[78-L] Frosty the Snowman

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> No need to duck, Cary..I was just rereading your great liner notes to the 
> Naxos
> "Birth of Rock and Roll" CD, although I don't think you credited Haley 
> with
> bringing Rocket 88 over at that time.
> And many big bands were still playing good music well into the fifties. 
> Woody
> Herman did some great stuff while his "Mars" label existed, the 
> Sauter-Finegan
> Orchestra proved big bands could have fun, Ellington and Basie could still 
> draw
> a crowd even though they were both treading water..
>
I attended Illinois State (Normal) University starting in the second 
semester of
1963-64. This was also (IIRC) the last year they had their "Big Four" 
dances,
which featured swing bands. I recall seeing both Ellington and Basie that 
first
year...!

Steven C. Barr