Bradley was born Wilbur Schwitchenberg on July 12, 1912 in Newton, New Jers… Read Full Bio ↴Bradley was born Wilbur Schwitchenberg on July 12, 1912 in Newton, New Jersey and died on July 15, 1989.
Will Bradley will always be remembered most for his boogie-woogie orchestra of the early 1940s. Bradley himself, however, preferred to play ballads and had a long and successful career as a trombonist outside of his band. Bradley was a busy studio musician throughout the 1930s, working with such artists as Red Nichols, Eddie Cantor, Victor Young. Jacques Renard, Nat Shilkret, Andre Kostelanetz, Raymond Paige, Kate Smith, and Al Jolson. In 1935 Glenn Miller, who thought Bradley the best trombonist in the business, hired him to play in Ray Noble's American band, which Miller was organizing. He left Noble the following year, however, and returned to studio work. Bradley also played with Milt Shaw's orchestra in 1931, where he met drummer Ray McKinley.
Bradley's name was unknown to the general public when in 1939 William Morris talent agent Willard Alexander suggested he form a swing orchestra. Trombone-playing leaders, such as Miller and Tommy Dorsey, were currently popular, and Alexander felt Bradley would do well on his own. Drummers were also the rage, and Alexander teamed Bradley with old bandmate McKinley, who was then with Jimmy Dorsey. Backed by a powerful publicity campaign the duo's orchestra debuted in 1939 under Bradley's name and soon had its first big hit in ''Celery Stalks.''
The band initially featured pianist Freddie Slack and a young Peanuts Hucko on tenor sax. Trumpeters Lee Castle and Pete Candoli later played with the group. Arrangements were provided by Hugo Winterhalter, Leonard Whitney, and Al Datz. McKinley sang on the more swinging numbers. Other vocalists included Carlotta Dale, Phyllis Miles, Louise Tobin, Larry Southern, and Jimmy Valentine. The group's first recordings were on the Vocalion and Okeh labels. Subsequent releases were on Columbia.
In 1940 Bradley and McKinley began to feature the boogie woogie sound in their arrangements. Initial success with the song ''Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar'' sparked a slew of similar recordings, such as ''Bounce Me Brother, with a Solid Four'' and ''Scrub Me Mama, with a Boogie Beat.'' The new style proved popular with the public, and the band quickly developed a niche following. By early 1942, however, Bradley had tired of boogie-woogie and wanted to focus more on ballads. McKinley disagreed and left to form his own band.
Bradley set about reforming his orchestra but was forced to hang up his baton after only six months due to the war. He lost too many musicians in the draft and was unable to replace them. The new orchestra did not enter the studio. Vocalists were Terry Allen and Lynn Gardner
Bradley continued to record under his own name during the war, using studio musicians, on the Signature label. Ironically, considering the cause of his orchestra's break-up, in 1944 he released material on the Beacon/Celebrity label as Will Bradley and His Boogie Woogie Boys. In 1947 he also recorded with vocalist Anita O'Day on Signature, and in the 1950s he released three albums, which included one RCA collection of boogie woogie songs.
Bradley worked often as a studio musician after the war and spent many years in the Tonight Show orchestra in the Johnny Carson era. In 1953 he had a brief spell with the Sauter-Finegan Band and also composed several classical works in his later years.
Will Bradley will always be remembered most for his boogie-woogie orchestra of the early 1940s. Bradley himself, however, preferred to play ballads and had a long and successful career as a trombonist outside of his band. Bradley was a busy studio musician throughout the 1930s, working with such artists as Red Nichols, Eddie Cantor, Victor Young. Jacques Renard, Nat Shilkret, Andre Kostelanetz, Raymond Paige, Kate Smith, and Al Jolson. In 1935 Glenn Miller, who thought Bradley the best trombonist in the business, hired him to play in Ray Noble's American band, which Miller was organizing. He left Noble the following year, however, and returned to studio work. Bradley also played with Milt Shaw's orchestra in 1931, where he met drummer Ray McKinley.
