Ben Bernie
Ben Bernie
Latest Release
- Gatsby's Jazz Nights, Vol. 6 - High Society Swing
- May 2025
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Mad (Cause You Treat Me This Way) | ||
| 2 | Wildflower | ||
| 3 | When Polly Walks Through the Hollyhocks | ||
| 4 | Swinging Down the Lane | ||
| 5 | She's Funny That Way |
Albums
Jun 1928 • 1 song
Feb 1927 • 1 song
Jun 1926 • 1 song
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Biography
Songwriter Ben Bernie was a popular bandleader of the late '20s and '30s who is best known as the composer of "Sweet Georgia Brown." Born Benjamin Anzelwitz in N.Y.C., 1891, he studied at the NY College of Music, CCNY, and Columbia School of Mines. Before the 1920s, Bernie performed monologues and played the violin in vaudeville, teaming up with Phil Baker for awhile. Bernie formed a dance band in 1922 and within a few years earned increasing popularity with recordings and radio play. Pianist/arranger Al Goering was a force through most of his band's career, and the early line...