She made hit records with Benny Goodman’s band in the 1930s and ’40s.
Big Band Music
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Smith performed on Broadway as the drummer for the Kit Kat Band in the musical “Cabaret.”
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She was a member of the integrated all-female jazz band the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
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A symbol of innocence and wholesomeness as she starred in popular movies of the 1950s and ’60s…
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Dancer helped popularize the Lindy Hop.
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Frank Sinatra was an icon of cool in postwar America…
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In the 1940s, no self-respecting jukebox would have been complete without at least a few records by Louis Jordan…
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Dale Evans was Hollywood’s most famous cowgirl…
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Born April 20, 1908, Lionel Hampton was one of the first jazz vibraphonists, and his cheery vibes are hard to resist…
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Perhaps what we can thank Les Brown for the most are his collaborations with Doris Day…
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