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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bradley, according to Glenn Miller the country's number one all-around trombonist, and Ray McKinley, drummer extraordinary, head the organization which later this month come to Boston's Raymor after a long sojourn at New York's well-known "Famous Door...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRADLEY'S BAND TO PLAY FOR JUBILEE | 4/10/1940 | See Source »

This week, Jimmy sold his 100-odd acre estate in Framingham, Mass. (where once they had talked of his being Governor) and Betsy, leaving behind an ex-husband, ex-Marine-Lieut. Colonel, ex- insurance drummer, ex-White House Secretary, headed back East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: By Default | 3/11/1940 | See Source »

...putting out next week will be very interesting from many standpoints. Besides having the winners of Metronome's Band Poll playing in one band, it will settle the argument about Gene Krupa's drumming. When Krupa left Goodman, he was a brilliant show-off--and therefore a lousy band drummer. Since then, all the critics that have given his band any attention at all have agreed that Gene has changed into one of the most unostentatious and best band drummers around. Since the record will have most of the Goodman rhythm section on it, it'll be interesting...

Author: By Michael Levin, | Title: SWING | 2/23/1940 | See Source »

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