Lyman, Abe
(1897–1957)> COMPOSER · BANDLEADER
Abe Lyman Composer and bandleader Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 1897; Beverly Hills, California, October 23, 1957. Lyman started out as a drummer in silent movie houses, then moved to Los Angeles in 1919. He formed a band there and played at the Cocoanut Grove restaurant for four years in the early 1920s. While playing at Grauman’s Chinese Restaurant in the early 1930s, he and the band appeared in several movie musicals. His band also played on many radio programs, notably Waltz Time, which ran…