Paul Ash
Illustration — Ash in 1931 Paul Robert Ash (February 11, 1891, German Empire — July 13, 1958, Manhattan, New York) was a German orchestra leader, composer, vaudeville personality, and recording artist, who emigrated to the United States. He recorded several hit songs: "Rememb'ring" (Brunswick, 1924), with his Granada Orchestra, "My Pet" (Columbia, 1928) and "Shadows on the Swanee" (Columbia, 1933). He also penned Kay Kyser's theme "Thinking of You." In 1928 he performed a three week engagement in New York City at the Paramount Theatre with a young Ginger Rogers as her career was beginning.
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Paul Ash
Oakland Tribune · Oakland Tribune, page 10 · Public domain
- Born
- 1891 · Germany.
- Died
- 1958 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- bandleader · conductor · pianist · violinist · lyricist · songwriter · jazz musician · composer
- Fields
- jazz
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Illustration — Ash in 1931 Paul Robert Ash (February 11, 1891, German Empire — July 13, 1958, Manhattan, New York) was a German orchestra leader, composer, vaudeville personality, and recording artist, who emigrated to the United States. He recorded several hit songs: "Rememb'ring" (Brunswick, 1924), with his Granada Orchestra, "My Pet" (Columbia, 1928) and "Shadows on the Swanee" (Columbia, 1933). He also penned Kay Kyser's theme "Thinking of You." In 1928 he performed a three week engagement in New York City at the Paramount Theatre with a young Ginger Rogers as her career was beginning.
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Born at Germany in 1891, died in New York City in 1958.
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