Partially printed document signed "Stanley Kenton," dated : Philadelphia, 25 October 1962, 1962 Oct. 25.

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Partially printed document signed "Stanley Kenton," dated : Philadelphia, 25 October 1962, 1962 Oct. 25.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270924619

Being a contract between Kenton and Dick Clark Television Productions, Inc., for a performance on American Bandstand.

1 item (1 p.) ; 28 x 21.5 cm.

Pierpont Morgan 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...