Ernie Heckscher • Dance To The Hits Heckscher Style

 

Biography by AllMusic
b. 19 July 1916, England, d. 16 January 1996, USA. Raised in San Francisco, California, USA, Heckscher had already embarked on a musical career long before attending Stanford University. Something of a child prodigy because of his banjo playing, by the time he was 15 he was already a professional musician. He later switched to piano, which became his primary instrument. While at Stanford he put together his own dance band, and they soon became the dominant musical force on campus. When college ended he relocated the band to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, and quickly repaid the faith of its owners when, with a significant audience retained from his college followers, he was able to draw capacity crowds. He toured widely in the 40s, playing hotels and ballrooms in Memphis, San Antonio and St. Louis, before he was drafted into the army in 1943. Discharged two years later, he pieced his band back together and secured a booking at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago for a full year. When he returned to San Francisco he found employment at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. In 1948, he took his band to the Fairmont Hotel playing a residency there until his retirement in the mid-80s.
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Biografía de AllMusic
b. 19 de julio de 1916, Inglaterra, m. 16 de enero de 1996, EE.UU. Criado en San Francisco, California, EE.UU., Heckscher ya había emprendido una carrera musical mucho antes de asistir a la Universidad de Stanford. Algo así como un niño prodigio debido a su banjo, a los 15 años ya era un músico profesional. Más tarde cambió al piano, que se convirtió en su instrumento principal. Mientras estaba en Stanford formó su propia banda de baile, y pronto se convirtió en la fuerza musical dominante en el campus. Cuando terminó la universidad trasladó la banda al Hotel Palace en San Francisco, y rápidamente devolvió la fe a sus dueños cuando, con un público significativo retenido de sus seguidores universitarios, fue capaz de atraer a multitudes. Hizo muchas giras en los años 40, tocando en hoteles y salones de baile en Memphis, San Antonio y St. Louis, antes de ser reclutado por el ejército en 1943. Dado de baja dos años más tarde, volvió a reunir a su banda y se aseguró una reserva en el Hotel Blackstone de Chicago durante un año completo. Cuando regresó a San Francisco encontró un empleo en el Hotel Mark Hopkins. En 1948, llevó a su banda al Hotel Fairmont tocando una residencia allí hasta su retiro a mediados de los 80.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ernie-heckscher-mn0001542768

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