Charlie Spivak Scrapbooks
Collection — Reel: 1
Identifier: Mss-0157
The collection consists of a microfilm copy of twelve scrapbooks, primarily of newspaper clippings related to Spivak's career as a musician and orchestra leader of Big Band music. These include entertainment columns and other stories about his performances as well as some human-interest pieces.
Beginning in the 1920s, Charlie Spivak played trumpet in a variety of popular dance bands. In 1940, he formed his own band. It was one of the most popular big bands of the 1940s. In the 1960s, he moved to Greenville, South Carolina where he conducted an orchestra at a local restaurant. Irene Daye (1918-1971) was a singer for Gene Krupa's (1909-1973) band from 1938-1941, she joined Charlie Spivak's band in 1948; Irene Daye married Charlie Spivak in 1950.
1 item(s) (1 reel microfilm)
English
Arranged in approximate chronological order.
Received from Wilma Hayes Spivak, 1992.
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