Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Paean to Joe DiMaggio Was a Big-Band Hit
Singing with the Les Brown band, she celebrated the Yankee star’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also performed on Sid ...
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LP Swing Orchestra: 100 Years of Big Bands
Beginning with Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans and the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, we trace the development of big bands through the golden age. Heard regularly on BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM ...
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra season announcement features big names in strings and piano, new conductors, and a Brit fest
and the local debut of several fast-rising conductors are just some of the highlights of the recently released Vancouver Symphony Orchestra 2016-17 season. Among the big names on the programs are ...