The Buffalodians

While fans of wild stage costumes may harbor hopes that the Buffalodians would be a group of musicians dressed as bison, in reality this was a '20s vocal harmony group mostly known for their association with the young pianist Harold Arlen, later to become one of America's greatest songwriters. He was just plain Hymie Arluck when recruited by Buffalodians' leader Arnold Johnson. Although Arlen had already made a name for himself around the Buffallo, NY, area as a pianist, composer, and arranger, it was Johnson's group that got him out of town and to the music business mecca of ...