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Ben Pollack (June 22, 1903 – June 7, 1971) [1] was an American drummer and bandleader from the mid-1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to employ musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland, and Harry James.
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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 ...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (1989–) Clint Black (1983–) [2] Buster Poindexter (1987–) Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (1967–1976) Ray Gelato (1982–) [3] Dan Hicks (1965–2016) The Dusty Chaps (1969–1980s) Hot Club of Cowtown (1997–) Lyle Lovett (1980–) Michael Bublé (1975–) The Quebe Sisters Band (2000–) Riders in the ...
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".
Drummers in the genre of swing music. Pages in category "Swing drummers" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. Swing bands usually featured soloists who would improvise on the melody over the arrangement. The danceable swing style of big bands and bandleaders such as Benny Goodman was the dominant form of American popular music from 1935 to 1946, known as the swing era, when people were dancing the Lindy Hop.
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did phenomenally well commercially. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States.