Roy Bargy

Roy Bargy

Roy Fredrick Bargy (July 31 1894 – January 16 1974) was an American composer and pianist. Born in Newaygo, Michigan, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he was exposed to the music of pianists Johnny Walters and Luckey Roberts. In 1919 he began working with Charley Straight at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago, performing, arranging, and composing. He was the leader, pianist and arranger of the Benson Orchestra of Chicago from 1920 to 1922 (when he was replaced by Don Bestor), and later worked with the orchestras of Isham Jones and of Paul Whiteman and recorded piano solos for Victor Records. From 1943 until his retirement he was music director for Jimmy Durante.

Roy Bargy died in Vista, California at the age of 79.

elected Compositions

*Rufenreddy (with Charley Straight, 1921)
*Knice and Knifty (with Charley Straight, 1921)
*Sunshine Capers (1922)
*Sweet And Tender (1923)
*Behave Yourself (1922)
*Jim Jams (1922)
*Omeomy (1920)
*Justin-Tyme (1922)
*Pianoflage (1922)
*Feeding The Kitty (1924)
*Ditto (1920)
*Get Lucky (1924)
*A Blue Streak (1921)
*Trouble In Thirds (1925)

References

*"Rags and Ragtime" by David A. Jasen and Trebor Jay Tichenor. Dover, 1978.


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