ARNE FOGEL, solo jazz & swing vocal (1989 - present),
with “alternating” accompaniment featuring PIANISTS: Tanner Taylor, Rick Carlson, Mary Louise Knutson, Laura Caviani, Chris Lomheim, Jeanne Arland Peterson, Phil Aaron, Lee Blaske, Don Stille, Adi Yeshaya, Mikkel Romsted, Bill Duna, Raymond Berg, Dan Chouinard, Ned Kantar, Benny Weinbeck, etc. ....BASSISTS: Steve Pikal, Kieth Boyles, Graydon Peterson, Gary Raynor, Jim Chenoweth, Michael O’Brien, Cory Duna, Bill Grienke, Gordy Johnson, Jim Beirma, Tom Lewis, James Buckley, Matt Senjem, Jocko MacNelly, Bob Scoggin, etc. ......DRUMMERS: Jendeen Forberg, Dick Bortolussi, Mac Santiago, Phil Hey, Spencer McGinnis, Nathan Norman, Jerry Burton, Greg Schutte, Jay Epstein, Joe Pulice, Gary Gauger, ....... and all the other great players like Doug Haining, Dave Karr, Kent Saunders, Merle Knutson, Jeff Jensen, Bruce Allard, Steve Blons, Bernie Edstrom, Pete Masters, Dave Graf, and many more... Thanks!
PAST GROUPS have included:
Early Garage bands, circa mid-60s: HOLES IN THE ROAD, THE GRIFFINS, NASHVILLE CATS (All Minneapolis).
LONGMAN & FOGEL, pop group, original material (1967-1968).
Arne Fogel: vocals. Steve Longman: guitar, vocals. David Cunningham: guitar. Mike Graw: keyboard. Ralph Mertesdorph: bass. Tom Sather: drums.
THE BATCH, pop group, original material (1968-1975), also known as: THE PUDDLE, and P.R.E.T.T.Y. B.L.U.E. B.A.T.C.H. Arne Fogel: keyboards, vocal, percussion, harmonica. Barry Thomas Goldberg: guitar, vocal. Gary Paulak: guitar, keyboards, vocal. Jay Lee: bass. Gary “Whip” Lane: drums.
LIEBERMAN, FOGEL & BEY, jazz & eclectic vocals (1981-1985),
Arne Fogel: vocal, harmonica. Tom Lieberman: guitar, vocal. Turhan Bey: vocal.
THE IRONWEEDS, pop group, original material (1995-1999). Arne Fogel: keyboards, vocal, percussion, harmonica. Barry Thomas Goldberg: guitar, vocal. Gary Paulak: guitar, keyboards, vocal. Jay Lee: bass. Scott Homan: drums.
ARNE FOGEL & MAUD HIXSON jazz & swing vocals (2003-2007).
Arne Fogel: vocal. Maud Hixson: vocal. Rick Carlson: piano. Steve Pikal: bass.
Influences
BING CROSBY, THE BEATLES, FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, PEGGY LEE, FRED ASTAIRE, BILLIE HOLIDAY, SAMMY DAVIS, JR., STEVE ALLEN, BIX BEIDERBECKE, DANNY KAYE, NEIL YOUNG, JERRY LEWIS, MILDRED BAILEY, LAUREL & HARDY, FRANZ KAFKA, ANDY WILLIAMS, BUSTER KEATON, JOHN B. SEBASTIAN, JACK TEAGARDEN, BOB HOPE, JUDY GARLAND, JACK BENNY, BESSIE SMITH, ETHEL WATERS, THE BEACH BOYS, RAY CHARLES, ELVIS COSTELLO, FRANK ZAPPA, EDDIE CANTOR, DUKE ELLINGTON, MARGARET WHITING, BOB DYLAN, HAROLD LLOYD, BOBBY DARIN, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, ABBOTT & COSTELLO, THE BOSWELL SISTERS, THE MARX BROTHERS, VENUTI & LANG, JERRY LEE LEWIS, AL JOLSON, THE ROLLING STONES, THE KINKS, WILL ROGERS, RANDY NEWMAN, THE THREE STOOGES, DAVID LYNCH, ERNIE KOVACS, THE WHO, JIMMY DURANTE, MAURICE CHEVALIER, ELLA FITZGERALD, JAMES CAGNEY, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, JACK NICHOLSON, and ELZIE CRISLER SEGAR.
Arne's currently available CDs are WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (Becca Records BEC-3002), LET'S NOT BE SENSIBLE! (Co-starring singer MAUD HIXSON, Becca Records BEC-3003),
BLUE SKY DAY - THE LOST MUSIC OF MID-AMERICA, VOL. II (featuring rare early 1970s recordings by The BATCH, Weekend/HIJ/Becca Records 1970), TRANSISTOR (Featuring rare '60s & early '70s recordings by The BATCH, HIJ/Becca Records 1968), "MANGIA! ITALIAN DINNER SONGS (featuring Arne's vocals and the instrumental talents of CHAN POLING, DEAN MAGRAW, PETER OSTROUSHKO, and DAN NEWTON, Compass Productions - Lifescapes 47692), and the 60s compilation CANDY FLOSS - THE LOST MUSIC OF MID-AMERICA (Weekend Records WR-2004).