Bradley's name was unknown to the general public when in 1939 William Morris talent agent Willard Alexander suggested he form a swing orchestra. Trombone-playing leaders, such as Miller and Tommy Dorsey, were currently popular, and Alexander felt Bradley would do well on his own. Drummers were also the rage, and Alexander teamed Bradley with old bandmate McKinley, who was then with Jimmy Dorsey. Backed by a powerful publicity campaign the duo's orchestra debuted in 1939 under Bradley's name and soon had its first big hit in ''Celery Stalks.''
The band initially featured pianist Freddie Slack and a young Peanuts Hucko on tenor sax. Trumpeters Lee Castle and Pete Candoli later played with the group. Arrangements were provided by Hugo Winterhalter, Leonard Whitney, and Al Datz. McKinley sang on the more swinging numbers. Other vocalists included Carlotta Dale, Phyllis Miles, Louise Tobin, Larry Southern, and Jimmy Valentine. The group's first recordings were on the Vocalion and Okeh labels. Subsequent releases were on Columbia.
In 1940 Bradley and McKinley began to feature the boogie woogie sound in their arrangements. Initial success with the song ''Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar'' sparked a slew of similar recordings, such as ''Bounce Me Brother, with a Solid Four'' and ''Scrub Me Mama, with a Boogie Beat.'' The new style proved popular with the public, and the band quickly developed a niche following. By early 1942, however, Bradley had tired of boogie-woogie and wanted to focus more on ballads. McKinley disagreed and left to form his own band.
Bradley set about reforming his orchestra but was forced to hang up his baton after only six months due to the war. He lost too many musicians in the draft and was unable to replace them. The new orchestra did not enter the studio. Vocalists were Terry Allen and Lynn Gardner
Bradley continued to record under his own name during the war, using studio musicians, on the Signature label. Ironically, considering the cause of his orchestra's break-up, in 1944 he released material on the Beacon/Celebrity label as Will Bradley and His Boogie Woogie Boys. In 1947 he also recorded with vocalist Anita O'Day on Signature, and in the 1950s he released three albums, which included one RCA collection of boogie woogie songs.
Bradley worked often as a studio musician after the war and spent many years in the Tonight Show orchestra in the Johnny Carson era. In 1953 he had a brief spell with the Sauter-Finegan Band and also composed several classical works in his later years.
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Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar - written by…
Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar- written by Don…
Down The Road A Piece If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Down The Road A-Piece If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Down the Road Apiece If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Down The Road To A Piece If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Five O'clock Whistle The five o'clock whistle's on the blink The whistle won't b…
High On A Windy Hill High on a windy hill I feel my heart stand still All…
In A Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like t…
Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon A Star When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…
The Johnson Rag Johnson Flood Mississippi Mud Black Bottom I got 'em Lindy …
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* Major Awards & nominations :
