Rudy Vallée

E793886

Rudy Vallée was a pioneering American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader of the 1920s and 1930s, known as one of the first modern pop idols and radio crooners.

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Rudy Vallée canonical 2
Rudy Vallee 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
film actor
human
radio personality
saxophonist
stage actor
television actor
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1920s
birthDate 1901-07-28
birthName Hubert Prior Vallée NERFINISHED
birthPlace Island Pond, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1986-07-03
deathPlace Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Maine NERFINISHED
Yale University
familyName Vallée NERFINISHED
founded The Connecticut Yankees NERFINISHED
genre big band
jazz
popular music
givenName Hubert NERFINISHED
influenced Bing Crosby NERFINISHED
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED
instrument saxophone
languageOfPerformance English
medium radio
memberOf The Connecticut Yankees NERFINISHED
name Rudy Vallée NERFINISHED
notableFor being an early radio crooner
being one of the first modern pop idols
helping establish the crooner style in popular music
pioneering use of the microphone in singing
notableSong “As Time Goes By” (popularizing early recording) NERFINISHED
“My Time Is Your Time” NERFINISHED
“Vagabond Lover” NERFINISHED
notableWork “The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour” NERFINISHED
occupation actor
bandleader
radio personality
saxophonist
singer
sexOrGender male
spouse Eleanor Norris NERFINISHED
Fay Webb NERFINISHED
Jane Greer NERFINISHED

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Jane Greer spouse Rudy Vallée
this entity surface form: Rudy Vallee