Accordiana

"Accordiana" was a musical radio series which was heard on CBS in 1934, airing at 8:30pm on Tuesday evenings.

The 30-minute program featured soprano Vivienne Segal and tenor Oliver Smith.

They were accompanied by the Abe Lyman Orchestra, and the show was sometimes given in newspaper radio listings as "Abe Lyman's Accordiana". Peter Dixon, in his syndicated column "Inside the Studios," reported in 1934 that Lyman directed his orchestra from the control booth instead of standing in front of the musicians. [http://www.newspaperarchive.com Newspaper Archive] ]

The orchestra of Seymour Simon was also heard on "Accordiana". Different orchestras were heard across the country in the same timeslots, as indicated by this July 17, 1934 entry in a newspaper radio listing::Today's Radio Programs: 6:30—7:30 — "Abe Lyman's Accordiana" basic; Seymour Simon, Orch. — midwest, Milton Kellem, Orch.— Dixie

Lyman's orchestra and Segal were both on many other CBS radio programs during the 1930s, and Lyman later settled in as the regular orchestra heard during the 1930s and 1940s on "Waltz Time", a program of traditional music. [ [http://www.redhotjazz.com/lyman.html Gracyk, Tim. "The Encyclopedia of Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895 -1925". Routledge, 2000.] ]

Notes

*Dunning, John. "On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio". Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-507678-8.

References

Listen to

* [http://www.redhotjazz.com/abelymancaho.html Abe Lyman's Orchestra]

External links

* [http://www.redhotjazz.com/lyman.html Abe Lyman]