Hi-Fi Harmonica Over Broadway - Stan Fisher

 

Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' 

Hi-Fi Harmonica Over Broadway

Stan Fisher

Dean Franconi and The Soundstage Orchestra

Design Records DLP 129

From the back cover: The inexplicable "something" which yielded a strong desire to make music came out early in Stan Fisher whose brilliant harmonic offering can be heard here.

At the age of three he made it quite evident, by beating on the cherished household silver with improved drumsticks, that music and its rhythmic patterns would play an all important part in his life. However, this potential musicianship failed to manifest itself, until one day, while rummaging with his faithful dig, Stan unearthed a rusty mouth organ and shortly proceed to master this corroded instrument. His parents possible persuaded by the discordant emission of their son's find, soon decided to buy him a shining new, pitch-true harmonica.

After the usual run of amateur contests and "kiddy clubs," Stan Fisher quickly worked himself to a degree of proficiency that netted him #$20 per week plus his room and board. It was while playing in one of these smily "saloons" that Stan was discovered by Garry Moore, who was then featured with Jimmy Durante in a Broadway show. Moore gave youthful Stan a spot on his "hiJinx" radio program broadcast from WBAL, Baltimore. It was from there that the harmonica virtuoso branched out as a featured artist in Baltimore's top night spots. Soon thereafter, he left his hometown to fill bookings in leading hotels, theaters and clubs in the United States and Canada. These were Stan's first long, important strides towards his ultimate position of unchallenged eminence as the greatest young harmonica find in the nation.

As it had its effect on the careers of most entertainers, the war also put a temporary halt to Stan Fisher's progress.

At its outbreak, he immediately enlisted in the Aviation Cadets where he earned his wings and was commissioned First Lieutenant. As a pilot, he flow 35 combat missions over Germany from his base in England; crashed four times, and won the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the E.T.). ribbon with two battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation.

This young artist's versatility ranges from "Bach to Boogie" with a slight presence for the former. Stan realized on of hie life's ambitions when he performed as a soloist with a full symphony orchestra conducted by David Rose.

Stan Fisher can also count himself among the tennis champions. He won the Florida Racket Club doubles championship, when he played with Bobby Riggs.

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Get Me To The Church On Time (My Fair Lady)

Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)

The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Oklahoma)

There Is Nothin' Like A Dame (South Pacific)

Sunday (Flower Drum Song)

On The Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)

A Wonderful Guy (South Pacific)

Oklahoma (Oklahoma)

Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (Oklahoma)