Like I said at the beginning, it was interesting, not great. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. I can move it, but somehow the message doesnt get down to my hand from my brain to play, but we found a solution. He called Mr. Duchin an immensely talented musician, as evidenced by the records he made for Decca in the 60s, which even included songs Mr. Duchin had written himself. He lived on a houseboat on the Seine and was having a marvelous time.One day as I was in a state of undress with a young woman when I heard the banging on the boats hatch. Who cares? she said. Although I dont remember anything of the time I was on the ventilator, I think I did sense their presence., Duchin lived with Averell Harriman and his second wife, Marie, until he was nine years old. It was split into several categories Big Band, Dad, Sinatra and, at the end, a handful of sets/songs to be added when we talk it over. These included Slow Big Band, Ellie Greenwich and Society if needed., Society means Cole Porter, Irving Berlin Peters thing but this isnt a society crowd, said Barry Lazarowitz, the bands drummer and musical director. That is how I felt. At this years Landmarks Conservancy event, which was honoring Robert Morgenthau and Tommy Tune among others, Mr. Duchin pointed out that not only was his band providing the music for the 13th time, but that he had also been selected as a living landmark back in 1996. There were others doing what I did, musicians with full bands who played for dances, but they were all at least 20 years older: Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Meyer Davis; another was Lester Lanin, though he didnt write music or play an instrument himself. I guess it's difficult to live in one's father's shadow, but that's what Peter must do. Mr. Duchin laments about how much the landscape has changed since his heyday, in part because hes lonely. Kate Middleton Makes the Case for Houndstooth, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Ralph graduated from Stuyvesant High School, Brooklyn College and completed his Master's Degree in Geology from the Read More, Joan was born on March 26, 1943 and passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Survivors include Read More, Duchin, George Born March 26, 1924 in Boston, died in Los Angeles in hospital March 1, 2006. That was a stroke of good fortune. Glamour and style usually go together, but anyone with taste and money can buy a snappy wardrobe, so what makes a person, an object, or a place seem glamorous? Right. The story of [Peter] Duchins life has an elegiac aura of glamour and tragedy that might have come directly from the imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Philadelphia Inquirer. A maternal aunt was suffragist Alison Turnbull Hopkins. This month he is booked at the Blue and Gray Colonels Ball in Montgomery, Ala., in addition to the Metropolitan Operas annual New Years Eve gala. Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 - August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. Read More, Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Hampden Mortuary & Cemetery, Denver, CO. Read More, Col. RONALD A. DUCHIN, USA (Ret.) His fathers great innovation, he added, was to loose the piano from the confines of the percussion section and make it the belle of the band. Colin is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Zauderer of New York and the late Eddy Duchin, the pianist and or chestra leader, and the late Mrs. Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin. Devoted grandmother of Scott, Eric, Deb (Dan), Patty (Bart), Michelle (Steve), Matt, and Andy. [1], Her paternal grandparents were the former Blanche de Loosey and Charles May Oelrichs, a wealthy broker who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. I don't think it was .name-dropping. It's just a phone book"), came from "the poor side" of the Oelrich family. Carole was a resident of Orange, Connecticut. Soundtrack: The Post. I really loved the movie about his father, Eddy Duchin, and it was wonderful that he was able to agree that Tyrone Power was the best actor to be typecast for the role; got to dance and converse with Kim Novak when the movie was made in 1956. Indeed, Duchin grew up feeling entitled to these luxuries. Pretty soon we were all smiling because they had hope.. She was born in New York City to the late Frances Stelman Weisbard and Oscar Pomeranz. Although I was also a musician (definitely not famous) and spent a lot of my younger years working in that field, it was not at all close to what he experienced. Anyone can read what you share. Services at Read More, (Nee Nolte) Found peace April 17, 2006 at the age of 87. Wife of the late Meyer Duchin, she Read More, DUCHIN, Alice Lev (Zablotsky) Age 97, of Roslindale, formerly of Chelsea and Malden, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Peter Duchin. Born with a respiratory illness, Duchin was given only two weeks to live. Marie Harriman (ne Norton, formerly Whitney; April 12, 1903 - September 26, 1970) was an American art collector and First Lady of New York from 1955 to 1958. Muschamp described the ways in which dance music can create some of the elements I was searching for. In a new memoir, Peter Duchin doesnt simply tell storieshe makes them sing. [3], Duchin married Virginia Coleman over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend in East Hampton. Freddye was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. In essence, I was introduced to the world of the rich, the famous, the influential from Peter Duchin's perspective. [3] He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean . Duchin was the only child of Eddy Duchin and Marjorie Oelrichs, a socialite who died soon after Peter's birth. His single "Star Dust" reached No. