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5 days ago · July 11: Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns. Big Mouth has been a crowd-pleaser for over 25 years playing R & B, Horn Band Favorites, Funk, and Big Band Music. Big Mouth was originally formed by Jay Whitney in 1980 in and around Flint, Michigan. A new Big Mouth was formed in Door County in 1990, with the Power Tool Horns added in the mid 90’s.
Jul 3, 2024 · A key figure in big band and swing music, pianist and bandleader Count Basie left an indelible mark on the Missouri music scene. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Basie honed his skills in Kansas City, where he formed his legendary orchestra and brought national attention to the city's thriving jazz culture.
6 days ago · Born in Chicago in 1909, Benny Goodman is remembered as one of the most prominent figures in jazz history. Known as the "King of Swing," Goodman's innovative approach to music and his extraordinary clarinet playing helped popularize big band and swing music throughout the 1930s and 1940s. His memorable recordings, including "Sing, Sing, Sing ...
5 days ago · Big Spoon will be doing alternating sets with another great Milwaukee band, Failure to Launch! We take the stage from 5-6:15pm, and then again from 7:30-8:45pm, with Failure To Launch filling in the rest of the night for a 5-hour marathon of live outdoor music you will not want to miss - see you at St. Dominic Days!
6 days ago · the Band, was a Canadian-American band that began as the backing group for both Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan and branched out on its own in 1968. The Band’s pioneering blend of traditional country, folk, old-time string band, blues, and rock music brought them critical acclaim in the late 1960s and ’70s and served as a template for Americana, the movement of hybrid, roots-oriented music ...
4 days ago · Anderson .Paak and his band, Free Nationals, ... Charli XCX and Troye Sivan famously have two big songs together, “1999” and “2099,” and they’re adding to their collaborative history ...
Jul 8, 2024 · Answer: Duke Ellington. Billy Strayhorn wrote "A Train" specifically for Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Ellington replaced his former theme song, "Sepia Panorama," because of a legal dispute with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Duke and his band performed "Take the A Train" in the 1943 motion picture ...
