Jan Savitt and His Orchestra

Jan Savitt and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Jan Savitt (born Jacob Sarvetnick; September 4, 1907 – October 4, 1948), known as "The Stokowski of Swing", from having played violin in Leopold Stokowski's orchestra, was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist. == Early life and education == Savitt was born in Shumsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine) and reared in Philadelphia. He evidenced musical ability an early age and began winning conservatory scholarships in the study of the violin. He was offered... [more on Wikipedia]

Jan Savitt and His Orchestra began charting in 1938 with That's a Plenty.The artist placed 8 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Make-Believe Island - #2: Where Was I? - #3: Hi-Yo, Silver - #4: Tuxedo Junction - #5: 720 in the Books
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  1938
1.
1938

#3  Hi-Yo, Silver
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

115 pts
14
US
written by Jack Erickson & Vaughn De Leath
2.
1938

Sugarfoot Stomp
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

92 pts
19
US
written by King Oliver & Louis Armstrong
That's a Plenty
3.
1938

That's a Plenty
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

92 pts
19
US
written by Lew Pollack & Ray Gilbert
  1939
4.
1939

#5  720 in the Books
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

99 pts
17
US
written by Johnny Watson [composer], Jan Savitt & Harold Adamson
  1940
Tuxedo Junction
5.
1940

#4  Tuxedo Junction
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

113 pts
15
US
[Decca 2989]
written by Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson & Julian Dash
6.
1940

#2  Where Was I?
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

116 pts
14
US
[Decca 3153]
written by W. Franke Harling & Al Dubin
7.
07/1940

#1  Make-Believe Island
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

173 pts
8
US
written by Will Grosz, Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
  1941
8.
07/1941

The Things I Love
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra greentick

96 pts
19
US
as Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters
written by Harold Barlow & Lew Harris


See also...

Jan Savitt • Jan Savitt Orchestra


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