Ted Weems and His Orchestra

The story

Ted Weems & His Orchestra were among the most popular attractions on the Midwest music circuit throughout the period separating the two World Wars, earning their greatest success with the novelty hit "Piccolo Pete." organized his first band in 1922 with the aid of his trumpeter brother . The orchestra moved to Chicago in 1929, and the Windy City remained its primary base of operations throughout its lengthy career.

In 1935 the band welcomed a then unknown , who remained their featured vocalist until 1941.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• Marvelous! · · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Art Jarrett
• Don Watt
• Ted Weems
• Dudley Fosdick
• Red Ingle
• Joe Washburne
• Art Weems
• Jack O'Brien
• Parker Gibbs
• Ormand Downes
• Dick Cunliffe
• Harry Turner
• Bob Royce
• Dusty Rhodes
• Thales Taylor
• Merrill Conner

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Ted Weems and His Orchestra in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Ted Weems and His Orchestra in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

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Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Ted Weems and His Orchestra’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.