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Fred Hamm was a Chicago jazz orchestra leader and co-author of the song "Bye Bye Blues." In 1925 he took over the leadership of the Benson Orchestra (founded by Edgar Benson). He sang and played the cornet. Among the members of his band were Dave Bennett (who played clarinet and alto saxophone), Chauncey Gray , and Bert Lown . With Bennett ...
"Bye Bye Blues" is an American popular and jazz standard written by Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown, and Chauncey Gray and published in 1925. [2] Background.
Frederick William Hammond [1] (born December 27, 1960) [2] is an American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most popular figures in contemporary gospel music.
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Over the decades, "Saturday Night Live" has spawned countless memorable characters and skits, but for one night, many of them — from "Black Jeopardy" to "Bronx Beat" to "Debbie Downer" — made ...
Lown was born in White Plains, New York.He began as a sideman playing the violin in Fred Hamm's band, and in the 1920s and 1930s he led a series of jazz-oriented dance bands (the most famous being the Biltmore Hotel Orchestra), making a large number of recordings in that period for Victor Records.
Hamm credited Lorne Michaels for giving him the option to show his comedic chops with a spot hosting Saturday Night Live. "Most of the people that knew me before that knew that was the predominant ...
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