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader. Now, they talk business, they network. That is why I wrote the book, to tell people to not give up, he shared. Her cheering section of friends and family were at her side along the course with her AngelsGrace colleagues. When I moved to Asia, he came over to visit me, and he was the first to greet me back home. Porters lyrics were never better than when he was talking about the international glamour set. www.davidcbrownfh.com Read More, PLATTSBURGH - Harvey Eric Duchin, M.D., of Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed away July 19, 2007, after a long illness. Passed away on Thurs., May 20, 2010. All along, he had just been a rich little poor boy, whose trust from his father was barely enough to cover basic expenses and fine schooling. Edward was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Freddye Mae; his parents, Helen and Bert; step-father, Henry Gross; brother, George; sister, Betty Berg and her husband Sidney Read More, DUCHIN, Ralph Charles In loving memory 88, of Tucson, AZ and Houston, TX passed away on May 25, 2020. Her maternal grandparents were Lt. A nice, fluffy memoir with a straight-forward writing style. At first, this book presented an interesting story with an accomplished list of names. "People expect you to live up to your father, and be better. Duchin explores what "glamour" and "society" once meant, and what they mean now. Funeral services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road, Princeton Junction. Tunney said they were alike in that both had famous fathers and grew up in homes of privilege, but that didnt define them. It sometimes frustrates him to play for so many adults who will only dance to rock n roll, particularly because these are people with the fox trot in their blood. Peter's mother died of complications from his birth, and he is raised by Averell Harriman (former governor of New York and diplomat) and his wife, Marie. Would recommend. I wanted to investigate my past and leave a history for my kids. [1], Duchin formed his first professional band, which played the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, in 1962 thanks in part to his family name and the networking it had made possible. He was also a board member for The Center for Arts Education. In the succeeding decades,. Source for information on Duchin, Peter (Oelrichs) 1937 . Born in New York, NY on July 11, 1939, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Helen (Pearlman) Duchin. My father was a ghost to me. Read More, Naomi A. Duchin EWING - Naomi A. Duchin, 91, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013. Theres a whiff of old-time romance here and a few scraps of meaty gossip (the juiciest about Pamela Harriman in her more mercenary days). I hang out with people I dig, people who are interesting. The newborn Peter Duchin was fortunate in that a friend of his mother and father, Marie Harriman, the wife of Averell, took over the care and ultimately the upbringing of the baby boy. He has a four yearold brother, Jason, and a sister, Courtney, who is two and a half. TRAGIC BIRTH It's an irresistible story. [6][7] Marjorie was removed from the New York Social Register for marrying Duchin because Eddy was Jewish; her reaction was reportedly "Who cares? [4], Please expand the article to include this information. Beard interviewed Duchin for the aforementioned program that night and like the audience, her admiration for her subject was apparent. After her parents divorce, her father remarried to Madeleine Lucienne Meyer, a daughter of Millius Pierre Meyer, in 1926. As he recovered, Duchin studied the photos of his parentshere with his father, Eddyto try to get more insight into their brief lives. His mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, was described by newspapers at the time of her marriage as a New York and Newport socialite, though by marrying Eddy Duchin, a Jew and an entertainer, she was forced to relinquish her spot in the Social Register. When she died a few days after giving birth to Peter, his father was apparently so pained, and certain that his frail newborn son was also dying, that he decided to go on an extensive tour with his orchestra. It makes everybody look like theyre a good dancer. Burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin. That crowd knows he speaks their language better than they do, and hell play against it too, which is fun., There are genuine chops beneath the charmed and charming persona, Mr. Feinstein said. The late U.S. Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart famously said that pornography is hard to define, but I know it when I see it. Id say the same about glamour. She told me that it was the happiest night of their lives.. Peter Duchin figures he's played 5,000 parties since his first gig in 1962. He is survived by his beloved sister, Leslie Heller; his brother-in-law, Hugh Heller, and adoring nephews, Peter Heller (Jaime) and Roger Heller (Wendy). I think that was his life. In 2008 Hayward and Duchin announced their separation, and they eventually divorced. His father, the legendary bandleader Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was twelve; his mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, died when Peter was just six days old. Sports. Ronald was a resident of Mc Lean, Virginia. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today and 12-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at BROWN FUNERAL HOME, Belleville. Not a great book but an enjoyable and interesting read. Ill play something with a 12/8 tempo, something like Etta Jamess At Last. From that low boil, he said, he might go straight into something up-tempo, like Oh What a Night, by Frankie Valli. "It seemed so limiting," he says, "but now it's meaningless. When I decided to write a book on my father, he was the first to encourage me, as I encouraged him when he wrote his first book, he recalled. "The only kids to play with were the kids of the help," Duchin recalls. Peter Duchin, pianist and society bandleader, without one of his 15 tuxedos, rehearsing for a Port Jefferson, N.Y., concert. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Paul Duchin, 76 of Livingston, NJ passed away on January 28th after a short illness. Hospital scenes should be depressing, but in his hands they arent; descriptions of midcentury New York should be fascinating, and they are. Survived by three children Sandra (John) Moe of AL, Michael of Romulus and Deborah (Mark) Read More, died Sunday. Distraught by the death of his beautiful wife and the expected loss of his newborn son, Eddy Duchin abandoned the scene to lose himself in his music. 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By submitting your e-mail, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. In 1964, he married Cheray Zauderer, a divorced Manhattan socialite with whom he eventually had three children. Give me a party where people are having a ball. Anyone can read what you share. Peter Duchin can tell us a thing or two. Services Wednesday, see last Wednesdays paper or visit funeral home website for complete notice. Mr. Duchin was an engineer with Gloria Duchin Read More, DUCHIN Freddye Mae Duchin age 87 of San Antonio passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012. Last month he played the Living Landmarks fund-raiser for the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the Charity Ball for debutantes at the Union League Club in Philadelphia. He had no money of his own. Less pleasant to read is the description of his promiscuity and dissolution, as a young man. Theyre more Sinatra, Bobby Darin.. She scandalized them by appearing in cigarette ads in the '20s. Duchin, who has three grown children from his first marriage and is today married to writer Brooke Hayward -- her 1977 best-selling memoir, "Haywire," told the story of her famous family's disintegration -- grew up as an outsider despite living within the privileged world of the Harrimans and Vanderbilts. By and large he has been plying an increasingly endangered trade. Duchin's riveting new book. I dont care. But Duchin, the musician of choice for debutante balls and posh private parties, is a charming, down-to-earth chap whose jazzy mien suggests Woody Herman far more than Lester Lanin. In Groups: Peter Duchin, His Piano And Orchestra, Peter Duchin, His Piano And Strings. His immensely popular father had been one of the earliest pianists to lead an orchestra and was known particularly for his jazz music. In his own recovery, Duchin spent many months fitting pennies into a piano-shaped bank to strengthen his left hand, which was affected by the stoke. [10] After Eddy's death in 1951, Peter was raised by close family friends, statesman W. Averell Harriman and his wife, Marie Norton Harriman.[8]. He charges from $10,000 to $25,000 for an evening, based on factors like the size of his band and whether or not the occasion is benefiting a charity hes involved with. 2021 PETER DUCHIN, This story appears in the December 2021/January 2022 issue of Town & Country. Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. Cherished grandmother of Michael and Logan. Peter Duchin was born on July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. I wrote about the irony of Duchin and Peter Beard, friends since they were six years old . The internationally-famous bandleader Peter Duchin's six decades of performing have taken him to the most exclusive dance floors and concert halls in the world. That should have made it clear that something very bad was going on. But I wasnt tracking much, except for the sound of a machine that constantly emitted an extremely irritating beep-beep just off A-flat., Or, subscribe to AIR MAIL and receive full access today. The few he calls peers today Bob Hardwick and Mike Carney arent nearly as well known. To receive obit/directions text 1842754 to 414-301-6422. "I wanted to explore the degree of that loneliness.". "It's an amazing story," says Duchin over lunch at the Huntington Hotel. Face the Music, out this month and co-written with Patricia Beard, is Duchins moving and deeply personal follow-up. Duchin was educated at Eaglebrook School (where he studied piano with Carrie Barbour Swift) and The Hotchkiss School prep schools in New England. By 2009, Duchin's band had played at an estimated 6,000 performances.[2]. Duchin provides touching and vivid portraits of Eddy and Marjorie Duchins glamorous, doomed lives; the penny-pinching Ave Harriman and his tough but tender wife, Marie. Hart Preston/Time Life Pictures, via Getty Images. He has been married to Virginia Coleman since 2012. Real Name: Peter Oelrichs Duchin. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City. So many names dropped I skipped through whole paragraphs. The child, the couple's third, has been named Colin Z. No one is glamorous anymore, she said. At 59 he's no longer that dashing youth who had an affair in Spain with Ava Gardner, but he's still boyishly handsome. Who, after all, could beat the one about the time Mr. Duchin drove into New York with a number of Yale classmates to watch as a film crew shot The Eddy Duchin Story, in which Tyrone Power and Kim Novak had been cast as his parents? (Age 73) On December 21, 2010 of McLean, VA. Loving husband for 45 years of Belle Brent Clay Ward Duchin; father of Elizabeth Ward Duchin White (Paul), Massachusetts and Belle Clay Duchin Deming (Bruce) of Arlington, VA. Also survived by Read More, Ronald was born on December 8, 1937 and passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Duchins parents, Eddy Duchin and Marjorie Oelrichs, photographed by Cecil Beaton. In 2005 he wrote a story in the New York Times Magazine titled Playing for Keeps. He focused on me, which I appreciated, but I was really the stand-in for a bigger idea. With the death of his mother shortly after his birth, Peter's father, Eddie Duchin, the nation's premier band leader, was on the road 300 days a year and so he was "adopted"/raised by . We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. She was the second wife of former New York Governor and diplomat Averell Harriman.Harriman operated a prominent New York City art gallery for more than a decade. They certainly couldnt argue that the child lacked opportunities, being brought up in the home of an Protestant American prince. He has served on the boards of American Ballet Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Spoleto Festival USA, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the board of Trustees for the Glimmerglass Opera of Cooperstown, New York, the Advisory Council for the American Russian Youth Orchestra, the National Jazz Service Organization, the World Policy Institute, and the Citizens Committee For New York City. But in 2013, Duchin suffered a stroke that left him with limited use of his left . I like to let my musicians improvise a bit., Mr. Duchin likes modern music and is proud that his band was the first to perform rock n roll at the White House, when he was hired for the weddings of Lyndon Johnsons daughters. As he grows up, Peter becomes well acquainted with the rich and famous in America and Europe and eventually achieves musical success on his own. FROM FACE THE MUSIC, BY PETER DUCHIN WITH PATRICIA BEARD, TO BE PUBLISHED DECEMBER 7 BY DOUBLEDAY. The legendary bandleaders first memoir, .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Ghost of a Chance, delivered memorable storytelling and anthropological information on a lost world, its customs, and its language: [Marie Harriman] may have coined the expression rat-fuck, which is what she called parties that were too big. A son was born last Friday to Peter Duchin, the pianist and orchestra leader, and Mrs. Duchin, the former Cheray Zauderer, in the LyingIn Hospital. Local Obituaries Geraldine Orosco, 76 of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 17, 2023. He was vice president of the Rhulen Insurance Company before retiring and served in the U Read More, Meyer M. Duchin, 91, formerly of Sarasota, died at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J. "They didn't want me to blame myself.". Here are 10 you cant miss. From 1985 to 1989, Duchin had a professional partnership with Jimmy Maxwell, leader of the traditional society jazz band in New Orleans. I felt that pressure, but I needed it. The son of famed swing-era bandleader Eddy Duchin and the liberated Newport blueblood Marjorie Oelrichs, Peter Duchin has led an intriguing and glamorous life: fishing with Hemingway in Idaho, quail-shooting with Jock Whitney in Georgia, fooling around with Paris showgirls on his Right Bank barge, late-night partying with Sinatra and Astaire. Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, Deerfield Beach. Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937) is an American pianist and band leader . Over the years Mr. Duchin, as both pianist and bandleader, has provided the musical entertainment at an estimated 6,000 celebrations. Hes capitalized on the social thing, but he goes a lot further than social I would certainly hope so, the actress and singer Elaine Stritch said recently during a rehearsal break at the Caf Carlyle. Profile: He is an American pianist and band leader, born July 28, 1937 in New York City, New York. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Lev and the late Martin Gates. I want to be exciting enough to get them to do that, but not intrusive., The singer and pianist Michael Feinstein, a friend who has put in his share of nights playing parties, said, The music Peter plays is music to entertain and make people feel wonderful at parties and events that would and will suffer tremendously without it.. There is a soundtrack to this book review. Mr. Duchin is often called a society bandleader, a term that refers to his clientele but also signifies a musical approach that incorporates big bands, swing and Broadway songs (and nowadays, old-fashioned rock n roll). To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. When I opened the hatch and looked up, I saw well-polished shoes, then pinstriped suit pants: there was Averell. Eddy Duchin on piano at the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Devoted mother of Anita Wornick & her husband Ronald, Howard Lev & his wife Susan, Peter Lev, the Read More, Alice Lev Duchin (Zablotsky), age 97, of Roslindale, formerly of Chelsea and Malden, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. concerts, tea dances and debutante parties. I think he had heard I was having too much fun in Paris, Duchin remembered. Also survived by other relatives and friends. She was a society girl, growing up at Rose Cliff in Newport, but she wanted to work. Perhaps its because he finds hes often being asked about himself that he prefers to steer the conversation away from himself and to hear other peoples stories about themselves.. I actually couldn't relate to much of it. I just see fewer parties where people want a traditional dance band, he said over lunch at the Century Association, his Midtown club. His soaring talent as a musician is well-known, and he deserves world-wide recognition for his music, but Peter is more than a music man, hes an uncommon man with theinvaluable gift of sharing life itself with a common touch.. She died peacefully on December 5, 2009 at the age of 100 in California, where she has lived for the past 12 years. I dont know what she had against the City of Brotherly Love, but she called a really big terrible party a Philadelphia rat-fuck. Hilarity was the dominant note. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. He mentions Duchin relatives but provides no real picture of what his relationship with them was like or how they felt about his being raised by friends of his mother. The young boy was raised primarily by his godparents, the illustrious W. Averell. The other essential part of his job, of course, is filling dance floors, and this is high season for the events for which hes most in demand. Each of them knows about 3,000 songs. "[8], Oelrichs died on August 3, 1937 in the Harbor Sanitarium at 667 Madison Avenue,[9] just six days after the 1937 birth of the couple's son, Peter Oelrichs Duchin (born July 28, 1937). I don't give a s-- about who they are. The Harrimans became his family. Here is his story. The controls are derived from upper-class American etiquette, an association some are put off by[but] Ill take my atmosphere where I can get it The upper crust isnt too low for me Duchins music was as integral to the 1960s as Lou Reeds Velvet Underground Duchin played at the St. Regis; Reed on St. Marks Placebut both were featured on the soundtrack of the city, when New York society was opening up.. See the article in its original context from. Weve been together often as brothers might, many meals, travels, and talks over the last eighty years and even if theres a lapse of time, I always feel Peter and I are starting where we left off before, whether its been hours, weeks, or years. Colin Duchin has posted every other day, and it looks like prayers and medicine and patience have paid off. Dear sister of the late Nettie Miller and Harold Miller. ", Duchin revisited the scenes of his youth, talked to old friends and visited his mother's grave for the first time. Ron Galella // Getty Images From the time I began at the Maisonette, newspapers and magazines. "My life has been a fairy tale," says Duchin, who recounts it in his lively and affecting memoir, "Ghost of a Chance," published last week by Random House ($27.50). Travel & Experiences. In the extended version of the story, recounted in his 1996 memoir Ghost of a Chance (written with Charles Michener), Mr. Duchin spends a night on the town with Ms. Novak and stumbles back to his room in the Harrimans apartment at 6 a.m., having gotten as close to Oedipal ecstasy as Ill ever know., As an adult, Mr. Duchin said, it was meaningful for him to learn about his fathers legacy before taking up the musical life himself.
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