The Mole - Music
The Mole by Harry James
Harry James
Artist Biography For Harry James
Harry Haag James March 15 1916 – July 5 1983 Was A Popular United States Musician And Band Leader And A Well Known Trumpet Virtuoso. Harry James Was Born In Albany Georgia The Son Of A Bandleader Of A Traveling Circus. By Age 10 He Was Taking Trumpet Lessons From His Father. His Father Had Him On A Very Strict Practicing Schedule Every Day. He Was Given One Page To Learn Out Of The Arban's Book A Trumpet Drill Book Every Day And Could Not Do Anything Until He Learned That Page. In 1931 The Family Settled In Beaumont Texas And James Began Playing With Local Dance Bands. James Joined The Nationally Popular Ben Pollack In 1935. At The Start Of 1937 He Left Pollack To Join Benny Goodman's Orchestra Where He Stayed Through 1938. In February Of 1939 Harry James Debuted His Own Big Band In Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He Continued Touring With The Band Into The 1980s. His Was The First "name Band" To Employ Vocalist Frank Sinatra In 1939. In 1943 He Married Actress Betty Grable.
His First Wife Was Ex B.Goodman Singer. Louise Tobin. You Can Hear His Trumpet Playing In The 1950 Film Young Man With A Horn Dubbing Kirk Douglas. His Recording Of "I'm Beginning To See The Light" Appears In The Motion Picture My Dog Skip 2000 . James Recorded Many Popular Records And Appeared In Many Hollywood Movies. In 1983 James Was Diagnosed With Lymphatic Cancer But He Continued To Work Playing His Last Professional Job On 26 June 1983 In Los Angeles Just Nine Days Before His Death In Las Vegas Nevada.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Mole
Harry-James - The Golden Trumpet Of Harry James
This Recording "The Mole" Was Made In 1955 And Harry James Finally Hit The Jackpot With A Magnificent Swing Era Style And Sound In This Particular Version. "The Mole" Was First Recorded In 1941/42 And It Was A Minor Hit But It Sounds "mechanical" Compared To This Newer Version Which Really Swings. James Had Recorded Many Versions Of This Instrumental Which He Helped Compose With A Man Named Holmes It Was Named After A Character Found In Dick Tracy Comic Books Of The Day. In My Personal Opinion This Recording Is A Prime Example Of Swing In All It's Glory The Syndicated Radio Show "The Swingin' Years" - Narrated By Chuck Cecil - Used This Recording As The Show's Theme And It Was A Mighty Good Choice.
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Harry Haag James March 15 1916 – July 5 1983 Was A Popular United States Musician And Band Leader And A Well Known Trumpet Virtuoso. Harry James Was Born In Albany Georgia The Son Of A Bandleader Of A Traveling Circus. By Age 10 He Was Taking Trumpet Lessons From His Father. His Father Had Him On A Very Strict Practicing Schedule Every Day. He Was Given One Page To Learn Out Of The Arban's Book A Trumpet Drill Book Every Day And Could Not Do Anything Until He Learned That Page. In 1931 The Family Settled In Beaumont Texas And James Began Playing With Local Dance Bands. James Joined The Nationally Popular Ben Pollack In 1935. At The Start Of 1937 He Left Pollack To Join Benny Goodman's Orchestra Where He Stayed Through 1938. In February Of 1939 Harry James Debuted His Own Big Band In Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He Continued Touring With The Band Into The 1980s. His Was The First "name Band" To Employ Vocalist Frank Sinatra In 1939. In 1943 He Married Actress Betty Grable.
His First Wife Was Ex B.Goodman Singer. Louise Tobin. You Can Hear His Trumpet Playing In The 1950 Film Young Man With A Horn Dubbing Kirk Douglas. His Recording Of "I'm Beginning To See The Light" Appears In The Motion Picture My Dog Skip 2000 . James Recorded Many Popular Records And Appeared In Many Hollywood Movies. In 1983 James Was Diagnosed With Lymphatic Cancer But He Continued To Work Playing His Last Professional Job On 26 June 1983 In Los Angeles Just Nine Days Before His Death In Las Vegas Nevada. read less
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His First Wife Was Ex B.Goodman Singer. Louise Tobin. You Can Hear His Trumpet Playing In The 1950 Film Young Man With A Horn Dubbing Kirk Douglas. His Recording Of "I'm Beginning To See The Light" Appears In The Motion Picture My Dog Skip 2000 . James Recorded Many Popular Records And Appeared In Many Hollywood Movies. In 1983 James Was Diagnosed With Lymphatic Cancer But He Continued To Work Playing His Last Professional Job On 26 June 1983 In Los Angeles Just Nine Days Before His Death In Las Vegas Nevada. read less
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This recording, "The Mole" was made in 1955, and Harry James finally hit the jackpot with a magnificent swing era style and sound in this particular version.
"The Mole" was first recorded in 1941/42 and it was a minor hit, but it sounds "mechanical" compared to this newer version which really swings.
James had recorded many versions of this instrumental which he helped compose with a man named Holmes: it was named after a character found in Dick Tracy comic books of the day.
In my personal opinion, this recording is a prime example of Swing in all it's glory: the syndicated radio show "The Swingin' Years" - narrated by Chuck Cecil - used this recording as the show's theme and it was a mighty good choice. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.