Скачать или смотреть Austin Egen & Jack Hylton Orchester - Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida [Today I was with Frida] (1928)

Performed by: Austin Egen & Jack Hilton Orchester

Full Song Title: Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida

Recorded in: 1928

Austin Egen was born on March 28, 1897 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Tingel-Tangel (1930), Kopfüber ins Glück (1931) and So'n Windhund (1931). He died on August 18, 1941 in Frohnleiten, Styria, Austria.

Jack Hylton (2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English band leader and impresario who rose to prominence during the British dance band era.

After the First World War Hylton played with the Queen's Dance Orchestra, wrote arrangements of popular songs and recorded them under the label 'Directed by Jack Hylton'. He then formed his own band, recording the new style of jazz-derived American dance music under the Jack Hylton name from 1923. Hylton became a respected band leader with a busy schedule. Even though he was not professionally trained for business, he brought his band to success at a time when the Great Depression hit hard. With his entrepreneurial skills, he managed to sell almost four million records in 1929 according to the Daily Herald of 7 June 1930. His good reputation allowed him to make contacts with famous jazz artists of time, hence the reason he was credited for bringing Duke Ellington to Britain in 1933. This overall success allowed Jack Hylton's band not only to entertain people in Britain, but also abroad. The band frequently had what were called 'continental tours' which made it famous in various places in Europe, especially in France. He became a director and major shareholder of the new Decca record label. His band developed into an orchestra and toured America and Europe into the 1940s, when it disbanded due to the Second World War. Hylton adopted "The Soldiers in the Park" (more commonly known as "Oh Listen to the Band") as his signature tune.

On 26 January 1965, complaining of chest and stomach pains, Hylton was admitted to the London Clinic. He died there three days later, from a heart attack, aged 72. Hylton's spending habits and generosity left his estate with £242,288. Hylton said to his son during his latter years, "I won't leave you much, but we'll have a good laugh spending it while I'm here!" He is buried in the churchyard of St Catherine at Gosfield, Essex. His wife Beverley is buried beside him.

Specialist dance band radio stations, such as Radio Dismuke and Swing Street Radio, continue to play his records. Jack Hylton also featured regularly on the weekly Manx Radio programme Sweet & Swing, presented by Jim and Howard Caine.

His 1930 recording of Happy Days Are Here Again was used during the closing credits of episode four of Ken Burns's documentary series, "The Roosevelts".

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