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BIG BAND JUKEBOX 06 - BUDDY DEFRANCO and OSCAR PETERSON "They Can't Take That Away From Me" HENRY JEROME "Temptation" HENRY MANCINI "Tiger" JACK TEAGARDEN "Yankee Doodle" PA...
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GLENN MILLER "Medley" - Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the S...
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GLENN MILLER "It Happened In Sun Valley" - When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When solo...
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Karl Haas (December 6, 1913 – February 6, 2005) - Karl Haas was a German-American classical music radio host, known for his sonorous speaking voice, humanistic approach to music appreciation, and populari...
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GLENN MILLER "Medley" - Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the S...
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