Gus Arnheim, born on September 4, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an
American pianist and bandleader. He began his career as a vaudevillian
accompanist to Sophie Tucker before forming his own orchestra in 1927. Arnheim's
first hit song "I Cried for You" was released in 1923. His orchestra made
several film shorts for Warner Brothers' Vitaphone Corporation. Arnheim had an
extended engagement at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles from 1928 to 1931.
During this period, Arnheim's band backed Bing Crosby on popular records
released by Victor Records in 1931, contributing signif...