Bert Firman

Aliases: Arcadians Dance Orchestra
Bert Firman and His Orchestra
Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra
Eddie Norman's Dance Orchestra
Hal Christie and His Dance Orch.
Orpheus Dance Band
Zonophone Concert Quartette
Zonophone Orchestra
Zonophone Salon Orchestra
Real name: Herbert Feuerman
Born: February 3, 1906
Died: April 9, 1999
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Violinist and bandleader of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. In 1924 he became musical director for Zonophone Records. In 1929 Firman traveled to the United States where he was a guest conductor for the NBC network and worked on music for several silent Hollywood films.
Member of: The Rhythmic Eight
Related: The Devonshire Restaurant Dance Band Bandleader 1926 to 1927

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	Sunny Skies	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1921	Unverified
i	Tumble Down Cottage Of Dreams	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	September 1927	Unverified
i	Wild Cherries Rag	Zonophone Orchestra (Bert Firman)	June 1909	(17 artists)

Covers by Bert Firman

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Always	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	May 1926	Irving Kaufman
i	Am I Wasting My Time on You	Hal Christie and His Dance Orch. (Bert Firman)	1927	Unverified
i	Anita	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1929	(unknown)
i	A Perfect Day	Zonophone Salon Orchestra (Bert Firman)	December 1929	Cecil Fanning
i	Because I Love You	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	Adrian Schubert's Salon Orchestra ‑ Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
	Button Up Your Overcoat	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1929	Buddy Golden and His Michigan Wolverines - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman REC, Jack Haley and Zelma O'Neal PRF
	Can't We Talk It Over	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	May 1932	Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
i	Chérie I Love You	The Devonshire Restaurant Dance Band under the personal direction of Bert Firman	1927	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra REL, Grace Moore REC
i	Dancing Tambourine	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	Sam Lanin & His Famous Players
i	Fascination	Zonophone Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1908	(unknown)
i	Good-Night (I'll See You in the Morning)	Cabaret Novelty Orchestra (Bert Firman)	July 1926	Unverified
i	Hang On to Me	Eddie Norman's Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1926	Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire PRF, Fred and Adele Astaire - George Gershwin at the piano REL
	Happy Days Are Here Again	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	April 1930	Charles King and Bessie Love BRD, Johnny Marvin REL, Charles King REC
	Heartaches	Zonophone Salon Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1931	Jacques Renard & His Orchestra
	Home	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	1932	Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dick Robertson REL, Harold Richards REC
	Horses	Cabaret Novelty Orchestra (Bert Firman)	September 1926	Unverified
i	How Many Times?	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	The Buffalodians
i	I Love You in the Same Sweet Way	Zonophone Concert Quartette (Bert Firman)	1931	Ted Lewis and His Band
i	I Wish I Had My Old Gal Back Again	Hal Christie and His Dance Orch. (Bert Firman)	1927	Unverified
i	Jig Walk	The Devonshire Restaurant Dance Band under the personal direction of Bert Firman	1927	Ipana Troubadours (Sam Lanin)
	Just a Memory	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	Franklyn Baur
	Lay Me Down to Sleep in Carolina	Hal Christie and His Dance Orch. (Bert Firman)	1927	Sam Lanin's Troubadours - Vocal Chorus Jerry Underhill
i	'Leven Thirty Saturday Night	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1930	Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
	Little White Lies	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	1930	Irving Kaufman
	Lucky Me, Lovable You	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	April 1930	Johnny Marvin
	Me and Jane in a ‘Plane	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	Unverified
	My Inspiration Is You	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	December 1928	(unknown)
	Now That You're Gone	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	May 1932	(unknown)
i	Oh, Lady Be Good!	Eddie Norman's Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1926	Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF
i	Old Man Sunshine	Bert Firman and His Orchestra	1929	(unknown)
	One More Kiss and Then Goodnight	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	1932	Frank & Milt Britton's Orch. – Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
i	Roll On, Beautiful World, Roll On	Zonophone Concert Quartette (Bert Firman)	1931	Arthur Crane (Arthur Fields)
	Shake and Let Us Be Friends	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1931	(unknown)
i	Since I Found You	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	April 1927	Unverified
i	Somebody's Lonely	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	May 1927	Unverified
	That's My Weakness Now	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	December 1928	Paul Johnson and His 4 Hawaiians (Jack Kaufman)
i	Then I'll Be Happy	Cabaret Novelty Orchestra (Bert Firman)	September 1926	Unverified
	There's Something in Your Eyes	Zonophone Salon Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1931	(unknown), Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra
i	The Wedding of the Painted Doll	Zonophone Salon Orchestra (Bert Firman)	December 1929	James Burrows
	Under the Moon	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1928	Bob Haring and His Orchestra
i	Wall Street Rag	Zonophone Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1910	Scott Joplin
	When the Guards Are on Parade	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1931	(unknown)
i	Where Do You Work-a, John?	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	June 1927	Jack Kaufman and Al Campbell
i	Whispering Pines of Nevada	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	September 1927	Gerald Scott
i	You Forgot To Remember	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	May 1926	Unverified

Releases

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Anita	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1929	Zonophone
A Perfect Day	Zonophone Salon Orchestra (Bert Firman)	December 1929	Zonophone
Button Up Your Overcoat	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1929	Zonophone
Fascination	Zonophone Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1908	Zonophone
Happy Days Are Here Again	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	April 1930	Zonophone
Home	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	1932	Zonophone
How Many Times?	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	Homochord
I Love You in the Same Sweet Way	Zonophone Concert Quartette (Bert Firman)	1931	Zonophone
Just a Memory	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1927	Zonophone
Lay Me Down to Sleep in Carolina	Hal Christie and His Dance Orch. (Bert Firman)	1927	Homochord
Little White Lies	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	1930	Zonophone
Mulligatawny	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	June 1927	Zonophone
Now That You're Gone	Orpheus Dance Band (Bert Firman)	May 1932	Zonophone
Oh, Lady Be Good!	Eddie Norman's Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1926	Homochord
Old Man Sunshine	Bert Firman and His Orchestra	1929	Duophone Unbreakable Record
That's My Weakness Now	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	December 1928	Zonophone
There's Something in Your Eyes	Zonophone Salon Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1931	Zonophone
The Stein Song	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1930	Zonophone
Under the Moon	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	1928	Zonophone
Wall Street Rag	Zonophone Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1910	Zonophone
When the Guards are on Parade	Arcadians Dance Orchestra (Bert Firman)	1931	Zonophone
Whispering Pines of Nevada	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	September 1927	Zonophone
Wild Cherries Rag	Zonophone Orchestra (Bert Firman)	June 1909	Zonophone
You Forgot to Remember	Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra	May 1926	Zonophone