Biography
Uptown String Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1948
Members: Joseph Giardino
American string band fomred for Philadelpha parade.On February 15th of 1937, the Uptown String Band was put together to enter the 1938 New Year's Day Mummers Parade with the theme "Star Dust". Led by captain George Beideman, Uptown was the 12th out of the original 16 string bands to organize the Philadelphia String Band Association.