Melvin "Sy" Oliver (Born 17 December 1910 in Battle Creek, Michigan – Death, May 28, 1988 in New York City) was a jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader. His mother was a piano teacher and his father was a multi-instrumentalist who made a name for himself demonstrating saxophones at a time that instrument was little used outside of marching bands.
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NBC BANDSTAND
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NBC Bandstand was an easy old time big band radio-televison music show
simulcast weekday mornings in the 1950's with pop tunes, big band favorites
and s...