“Girl Crazy,” the George and Ira Gershwin musical from 1930 has opened this year’s Encores! series of concert musicals at New York's...
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On November 14th 1944 - Tommy Dorsey and Orchestra recorded one of their biggest hits "Opus No. 1." The arrangement was by Sy Oliver....
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Tommy Dorsey was one of the top three or four big band leaders of the Big Band Era (1935-1945). 1. Tommy's leading competitor (in his mind) was his...
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The Cleveland Pops Orchestra will present on Friday, "When Swing was King: A Salute to Benny Goodman and Friends," "King of Swing"...
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Do you know the story of “Moonlight Serenade?” It is one of the most popular big band songs. The music was composed by Glenn Miller and...
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Tony Bennett at 83 has signed a $10-million dollar recording contract with Columbia his original label in 1951. Is Tony still relevant? Well, in this...
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Here are the Top Ten Songs of 1949; 1. Vaughn Monroe, "Riders in the Sky" 2. Frankie Laine, "That Lucky Old Sun" 3. Russ...
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Tony Bennett is on an extensive tour schedule that takes him from Orange County, CA. to Vancouver to Rio to Atlantic City in the next two months. Tour...
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Here is a treat: Louis Armstrong singing "Dream A Little Dream Of Me." First, here are the lyrics; Stars shining bright above you Night...
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Louis Armstrong and his manger,a unique partnership. Louis' manager was a former club owner/manager, Joe Glaser. "Glaser had enormous admiration...
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