Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra albums

Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890 – October 11, 1970) was a Russian-born American musician, music critic, composer, and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and 1940s. He rose to fame after he led an all-female orchestra, a novelty at the time. == Early years == Spitalny was born into a Jewish family of musicians in Tetiyev, Russian Empire and later was a student at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. A child prodigy on clarinet, he toured Russia and... [more on Wikipedia]