Herb Wiedoeft

Herbert Authur Wiedoeft (22 November 1886 - 12 May 1928) was a band leader in California in the 1920s. Wiedoeft was born in Germany and came to the USA with his parents as a child. Wiedoeft came from a family of gifted musicians and was encouraged by his father. His brothers Gerhardt and Adolph (nicknamed "Gay" and "Ad" respectively) played as sidemen in his band, Gerhardt on string bass and Adolph on percussion and xylophone. Another brother, Rudy Wiedoeft was a famous saxophone player during the late ragtime and early jazz era. Their sister, Erica, was a pianist. Wiedoeft started his first orchestra before 1915. Herb's band played for most of its time at the Cinderella Roof Ballroom in the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel. The band's theme...