Career
Art Junior. was an American singer, actor, and bandleader in the 1930s and 1940s. He recorded for Victor and Brunswick. His high tenor voice made him popular in feature films and shorts.
He had a record year in 1933, introducing such songs as "Everything I Have is Yours" from Dancing Lady, "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" from Sitting Pretty, and "Let"s Fall in Love" from the movie of the same name.
In 1936, he left Ted Weems to lead his own orchestra. In 1941, he took on the leadership of Hal Kemp"s orchestra following Kemp"s death in an auto accident.
He also appeared in the B western Trigger Pals and on Broadway in Three After Three. In 1932, Jarrett was reportedly engaged to actress Gilda Gray but the marriage never took place.
In the 1950s, Jarret was a regular on a television musical show called Rhythm Rodeo, which aired on the DuMont Television Network.
Eventually, he became a disc jockey and a salesman. He died July 23, 1987 in Los Angeles, California in just three days after his 80th birthday.