ARNE FOGEL IS A 2008 INDUCTEE INTO THE MID-AMERICA MUSIC HALL OF FAME.
Arne was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Minneapolis. His early experiences as a performer were on schoolhouse stages and in the neighborhood Rock 'n' Roll garages, and eventually, Fogel settled in with “The Puddle”, a group which included Barry Thomas Goldberg, Gary Paulak, and Jay Lee. Eventually calling itself “Batch”, this group played, toured, and recorded together for 7 years. During this time Arne’s abilities as a studio vocalist were noticed, and he began his extensive career in this field. Arne began his radio career in the mid-70s, generally presenting himself as a purveyor of vintage music and entertainment from an historical point of view.
Arne appears frequently as a singer at the top jazz venues in the Twin Cities, and served as the opening act for ROSEMARY CLOONEY during her December 2001 appearance at ORCHESTRA HALL in Minneapolis. He regularly hits the high-school-college-community meeting lecture circuit with songs and historical presentations of popular music and entertainment figures, was chosen from nationwide auditions to participate as a FELLOW of the 1998 EUGENE O'NEIL THEATER CENTER CABARET SYMPOSIUM in Waterford, Connecticut, and was a lecturer, performer, and conference consultant to the HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (Hempstead, New York) conference "BING! Crosby And American Culture" (2002). In 2003 Arne Fogel wrote, co-produced, and hosted a special program, "Moments To Remember", presented in the 3M Auditorium of the MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER, and he organized and performed in the "Round Midnight" jazz vocal concert during the 2007 MACY'S DAY OF MUSIC event at Orchestra Hall. Also in 2007, Arne appeared in a series of concerts in support of KATHRYN CROSBY at the HEIGHTS THEATER in Minneapolis, and THE MINNEAPOLIS WOMEN'S CLUB.
Arne is a veteran of over 1500 recording sessions as a singer on jingles, including those for Tuesday Morning Stores, U. S. Cellular, Twix Candy, Oldsmobile, Discover Card, Miller Beer, Old Home Foods, Dairy Queen, Northwest Airlines, General Mills, Hormel, AT&T, Arctic Cat, and hundreds more. He has composed and produced his own music for jingles and industrial presentations as well.
Arne Fogel is familiar to many people as an on-air personality in the upper Midwest. For 12 years he produced and hosted his own series of special "ARNE FOGEL PRESENTS" programs on the stations of the Minnesota Public Radio network. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Arne produced and hosted "BING CROSBY ON RECORD" for the station KLBB-AM from 1985 to 1998, "THE RETRO REVUE" from 1998 to 2000, and "ARNE FOGEL PRESENTS BING & CO." (2001-2005), also for KLBB. With Connie Evingson, Arne co-hosted "SINGERS & STANDARDS" on KBEM-Jazz88 from 2002 to 2005. Arne's current radio program is "THE BING SHIFT" on KBEM-Jazz88.
Starting in 2000, Arne created and programmed two acclaimed music channels for NETRADIO.COM, one of the first of the internationally-known internet music radio services. Arne served for many years as music director, on-air personality, and special program producer for "The Golden Rock" - WWTC-AM in the '80s, and hosted and produced "The Old Home Revue" for KTWN-FM in the '70s.
Arne has appeared frequently as an actor on TV commercials for such clients as McDonald's, Knox Lumber, AT&T, Warner Cable, John Deere, Mall Of America, Kellogg's, Pearle Vision, and many more. He has appeared as voice talent in several hundred radio and TV spots. He had a small speaking role in the Universal feature film "Mallrats", and the lead role in the short film "Bubblepac", an entry in the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. In 2004, Arne played one of the leading roles in the Actor's Theater Of Minnesota production of Joseph Vass' original musical play, "Mishegass".
Arne Fogel has worked as an on-staff copywriter and broadcast producer for several Twin Cities ad agencies, and later free-lanced in that field, earning a prestigious Obie award for his creation of a billboard for Metrobanks, presented by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America for excellence in that medium.
Arne is married to Lori Leder-Fogel (Barista Par Excellence), and they are the parents of Rebecca Fogel.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
ARNE.... YOU ARE THE BEST!!.... IVE GOTTA PLAY WITH YOU AGAIN... YOUR SONGLIST IS THE BEST IN TOWN.... NELSON RIDDLE ROCKS, BUT YOU SWING..... HAVE A GREAT NIGHT...;)... MARK
Arne, we're back from teaching dance in Europe now and will be there for your show with Nancy on the 16th. Thank you for the update, I'll spread the word.
Keeping the fingers crossed that there will not be another rain-out :-)
Great idea to rehearse at DC this weekend, but I'll be back home enjoying an intense game of of 3rd grade basketball! My nephew is quite athletic and it will be fun to watch him in his element. I hope the weather cooperates! See you soon...send candy. I love candy.
