Anson Weeks
Anson Weeks ( born February 14, 1896 in Oakland, † February 7, 1969 in Sacramento ) was an American jazz bandleader and composer.
Anson Weeks comes from the San Francisco Bay Aera and already led first bands during his studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He had in the early 1920s at the Hotel Oakland His first professional engagement; more guest appearances followed in the Senator Hotel in Sacramento and in the Tahoe Tavern in Lake Tahoe. First recordings were made in 1925 in Oakland; it was followed by a multi-year Engagenent in Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, where the slogan Dancin 'With Anson was used ..
The late 1920s was one of Anson Weeks ' orchestra to popular territory bands of northern California and took on 1928 Schallplattem for Columbia; 1932 Weeks moved to Brunswick, where until 1935 came other recordings.
Famous were her appearances in the 1931 nationally televised radio show Lucky Strike Magic Carpet; were among its singers then type Wilson, Harriet Lee, Donald Novis, Bob Crosby, Carl Ravazza, Kay St. Germaine, and Bob Gage. During this time, enjoyed the Weeks Orchestra - also by their Brunswick recordings - nationwide popularity; In 1934 she made guest appearances on Regis Hotel in New York City; it was followed by successful performances in Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, New Orleans and Los Angeles. In 1937 the orchestra a recording session for Decca.
1941 Weeks was involved in a car accident in which he was seriously injured. He then had to pause a few years and undergo some operations; until the late 1940s, he worked again as a band leader. In the early 1950s, he recorded a series of records of dance music for the then local label Fantasy.
In the late 1950s he returned to the music business, made his comeback at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco and finally finished it in the 1960s in the Sacramanto Inn, where his career had begun.
Weeks was also active as a composer of some songs of the band, so "I'm Writing You This Little Melody ", their theme song, and " I'm Sorry Dear", " Senorita ", " That Same Old Dream" and "We'll Get A Bang Out Of Life ".