Joe Haymes
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Joseph Lawrence Haymes (February 10, 1907 – July 10, 1964)[1] was an American jazz bandleader and arranger.
Life and career
Born in
Haymes struck out on his own again in 1930, leading a band in
Early in 1934, Haymes put together a swing group with assistance from arranger Spud Murphy, but after Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey split in 1935, Tommy arranged a deal with Haymes to take over the latter's group.[2] Haymes himself hired several of Charlie Barnet's musicians for a new band, which recorded for ARC from 1935 until 1937, but was only modestly successful.[2]
Haymes toured as an arranger with Les Brown in 1938, re-formed in 1939, and then found work writing and arranging anonymously for radio. He was briefly inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942, where he served as a medical orderly. On his return, he continued arranging for Hollywood studios from the 1940s into the late 1950s,[2] interrupted by spells with Phil Harris and Johnnie Lee Wills. Haymes' chief employer during the 1950s was Lawrence Welk's television show, although he sometimes performed solo in the Los Angeles area playing at piano bars.
Death
About 1960, he relocated to
Other
Among the players in Haymes's orchestras were Johnny Mince, Pee Wee Erwin, Toots Mondello, Chris Griffin, Sterling Bose, Bud Freeman, Walt Yoder, and Lee Castle.[2] He is buried in his native Marshfield, Missouri.
In 2023, Joe Haymes's song "Old Fashioned Love in my Heart" gained a resurgence in popularity, due to his song being featured in an animated Gay Pornographic video titled "Axel in Harlem".
References
- ^ "Joe Haymes | SecondHandSongs". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
Other sources
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- Paul Lindemeyer, "Joe Haymes: Lost Motion." IAJRC Journal, summer, 1993.
- Scott Yanow, Joe Haymes at AllMusic
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