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Craigs
Big Bands and Big Names — Vintage reviews from
the 40's, 50's and 60's on Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland,
Tony Bennet, the Andrews Sisters, Perry Como, the swing
era bands and many more are seen here for the first time
since they were published half a century ago.
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| Henry "Red"
Allen Jr. |
Trumpet
player, the leader of the Allen Brass Band of Algiers, Louisiana. |
| The
Andrew Sisters |
America's
war time swingin' sweethearts. |
| Louis Armstrong |
It
wouldn't have been the 20th Century without experiencing
Satchmo! |
| Fred Astaire |
No
one had the style & grace during the mid-century as
Fred had. |
| Count Basie |
The
site or the Basie Ghost Orchestra. |
| Les Baxter |
The
leading figure in the history of exotica. |
| Tony
Bennett |
Tony
Bennett the classic singer who still entertains today. |
| Sam Butera |
His
performances with Prima and Keely Smith broke attendance
records in every lounge and showroom in the country. |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Hoagy
write may of the finest big band tunes ever heard. |
| Cab
Calloway |
Official
Hompage for the Cab Calloway Orchestra. |
| Charlie
Christian |
The
legend of Jazz & Swing Guitar. |
| Nat
King Cole |
What
can you say, but..."Legend!". |
| Bing
Crosby |
The
voice of the century. |
| Sammy Davis Jr. |
The
Swinginest man ever known. |
| Jimmy Dorsey |
Set
the tone for the 30's swing scene. |
| Tommy Dorsey |
The
Sentimental Gentleman of Swing. |
| Lionel
Hampton |
Fan
site from the Netherlands pays a honorable tribute to Hamp! |
| Gene Krupa |
Oh,
that drummer man! |
| Dean Martin |
The
most entertaining Rat-Packer. |
| Glenn Miller
Orchestra |
One
of the greatest bands of all time. |
| Django
Reinhardt |
The
originator of guitar based swing. |
| Raymond Scott |
You've
heard him in Bugs Bunny cartoons, now check out the man
behind the music. |
| Artie Shaw |
Shaw
led one of the greatest Big Bands ever. To miss his
history is to miss the man who put the power into Big Band. |
| Frank Sinatra |
The
best representation that we could find about Frank is Blue-Eyes.com. |
