Career
McIntyre played extensively as a teenager and led his own octet in 1935. Miller encouraged McIntyre to start his own group again, and the McIntyre Orchestra first played in New Rochelle, New York in 1941. The ensemble included vocalists Gloria Van, Ruth Gaylor, and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Nobel, bassist Eddie Safranski, and saxophonist Allen Eager.
They played many major ballrooms throughout the United States, and played overseas for troops during World World War World War II He toured extensively with songstress Sunny Gale until the summer of "51.
He maintained the orchestra into the 1950s, backing The Mills Brothers for their 1952 smash hit "Glow Worm". He co-wrote the song "Daisy Mae" with Billy May which was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.
McIntyre was critically injured in an apartment fire in 1959, and died at a hospital a few days later. In the 1970s, Hal Junior ran a big band in the Boston area, playing many of the original McIntyre Orchestra arrangements.
Beginning January 2, 1945, McIntyre and his orchestra had a weekly broadcast on the Blue Network.
