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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 ...
Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band) Ray Anthony (born 1922) Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971) Georgie Auld (1919-1990) (Georgie Auld and His Orchestra, Georgie Auld and His Hollywood All Stars)
Sy Oliver. Nelson Riddle. 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".
Paul Samuel Whiteman [1] (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) [2] was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. [3]As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".
Any requests for folk music, twist, watusi, or rock and roll will result in instant execution by golf balls at 20 paces." [9] Barnet did not play at the gathering. Barnet's theme song was "Redskin Rhumba". [10] His autobiography, Those Swinging Years: The Autobiography of Charlie Barnet, written with Stanley Dance, was published in 1984. [6]
Bandleader. Instrument (s) Saxophone. Years active. 1939–1990s. Robert Orrin Tucker (February 17, 1911 [1] – April 9, 2011) [2] was an American bandleader born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, [3] whose theme song was "Drifting and Dreaming". [1] His biggest hit was "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (1939), sung by vocalist "Wee" Bonnie Baker.
Longboat Key, Florida, U.S. Genres. Jazz. Occupation (s) Musician, bandleader. Instrument. Alto saxophone. Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme to the long-running dance show American Bandstand.
Crescent Super Band - Jazz, Jump Swing, Modern Big Band, Swing Revival, Great American Songbook. Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band. Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Ray Conniff. Spade Cooley - jazz, swing. Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra. Del Courtney. Bob Crosby.