Joseph Sudy

Big band violinist, vocalist and bandleader, who recorded mostly in the 1930s but toured much longer. Born on August 1, 1908 Died on October 8, 1990 (82 years old). Sudy got his big break with the Joe Reichman Orchestra. For many years he played violin and was a featured vocalist with Henry King's dance bands on record and at dance halls/hotels. In 1938, he led his own band with a style similar to King's--first appearing bi-weekly on radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania then later touring the country with his orchestra (they called themselves 'The Swinging Strings'). They were especially common at the Sir Francis Drake, San Francisco. The group continued to tour in various forms till at least 1969 (including performing at the last of the New York hotel rooftops at the St. Regis-Sheraton). He had at least one song copywritten with Walter Scharf & Sol Meyer "Reminiscing (Through the Years)". Joseph Sudy's Society Orchestra, which appeared in Chicago in 1946, included 3 saxophones, 3 fiddles, 2 trumpets, and 3 rhythm.