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Vincent Lopez was born in Brooklyn, New York and was leading his own dance band in New York City by 1917 . In 1921 his band began broadcasting on the new medium of entertainment Radio , which boosted the popularity of both himself and of radio. He became one of the USA's most popular band leaders, and would retain that status through the 1940s . His theme song was "Nola", a novelty ragtime piece by Felix Arndt from the 1910s. He began his radio programs by announcing "Lopez speaking!". Noted musicians who played in his band included Artie Shaw , Xavier Cugat , Jimmy Dorsey , Tommy Dorsey , and Glenn Miller . He also featured singers Keller Sisters And Lynch , Betty Hutton and Marion Hutton . Lopez's flamboyant style of piano playing influenced such later musicians Eddy Duchin and Liberace . In 1941 Lopez's Orchestra began a residency at the Taft Hotel in Manhattan that would last 20 years. Vincent Lopez died in Miami Beach, Florida . |
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