Harry Richman
Harry Richman
Top Songs
| 1 | It Was so Beautiful | ||
| 2 | Ain't She Sweet | ||
| 3 | I Love a Parade | ||
| 4 | Out of the Dawn (Recorded August 1928) | ||
| 5 | Moonlight Madness (Recorded August 1928) |
Albums
Dec 2014 • 20 songs
Dec 2014 • 19 songs
Jun 2014 • 1 song
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Biography
Though his fame didn't outlast the Depression era, Harry Richman was one of the top entertainers of the Jazz Age, a nightclub act with a flamboyant style often compared to Al Jolson. A period star of Broadway and the silver screen, he also earned notices for his hobby, aviation; he set a world record for altitude in 1935, and made the first transatlantic round trip in a single-engine plane. Born Harold Reichman, he started in vaudeville -- with a two-man act, as a comedian, and then with a song-and-dance number -- and played theaters from Chicago to San Francisco. Moving east ...