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A variant of the French bon-ton, a now-archaic expression designating good style or breeding, polite, fashionable or high society, [2] or the fashionable world, ton's first recorded use in English was according to the Oxford English Dictionary in 1769.
The Bon-Ton Stores chain doubled in size in November 2005 with the $1.1 billion (~$1.65 billion in 2023) purchase of the 142 stores of Saks' Northern Department Store Group, headquartered in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The corporate headquarters remained in York, Pennsylvania, but the merchandising headquarters was relocated to Milwaukee.
The Bluetones are an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. [1] The band's members are Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Mark's brother Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums.
Bon Ton may refer to: Ton (le bon ton), a term used to refer to Britain's high society in the early 19th century; Bon Ton (brothel), a brothel chain in New Zealand; The Bon-Ton, a department store company based in New York, New York; Bon Ton, a play by David Garrick "Bon ton" (song), a song by Drillionaire
The Gazette du Bon Ton was a small but influential fashion magazine published in France from 1912 to 1925. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded by Lucien Vogel, the short-lived publication reflected the latest developments in fashion, lifestyle and beauty during a period of revolutionary change in art and society. [ 1 ]
"Bon Ton Roula" (alternatively "Bon Ton Roulet") is a zydeco-influenced blues song first recorded by Clarence Garlow in 1949. The following year, it became a hit, reaching number seven in Billboard magazine's Rhythm & Blues chart [ 1 ] and introduced the style to a national audience.
Jon Bon Jovi and his eponymous rock band have been "livin' on a prayer" for 40 years, and they're taking a look back at their roller-coaster journey in the spotlight in a new limited series, Thank ...
Lyric Records issued two more singles in 1951, but neither made the record charts. The following year, Garlow opened the Bon Ton Drive-In in Beaumont. Relocating to Los Angeles, California, he recorded his third version of "Bon Ton Roula", issued by Aladdin Records as "New Bon-Ton Roulay" in April 1953. [5] [9]