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They were originally called the Tone Weavers before they were mistakenly announced as the Tune Weavers, and the new name stuck. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The group came to the attention of former band leader Frank Paul, and in March 1957 they recorded a song, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", that Margo and Gil had written together in 1952.
Howard Lewis Johnson (August 7, 1941 – January 11, 2021) was an American jazz musician, known mainly for his work on tuba and baritone saxophone, although he also played the bass clarinet, trumpet, and other reed instruments. [1] [2] He is known to have expanded the tuba’s known capacities in jazz. [3]
The baritone voice is typically written in the range from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G 2 –G 4) although it can be extended at either end.However, the baritone voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of the typical tenor voice.
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. [2] He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge [3] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
The man’s name is Tim, or Timmy, Cappello, and at age 68 he’s still baring his biceps, blowing that sax, and rocking the heavy-metal neck-chains. Of course, they’re not the same chains from ...
Nearly 20,000 fans helped Madonna celebrate the 18th birthday of her daughter Mercy.. The Material Girl, 65, brought her dancers on stage to join her and Mercy, who was playing piano, during a ...
He played trumpet in the dance band that included a drummer, saxophonist, bass player and pianist. The band played standards from the big band era, but also took requests from the audience. [6] Spivak continued to play and record until his death in Greenville in 1982, shortly after his 75th birthday.