Gerry Dexter Cassette Collection, 1947-1995

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Gerry Dexter Cassette Collection, 1947-1995

1947-1995

https://findingaids.library.unt.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=941

The collection consists of one box of cassettes of various live performances by Stan Kenton and his orchestra, along with recordings from a 50th anniversary celebration of Stan Kenton's music held in 1995.

1 box

eng, Latn

University of North Texas. Music Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11641069

University of North Texas. Music Library

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Kenton, Stan, 1911-1979

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Stanley Newcomb Kenton was born on December 15, 1911 in Wichita, Kansas. His family lived in California and Colorado before permanently settling in Bell, California, in the Los Angeles area. Kenton's musical career began in his teens, and made his first recordings with Gus Arnheim in 1937, joining Vido Musso's band in 1938, and organizing a rehearsal band which evolved into his own orchestra. From the 1940s onward, the Kenton band was the site of intersection between jazz, popular music, and ex...