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September 27, 1933: The First Broadcast of Waltz Time

 


September 27, 1933: Waltz Time was transmitted for the first time on NBC. The orchestra of Abe Lyman was heard regularly on the program until 1948.

Abe Lyman who was a drummer who led the popular Abe Lyman Orchestra. They used to perform at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

In 1930 they performed on one of Warner Brothers's film, Hold Everything. Later they performed for other films. In 1933 He moved to New York City. Lyman and his orchestra started their debut on radio by performing on the radio network series Waltz Time. In 1937 Lyman and the orchestra had a chance to perform on the popular Your Hit Parade. He remained with Brunswick until 1936, then worked for Decca, and finally made Bluebird records for RCA Victor. He died in Beverly Hills, California.

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