Syd Valentine

Given birth to in Indianapolis, IN, in November 1908, Raymond “Syd” Valentine studied trumpet through the early ’20s with Frank Clay, head from the pit music group at the neighborhood Washington Theater. Valentine’s 1st professional gigs occurred during the middle-’20s with Fred Wisdom’s Merrymakers in Kansas Town and together with clarinetist Jimmy O’Bryant with Paul Stewart’s music group in Terre Haute. After completing senior high school in Terre Haute, Valentine going back again to Indianapolis, where in 1927 he employed along with The Jigfield Follies, an assortment show that presented eccentric novelty clarinetist Wilton Crawley. Valentine 1st performed with the business in the Washington Theater, after that followed the display to NEW YORK. Early in 1928 Valentine created a ten-piece music group in Indianapolis and known as them the Patent Natural leather Kids. Simply when the youngsters were beginning to obtain gigs locally, Valentine became popular along with his trombonist, Wheeler Moran (later on referred to as Doc Wheeler), to utilize Bernie Young’s orchestra in the Wisconsin Roof in Milwaukee, carrying out with excellent music artists like Preston Jackson and Eddie Barefield. Valentine started to earn himself a status in Chicago by gigging with George Mitchell, Bob Shoffner, Jabbo Smith, and Carroll Dickerson. Prior to the 12 months was up, Valentine was an associate of Horace Henderson’s orchestra, centered in those days in Columbus, OH. In 1929 he toured the East Coastline as an associate from the Hardy Brothers’ music group, an organization that managed out of Richmond, VA. By early Oct 1929 Valentine was back once again in Indiana, producing some recordings for the Gennett label along with his Patent Natural leather Kids, now decreased to a trio. Valentine performed trumpet, Wayne “Slick” Helms was in the piano, and Paul George managed the banjo. Of 14 edges recorded on Oct 2, 1929, four presented vocals by Horace Smith and six by Hattie Snow. Two from the instrumentals, “Rock and roll and Gravel” b/w “Jelly Bean Rag” (normally referred to as “Jelly Bean Pull”) had been also issued within the Champ label as by Skillet Dick & His Frying Pans. Through the remainder of 1929 Valentine performed in a music group led by Rate Webb. He were able to function fairly regularly through the entire first half from the 1930s, most of all with Lucky Millinder, Earl Hines, Small Bradshaw, and Elmer Calloway. He wedded in 1935, spent a couple of years surviving in Brooklyn, NY, after that moved back again to Indianapolis through the Second Globe Battle. Syd Valentine spent the others of his lifestyle in his hometown and passed away there in 1988.