On radio, this bandleader had a "Kollege of Musical Knowledge"
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KAY KYSER DIES, 79 - RADIO PROGRAM HOST AND A BAND ...  Jul 24, 1985 ... Mr. Kyser's radio broadcasts from the Blackhawk made his band's reputation. ... KAY KYSER DIES, 79; RADIO PROGRAM HOST AND A BAND LEADER ... band was known to radio listeners as the Kollege of Musical Knowledge, ... He was 79 years old and had been active as a Christian Scientist since he...
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Kay Kyser - National Radio Hall of Fame  In 1949 and 1950, "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" aired on NBC-TV.  2016 National Radio Hall Of Fame. Kay Kyser. One of the first bandleaders to become a radio celebrity, Kay Kyser was born in ... No one has commented yet.
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Kay Kyser - Wikipedia  James Kern "Kay" Kyser (June 18, 1905  July 23, 1985) was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. Contents. [hide]. 1 Early years; 2 Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge; 3 Big band era ... They had 11 number one records, including some of the most popular songs of the late 1930s...
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Kay Kyser Kollege of Musical Knowledge and Kay ... - Old Time Radio  The humorous Kollege of Musical Knowledge and 30+ guest appearances by bandleader and old professor himself, Kay Kyser. Update: additional broadcasts.
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Kay Bio - Kay Kyser the Ol' Professor of Swing  Kay Kyser was a hugely popular big band leader before Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman or Tommy Dorsey. This site has photos and information about Kay Kyser. ... Kyser kept his radio show, Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge in the...
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On this day in MUSIC - Page 234 - Historum - History Forums  Jul 25, 2013 ... He is best known for his extensive musical experimentation, .... Many of these more complex cycles were inspired by Ellis's later interest in ..... He wrote several piano pieces, two cello concertos and some chamber and vocal pieces. ...... by his Concerts a plusieurs instruments, known popularly as the...
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Wynton Marsalis facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  By 1975, Wynton was a trumpet soloist with the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra; ... A gifted trumpeter and expert classical musician, Wynton Marsalis rejects .... Great Performances, featuring Wynton with sopranist Kathleen Battle on the ... for voice and solo instrument may have been close to today's modern jazz,...
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Great quotes related to music/records | Page 2 | Steve Hoffman ...  "When I was a kid I told my Dad I wanted to be a musician. ... "The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets ... You ought to go back to drivin' a truck. -- Jim Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, to Elvis Presley in 1954.
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History of American Radio: Melodrama, Adaptation and Comedy  it is on radio that all television genres begin, from the soap opera to the game .... wireless transmitting stations, and his became one of the most famous of the ...... Benny began a successful career in vaudeville at the age of 17 as a violinist, but...
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Tommy Dorsey - Conductor, Trombone Player - Biography.com  Sep 18, 2014 ... He was bandleader of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the 1930s and '40s. ... With brother Jimmy, Tommy played in several bands growing up. ... After a fight with his brother, Tommy Dorsey created his own group, the Tommy ... In 1954, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra landed its own series called Stage Show,...
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Jeopary Questions page 1663 - DIRECTORS & THEIR FILMS ...  CLASSICAL MUSICIANS: This conductor, later seen on television, gained fame substituting on a 1943 New York Philharmonic radio broadcast  CHILDREN'S...
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the jazz age and ohioago - Lincoln Park High School  Apr 10, 2014 ... start. The Chicago Defender, the city's African-American news- paper ... Fletcher Henderson's big dance band, a sophisticat- .... house band at Harlem's Cotton Club, where he developed .... (('Di: Track 35) and soon began a series of radio broadcasts .... and even noble. Every time this man puts his trumpet.
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Swing Era Artists - American Studies @ The University of Virginia  Composer, bandleader, and pianist Ellington brought prestige to jazz and, particularly, ... work as a clarinetist and orchestra leader earned him the title "King of Swing. ... popular jazz band: the Benny Goodman Trio, with drummer Gene Krupa and ... Her first recordings were with the bands of Benny Goodman and Count...
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Benny Goodman - Wikipedia  Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman (May 30, 1909  June 13, 1986) was an American jazz and .... In 1935 Germany's Nazi party barred all jazz from being played over German radio, claiming it was ... Broadcast of 1937 in Hollywood, the title "King of Swing" was applied to Goodman by the media. ..... Firestone, Ross (1993).
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Glenn Miller - Wikipedia  Alton Glenn Miller was an American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in .... Glenn Miller made his first movie appearance in the 1935 Paramount .... he could, in his own words, "be placed in charge of a modernized Army band". ... The theory that the plane was hit by a bomb jettisoned by Allied planes...
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25 of the Best Big Band Recordings of All Time! | JazzEd Magazine ...  Mar 26, 2009 ... They are also one of the primary recruiting tools for most jazz programs and for ... Modern big band repertoire is an essential area of the jazz canon one that can .... and (of course) Kenny Clarke; along with co-leader/pianist/arranger (and .... 40 years as a bandleader (Woodchoppers Ball was a hit in 1936!)
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Gene Krupa | Jazz Mostly  One of the most popular musicians of his time, Gene Krupa was the drummer with ... Hour, and in 1933 he backed Billie Holiday on her first-ever recording session. ... readily to the bandleader; after all, he was widely declared to be the King of Swing ... Gene Krupa was still only 34 years old and he was already a legend.
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Benny Goodman - Wikipedia  Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman (May 30, 1909  June 13, 1986) was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, ... Goodman's bands launched the careers of many major jazz artists.
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trumpet.docx - baillargeonmusic  Every year due to the artist creative mind his playing culture becomes profoundly ... Hardenberger has been called "the greatest trumpeter on earth" by The Times ... She is a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, and she released her debut ... bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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Thelonious Monk, High Priest of Bebop | African American Registry  He was an African American jazz pianist and musical genius. ... Though he reinterpreted many of his best-known and favorite pieces including "'Round ... During his early days as a bandleader, he was ordained the High Priest of Bebop.
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Duke Ellington - Wikipedia  Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899  May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his ... With Strayhorn, he composed many extended compositions, or suites, ... Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his...