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B. Béla Babai; Paul Banks (jazz pianist) Harold Barlow (songwriter) Blue Barron; Lionel Belasco; Bob Belden; Rick Benjamin (conductor) Boyd Bennett; P. R. Bidez
Irving Aaronson (1895–1963); Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, 1928–1947); Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band)
Eventually, Peek compiled the material into a book entitled An American Band, which was released in late 2004. Certain sources have suggested erroneously that a reunion with Peek actually did occur. A Rolling Stone rock music discography book, printed during the mid-1990s, contained an apocryphal entry for America stating that Dan Peek had ...
Jon Batiste was born in Metairie, Louisiana, to a Catholic family. [1] [11] He grew up in Kenner, Louisiana. [2]Batiste is a member of a New Orleans musical dynasty, the Batiste family, that includes Lionel Batiste of the Treme Brass Band, Milton Batiste of the Olympia Brass Band, and Russell Batiste Jr. [12] [13] At the age of eight, he played percussion and drums with his family's band, the ...
Paul Samuel Whiteman [1] (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) [2] was an American Jazz 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".
B. Bob Bachelder; Harry Baisden; Craig Ball (musician) Buddy Banks (saxophonist) Wilbert Baranco; Walter Barnes (musician) Charlie Barnet; Count Basie; Leo Baxter
America is an American rock group that has released 23 studio albums, 14 live albums and 23 compilation albums. They have also issued 47 singles, including two Billboard Hot 100 and three Adult Contemporary number ones. America's best-known song is their 1972 debut single, "A Horse with No Name".
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 ...