First On Wax - Jimmy Palmer

 

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First On Wax

Featuring Jimmy Palmer and His Hi-Fi Orchestra

Mercury Records MG 20191

1957

From the back cover: Mercury-Records takes great pleasure in presenting to you on this Long-Playing recording, one of the finest dance bands in the country, led by a man who follows the music trend for his popular appeal – Jimmy Palmer and His Hi-Fi Orchestra. Jimmy Palmer, who long has been a favorite in the dancing circles around the country, has found himself a new and intriguing style which he calls his "Hi-Fi Orchestra." The sound is an exciting, toe-tapping, danceable one that is bound to hit the jackpot. The new band is composed of four saxes, flour trombones, three trumpets, and three rhythm, plus Jimmy himself.

Jimmy Palmer, never known for wasting time, got started in show business at the grand old age of six, when he started to sing and dance professionally. The majority of his early career was devoted to dancing, later he switched to singing, and eventually he became a musician and band leader. He studied dancing under the famous New Wayburn, and after graduation, went on the road professionally, until he finally opened his own dance studio in Pittsburgh. His clientele grew until his school was one of the best in the entire area. While doing this, he won a Paul Whiteman "Youth Of America" contest as a vocalist, and was given, as a result, his own radio show over KDKA in Pittsburgh. While on the air, he was heard by Dick Stabtle who at the time needed a substitute for his ailing vocalist. Luck was with Jimmy again, and what was to be a short-term job turned out to be a permanent booking. Jimmy stayed with the Stabile unit until his name became known across the country, and then he sang with such units as Blue Barron, Les Brown, Lou Breeze and Bobby Byrne. Jimmy later returned to the Stabile orchestra and when Dick Stabile left for the service, Jimmy took over the band. In April 1944, Jimmy formed a band of his own, and his life-long ambition was finalized. His career from that point on is now part of the legend of show business. He currently rates as one of the most versatile band leaders in America for he plays, sings and dances, and has won the hearts of dancers the nation over for his unique styling and danceable musical point well taken when the band hits the stand.

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