Big Band Era Retrospective: 1940s Jazz Icons Featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, and Eleanor Powell
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A music column retrospective exploring the Big Band Era of the 1940s, featuring Jazz singer/composer William Price King and author Sally Cronin. The article highlights iconic artists of the era including Ella Fitzgerald with The Delta Rhythm Boys, Louis Jordan, and Eleanor Powell, with remastered video selections from the 1930s-1950s big band era.
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· 3 pulledWe hope you will join us every Tuesday for some of the chart hits of the big band era from the 1930s through to the 1950s.
Considering some are almost 100 years old, it is remarkable that they exist at all.
A testament to the love of the music of that era.
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