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Herbie Kay, born John Herbert Powers Kaumeyer (November 5, 1904 Chicago, Illinois – May 11, 1944, Dallas, Texas) was an American guitarist, trumpeter and big band leader. During the 1930s, his band gained a following in the Midwestern United States. Kay was also the first husband of actress Dorothy Lamour. His 1935 recording of the song ...
Though some big bands survived through the late 1940s (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Boyd Raeburn, Woody Herman), most of their competitors were forced to disband, bringing the swing era to a close. Big-band jazz would experience a resurgence starting in the mid-1950s, but it would never attain the same popularity as it had during ...
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) [1] was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. [2] His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You".
Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands. Big bands started as accompaniment for dancing the Lindy Hop. In contrast to the typical jazz emphasis on ...
The 78 single was released in June, 1940 as RCA Victor Bluebird 78 B-10754-A backed with "Rug Cutter's Swing". [3] The song was also an advertisement for attendance at the band's live performances, as a call could be put through to Hotel Pennsylvania’s venue the Cafe Rouge for a reservation.
"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" is a 1936 song, with music and lyrics by Louis Prima, who first recorded it with his New Orleans Gang. Brunswick Records released it on February 28, 1936 [2] on the 78 rpm record format, with "It's Been So Long" as the B-side. The song is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras.
The Cab Calloway Orchestra; The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut; Ralph Carmichael Big Band; Benny Carter; Casa Loma Orchestra; Cherry Poppin' Daddies (revival); Chopteeth - afrobeat; Crescent Super Band - Jazz, Jump Swing, Modern Big Band, Swing Revival, Great American Songbook
Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr.; March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter, [1] whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. [1] The expression springs from his first hit single in 1937, "Swing and Sway" (U.S. no. 15).