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Word: tasker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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When informed of Rochester's abduction, Tasker Crosson, band leader for the Smoker, jammed, jived, and managed to hold the remnants of the audience, about 600 students, until Rochester might arrive. He finally put in his appearance, escorted by a D.K.E. entourage, just as the show was breaking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1,200 Undergraduates Pack Mem Hall to Watch Yardling Smoker | 5/1/1940 | See Source »

...With Tasker Crosson and his twelve Harlemites as a background, the famed radio comedian kept the show rapidly moving throughout the evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1,200 Undergraduates Pack Mem Hall to Watch Yardling Smoker | 5/1/1940 | See Source »

...tune of Tasker Crosson's orchestra the crowd will be served refreshments of ice cream, cigarettes, and cigars, while the stage is being set for Charlie Struck and Ollie Olson, grunt and groan experts from the Boston Garden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mystery Woman Guards Secret For Annual Freshman Smoker | 4/30/1940 | See Source »

Also booked for the evening is the winner of the New England jam session this winter, Tasker Crosson, who is preparing to give a hot half-hour of swing with his 12-piece Negro orchestra...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAB CALLOWAY TO APPEAR AT SMOKER | 4/20/1940 | See Source »

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