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Terry Gibbs (born 1924) Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993) Benny Goodman (1909–1986) (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, 1932–1952) Gordon Goodwin (born 1954) (Big Phat Band) Glen Gray (1900-1963) (Casa Loma Orchestra) (1927-1963) George Gee (George Gee Swing Orchestra; formerly known as the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra)
After Guy Lombardo's death in 1977, his surviving brothers Victor and Lebert took over the Royal Canadians, though Victor left the band early in 1978 over creative differences. [17] From 1980, the name was franchised out to various band leaders. Lebert died in 1993, passing rights to the band name to three of his six children. [18]
While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos.
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Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, [2] in a family of African-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and Russell learned to play guitar, piano, and violin.
Winnick formed his own small band in 1928, before moving to Nottingham to take over the city's Palais band from Jan Ralfini. He based his style of music on that of fellow band leader Guy Lombardo , and by the 1930s Winnick was performing regularly in several prestigious London venues including the Hammersmith Palais de Danse , the Carlton Hotel ...
George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) [1] was a British musician and big band leader. Heath led what is widely considered Britain's greatest post-war big band, [2] recording more than 100 albums, [3] which sold over 20 million copies. [4]
The following is a list of big band musicians ... Eddie Lang (1902–1933) Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961) George Paxton (1914–1989) Joe Venuti (1903–1978)