Vic Meyers' Music - Melancholy

Victor Aloysius Meyers (1898-1990), aka Vic(k) Meyers and Vic Myers led a great Seattle territory band. e could play violin, but by the age of 18, he was a drummer in a three piece group that played each summer at Seaside. At 21, in 1919 he got a 2 yr contract to play with a full size band in the Rose Room in Seattle’s Hotel Butler. His recording career lasted from around 1923 till 1929. By early 1932 Vic Meyers was back in Seattle, playing at the Trianon. He also operated Seattle’s most celebrated night club, went into local politics and ran for Mayor, but unsuccessfully. Subsequently, he ran for lieutenant governor. He won the nomination. For the next 20 years he kept this position. Twice during these years Vic tried to run again for Mayor of Seattle but lost. He also studied parliamentary law and presided over the Senate. During all this period, he kept leading his band. This fantastic record was made in 1929. The excellent vocalist remained uncredited.