Mike Pingitore | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 14, 1888 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1952(1952-10-30) (aged 64) North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Banjo |
| Years active | 1919–1948 |
1Michael "Mike" Pingitore (or Pingatore; October 14, 1888– October 30, 1952) was a member of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra.2 Whiteman discovered him playing tenor banjo and he became part of the rhythm section for his newly-formed band for the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles (later known as the original Whiteman band),3 playing there for its entire existence (1919–1948) except for a brief period in 1923 due to illness.3 Pingitore played banjo on Art Mooney's "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover", which was a number one hit on the Billboard magazine pop chart in 1948.4 He was inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in 2005.5
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References
- "Join Ancestry®". www.ancestry.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- Berrett, Joshua (2004). Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz. Yale University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-300-10384-0.
- Delong, Thomas (1983). Pops: Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz. New Century. p. 34, 35, 55. ISBN 0-8329-0264-0.
- Adams, Greg (September 13, 2014). ""Radio's first filibuster" gave Art Mooney an unlikely hit in 1948". Music Weird. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- "Hall of Fame Members". americanbanjomuseum.com. January 24, 2019.