- Ace Brigode
Athos C. (Ace) Brigode (1893-
3 February ,1960 ) was aUnited States dance band leader who enjoyed his greatest popularity in the 1920s.His band began playing professionally in early 1921 as "Ace Brigode & His 10 Virginians"; a bit later they were renamed "Ace Brigode & His 14 Virginians"; this name stuck although the band varied between having 9 to 19 members over the years. The band played in the moderately
jazz -influenced peppy dance band style called "Collegiate Hot" that to many people exemplifies the music of the "Roaring Twenties". The most noted musician who played with Brigode was trombonist Abe Lincoln.Brigode hosted the "White Rose Gasoline Show" on
radio , featuring his band. The band also madegramophone record s for variousrecord label s, including OKeh, Edison, Cameo andPathé Records ; their biggest hit was a 1925 version of "Yes Sir, That's My Baby " forColumbia Records . The band's theme song was "Carry me Back to Old Virginny".Dwight Eisenhower was among the band's fans.Brigode himself played
violin andclarinet , but mostly acted as master of ceremonies. The band toured widely around the United States. Brigode kept the band current with newer style arrangements in to the earlyswing music era, before disbanding the group in 1945.After this Ace Brigode worked as promotions manager for
Cleveland, Ohio 's Chippewa Lake Park, and also didtelevision commercial voice work.
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