Podcast Episode 151: White Big Band Leaders

March 10, 2020

This is the third and final episode in my series on big band leaders. The first one was about female band leaders. The second was about African Americans. In this episode, you'll hear five songs by white big band leaders. The songs are "Night Wind" by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" by The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, "Little Brown Jug" by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, "Gravedigger's Holiday" by Les Brown and His Band of Renown, and "I Ask the Stars (And They Agree)" by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra.

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Songs

• Night Wind by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
• Benny Goodman and his Orchestra on Wikipedia
• The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - on Wikipedia
• Bio of Benny Goodman - on AllMusic.com
• "Night Wind" on YouTube
• A very different version of the same song sung by Ella Fitzgerald
• No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) by The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
• The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra on Wikipedia
• The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra 78 RPM Collection
• "No Strings" on Wikipedia
• "No Strings" from the movie "Top Hat"
• "No Strings" on YouTube
• Little Brown Jug by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
• Glenn Miller and his Orchestra on Wikipedia
• Glenn Miller and his Orchestra on Other - Glenn Miller in Wikipedia
• Little Brown Jug on Wikipedia
• Gravedigger's Holiday by Les Brown and His Band of Renown
• Les Brown and His Band of Renown on Wikipedia
• I Ask the Stars (And They Agree) by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
• Artie Shaw and his Orchestra on Wikipedia
• The Enigma of Artie Shaw
• Author, Author: Artie Shaw : The former Swing Era bandleader turns his talents from music to literature
• 100 Years Of Jazz Clarinetist Artie Shaw
• Artie Shaw: Shaw on Shaw
• The Trouble With Artie Shaw