 Phil Spitalny

Phil Spitalny (November 7, 1890 – October 11, 1970) was a Ukrainian-American musician, music critic, composer, and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and 1940s.He rose to fame after he led an all-female orchestra, a novelty at the time.Spitalny was born in Tetiev and was a student at the Odessa Conservatory of Music.