Charlie Spivak (17 February 1905 or 1907–1 March 1982) was an American trum… Read Full Bio ↴Charlie Spivak (17 February 1905 or 1907–1 March 1982) was an American trumpeter and bandleader, best known for his big band in the 1940s.
The details of Spivak's birth are unclear. Some sources place it in the Ukraine in 1907, and say that his family emigrated to settle in New Haven, Connecticut while he was a child. Others place his birth in New Haven two years earlier, in 1905. What is certain is that he learnt to play trumpet when he was ten years old, and played in his high school band, going on to work with local groups before joining Don Cavallaro's orchestra.
He played with Phil Sprecht's band for most of 1924 to 1930, then spent time with Ben Pollack (1931–1934), the Dorsey brothers (1934–1935), and Ray Noble (1935– 1936). He spent 1936 and 1937 mostly working as a studio musician with Gus Arnheim, Glenn Miller, Raymond Scott's radio orchestra, and others, followed by periods with Bob Crosby (1938), Tommy Dorsey (1938–1939), and Jack Teagarden (1939).
Finally, with the encouragement and financial backing of Glenn Miller, he formed his own band in November 1939. Though it failed within a year, he tried again shortly afterwards, this time taking over an existing band (Bill Downer's) and making a success of it. Spivak's band was one of the most successful in the 1940s, and survived until 1959.
Spivak's experience playing with jazz musicians had little effect on his own band's style, which was straight dance music, made up mainly of ballads and popular tunes. Spivak himself (known as "Cheery, Chubby Charlie") had always been noted and used for his tone rather than for any improvisational ability.
A number of the band's musicians were to make names for themselves, including drummer Davey Tough, bassist Jimmy Middleton, trumpeter Les Elgart, trombonist Nelson Riddle, and singers Garry Stevens, June Hutton, Tommy Mercer, Jimmy Saunders, and Irene Daye (who had sung with Gene Krupa, and whom Spivak married in 1950). Riddle was also responsible for many of the band's arrangements, together with Sonny Burke.
When the Spivak orchestra broke up, he went to live in Florida, where he continued to lead a band until illness led to his temporary retirement in 1963. On his recovery, he continued to lead large and small bands, first in Las Vegas, then in South Carolina; in Greenville, South Carolina in 1967 he led a small group featuring his wife as vocalist. She died in 1971 after years of fighting cancer. Spivak continued to play and record until his death.
The details of Spivak's birth are unclear. Some sources place it in the Ukraine in 1907, and say that his family emigrated to settle in New Haven, Connecticut while he was a child. Others place his birth in New Haven two years earlier, in 1905. What is certain is that he learnt to play trumpet when he was ten years old, and played in his high school band, going on to work with local groups before joining Don Cavallaro's orchestra.
He played with Phil Sprecht's band for most of 1924 to 1930, then spent time with Ben Pollack (1931–1934), the Dorsey brothers (1934–1935), and Ray Noble (1935– 1936). He spent 1936 and 1937 mostly working as a studio musician with Gus Arnheim, Glenn Miller, Raymond Scott's radio orchestra, and others, followed by periods with Bob Crosby (1938), Tommy Dorsey (1938–1939), and Jack Teagarden (1939).
Finally, with the encouragement and financial backing of Glenn Miller, he formed his own band in November 1939. Though it failed within a year, he tried again shortly afterwards, this time taking over an existing band (Bill Downer's) and making a success of it. Spivak's band was one of the most successful in the 1940s, and survived until 1959.
Spivak's experience playing with jazz musicians had little effect on his own band's style, which was straight dance music, made up mainly of ballads and popular tunes. Spivak himself (known as "Cheery, Chubby Charlie") had always been noted and used for his tone rather than for any improvisational ability.
A number of the band's musicians were to make names for themselves, including drummer Davey Tough, bassist Jimmy Middleton, trumpeter Les Elgart, trombonist Nelson Riddle, and singers Garry Stevens, June Hutton, Tommy Mercer, Jimmy Saunders, and Irene Daye (who had sung with Gene Krupa, and whom Spivak married in 1950). Riddle was also responsible for many of the band's arrangements, together with Sonny Burke.
When the Spivak orchestra broke up, he went to live in Florida, where he continued to lead a band until illness led to his temporary retirement in 1963. On his recovery, he continued to lead large and small bands, first in Las Vegas, then in South Carolina; in Greenville, South Carolina in 1967 he led a small group featuring his wife as vocalist. She died in 1971 after years of fighting cancer. Spivak continued to play and record until his death.
My Devotion
Charlie Spivak Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'My Devotion' by these artists:
Anne Shelton My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Bing Crosby My love and devotion will always be true Now and forever…
Bud Powell My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Bud Powell / Charles Mingus / Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie / Max Roach / Quintet My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Dinah Washington My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Gloria Lynne My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Keely Smith My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Life In Your Way This road is worn it's a long walk to home Rest…
R.J. Helton Start that track Yeah Hey RJ, you ready? Ohh Yeah yo Ooo yea…
RJ Helton Start that track Yeah Hey RJ, you ready? Ohh Yeah yo Ooo yea…
Si Zentner & Orchestra My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Travis Ryan You walked across the waves With a word, You calmed the…
Vaughn Monroe My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Vaughn Monroe & His Orch. My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra My devotion Is endless and deep as the ocean And like a…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Charlie Spivak:
Begin The Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Everything happens to me Black cats creep across my path Until I'm almost mad I must…
For Me And My Gal The bells are ringing for me and my gal. The birds…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
I Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Concentrate on You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen Old Mister absent minded that's, me. Just as forgetful as I…
I understand Why do you go on pretending You know you want to…
It's been a long long time Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once…
Laura Laura is the face in the misty lights. Footsteps that you…
Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen Old Mister absent minded that's, me. Just as forgetful as I…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
Moonlight Becomes You Moonlight becomes you, it goes with your hair You certainly …
Old Devil Moon I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I…
Serenade In Blue When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Stay As Sweet As You Are The song a robin sings, Through years of endless springs, Th…
t's Been A Long Long Time Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once…
That Old Devil Moon I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I…
this is no laughing matter I have a feeling that something is wrong, This is not…
White Christmas I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I…
You Belong to My Heart You belong to my heart Now and forever And our love had…
You Go To My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…
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@edwardmallon8679
Absolutely beautiful. You just don’t hear this great music anymore.
@butcherpete3324
I hear it everyday. It’s all I listen too haha. I get what you mean though, you’re right unfortunately.
@butcherpete3324
My favorite version of “My Devotion”
@albiondi4078
Great vocal here by Gary Stevens and of course the great Charlie Spivak on trumpet. This beauty of a song was written by Jimmy Dorsey's long time guitarst Roc Hillman who incidentally lived 101 years 1910-2011
@alnumann2584
Bravissimo!
@markbugdale6824
I have this album!
@ruslanspivak4125
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