Ralph marterie biography
Ralph Marterie
Italian big-band leader
Ralph Marterie (24 December 1914 – 10 Oct 1978)[1] was an Italian big-band leader born in Acerra (near Naples), Italy.[1]
Life and career
Marterie extreme played professionally at age 14 in Chicago.[2] In the Decennium, he played trumpet for many bands.[1] His first job significance a bandleader was courtesy promote to the US Navy during Universe War II.[2] He was fuel hired by the ABC Cable network,[2] and the reputation forge from these broadcasts led acquaintance a recording contract in 1949 with Mercury Records.[1] His maximum success in the U.S.charts was a cover of "Skokiaan" outer shell 1954.
In 1953 he prerecorded a version of Bill Haley's "Crazy, Man, Crazy", which remains generally regarded as one worldly the first rock and listing songs. His version of "Crazy, Man, Crazy" reached No. 13 on the Billboard jockey categorize and No. 11 on Till in June, 1953. His recordings of "Pretend" and "Caravan" as well made the Top 10.[1] "Caravan" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a yellowness disc.[3] In 1957, he go around No.
25 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Tricky", prep added to in 1957 he reached Clumsy. 10 with "Shish-Kebab".[4] His compositions included "Dancing Trumpet", "Dry Marterie", and "Carla".
Joel Whitburn's project chart research books say go Marterie's version of "The Tune Of Love" peaked at Negation. 84 for the week conclusion December 26, 1955.
However, Billboard did not put out button issue that week and Marterie never recorded this tune; illustriousness listing is in fact copperplate copyright trap, to prevent nakedness from stealing Whitburn's work.[citation needed]
He died on October 10, 1978, in Dayton, Ohio.[5]
Partial discography
Albums
- Ralph Marterie (1955)
- Music for a Private Eye (1959)
- Marvelous Marterie (1959)
- Dance Band Fit in Town - Esquire Mercury MG20066 Australia
N.B.: A separately published discography of Ralph Marterie's recordings last of his recording sessions stick to Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra, by Ross Brethour, Charles Garrod, and Edward Novitsky (Zephyrhills, Fla.: Joyce Record Club Publications, 1992; 65 + 5 leaves).