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American pop composer, bandleader, and pianist Johnny Green wrote nearly all his hit songs through the 1930s, including his most well-known tune, “Body and Soul.” Blessed in 1908 in N.Con.C., Green continued to attend the brand new York Army Academy, and Harvard, where he constructed “Coquette” with lyricist Gus Kahn, …

This reed player — covering a variety of clarinets, saxophones, and flute — had not been only a busy fellow on the height from the big group era. Following Globe Battle II, he was an employee musician for MGM, playing on countless soundtracks and periods, and afterwards became a well-known …

A long-running NJ vocal quartet, Spirit Generation were only available in the first ’70s with Cliff Perkins, Jeff Burgess, Herman Hammond, and Earl Davenport. Afterwards the group was continuing by Perkins, this time around joined up with by Ted Western world and Veda LaRue. They held busy dealing with manufacturer …