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He was born in the Corona section of the New York City borough of Queens. He began playing the piano when he was only seven years old. In 1927 he went to Columbia College, intending to become an electrical engineer, but as a sophomore switched to a music major. Without graduating, he left to become an arranger.
In 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne, he started leading a band of his own at Earl Carroll's club in Hollywood, CaliforniaFor other uses, see Hollywood (disambiguation Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U. that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the wes. Bleyer's orchestra recorded for Brunswick RecordsBrunswick Records is a United States based record label. Records under the "Brunswick" label were first produced by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (a company based in Dubuque, Iowa which had been manufacturing products ranging from pianos to sporti, and one of the vocalists who worked with this orchestra was Johnny MercerJohnny Mercer ( November 18, 1909 June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he is regarded as one of America's greatest songwriters. In the early 1940s, Mercer was one of the co-founders of Capitol Records. Mercer was also a well, who became better known as a songwriterA songwriter is someone who writes the music for songs. The word also implies that the same person has written the lyrics, although this is not always the case. A songwriter is said to engage in the practice of song writing. The word is used most usually and co-founder of Capitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States-based record label, now part of the EMI Music Group. The company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942. History Mercer founded Capitol Records with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva a.
In the 1940sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the he became musical director for Arthur GodfreyArthur Morton Godfrey ( August 31, 1903- March 16, 1983) was an American entertainer. He was born in New York, New York. Military When he served in the United States Navy from 1920 to 1924, he was assigned to radio training and learned to become a radio o, serving in this role until the 1950s.
In 1952 he founded Cadence Records, whose first artist was Godfrey alumnus Julius La Rosa . He went on to sign many other artists who had performed on Godfrey's programs (including The Chordettes, one of whose members, Janet Ertel, became his wife), as well as Andy Williams and The Everly Brothers. Bleyer's connections with the Everlys also included serving as their producer and as father-in-law of Phil Everly. He had his own recording hits on the Cadence label as well.
He died in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.