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Teddy Powell (March 1, 1905 – November 17, 1993)[1] was born in Oakland, California, United States, as Teodoro Paolella,[1] and became a respected American jazz musician, band leader, composer, and arranger. Some of his compositions were written under the pseudonym Freddy James.

Teddy Powell
Teddy Powell
Background information
Birth nameTeodoro Paolella
Born(1905-03-01)March 1, 1905
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 1993(1993-11-17) (aged 88)
New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, swing
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)Guitar
LabelsDecca, Bluebird

Powell began playing violin when he was eight and picked up the banjo when he was fourteen.[2] During the late 1920s to the early 1930s, he was a member of the Abe Lyman orchestra,[3] taking on the additional tasks of gathering radio bands. He formed the Teddy Powell Orchestra in 1939 and it performed through the 1940s.[3] Powell's sidemen included Tony Aless, Gus Bivona, Pete Candoli, Irving Fazola, and Charlie Ventura, but his best sideman left for better paying work.[2]

"Snake Charmer", a song Powell published in 1937 (lyrics by Leonard Whitcup), is still a popular song among partner dancers in Finland, where it is usually performed as a translation: Kuningaskobra fi). It placed 69th on the 1952-1959 charts,[4] and is still being recorded by modern performers, as listed in the recordings database of the Finnish national broadcasting company Yle.[5]

After the band folded, Powell wrote music and arrangements.[3] He had hits with "Bewildered" and "If My Heart Could Only Talk". During the latter part of his career, he worked in music publishing.[2]



References


  1. "Teddy Powell". En.notrecinema.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. "Teddy Powell | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1985/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. Nyman, Jake; Lindfors, Jukka; Gronow, Pekka (2005). Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish). Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  5. "Fono - Äänitetietokanta". Fono.fi. Retrieved 2020-06-28.



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Teddy Powell (* 1. März 1905 in Oakland[1] als Teodoro Paolella; † 17. November 1993 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist und Big Bandleader im Bereich des Swing und der populären Musik.
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