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Jean Goldkette

p, 1893-1962 GR, Valenciennes
Musician of Jazz and Pop

American jazz bandleader. Born probably in France but possibly in Greece, his mother Angela Goldkette, was a circus peformer from Denmark, his father unknown. Spending his childhood in Greece and Russia, where as a child prodigy he studied piano at The Moscow Conservatory. His family moved to America in 1911. Goldkette leased a ballroom in Detroit and his band Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra had great success, helping him forge a business empire acting as an agency for twenty orchestras & owning many dance halls. Born : March 18, 1899 in Valenciennes, France. Died : March 24, 1962 in Santa Barbara, California.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Folk
Popular Tracks   
After I Say I`m Sorry on Echoes from the 1920s by Various Artists
My Pretty Girl on Classics by Jean Goldkette by Jean Goldkette
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine on Top 40 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Goldkette by Jean Goldkette
Proud of a Baby Like You on Top 40 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Goldkette by Jean Goldkette
I Didn't Know on The Greatest Jazz & Blues Music of Alltime, Vol. 31 by Jean Goldkette, Sioux City Six & Wolverine Orchestra
I'd Rather Be The Girl In Your Arms on Classics by Jean Goldkette by Jean Goldkette
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine on Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra - Sunday by Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra
After I Say I'm Sorry on Top 40 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Goldkette by Jean Goldkette
Dinah on Top 40 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Goldkette by Jean Goldkette
Tip Toe Through The Tulips on Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra - Sunday by Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Jean Goldkette Bands 1924-1929Jean Goldkette2003Compil.
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band EraLes Brown / Jean Goldkette / Richard Himber1985Compil.
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