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Roy Fredrick Bargy (July 31, 1894 – January 16, 1974) was an American composer and pianist.

Roy Bargy
Bargy in 1922
Background information
Birth name	Roy Fredrick Bargy
Born	(1894-07-31)July 31, 1894 Newaygo, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 16, 1974(1974-01-16) (aged 79) Vista, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician
Instrument(s)	Piano

Biography

Born in Newaygo, Michigan, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio. In 1919, he began working with Charley Straight at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago, performing, arranging, and composing. He was the leader, pianist and arranger of the Benson Orchestra of Chicago from 1920 to 1922 (when he was replaced by Don Bestor), and later worked with the orchestras of Isham Jones and of Paul Whiteman and recorded piano solos for Victor Records.^{[citation needed]}

In 1928, he was the first pianist to record George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F (in an arrangement by Ferde Grofé; with Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra).^{[citation needed]}

From 1943 until his retirement, he was music director for Jimmy Durante.[1]

Death

Roy Bargy died in Vista, California at the age of 79.

Selected Compositions

• Ditto (1920)
• Omeomy (1920)
• Slipova (1920)
• A Blue Streak (1921)
• Knice and Knifty (with Charley Straight, 1921)
• Rufenreddy (with Charley Straight, 1921)
• Behave Yourself (1922)
• Jim Jams, No. 7 from Piano Syncopations (1922)
• Justin-Tyme (1922)
• Pianoflage (1922)
• Sunshine Capers (1922)
• Sweet And Tender (1923)
• Feeding The Kitty (1924)
• Get Lucky (1924)
• Trouble In Thirds (1925)

See also

• List of ragtime composers

References

External links

• Roy Bargy at AllMusic
• Roy Bargy discography at Discogs
• Roy Bargy at IMDb
• Roy Bargy at the Red Hot Jazz Archive
• Roy Bargy recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.

На других языках

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[de] Roy Bargy

Roy Bargy (* 31. Juli 1894 in Newaygo, Michigan; † 16. Januar 1974 in Vista, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Ragtime- und Jazzpianist, Komponist und Bandleader.

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- [en] Roy Bargy

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[ru] Барги, Рой

Рой Фредрик Барги (англ. Roy Fredrick Bargy 31 июля 1894 — 16 января 1974) — американский композитор и пианист.

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