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20. Juni 2024 · “A Wonderful Guy” is a show tune originally from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It gained popularity when Tex Beneke’s orchestra covered the song in the same year, featuring Claire Chatwin as the lead vocalist.
Vor 6 Tagen · A website concerning the history of the Hollywood Palladium noted "[even] as the big band era faded, the Tex Beneke and Glenn Miller Orchestra concert at the Palladium resulted in a record-breaking crowd of 6,750 dancers." By 1949, economics dictated that the string section be dropped.
13. Juni 2024 · Tex Beneke was a talented saxophonist who rose to prominence as a member of Glenn Miller’s orchestra before embarking on a successful solo career. Known for his smooth tenor sax sound and engaging vocal performances on tracks like "Chattanooga Choo Choo," Beneke played an integral role in popularizing swing music. His career as a ...
Vor einem Tag · Balboa History. Origins of Balboa. Maxie Dorf and Colleen. (Note: Maxie is wearing his. US Navy uniform) It's hard to get a consensus view concerning the origins of Balboa. Many dance historians state that the dance was a derivation of Foxtrot, others believe it evolved from the Charleston or Collegiate Shag.
21. Juni 2024 · A weekly show featuring the Top 10 Texas Red Dirt songs that are packing the dance floor in local dance halls around Texas. Each week we will feature music from a Texas artist with a chance to win tickets and backstage passes to shows in the area.
19. Juni 2024 · T he 40s, 50s, and 60s stand as three decades brimming with musical gems that are far from ordinary. Prepare to be entertained, surprised, and perhaps even amused as we delve into the world of unusual, funny, and rare songs from these iconic eras.
3. Juni 2024 · Listening and dancing to swing music was a way to overcome anxiety and frustration. Swing, a characteristic style of jazz, emphasized four beats to measure and played off various instruments in the band, brass versus reeds, for example.
