Tag Archives: 1940s

Sure, the name Buster Bennett appears like the name of the bluesman, a lot so the familiarity of everything prospects many to solution positively when asked if indeed they have heard about this designer. The chilly, hard the truth is which they probably haven’t. This Chicago blues saxophonist and vocalist, …

Pal Baker’s name might not elicit quick recognition, but anyone acquainted with Disney’s movies, Television series and theme parks knows his music–the music director for approximately 200 from the studio’s productions for the best and small display screen, he also made up incidental music for Disneyland attractions like “It’s a …

b. 18 January 1896, USA, d. 3 Feb 1965, LA, California, USA. Kassel shaped his initial dance music group in 1924 for an appearance in the Midway Landscapes in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His full-scale orchestra included, at numerous times, sidemen Jack port Davis, Ponzi Crunz, Ralph Morris, D. Johnson, Floyd …

Orquesta Arcaño con Sus Maravillas have played a significant role within the advancement of Afro-Cuban. Representing the eyesight of Antonio Arcaño, referred to as the daddy of charanga flute playing, Orquesta Arcaño con Sus Maravillas helped to create African influences towards the previously-Europeanized charanga custom. The group continuing to introduce …

Shortly after Great Britain’s entry in to the Second World War, the Royal Air Force Music Services began recruiting seasoned entertainers to serve in dance bands which were assigned to RAF channels where they fulfilled common army duties throughout the day and became band uniforms during the night to provide …

Songwriter and composer Alec Wilder created many functions in jazz, pop, and classical music which range from ballads to operas. Blessed in Rochester, NY, in 1907, Wilder examined on the Eastman College of Music. His initial successful melody was “All of the King’s Horses” for the 1930 Broadway creation Three’s …

b. 1912, Bangor, Wales, d. 12 Oct 1956, London, Britain. As a kid Parry played different tools, including cornet, drums and violin, before making a decision for the clarinet and alto saxophone while still in his mid-teens. At age 20 he visited London to operate in dance rings but soon …

The original music of Sweden continues to be preserved with the playing of multi-instrumentalist and composer Ale Moller. A previous person in folk groupings Filarfolket and Friot, Moller helped to spark curiosity about Swedish folk music in the later ’80s and early ’90s. He presently works together with violinist/vocalist Lena …

b. Arthur London, 1 Apr 1915, Sodium Lake Town, Utah, USA, d. 2 June 1990, Sodium Lake Town, Iowa, USA. An acting professional and vocalist, with an excellent, strong baritone tone of voice and rugged visual appearance, Lund sang with Jimmy Pleasure’s Music group, before attracting the eye of an …

Listeners who’ve ducked the soaring chairs in an average Hollywood saloon picture of the Aged West must have a pretty good notion the actual atmosphere of such a location was want. The pianists that performed music for the customers of these locations became referred to as barrelhouse pianists, the design …