Rube Bloom was a Jewish-American pianist, singer, composer of popular songs, entertainer, band leader, recording artist, and writer (he wrote several books on piano method). During his career, he worked with many well-known performers (Bix Beiderbecke, Ruth Etting, Dorsey Brothers).
His first hit was \"Soliloquy\" in 1927, then in 1929 came \"The Men From The South\". Bloom formed and led a number of bands during his career, such as Rube Bloom and His Bayou Boys which was used on 3 sessions in 1930. At other times, he played with other bands (e.g. Bix Beiderbecke and Frankie Trumbauer in the Sioux City Six).
Recording: Rube Bloom And His Bayou Boys, vocals Roy Evans, Rube Bloom - The Man From The South(With The Big Cigar In His Mouth) (Rube Bloom), Columbia 1930.
