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Vor 5 Tagen · After playing with the swing orchestras of Lionel Hampton, Don Redman, Billy Eckstine, Lucky Millinder, and Count Basie, Lucky Thompson transitioned to rhythm and blues before firmly establishing himself in the bebop and hard bop scenes.
Vor 4 Tagen · Musical artist. Margaret Yvonne Kao Middleton (September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s, made several recordings, and later acted on television and stage.
Vor 3 Tagen · He honed his skills throughout high school, also studying tenor saxophone. After graduating, Navarro joined various big bands, including those led by Snookum Russell, Andy Kirk, and Billy Eckstine, gaining invaluable experience on the road.
Vor einem Tag · Musikjahr 1952. Das US-amerikanische, in Technicolor gedrehte Filmmusical Singin’ in the Rain (in der deutschen Fassung: Du sollst mein Glücksstern sein) in der Regie von Stanley Donen und Gene Kelly kommt 1952 in die Kinos. Der Film wurde inzwischen vom American Film Institute zum „bedeutendsten amerikanischen Musicalfilm aller Zeiten ...
Vor 5 Tagen · He added to his club roster, Dangerfield’s, where he ran his own show every Sunday night for years. He got to work with and hang with many of the great comics and jazz artists that passed through there such as Jackie Mason, “Mr. B” Billy Eckstine and Sara Vaughan, besides Rodney himself. They would talk for hours in the Green ...
Vor 4 Tagen · November 17–18 – Billy Eckstine makes his final recordings, later released on his album Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter. December 12 – The Smiths play Brixton Academy, the last gig before their dissolution. Approximate date – Axé (music) originates in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Bands formed. See Musical groups established in 1986
Vor 5 Tagen · Lucky Thompson born 16 June 1924. Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano saxophone out of obsolescence in the early 1960s, Thompson (along with ...
