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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.
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)
"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 ...
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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]
Anthony was born to an Italian family in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, but moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied the trumpet.He played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940 to 1941 [2] and appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade before joining the U.S. Navy during World War II as Miller joined the Army, organizing another famous military band before his 1944 ...
Legendary bandleader Ray Anthony, who made his bones with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and worked with Marilyn Monroe, turned 100 on Jan. 20.
Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era.