Motion Pictures

Paul Weston
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Paul Weston was an arranger for several dance bands before forming his own orchestra during the Big Band Era. He arranged for Tommy Dorsey's band and wrote several...
Arrangers, Band Leaders, Big Bands, The Sing Era, Audio Only, Deceased, Tommy Dorsey, Television, Motion Pictures, Ella Fitzgerald, Composer/Songwriter
Herb Jeffries
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Herb Jeffries was a singer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra who scored a top hit recording with "Flamingo" in 1941.  Other songs would follow but none matched the success...
Vocalists, Duke Ellington, Jazz, Motion Pictures, Actor, Audio Only, Centenarians, Singing Cowboy, Deceased
Lena Horne
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Lena Horne was a popular singer and actress who was dedicated to the Civil Rights movement beginning in the 1950s. She began her career singing in the chorus line at the...
Vocalists, Jazz, Big Bands, Audio Only, Motion Pictures, Women in the Music Industry, Deceased, Civil Rights, American Eagle Awards, Cab Calloway, The Cotton Club, Lena Horne, Quincy Jones
Cab Calloway
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Cab Calloway was the hip cat of the Big Band Era, leading a swinging orchestra and charting hit recordings. His flamboyant stage personality landed Cab acting roles on...
Vocalists, Band Leaders, Big Bands, Jazz, Motion Pictures, Audio Only, Deceased, Jonah Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Milt Hinton, The Cotton Club, Eubie Blake, Blues Brothers
Tommy Traynor
This audio only interview was conducted for a radio program by Dan Del Fiorentino and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Tommy Traynor was a singer during the Big Band Era with the Modernaires. The singing group gained lasting popularity while performing with Glenn Miller, beginning in the...
Vocalists, Big Bands, Audio Only, Deceased, Motion Pictures, The Sing Era

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