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Hal Leonard American Big Bands
This is the ultimate guide to American Big Bands, with hundreds of entries spanning the entire history of this uniquely American musical style. The entries are presented in both an A to Z listing making it easy to find and chronologically by era presenting each band in their historical context see table of content below. Each entry contains the name of the band, its leader, essential personnel, the years it existed, tops hits, and a brief description ofthe band. The book is beautifully illustrated with album cover art and photos of many of the bands, bandleaders, and famous soloists. Table of contents includes Chapter One A NEW CENTURY BEGINS 1900 19, Chapter Two BATH TUB GIN RADIO RULES 1920 29, Chapter Three THE DEPRESSION YEARS 1930 39, Chapter Four THE WAR YEARS 1940 49, Chapter Five TELEVISION REIGNS 1950 59, Chapter Six EXIT THE BANDS 1960 69, Chapter Seven FINALE 1970 99, Chapter Eight BANDS ALPHABETICALLY Close...
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