Archie Bleyer (June 12, 1909-March 20, 1989) was an American song arranger and band leader. June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ... In common usage, leadership generally refers to: the position or office of an authority figure, such as a President [1] a group of influential people, such as a union leadership [2] guidance or direction, as in the phrase the emperor is not providing much leadership capacity or ability to lead...

He was born in the Corona section of the New York City borough of Queens. He began playing the piano when he was only seven years old. In 1927 he went to Columbia College, intending to become an electrical engineer, but as a sophomore switched to a music major. Without graduating, he left to become an arranger. Corona, Queens, (zip code 11368) is an area of Queens, New York surrounded by Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Columbia College is the name of several institutions of higher education. ... An engineers degree is an academic degree which is intermediate in rank between a masters degree and a doctorate; it is occasionally to be encountered in the United States in technical fields. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia The Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Distionary, with definitions, pronunciations, examples...

In 1934, he started leading a band of his own at Earl Carroll's club in Hollywood, California. Bleyer's orchestra recorded for Brunswick Records, and one of the vocalists who worked with this orchestra was Johnny Mercer, who became better known as a songwriter and co-founder of Capitol Records. 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Capitol record by Wingy Manone Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. ...

In the 1940s he became musical director for Arthur Godfrey, serving in this role until 1953. Many close to Godfrey considered Bleyer's creativity and understanding of music to be pivotal to the success of Godfrey's radio and TV programs. And while Godfrey was known to be short-fused and controlling, he often deferred to Bleyer's judgment. // Events and trends The 1940s were seen as a transition period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s, which also leads the period to be divided in two halves: The first half of the decade was dominated by World War II, the widest and most destructive armed conflict in... sArthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American entertainer, born in New York City. ...

In 1952 he founded Cadence Records, whose first artist was Godfrey alumnus Julius La Rosa. Along with several instrumental hit singles of his own, Bleyer went on to sign many other artists who had performed on Godfrey's programs (including The Chordettes, one of whose members, Janet Ertel, became his wife). 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cadence Records was an American record company founded by Archie Bleyer (formerly musical director/orchestra leader for Arthur Godfrey) in 1952. ... Julius La Rosa (born January 2, 1930) was a pop singer, specializing in traditional pop music. ... The Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional pop music. ...

In the fall of 1953, shortly after Godfrey dismissed La Rosa on the air and later claimed the young singer "lacked humility." Days later, Godfrey fired Bleyer, claiming he was offended Bleyer recorded Chicago radio personality Don McNeill, host of the "Don McNeill Breakfast Club." This Godfrey-like show was based in Chicago and broadcast nationally, but its popularity was mainly in the Midwest. Godfrey felt McNeill a competitor and took offense that Bleyer recorded him. When Bleyer left the show, he never made a public statement about his days with Godfrey. The public furor that surrounded LaRosa's firing and, to a lesser extent, Bleyer's, began the unraveling of Godfrey's seemingly unstoppable dominance of radio and TV while Bleyer's career was just beginning to blossom. William Donald McNeill (April 30, 1918 - November 28, 1996) was an American male tennis player. ...

Later Cadence artists included Andy Williams and the label's biggest act of all, The Everly Brothers whose hits such as "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Susie" were produced by Bleyer in Nashville with country studio musicians led by Chet Atkins. Bleyer at one point was also the father-in-law of Phil Everly. He had his own instrumental recording hits on the Cadence label as well. Eventually Bleyer sold the Cadence label and all its recordings to Andy Williams. Today the Cadence material is owned by Sony BMG Music. Andy Williams This page is about the singer. ... The Everly Brothers Don (born Isaac Donald Everly February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born Philip Everly January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success... Chet Atkins Chester Burton Chet Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential country guitarist and record producer in country music. ...

He died in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Sheboygan is a city located in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. ...

Hit records

• "Hernando's Hideaway" (1954)
• "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" (1954)

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External links

• Archie Bleyer bio on the SOLID! site
• Archie Bleyer bio on the IMDb site
• Archie Bleyer bio on the Black Cat Rockabilly site