Jazz and Big Band Collection

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Jazz and Big Band Collection

1930-1975

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a3031d76-a023-419f-a408-0b38377fe826

1.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 map folder)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11662970

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Timbrell, Tiny, 1917-1992

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Glen Gray Band

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Fields, Shep

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Cohasco, Inc.

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Barron, Blue, 1912-2005

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Wilson, Teddy, 1912-1986

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Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995

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Morrow, Buddy

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Mooney, Art 1911-1993

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McIntyre, Hal, -1959

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Lombardo, Guy

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Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973

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Kyser, Kay

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James Kern Kay Kyser was born 18 June 1905 in Rocky Mount, N.C., to Paul Kyser and Emily Royster Kyser, both pharmacists. His mother was the first registered female pharmacist in North Carolina. His uncle, Edward Vernon Howell, opened the pharmacy school at the University of North Carolina in 1897 and served as the dean until his death in 1931. His cousin, Vermont Connecticut Royster, was the editor of the Wall Street Journal from 1958 to 1971. Another member of the Royster family, ...

James, Harry, 1916-1983

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Clarinettist and bandleader. From the description of Autograph card signed, dated : [n.p.], 1969 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270914788 James was a swing-era bandleader and trumpet player. After playing briefly with the Benny Goodman orchestra, he established his own band in 1939 and reached the height of his popularity in the mid-1940s. During the 1950s and 1960s, James played mainly in various Las Vegas lounges. He continued performing until shortly before his de...

Heidt, Horace, 1901-1986

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Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986

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Benny Goodman was born in Chicago, May 30, 1909. He received his first musical training at a local synagogue, and later studied clarinet with Franz Schoepp. Goodman made his debut at the age of twelve, and left home to become a full-time professional clarinetist when he was sixteen. After a decade of performing as a free-lancer and as a member of Ben Pollak's band, Goodman established his first big band in 1934, and soon it achieved unprecedented success. He won great ac...

Gabler, Milt, 1911-2001

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Author, music industry executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Milton Gabler : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574576 ...

Elman, Ziggy

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Duchin, Eddy, 1909-1951

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Jurgens, Dick, 1910-1995

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Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990

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