Harry James

Harry James

Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia. His mother and father were members of a circus - she as a trapeze artist and he a band leader - with the Mighty Haag Circus. At seven, they settled in Beaumont, Texas where Harry learned yo play drums. By twelve, he was playing trumpet in the Christy Brothers circus band. In 1936 James joined Ben Pollack's band, soon leaving to lead the brass section of Benny Goodman's band. He even once applied to Lawrence Welk's band but was turned down because they said he played too loud and it was not Welk's style. After three years with Goodman, he wanted to leave, and with Goodman's backing, he formed the Music Makers. In 1943 he married pinup queen Betty Grable, his second of four wives. He had earlier married and divorced Louise Tobin, a singer. Grable kept appearing in movies and Harry kept playing while they raised horses. He made his debut in Philadelphia at the Ben Franklin Hotel and soon was a nationwide favorite of dance lovers and jazz addicts, rocking the rafters at the Hollywood Paladium, Chicago's famous College Inn at the Hotel Sherman, Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook in Cedar Cove, NJ, and then onto New York City. It was the Lincoln Hotel in NYC that the Music Makers called home, but James also starred at the Paramount Theater in the spring of 1943, with thousands of teenagers flocking to see him. His version of You Made Me Love You was a big hit and a favorite of many through the war years. James was a great discoverer of talent, finding Frank Sinatra working as a waiter in a New Jersey restaurant and giving him a job singing in his band. Dick Haymes, Kitty Kallen, Connie Haines and Helen Forrest can all thank James for giving them their first real break. In 1963 his band was featured at Disneyland, still known as the Music Makers. He played his last gig at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on June 26, 1983, just a few days before dying of lymphatic cancer.

  • Pamagat: Harry James
  • Katanyagan: 1.652
  • Kilala sa: Acting
  • Kaarawan: 1916-03-15
  • Lugar ng Kapanganakan: Albany, Georgia, USA
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  • O kilala bilang: Harry Haag James
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Harry James Mga pelikula

  • 1961
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    The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man

    6.3 1961 HD

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  • 1942
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    Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

    6.7 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

    5.4 1938 HD

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  • 1982
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    Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

    10 1982 HD

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  • 1947
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    Carnegie Hall

    Carnegie Hall

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    Do You Love Me

    Do You Love Me

    4.3 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    If I'm Lucky

    If I'm Lucky

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1943
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    Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1950
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    I'll Get By

    I'll Get By

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Shining Future

    The Shining Future

    4 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Two Girls and a Sailor

    Two Girls and a Sailor

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Bathing Beauty

    Bathing Beauty

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1957
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    Outlaw Queen

    Outlaw Queen

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1943
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    Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

    5.2 1956 HD

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  • 1942
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    Private Buckaroo

    Private Buckaroo

    4.9 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Too Many Girls

    Too Many Girls

    5.7 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Syncopation

    Syncopation

    6.8 1942 HD

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  • 1948
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    On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry Way

    5.5 1948 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Sting II

    The Sting II

    4.6 1983 HD

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  • 1994
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    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    6.943 1994 HD

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  • 1953
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    How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    6.793 1953 HD

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  • 1945
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    The All-Star Bond Rally

    The All-Star Bond Rally

    5 1945 HD

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  • 1976
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    6.8 1976 HD

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  • 2017
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    This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

    8 2017 HD

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  • 1937
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    L'empreinte rouge

    L'empreinte rouge

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1979
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    Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

    Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Benny Goodman Story

    The Benny Goodman Story

    6.321 1956 HD

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  • 1942
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    Trumpet Serenade

    Trumpet Serenade

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    New Faces of 1937

    New Faces of 1937

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1950
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    Young Man with a Horn

    Young Man with a Horn

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    8.5 1957 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    Cavalcade of Bands

    Cavalcade of Bands

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

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