Al Trace
Al Trace was an American songwriter, musician, and orchestra leader who was active from the 1920s to the 1970s. He was born in Chicago in 1900 and played professional baseball before transitioning to music. In 1933, he formed his own band and played at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago. During and after World War II, the Al Trace Orchestra, including vocalists Toni Arden and Bob Vincent, appeared regularly on the popular radio show It Pays to Be Ignorant. Trace recorded for several record companies, composing over 300 songs, often collaborating with his brother Ben Trace, including their most successful hit You Call Everybody Darlin'. Trace retired in 1975 and died in Sun City West, Arizona, in 1993 at the age of 92.
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