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Black History Month Music: Duke Ellington

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 9 Feb

Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks! And, congratulations to Seattle in general! They’ve had a pretty amazing sports run the last year (the Mariners had an exciting playoff run in baseball). And congratulations to YOU,...

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June Moon: Moonlight Serenade

Four Walls @FourWalls (86765) • United States 14 Jun

Time to hit the wayback machine for some beautiful mooning as I continue the monthlong look at the moon in song. There are some songs you just can’t ignore, and this is one of them. Not old, TIMELESS! Here’s today’s...

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Big Band Street Dance

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 25 Jul 21

Went to the Big Band Street Dance in Old Town this evening, it was fun watching everyone though there was this one lady, who acted as if she owned the entire park, wherever I stood, she piped in are you going to stand there, I...

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Big Band Music

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 15 Sep 16

I will never willingly give up my Contemporary Christian Music, but since my mother-in-law moved in with us, I starting to appreciate big band music. The music from the 30’s and 40’s is a lot different than the music we listen to...

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From the iPod #16 - "Theme from New York, New York

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43633) • Denver, Colorado 14 Mar 16

The "Theme from New York, New York" has become synonymous with Frank Sinatra. Sinatra recorded his version in 1979, and it was released as a single in 1980, when it peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sinatra could give a...

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Big Band is still alive

brucemcclendon @brucemcclendon (56) • United States 20 Dec 11

Tonight my wife and I went to a big band concert. The Richmond (VA) Parks and Recreation Dept. foots the bill twice a year to bring in a big professional band, The Continentals. Seven hundred people came out. It was almost...

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Can anyone recommend singer(s) or song(s) of the same kind as these?

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 13 Sep 10

Hi everybody! I was wondering if anyone can recommend singer(s) or song(s) of the same kind as the ones I'm looking for. There's this episode of Family Guy when the ending credits played the Frank Sinatra Jr....

Kids are pretty people

murriaguirre @murriaguirre (20) • Mexico 15 Aug 10

I just found about this song, it's a jazz ballad. I just love it and it makes me feel so much different things. My interpretation of the song is that well, in a world where it seems that kids are better people than grown ups, the...

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Any fans of big band music or early jazz here?

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 22 Feb 07

I think the times during the 20's 30's and 40's were the beat for big band and jazz...imagine yourself sitting in a smokey speakeasy in Harlam and listening to hot jazz....

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Unused Big Band Sheet Music?

emmawarren @emmawarren (23) 8 Nov 06

Hi I am looking for some sheet music for my band. We play big band/ jazz sort of music (think Glenn Miller, Count Basie) and we are in desperate need of some more music. We do it for the love of it, not the money, so we have...

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