Paul Specht Orchestra - Static Strut (1926)

Paul Specht (March 24,1895 - April 11,1954) was an American dance bandleader popular in the 1920s.

Born in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, Specht was a violinist, having been taught by his father Charles G. Specht, a violinist, organist, and bandleader in his own right. He attended Combs Conservatory in Philadelphia, and led his first band in 1916, which toured the Western United States during World War I. He signed with Columbia Records in 1922, playing both with a larger dance ensemble and with a smaller, more jazz-oriented unit called The Georgians.

He toured England several times, beginning in 1922, and set up a "School for Jazz Musicians" there in 1924. Specht encountered some difficulty with his English performances due to political and union woes, which were documented regularly in the popular music press of the day. He did not return to England after 1926, having become thoroughtly dissatisfied with the treatment he received.

Specht's ensemble was the first orchestra to broadcast for the RCA company, and was the first ensemble to film after the end of the silent era.

In 1929, Specht's orchestra was asked to play at the inauguration of Herbert Hoover, chosen over Paul Whiteman. He continued to be popular into the 1930s, and led bands into the 1940s, during which time he developed arthritis which hampered his musical abilities. He lived in Greenwich Village late in his life and did arranging work for radio and television. He died in 1954 at the age of 59 in New York City.


Paul Specht Orchestra - Static Strut (1926)

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[swazookoolak]

Here goes a second attempt to spell out "QRN" in Morse code:

Q _ _ . _

R . _ .

N _ .

"QRN" means "there is static interference."

[swazookoolak]

At both the beginning and end the band spells out "QRN" in Morse code:

_ _ . _ . _ . _ . "QRN" is one of the Q-code abbreviations - it means, "there is static on the line."

[recordnerd21]

i remember being a kid and hearing this song on the radio! It just makes me want to dance.

[Squarerig]

Spitze!

[wpl955g]

classic. Contentious, but I think it beats Louis Armstrong's version and Fletcher Henderson's - and I don't say that lightly.

[HeadHunter131]

tolle Version!