Charles Theodore "Charley" Straight (January 16, 1891 – September 22, 1940) was an American pianist, bandleader and composer. He started his career in 1909 accompanying singer Gene Greene in Vaudeville. In 1916, he began working at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago, where he recorded dozens of piano rolls. He became a popular bandleader in Chicago during the 1920s. His band, the Charley Straight Orchestra, had a long term engagement at the Rendezvous CafĂ© from 1922 to 1925 and recorded for Paramount Records and Brunswick Records in the 1920s.
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16 January 1891 Chicago, Illinois
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Died |
22 September 1940 (aged 49) Chicago, Illinois
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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