Wilfred Theodore (Ted) Weems (originally Wemyes) (26 September 1901 - 6 May 1963) was a United States bandleader and musician. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

Born in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, Weems learned to play the violin and trombone. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he and his brother Art organized a small dance band. Going professional in 1923, Weems toured for the MCA Corporation, recorded for several years for Victor Records, and moved to Chicago with his band around 1928. The Ted Weems Orchestra had their first big hit in 1929 with the novelty song "Piccolo Pete". Pitcairn is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... The University of Pennsylvania (or Penn[3][4]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Victor Talking Machine Company (1901 - 1929) was a United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders The 312 Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A novelty song is a usually intentionally humorous song, usually in published or recorded form. ...

The band was nationally known in the 1930s, making regular radio broadcasts, including the national Canada Dry program with Jack Benny (early 1930s) and the Johnson Wax program with Fibber McGee & Molly (late 1930s). In 1936 the Ted Weems Orchestra was the first band Perry Como recorded with (on Decca Records), beginning his long and illustrious career. Among Weems' other discoveries were whistler-singer Elmo Tanner, sax player and singer Red Ingle, and arranger Joe Haymes, who created the band's unique jazz-novelty style. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A can of ginger ale Canada Dry Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes. ... Jack Benny caricatured by Sam Berman for 1947 NBC promotion book Jack Benny (February 14, 1894, Chicago, Illinois – December 26, 1974, Beverly Hills, California), born Benjamin Kubelsky, was an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor. ... Exterior, viewed towards the east, of the Johnson Wax Headquarters building Johnson Wax Headquarters (1936-1939), the world headquarters and administration building of the SC Johnson Wax Company in Racine, Wisconsin was designed by American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for the companys president, Herbert F. Hib Johnson. ... Jim and Marian Jordan, aka Fibber McGee and Molly Fibber McGee and Molly was a long-running comedy program on United States radio which played a major role in determining the form of what is now called old-time radio, and also a major role in defining American culture of... Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Best known for his comedy records with Spike Jones and his own Natural Seven sides for Capitol, Ernest Jansen Red Ingle (1906-65) was a musician, singer and writer, arranger, cartoonist and caricaturist. ...

During World War II Ted Weems enlisted in the United States Merchant Marine, directing the Merchant Marine Band. Reorganizing in 1947, he made records for Mercury and toured until 1953. At that time he accepted a disc jockey position in Memphis, Tennessee, later moving on to a management position with the Holiday Inn hotel chain. Flag of the United States Merchant Marine The U.S. Merchant Marine flag flown at the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial in Point Park in Ashtabula, Ohio The United States Merchant Marine is a fleet of ships that is used to transport both imports and exports during peace time and... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ...

Ted Weems died of emphysema in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1963. His son Ted Jr. led a revival band at times during the 1960s and '70s. Nickname: Oil Capital of the World, Americas Most Beautiful City Location in the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: Country United States State Oklahoma Counties Tulsa County Mayor Kathy Taylor (D) Area    - City 483. ...

External link

• Ted Weems and his Orchestra on RedHotJazz