ABOUT
Jan Garber (November 5, 1894 - October 5, 1977, b. Jacob Charles Garber) was a popular violinist and jazz bandleader known as "the Idol of the Air Lanes" who became famous during the 1920s and 1930s. His best known songs include such chart-toppers as "Baby Face" (1926), "All I Do Is Dream Of You" (1934), "A Beautiful Lady In Blue" (1936), and "A Melody From The Sky" (1936). His long string of hits, which continued through 1951, also includes "Shoo-Shoo Baby" (1944) and "The Morning Side Of The Mountain" (1951), which later also became a hit for Donny & Marie Osmond.
Best known songs (with years) include:
- My Heart Tells Me (1944)
- No Love, No Nothin' (1944)
- Shoo-Shoo Baby (1944)
- The Gypsy (1946)
- Bella Bella Marie (1949)
- Jealous Heart (1949)
- You're Breaking My Heart (1949)
- I Wanna Be Loved (1950)
- If (1951)
- The Morningside Of The Mountain (1951)
Pop charts debut year: 1923
Years active: 1920 - ca. 1970s
Genres: Jazz, swing
Labels: Columbia, Brunswick, Victor, Decca, Okeh, Hit, Black & White, Capitol, Dot
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