Charlie Spivak

Charlie Spivak (born February 17, 1905 (or) 1907 (probably), Kiev, Ukraine - died March 1, 1982, Greenville, South Carolina, USA) was a Ukrainian-born American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He worked with: Carmen Cavallaro's Orchestra, Paul Specht's Orchestra (1924-'30), Ben Pollack (1931-'34), The Dorsey Brothers (1934-'35) and Ray Noble. During the years 1936 and 1937, he recorded in studios with the orchestras of Bob Crosby, Tommy Dorsey and [a301372]. In November 1939, he formed his own band which was successful and continued until 1959. In 1950 he married Irene Daye who became his manager until her death in 1971.