Review: Dave Apollon

Subject: Review: Dave Apollon
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 18 May 09 - 01:10 AM

This is one of those little gems one finds when least expected.

I was watching TCM this evening when a 1937 Warner Brothers Vitaphone short entitled Dark Eyes came on.
It starred Dave Apollon who was amazing in that he played virtuoso mandolin ( a Lloyd Loar Gibson F), violin, tap-danced, ballroom-danced and did comedy.
He also conducted the small orchestra which featured a Hawaiian lap-steel player.
But his mandolin playing was what grabbed me: he played Gypsy music, jazz and '30's popular songs.
So I googled him and here's what I got.
http://www.dawgnet.com/acd_html/artists/apollon.html

Check him out.

Seamus

Subject: RE: Review: Dave Apollon
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 18 May 09 - 02:52 AM

Whattaya know?

I found one of the pieces on YouTube.

Here:

Dave Apollon

Seamus