Smith performed on Broadway as the drummer for the Kit Kat Band in the musical “Cabaret.”
Swing Music
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Kitty Kallen, a pop singer during the swing era whose best-known solo recording was 1954’s “Little Things Mean a Lot,” died Jan. 7 at the age of 93.
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Duke Ellington is one of the best known figures in jazz history. But did you know he was a movie star, too?
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Count Basie’s brand of swing was nice and easy – like cutting butter.
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Patty Andrews was the last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters, the trio that delighted and motivated World War II soldiers, as well as the folks holding down the home …
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Benny Goodman launched the musical careers of many who would go on to become legends themselves.
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The clarinet doesn’t always get a prominent place in jazz music, but Artie Shaw made it swing.
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It’s been more than 60 years since Mildred Bailey – aka Mrs. Swing – died. But the jazz singer is back in the news.