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The orchestra appeared in the 1941 movie Blues in the Night. Lunceford's band was hired to play at the Elks Ballroom in Los Angeles on September 26, 1940 [ 12 ] and again on June 26, 1947, by Leon Hefflin Sr. [ 13 ] Most of Lunceford's sidemen were underpaid and left for better paying bands, leading to the band's decline.
"Blues in the Night" is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard and is generally considered to be part of the Great American Songbook. The music was written by Harold Arlen, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title Hot Nocturne, but finally released as Blues in the Night. The song is sung in the ...
William P. Snyder (November 7, 1916 – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, May 11, 2011) was an American pianist, bandleader and songwriter of the 1950s. [1] Snyder studied under Moriz Rosenthal in Paris and served in the Air Force during the Second World War. [2] Snyder first had a massive hit with Lorenz Hart's "Bewitched" in 1950. [3]
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Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder (August 8, 1910 [1] [2] – September 28, 1966) [3] was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful. [4]
The project began filming with the working title Hot Nocturne, the play upon which it is based, but was eventually named after its principal musical number "Blues in the Night", which became a popular hit. The film was nominated for a Best Song Oscar for "Blues in the Night" (Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer). [2]
One obvious benefit to such a late night perch is the musical guest who sits in with the band, like St. Vincent or Joe Walsh. James Taylor is a frequent visitor, someone Cato calls “a titanic ...
1960: Blues by Lonnie Johnson – Lonnie Johnson Quintet (Bluesville) 1963: Blues in the Night – as leader (Fidelio) 1968: A Funky Day in Paris – Johnny Letman (Black & Blue) 1968: Milt and Hal – Milt Buckner (Black & Blue) 1969: Paris Soul Food – as leader ; 1969: Kidney Stew is Fine − Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (Delmark)