In private correspondence, Mr. Charles McClenachan has advised that:
        "Elmo Mack was my father, his real name was Ellsworth C. McClenachan, Sr. He died
        in 1951 at age 59. He spent most of his later years as an arranger, copyist,
        and tuba player in Chicago. He told me that Eddie Condon and Gene Krupa were also
        in the band at one time or another. They also played at the Chicago Theatre,
        and the Aragon Ballroom. A side note, while the band was on strike along with all
        union musicians, a non union band took over at the Aragon, just in time for the
        first radio broadcast from the Aragon, that was Wayne King. My father was a good
        friend of Jimmy Petrillo (musician's union President. --Ed.) and a strong union
        supporter, but it cost him a shot at fame."
Gray Gordon was the reed man (sax and clarinet). George Wettling on drums and Joe Sullivan on piano. Gray Gordon also fronted this orchestra in the early 1930's. (Gray later went on to lead his own orchestra. Please see "Gray Gordon and his Tick Tock Rhythm", in the American Bands Database.)

[ Enric Madriguera Orch. ]
Violin. Composer/Arranger/Leader
Theme Song: "Adios"
Madriguera was born in Barcelona, Spain. He studied the Violin, Arranging and Composition at the Barcelona Conservatory. As a young man, after some concert touring throughout Spain, Enric emigrated to South America where he became Music Director for Columbia Records.

He then traveled to New York City where he started his first band in the late 1920's. He was a real pioneer of Latin-American music in North America. His band's style and musical scores were studied by the Latin bands that were to follow. The band succeeded in getting booked into the prestigious Biltmore Hotel where Remote radio broadcasts spread his fame.

Enric, with his bubbly personality, gathered a great many fans touring the better hotel rooms, club dates and theater circuits. The band worked all through the '30's and '40's, and was the inspiration for many of the Latin bands that followed. It was a well rehearsed band that used a lot of interesting reed doubles in the scoring. He recorded with Brunswick, Columbia, Decca, and Victor.

In the days of 78RPM records, Enric cut a number of sides for Vogue Picture Records. These were novelty 10 inch discs made of Vinyl that had pictures embedded or printed onto the plastic. The Vogue Records were a Tom Saffady product, manufactured by Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, MI. Among the sides released by Vogue were:
"The Spanish In My Eyes" by Madrigurera and Walter G. Samuels.
"So It Goes", with lyric by Albert Gamse and music by Lecuona.
"Mujercita"
"Vem Vem (The Cuban Kissing Game)", Kevin Drake; Jimmy Shirl, and Jose Morand.
"A Man, A Moon, and a Maid", Albert Gamse and Robert Ratte

Enric also composed many songs during this period, among which are: "Adios"; "Flowers Of Spain"; "Forbidden Love"; "Minute Samba"; "Take It Away", and "The Language Of Love". His vocalists, who sang these songs, included Helen Ward (pre Benny Goodman); Patricia Gilmore, the Mullens Sisters; a young debutante named Adelaide Moffett, Manuel Fernandez, and Tony Sacco. Patricia, who had left NBC (National B'casting Corp.) to join the band, later became Mrs. Madriguera.

Among the sidemen who worked with Madriguera are Sol Amato, Harry Bloom, Joe Brittain, Miguel Candia, Frank Carroll, Jimmy Carroll, James Cuarana, Tony de Simone, Jimmy Dillon, Fred Dombach, Miguel Duchene, John Fisher, Art Foster, Rocky "Rocco" Galgano, Roger Haller, Ray Hopfner, Pete Ippilito, Alfredo Jamesworth, Rocky Jordan, Leon Kellner, Bernard Lazaroff, Bill Michails, Jim Migliore, William Mikulas, James Pasquerelli, Tito Rodriguez, Ernie Warren.

With the end of the big band era in the late 1940,s, many bands closed up shop. So too with Enric, he disbanded in the early 1950's.

[ Majestic Dance Band ]
No further information available.
Here's a mid-1920s recording of "Sing Me A Baby Song", by the orchestra with Al King on vocal.

[ Richard Maltby Orch. ]
b. June 26, 1914, Chicago, IL, USA. d. August 19, 1991, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
Overview
Here's a publicity photo of Richard Maltby, basically an arranger who worked first for the Paul Whiteman orchestra and later on for the Benny Goodman orch. At the end of the Big Band Era (1950's), he led a decent big band of his own, but when the big bands 'died', he reverted to backing up singers on both television and on records.

