Briggs, Faustin Jeanjean, Emile Christian, Leo Vauchant, Howard Mulvany and Danny Polo. The rise of Hitler made it difficult for Gluskin, a Jew, to find work in central Europe, and he eventually decided to leave the Continent. Upon returning to the United States, Gluskin led dance bands and worked on radio. He took the position of director of music for CBS in 1937, working out of Hollywood, and leading the orchestra on many progams, including, from the end of January 1944 to mid-July, Orson Welles' weekly Almana

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Tanzmusik der 20er und 30er Jahre

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The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot Risque Songs of The Jazz Age, Vol. 1

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The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 1

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