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Roy Bargy
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Roy Fredrick Bargy (July 31, 1894 – January 16, 1974) was an American ragtime and jazz composer and pianist. Born in Newaygo, Michigan, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he was exposed to the music of pianists Johnny Walters and Luckey Roberts. In 1919 he began working with Charley Straight at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago, performing, arranging, and composing. He was the leader, pianist and arranger of the Benson Orchestra of Chicago from 1920 to 1922 (when he was replaced by Don Bestor), and later worked with the orchestras of Isham Jones and of Paul Whiteman and recorded piano solos for Victor Records. In 1928 he was the first pianist to record George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F (in an arrangement by Ferde Grofé; with Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra). From 1943 until his retirement he was music director for Jimmy Durante. Roy Bargy died in Vista, California at the age of 79. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Big Broadcast, Vol.3, Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s
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Roy Bargy: Piano Syncopations
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The Big Broadcast, Vol. 3: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s
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Poor Man's Heaven - Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression - When The Sun Goes Down Series
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Piano Syncopations
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Novelty Piano Recordings (1912-1928)
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Baby Won't You Please Come Home? (Original Recordings, 1918 - 1926)
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The Big Broadcast - Volume 3
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The Big Broadcast Volume 3
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Pianoflage / K'nice and K'nifty
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Roy Bargy Performs... Gershwin: Concerto in F for Solo Piano
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The Big Broadcast Vol. 3