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Jan Garber, November 5, 1894 – October 5, 1977 American bandleader
Garber was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had his own band by the time he was 21 (around 1917). He became known as "The Idol of the Airwaves" in his heyday of the 1920s and 1930s, playing jazz in the vein of contemporaries such as Paul Whiteman and Guy Lombardo. Garber played violin with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra after World War I and formed the Garber-Davis Orchestra with pianist Milton Davis from 1921–1924. After parting with Davis, he formed his own orchestra, playing both "sweet" and "hot" 1920s dance music. He was hit hard by the Great Depression, and in the 1930s, he refashioned his ensemble into a big band and recorded a string of successful records for Victor. During World War II, Garber began playing swing jazz, a rather unexpected turn; his arranger during this time was Gray Rains and his vocalist was Liz Tilton. The recording restrictions in America during the war eventually made his ensemble unfeasible, and he returned to "sweet" music after the war, continuing to lead ensembles nearly up until the time of his death in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1977.
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Karl Haas was a German-American classical music radio host, known for his
sonorous speaking voice, humanistic approach to music appreciation, and
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GLENN MILLER "Medley"
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Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an
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In 1968 my father, Raymond Scott, spoke at length with a young man named
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We lost an American icon today. Joe Franklin passed at the age of 88. Joe
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Although I grew up hearing tales of old-time radio from my parents, for
this child born in the mid-1950s,...
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