[78-L] 1950s big band (was Frosty)

[David Lennick]

Julian Vein wrote:
> simmonssomer wrote:
>> "April In Paris" was played over and over again in all the saloons near my 
>> college campus in the early 50's. (So they tell me.)
>>
>> Al S.
> ==================
> Willis Conover did the same on the VOA's "Music USA - Jazz Hour".
> 
> Weren't bands like the Elgarts, Buddy Morrow and Ralph Flanagan very 
> popular?
> 
> In Britain we had Ted Heath, Johnny Dankworth and the Basil and Ivor 
> Kirchin band.
> 
>       Julian Vein
> 

Nobody's saying they weren't popular, only that there were virtually no big 
band hit singles after 1954. And I think we've listed the two exceptions.

dl