Ted Lewis

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Ted Lewis was an American jazz bandleader, clarinetist, and entertainer known for his flamboyant stage presence and catchphrase "Is everybody happy?"

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instanceOf bandleader
clarinetist
entertainer
human
jazz musician
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1910
associatedAct Ted Lewis and His Band
birthName Theodore Leopold Friedman
burialPlace Mount Hebron Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States of America
catchphrase Is everybody happy?
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-06-06
dateOfDeath 1971-08-25
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Friedman
genre jazz
popular music
givenName Theodore
hasSignatureLook top hat and cane
use of megaphone while singing
influenced popularization of jazz in mainstream entertainment in the 1920s
instrument clarinet
movement early jazz
name Ted Lewis
notableFor flamboyant stage presence
jazz bandleading in the 1920s and 1930s
use of megaphone in performances
notableWork Is Everybody Happy? (song and routine)
Wear a Hat with a Silver Lining
When My Baby Smiles at Me
occupation bandleader
clarinetist
entertainer
singer
performedIn Broadway revues
radio programs
sound films
vaudeville
placeOfBirth Circleville, Ohio, United States of America
linked to: Circleville, Ohio
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America
recordLabel Columbia Records
OKeh Records
linked to: Okeh Records
residence New York City, New York, United States of America
sexOrGender male
spouse Adah Becker
stageName Ted Lewis

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Sophie Tucker performedWith Ted Lewis
Goody Goody hasNotableRecording Ted Lewis
Ted Lewis stageName Ted Lewis
Dinah hasBeenRecordedBy Ted Lewis
subject linked to: “Dinah”