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Mann, Joe (Joseph), 1885-1948

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Biography

Joe Mann founded the Shrine Hill Billy Band. Entertained troups at Army camps. Received citation from U.S. Govt. for selling over a million dollars in War Bonds. Married to Ethel Weinberger Mann.

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Joe Mann

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Identifier: B111.07.0007.0002
Abstract

Joe Mann's Rainbow Lane Orchestra broadcast from Denver's Shirley Savoy Hotel on KLZ radio. They performed throughout Colorado in the 1920s, and Mann established the Joe Mann School of the Orchestra. He conducted and also played piano and accordion. Mann and his band were recognized for selling War Bonds.

Dates: 1879-2008