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1. Aug. 2016 · Behind the iconic jazz orchestras, vocalists, and stage productions of the Swing Era lay the talents of popular music's unsung heroes: the arrangers. John Wriggle takes you behind the scenes of New York City's vibrant entertainment industry of the 1930s and 1940s to uncover the lives and work of jazz arrangers, both black and white, who left an indelible mark on American music and culture.
Millinder grew up in Chicago, worked as a dancer, and became a bandleader in 1931, using his…. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1960s. Born. August 8, 1910 in Anniston, AL. Died. September 28, 1966 in New York, NY.
17. Nov. 2001 · Panama Francis, a drummer who played for dancers through the glory years of swing in high-profile bands like Lucky Millinder's, Cab Calloway's and Slim Gaillard's, played on countless rhythm-and ...
30. Sept. 2020 · Lucky Millinder was a very unique bandleader to say the least. Millinder could not read or write music, he did not play an instrument and Lucky rarely sang. (Pretty strange, huh.) It was his showmanship and musical taste that made his bands so successful. What Lucky lacked in natural musical talent, he made up for with a good ear for a hot song ...
A gifted trumpeter, composer, and orchestra leader, Erskine Hawkins was one of the true luminaries of the swing era. A native Alabaman, Hawkins took over the 'Bama State Collegians jazz band and moved the unit to New York City in search of stardom. The newly minted Erskine Hawkins Orchestra began recording in the late '30s and by 1940, the "20th Century Gabriel" had a smash hit with "Tuxedo ...
21. Feb. 2007 · Louie Jordan was one of the greatest innovaters, musicians and entertainers of all time whose small combo changed the landscape of popular Black music of the day--- Lucky Millinder came later in terms of recognition as a solo artist and was one of the great R&B arrangers and writers in the early R&B scene but was i believe greater as a big band leader in the late 30's to the mid 40's (Let's ...
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28. Nov. 2023 · Don Byas - Forgotten Legend. Tenor saxophonist Don Byas marked the transition from the swing era to the bop era. Often compared to his elder Coleman Hawkins for the similarity of their tones, Don Byas played in many top swing bands. Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas was born in 1912 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. His mother played the piano and his father the ...
