Teddy Powell
Teddy Powell (Teodoro Paolella) (March 1, 1905 in Oakland, California – November 17, 1993 in New York) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and big band leader. Some of his compositions were under the pseudonym Freddy James.
Teddy spent several years with the Abe Lyman band where he also served as a vocalist, arranger and helped out on the business side of things.
Powell began playing violin when he was eight, picked up the banjo when he was fourteen and led his first band the following year. They stayed together until 1944.
His own band hired several highly regarded musicians formerly with the Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Casa Loma orchestras. The band made its début at New York's Famous Door nightclub.
Teddy's big band was very popular for a short time in 1939 while they were in New York. Irving Fazola, Pete Mondello, John Austin, Nick Caizza, Carmen Mastren, Ely Davis, Hugh Brown, S.J. Kramer, John Popa, Jerry Shane, Irwin Berken featured on his bands.
In 1941 the band lost all of its instruments in a fire at a nightclub in New Jersey.
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Teddy Powell
ALBUMS
- Inspired by Desire, Volume 2 released: 2010
- Christmas Time With the Stars released: 1994
- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics, 1934 - 1973 released: 1994
- An Anthology of Big Band Swing 1930–1955 released: 1993
Christmas Time With the Stars
Released 1994- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Christmas Song
- Christmas Swing
- White Christmas
- Sitting on the Ice
- Christmas Bells at Eventide
- Dance Duet From Hansel & Gretel
- March of the Toys
- Snowman
- Christmas Day in the Cookhouse
- Christmas Night in Harlem
- Snow White Section
- I'm Going Home for Christmas
- Ghost of the Turkey
- Say It With Carols (medley)
- The Christmas Dinner
- It Happened in Sun Valley
- The Kiddies Go a Caroling
- Don't Wait Until the Night Before Christmas
- Fairy on the Christmas Tree
- Siberian Sleigh Ride
- Swingin Them Jingle Bells
- O Little Town of Bethlehem / White Christmas
From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics, 1934 - 1973
Released 1994- Ruby
- Sugarfoot Rag
- Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
- Uncle Pen
- It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
- I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes
- Crying in the Chapel
- Pork Chop Stomp
- I Gotta Go Get My Baby
- Why Baby Why
- If Jesus Came to Your House
- Blue Days, Black Nights
- Fraulein
- When
- On This Mountain Top (feat. Donny Young)
- I Ain't Never
- Another
- I'm Sorry
- Crazy Bullfrog
- A Little Bitty Tear
An Anthology of Big Band Swing 1930–1955
Released 1993- Rockin’ in Rhythm
- The House of David Blues
- Saratoga Drag
- Savage Rhythm
- Chant of the Weed
- St. Louis Blues
- Rock and Rye
- Down South Camp Meeting
- Avalon
- In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
- The Darktown Strutters’ Ball
- Polka Dot Rag
- Stompin’ at the Savoy
- Peg o’ My Heart
- One O’Clock Jump
- Casa Loma Stomp
- South Rampart Street Parade
- Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
- Dunkin’ a Doughnut
- You Rascal, You
Born: 1905-03-01
Died: 1993-11-17
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