The label of Charley Straight's recording of Forgetful Blues for Paramount, made in 1923.

Charles Theodore Straight (January 16, 1891 – September 24, 1940), better known as Charley Straight, was an American pianist, bandleader and composer. He started his career in 1909 accompanying singer Gene Greene in Vaudeville. In 1916 he began working at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago were he recorded dozens of piano rolls. He became a popular bandleader in Chicago during the 1920s. His band the Charley Straight Orchestra had a long term engagement at the Rendezvous Café from 1922 to 1925 and recorded for Paramount Records and Brunswick Records in the 1920s. He died in Chicago on September 23, 1940 after being struck by a car. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1052x1064, 239 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Charley Straight ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1052x1064, 239 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Charley Straight ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into singing. ... Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. ... Vaudeville was a style of multi-act theater which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Example of a piano roll being punched. ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... Paramount Records was a United States based record label, best known for its recordings of African-American jazz and blues. ... Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...