Big Band Serenade

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Benny Goodman from the Madhattan Room Oct 05, 2012

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371023 Madhattan Room, Benny Goodman,Known as the 'King of Swing', Benny Goodman really knew how to rip it up when it came to the clarinet. His first experience with the clarinet was with one he got at his local synagogue. Since this first extraordinary experience, Benny kept on blowing on his clarinet until his last breath in 1987. oldtimeraidodvd.com

Memorial Day Special 2012 May 27, 2012

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Memorial Day Special is dedicated to all our fighting Men and Women who put their lives on the line everyday to preserve our freedom. As Americans we are so proud of them and pray that God will watch over them and bring them home soon.

Big Band Serenade Presents The King's Men Radio Show Apr 28, 2012

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The Radio Show is from 9/6/1949. The King's Men quartet was comprised of Ken Darby, arranger & bass; Rad Robinson baritone; Jon Dodson, lead tenor; Bud Linn, top tenor. Formed in Hollywood in 1929, they took their name from a radio sponsor named King. Their first engagement was as a singing foursome in the Paramount film "Sweetie." This led to other films and radio contracts. When the Boswell Sisters left Los Angeles station KFWB in 1932, the King's Men replaced them for two years. For fifteen years the King's Men were regulars on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" broadcasts.

Big Band Serenade Presents Johnny Mercer's Music Shop Radio Show Apr 21, 2012

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This Johnny Mercer's Music Shop is from 8/2/1944. On the radio he sang with Benny Goodman and had his own shows, including "Johnny Mercer's Music Shop." Greatly admired in the music industry both personally and for his intelligent, optimistic lyrics, he wrote or co-wrote over 1,100 songs, including "Blues in the Night," "That Old Black Magic," "One For My Baby, "Come Rain or Come Shine" (all with Harold Arlen); "Lazy Bones" and "Skylark" with Hoagy Carmichael; "I'm a Old Cowhand," "I Remember You," "P.S. I Love You," "Jeepers Creepers," "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," "When a Woman Loves a Man," "Too Marvelous for Words," and "Fools Rush In."

Big Band Serenade Presents B A Rolfe and His Orchestra Radio Show Apr 14, 2012

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This B A Rolfe radio show is from 6/29/1934 In 1935-36, Rolfe was the leader of The Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra. His radio broadcasts ran until the late 1930s during which time he and his orchestra played music with the sponsorship of Believe It or Not! on NBC. Rolfe also narrated the shows, providing an on-air description of a Robert Ripley tale of wonder. With the onset of World War II, Rolfe organized an all-female orchestra to perform patriotic songs.

Big Band Serenade Presents The Andrew Sisters Radio Show Apr 07, 2012

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The Andrews Sisters were the most sought-after entertainment property in theater shows worldwide during the 1940s and early 1950s, always topping previous house averages.They hosted their own radio shows for ABC and CBS from 1944–1951, singing specially-written commercial jingles for such products as Wrigley's chewing gum, Dole pineapples, Nash motor cars, Kelvinator home appliances, Campbell's soups, and Franco-American food products. This Show is from 9/2/1945

Big Band Serenade Present Fred Waring and His Orchestra Radio Show Mar 31, 2012

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This Fred Waring and Orchestra Radio Show is from 8/18/1947. He composed and/or performed dozens of patriotic songs, his most famous being "My America." In 1943, Waring acquired the Buckwood Inn in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania, and renamed the resort the Shawnee Inn. To promote the Inn, Waring centered his musical activities at the Inn itself. He created, rehearsed and broadcast his radio programs from the stage of Shawnee's Worthington Hall throughout the 1950s.

Big Band Serenade Presents Frank Sinatra Light Up Time Radio Show Mar 24, 2012

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Light Up Time aired in 1950 and starred Frank Sinatra as host to a swinging 15 minute music program with many special guest stars. This show is from 9/20/1949

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Glenn Miller and his Orchestra is fondly remembered as not only one of the best of the big bands of the swing era, but most popular and best-loved bands of World War II. Formed in March 1938, the (second) Glenn Miller Orchestra was famous for several hits, including "In the Mood," and "Pennsylvania 65000." Their "Moonlight Serenade" radio series for Chesterfield cigarettes was on CBS three times a week. http://oldtimeradiodvd.com and http://audiblepodcast.com/rnn

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