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Here is a list of the top 24 songs of 1940; 01 – Glenn Miller & His Orchestra – In the Mood. 02 – Vaughn Monroe & His...
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Find out more about Rick: Rick Busciglio is a music historian who lectures on the period from 1930 to 1960 when the big bands and crooners made swing the king of popular music He has been a radio dj, PBS TV, & radio host. |
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This weekend PBS stations around the country are airing the two-hour music special "The Big Band Years." The program is hosted by Peter...
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The most popular big band of the swing era was without question... Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Here is Glenn Miller and his orchestra with a...
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Don Redman, one of the first great jazz arrangers and was a pivotal figure in the development of Swing and the Big Band style Jazz. died on November...
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Here is a video from a 1957 TV appearance by Benny Goodman and his orchestra playing one of the greatest big band/swing numbers of all time-"Sing...
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A review of press releases received this week confirms again, and again, the fact that the music of the swing era is alive and well on both sides of...
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On November 6th, 1939 the BENNY GOODMAN SEXTET recorded "Flying Home." It was based on a tune Lionel Hampton whistled as he nervously waited...
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If you are in the New Jersey area join Swing and Big Band Examiner Rick Busciglio on Sunday, November 1, 2 p.m. as he shares the story of the...
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On a recent California cruise where I was the guest lecturer, we visited Catalina Island's famous Avalon Casino Ballroom (Photo: Rick Busciglio)....
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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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