1 Academy Award (Oscars 2019)
9 Grammys
12 Guinness World Records
1 Grammy Museum Artist Award (2016)
3 Brit Awards (2010)
1 BAFTA (2019)
2 Diamond Awards (USA)
AMAs Favorite Pop/Rock Female 2010
AMAs Favorite Pop/Rock Female 2017
36 MTV Awards (with 13 VMAs, 10 EMAs....)
2 Golden Globes (2016, 2019)
1 Fashion Icon Award (2011)
1 Bambi Award (2011)
2 Satellite Awards (2016, 2019)
1 Contemporary Icon Award (2015)
2 Critics Choice Movie Awards (2019)
1 National Board of Review Award (2019)
1 National Art Award (2015)
'Women of the year 2015’ by Billboard
'Artist of the year 2010´ by Billboard
'Rising Star Award 2009´ by Billboard
‘The Most Powerful Popstar 2015’ by Guinness World Records
3 Emmys nom (2011, 2015, 2017)
2 SAG Awards nom (2019)
* Major classements & sales :
5 albums #1 Billboard 200 (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2018)
8 Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200
7 Top 5 albums on the Billboard 200
3 singles #1 Billboard Hot 100 (2009, 2011)
15 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
11 Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
150M singles sold WW (PURES)
230M singles sold WW (SPS)
33M albums sold WW (PURES)
57M albums sold WW (SPS)
Worldwide concerts tours = +650M$
* Major Performances :
Grammys x7 (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Oscars x3 (2015, 2016, 2019)
Victoria's Secret (2016)
Coachella (2017)
Glastonbury (2009)
&... 2 SUPERBOWL ! (2016, 2017)
* Major FACTS :
- Lady Gaga is the only person in history to win a Golden Globe, a Grammy, a BAFTA, and an Oscar in a single year (2019).
- Lady Gaga's Superbowl halftime show became the most watched music event in history across all platforms, reaching 150 million people. Gaga became only the 5th woman to headline the Superbowl halftime show, & the first woman to perform without any guests in 3 decades. Gaga's Superbowl halftime show scored a record-breaking 6 emmy nominations, the most for any halftime show in history.
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- Gaga is the FIRST singer to be nominated for SAG Awards (2 nominations : Best actress & Best casting). Gaga is the FIRST & the ONLY female artist in HISTORY to get nominated for 'Best Actress" and 'Best Original Song' in the same year!
- Gaga is the FIRST musician in HISTORY to achieve an important category nomination for every major film awards show, in a single awards season : Academy Award (x2 nominations), Golden Globes (x2), Critics Choice (x2), BAFTA Award (x2), & SAG Award (x2).
- Gaga (with 3 nominations : 1 nomination in 2016 for Best Original Song, 2 nominations in 2019 for Best Actress & Best Original Song) joins Judy Garland (3) & Barbra Streisand (5) for female musicians with most nominations at the history of Oscars.
- Gaga is the first USA artist to achieved 10x platinum album in the UK with The Fame.
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- Gaga has 14 wax statues in Madame Tussaud's museums, the record!
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@bhavyabhandari1465
Tell me somethin', girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?
I'm falling
In all the good times I find myself
Longin' for change
And in the bad times I fear myself
Tell me something, boy
Aren't you tired tryin' to fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore?
I'm falling
In all the good times I find myself
Longing for change
And in the bad times I fear myself
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now
In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
We're far from the shallow now
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoah!
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now
In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
We're far from the shallow now
@johncarlogalapia4016
Just incase you want to duet
Tell me somethin', girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?
I'm fallin'
In all the good times I find myself longin' for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself
Tell me something, boy
Aren't you tired tryin' to fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain't it hard keepin' it so hardcore?
I'm falling
In all the good times I find myself longing for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-llow
We're far from the shallow now
Oh, ha-ah-ah
Ah, ha-ah-ah, oh, ah
Ha-ah-ah-ah
I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-llow
We're far from the shallow now
@noextrai
Punch me i'm so excited for this soundtrack.
@gaffawebber
Willam, I am so excited to see you in this! Lurve you girl!!!
@liamdarcy122
Can’t wait to see you playing a drag queen in a drag bar! Talk about a method bitch
@mikedelahanty85
One time I brought 2 pieces of trade home from a bar in NYC..and the one wanted cereal so I got him a bowl of captain crunch and while he was chomping away on those mouth razors he said to the other boy, “eat my ass”
@naterises
I'm excited to see you in the film willam!
@solysiren
👊 This is going to be an amazing film.
@tylorrey3032
In the years 2008-2009 I would never have imagined Lady Gaga as I see her today without her extravagant costumes and making her own movie and showing all her talent as the star she is.
@kukuhsantoso5190
yess i am literally speechless for her talent right now ....!!!
@siemniak
Well she is famous now so no reason to do stupid shit anymore
@rudywinter4270
Gaga’s real fans already knew this 😒