Sensationally popular Depression-era singer and bandleader, born Herbert Pryor Vallee 7/28/01 in Island Pond, Vt. A Yale graduate known for singing into a megaphone and his regular greeting "High-ho, everybody!" Rudy played alto sax & clarinet in the early period with his band, starred in several movie musicals & Broadway's "George White's Scandals of 1931". Later he was in the 1961 Broadway hit "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying".
Name Vars
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- п/у Руди Валли
- Connecticut Yankees
- His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut
- Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee & His Orchestra
- Rudy Vallee Accomp. By His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee And Orchestra
- Rudy Vallee And The Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee Con I Suoi Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee Orchestra
- Rudy Vallee Und Sein Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee With His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee Y Sus Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallee and His Orch.
- Rudy Vallee's Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Valleé Und Seine Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallée Accomp. By His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallée And His Connecticut Yankees
- Rudy Vallée Et Son Orchestre
- Rydy Valee & His Connecticut Yankees
Aliases
- Frank Mater And His Collegians
Members
- Cliff Burwell
- Rudy Vallee
- Ray Toland
- Harry Patent
- Randy Brooks
- Jules de Vorzon
- Manny Lowy
- Charles Peterson
- Sammy Feinsmith
- Frank Staffa
Also released on Velvet Tone 2087-V.
This is an Ed Kirkeby studio group; they recorded two sides only.
Ed Kirkeby, Cyril Pitts and Tom Muir are "The Singing Boys". Al Duffy is playing violin; Rollini on bass sax; Pete Pumiglio on clarinet; Stan King on drums; and Tommy Felline on guitar.