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Johnny Otis dies at 90; R&B singer wrote 'Willie and the Hand Jive'
Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out.
Born white, the son of Greek immigrant...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Music Industry, Music, Radio, Country and Western (genre)
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Paul Keller Mini Big Band coming to Crooked Tree Arts Center
The Paul Keller Mini Big Band will perform 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey.
String bassist Paul Keller's arrangements and presentation have won awards and gained international notoriety.
"Paul is a great entertainer...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Arts, Diana Krall, Arts and Culture
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Bob Brookmeyer dies at 81; jazz trombonist, composer
Bob Brookmeyer, a jazz trombonist, composer, arranger and educator whose multifaceted career reached from cutting-edge performances with Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz to innovative big band compositions and highly regarded classes at the New England...Tags: Entertainment, Tex Beneke, Heart Failure, Count Basie, Music Industry
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2012 Grammy award nominees: Who will win?
WGN NewsCheck out the complete list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards. Tune in on Sunday February 12 at 8/7c to see if your predictions were right. Record Of The Year Rolling In The Deep Adele Holocene Bon Iver Grenade Bruno Mars The Cave...Tags: Copenhagen (Denmark), Alan Menken, Music Industry, Zooey Deschanel, Awards and Prizes
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Pianist Emery Smith To Close 'Baby Grand' Jazz Series
The Hartford CourantAs one of the last living participants in Hartford's exuberant Golden Age of Jazz after World War II — an era when future giants Horace Silver and Gigi Gryce graced the swinging club scene in the North End — pianist Emery Austin Smith is...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Illinois Jacquet, Chick Webb, National Basketball Association, Count Basie
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Play on Mingus Big Band, oh yeah!
Lehigh Valley MusicAs the Mingus Big Band rallied the stage of Lafayette College's WIlliams Center for the Arts Friday, you couln't help but to think of the composer that created the musical atmosphere upon which these masterful musicians improvised.... -
Wycliffe Gordon carries Satchmo's Swing
Lehigh Valley MusicWycliffe Gordon's admiration for Louis Armstrong is undeniable, but it would not have meant a thing if he didn't carry Satchmo's swing, and Thursday at Kutztown University the veteran trombonist lived in Pops' skin.... -
Richard Lyle "Dick" Daniel, music teacher, dies
![Richard Lyle "Dick" Daniel, a retired Baltimore County public school music instructor who played with and led several jazz bands, died Monday of heart failure at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2011-08/64208204-24103714-200250.jpg "Richard Lyle "Dick\" Daniel, a retired Baltimore County public school music instructor who played with and led several jazz bands, died Monday of heart failure at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa.")
Baltimore Sun reporterRichard Lyle "Dick" Daniel, a retired Baltimore County public school music instructor who played with and led several jazz bands, died Monday of heart failure at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa. The longtime Finksburg resident was 79. The son of a...Tags: Heart Failure, Pikesville, Human Interest, Music Industry, Hospitals and Clinics
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Richard Lyle Daniel, music teacher, dies
Richard Lyle Daniel, a retired Baltimore County public school music instructor who played with and led several jazz bands, died Monday of heart failure at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa.
The longtime Finksburg resident was 79.
The son of a...Tags: Heart Failure, Pikesville, Music Industry, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics
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Big band sound
A concert featuring the Hagerstown Municipal Band “Big Band,” under the direction of Joel Guyton, will be held Sunday, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Hagerstown City Park’s band shell. The musical group will perform a variety of oldies and...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Education, Preschools, Schools
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Bands coming to East Park
Two big bands will grace the stage for free concerts at the Odmark Performance Pavillion in Charlevoix's East Park Sunday, Aug. 23. The Ransom Street Big Band, which is affiliated with the West Michigan New Horizons Music Ensembles will take the stage...Tags: Michigan, Fine Arts, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Up North Big Band
After 18 years of existence, the Up North Big Band is still getting people to dance at concerts across Northern Michigan and once monthly in Petoskey.
"We tickle their ears and give them a good beat to dance to," said band leader Josh Raber of Boyne...Tags: Concerts, Entertainment, Count Basie, Fine Arts, Dance
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