Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra records, 1915-1979.

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Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra records, 1915-1979.

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The records of Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra document the administrative and promotional activities as well as the musical development, style, and repertoire of this pioneering swing band. The collection offers insight into the history of the band and the musical careers and sensibilities of some of the band's more prominent members, including Glen Gray, Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt, Larry Wagner, Kenny Sargent and F.C. "Cork" O'Keefe. The collection contains original musical scores and arrangements, photographs of Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra at all stages of the band's career, and newspaper clippings and scrapbooks documenting the band's performance history and reception by both critics and the public. Also included are audio tapes of the Casa Loma Orchestra recordings and interviews with band associates, phonograph records of original Casa Loma Orchestra recordings and cover recordings of Big Band music (conducted by Gray in his later years), videotaped interviews of former band members, promotional and biographical materials, financial records, awards and citations received by Gray and the band, and some of Gray's personal effects.

24.00 cubic ft.

Northeastern University, Snell Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7608233

Northeastern University, Snell Library

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O'Keefe, F. C.

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Sargent, Kenny

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Casa Loma Orchestra

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Hunt, Pee Wee

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Gray, Glen, 1906-1963

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Considered to be the first swing band in the United States, the Casa Loma Orchestra got its start in Detroit as Jean Goldkette and the Orange Blossoms. In 1929, the band played at the exclusive Casa Loma, a new club in Toronto. Later that year, the band adopted the club's name and set up a corporation, becoming the first cooperative band of its kind. After playing at prestigious venues like New York's Roseland Ballroom and the Glen Island Casino, the Casa Loma Orchestra performed on the "Camel C...

Jean Goldkette and the Orange Blossoms.

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Wagner, Larry, 1907-2002

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