Rudy Wiedoeft: Saxomaniac
Rudy Wiedoeft (1893-1940) is widely revered as the man who pioneered and popularized the jazz saxophone. Wiedoeft was Rudy Vallee's musical hero (Vallee's first name is an homage to Wiedoeft; his own first name was Hubert). Bing Crosby claimed to have developed his crooning style from listening to Wiedoeft. It's said that Wiedoeft popularized the […]