After dropping out of Northwestern University, Maltby first found work with a number of local dance bands; then at a Chicago radio station WBBM, and finally turned to arranging. In the late 1930's, he was with Paul Whiteman's orchestra. In the 1940's, he was working for Benny Goodman, and even wrote one of Goodman's hit songs "Six Flats Unfurnished". Following Goodman, he remained in New York working in the radio studios for about 8 years. But in the early 1950's, after the big band era had ended, Maltby formed his own band with which he first recorded some sides for RCA's X and Vik budget labels, and then switched over to Columbia Records. After a while, he gave up the band and settled into arranging the music for the Lawrence Welk TV show, - a more profitable enterprise. His son, Richard Maltby, Jr., is a successful director and lyricist on Broadway.
Among his recordings are:
A Bow to the Big Name Bands, Camden CAL-526
Hello, Young Lovers, Columbia CS-8151
Hi-Fi Moods by Maltby, Vik LX-1051
Just a minute!, Sesac PA 201/202
Manhattan Bandstand, Vik LX-1068
Music from Mr. Lucky, Camden CAL-600
Swingin' Down the Lane, Columbia CS-8083
"Threnody: Requiem for John F. Kennedy" (This serious composition was composed following the U. S. President's assassination.)

[ Chuck Mangione ]
Currently no Further Information.

[ Matty Malneck Orch. (Octet) ]
b. Dec. 10, 1904, Newark, NJ, USA. d.
The family moved to Denver Colorada where Matty studied violin with a private teacher. He started playing with bands when he was 16 years old. In 1935, he formed his own band, after having played with Paul Whiteman for 11 years.

Matty, a Fiddler, led his west coast octet with Mannie Klein on Trumpet and Milton DeLugg on accordion. They backed many hollywood personalities on records and on film.

But today, he is best remembered as the composer of such songs as "I'll Never be the Same"; "Goody, Goody" and "I'm Through with Love".

[ Joe "Wingy" Manone and his Club Royale Orch ]
B: New Orleans, LA, USA. Feb. 13, 1904; D:
Theme Song: "Isle of Capri"
Here's a photograph of a young Joe Manone, was tagged with the nickname "Wingy" as a child, when he lost his arm in a streetcar accident. Thereafter, he wore a prosthetic arm whenever performing; using it so well that very few folks ever noticed his disability. He studied the trumpet, and in 1921 - at just age 17 - was playing on Mississippi riverboats, and also with the Crescent City Jazzers who later changed their name to the Arcadian Serenaders. Here's the Crescent City Jazzers playing Christine, in 1924. Wingy made his recording debut with the Serenaders in 1924. (In 1925, Sterling Bose joined the group.) Following that, Wingy worked all over the U.S. with many bands (ocassionally as a leader) before starting his own band Joe Manone's Harmony Kings. In 1927, he recorded with the Kings. In 1928, Manone played in Chicago, and late in the year, returned to New York.

1922 Wingy was blowing at the Valentine Inn in Chicago, IL.
1924 He was in Mobile, AL when he joined The Crescent City Jazzers. He went with them to St.Louis where they changed their name to The Arcadian Serenaders.
1925 He was in San Antonio, TX., leading his own orchestra in early 1925. Later in the year, he was in Houston, TX, briefly, with the legendary pianist, Peck Kelley's band. At the end of 1925, was did a short stint with Ham Crawford's band. 1926 Wingy joined Doc Ross and his orchestra, playing in Texas; New Mexico, and California. He left that band and started his own orchestra in Biloxi, Mississippi.
1927 Late in 1927, Wingy moved to New York for some recording work and then went on to Chicago. While in Chicago, Wingy, both, led his own band Joe Manone's Harmony Kings, and sat in with various other leaders, such as Ray Miller and Charlie Straight.
1929 Found Wingy in New York recording with Benny Goodman and His Boys. He also guested with Speed Webb, and led his own band in Ohio.
1930 Wingy led a band at "My Cellar", Chicago.IL.
1933 Again, led his own band at "The Brewery Club", also in Chicago.
1934 He next went to Milwaukee and then to New York's famed 52nd Street. Late in the year, his band was playing in such clubs as the Hickory House, Maria's, and The Famous Door.
1939 After "Isle of Capri", his big recording success, Wingy moved to Florida, late in the year.
1940 Wingy moved to Hollywood and found work in motion pictures, appearing in the film "Rhythm on the River."

Manone stayed on in California where he lived until 1954 doing regular broadcasts with Bing Crosby. When the Crosby show ended, he played Las Vegas, NV in 1954, and decided to settle there. During the 50's and 60's, Wingy led his own band mostly in Las Vegas. He did have a solo tour in Europe in 1966 and again in 1971. Wingy formed another of his bands, in Las Vegas in 1971, that toured the U.S.A. and Canada during the 70's.

Wingy's film credits include: "Rhythm on the River", "Hi-Ya Sailor", "Sarge Goes to College". An autobiography "Trumpet on the Wing" by Wingy Manone was published in 1948.