#big band singers

[gregpoppleton]

Ginny Simms 1930s-40s Singer Housing the Homeless | Phantom Dancer 14 November 2023

Ginny Simms was a US singer, radio star and Hollywood actress. She sang with big bands, Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Jo Stafford. As an MGM and Universal film actress she appeared in 11 movies from 1939 to 1951. Ginny Simms is your Phantom Dancer Feature artist this week. The Phantom Dancer is your weekly non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV every…

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#1920s bands #1920s radio #1920s radio shows #1930s swing #1940s #1940s swing #2ser #airchecks #band remotes #big band singers #big bands #boogie #ginny simms #greg poppleton #jazz #jazz singers #old time radio #radio #swing

[cladriteradio]

The wonderful Maxine Sullivan was born 111 years ago today in Homestead, Penna. She’s not as well known today as some singers of the era, but her understated, gently swinging style makes her a favorite of ours. We’re featuring her music all day on Cladrite Radio, so tune in now! https://cladriteradio.com

#Maxine Sullivan #1930s music #1940s music #1930s jazz #1940s jazz #classic jazz #classic jazz singers #big band singers #Cladrite Radio

[stuckyfingers]

Poll Result #1 "Your Pal, Your Buddy, Your Bucky"

Headcanoning that Steve was a singer (he mentions a barbershop quatret right?)

He gets drunk one night at a queer club and takes to the mic, despite never having soloed before. He's snapping his fingers for the band to follow as he sings; and throwing glances at Bucky, who's sitting at a table right under the stage.

My pal works down the docks for pay He dances on Saturdays, stays up late And spends his money on a lovely dame But can't stand looking at her that way

He holds his ladies close to him But meets my eyes over tumbler rim Says he needs love that hits like gin Well, I happen to be serving again-

My pal, my buddy, my Bucky- My love will give ya more than a beer drunk buzz Don't spend your dollars on the lipstick stains Don't spend your dollars on the lovely dames

My pal, my buddy, my Bucky, my dove Don't roost in other holes, or alcoves Don't spend your feathers on pigeon breasts You'll find strong love in your homing nest

#singer!steve rogers #captain america #Steve Rogers #stucky #1940s stucky #bucky barnes #art #stevebucky #steve and bucky #1940s #big band #painting #my art

[dayniac]

Doris … Les Brown and his Orchestra photo … 1944

#doris day #classic movies #classic hollywood #1940s #les brown #big band singer #big bands

[loving-jack-kelly]

also hi hello modern newsies time. modern spot has absolutely perfected the separation between his work and personal life. he has one real friend at work who knows both sides of him but when the random guy who from the office who barely knows him runs into him at the grocery store he's like whoah. you have a septum piercing and dress like you belong at a punk rock show and are apparently funny enough to make the twink next to you laugh out loud every other sentence. and spot is like yes :| and what about it :| and never mentions it at work again

#personal favorite new-ish hc is spot being big in the really niche punk band community #for being an insane guitarist and lyricist and pretty damn good singer too #and somebody from his work ending up at a show he's playing at by pure happenstance and being like :0 what??? #and spot refusing to acknowledge any of it at work even when people know because they don't need to know his personal details #he brings race along to work parties and that's all they get #newsies #spot conlon

[haveyouheardthisband]

#Singer-Songwriter #Classical Crossover #Big Band #Jazz-Funk #Pops Orchestra #2010s #2020s #poll

[thekidsfromyestergay]

Every time a rock band with a female singer gets compared to Paramore a baby bird dies

#you will listen to a female fronted black metal band and someone will still say 'getting big paramore vibes here' #this is not me trashing paramore AT ALL btw #just saying that they arent the only female fronted band in existence #comparing every single band with a female singer to paramore is doing everyone a disservice #i have a fucking symphonic prog rock band and STILL get compared to them its infuriating

[love-pinups]

Kitty Kellen had a voice that was as beautiful as she was. While Kitty’s singing and acting career was at it’s height post WW2, to me she will always be one of the premier voices of WW2 big band music.

#kitty Kellen #beautiful #sexy #pin up #old hollywood #cheesecake #classic hollywood #pinupgirl #classic beauty #vintage #beauty #big band singer #big band era #1940s hair #1940s pinup #1940s women #1940’s music #ww2era #Ww2

[dumbshitmusicianssay]

MD: Do we wanna tune?

Trombone 1: Why start now?

#music #music student #band nerd #big band #musician #saxophone #trumpet #drums #trombone #piano #bass #double bass #guitar #singer #vocalist #jazz band #concert band #orchestra #choir #rehearsal

[rookiebrass]

One of the most memorable and legendary Singers/Actors: Frank Sinatra.

#frank sinatra #singer #actor #jazzphoto #big band #music artists #swing music #remembering

[gregpoppleton]

Rhapsody in Blue on 1930s Radio - 100th Anniversary | Phantom Dancer 13 Febuary 2024

Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band. It premiered at Aeolian Hall NYC on 12 February 1924, 100 years and one day ago today, and for that reason its your Phantom Dancer feature this week. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the famous opening clarinet glissando has become as instantly recognizable to concert audiences as the…

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#1920s bands #1920s radio #1920s radio shows #1930s #1930s swing #1940s #1940s swing #2ser #airchecks #band remotes #big band singers #big bands #gershwin #greg poppleton #jazz #old time radio #radio #rhapsody in blue

[burnandshiverconsulting]

Francis Albert Sinatra December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998

#frank sinatra #singer #timeless cool #jazz #swing #big band #traditional pop #easy listening

[darlinhutchence]

Welcome to the strangest party, baby. It's like we're staring at the sun.

#michael hutchence #inxs #rockstar #singer #rock #aussie #band #aussie rock #australia #90s #the strangest party #im such a sucker for his big brown eyes

[dayniac]

Singing with the Les Brown band … 1945

#doris day #classic movies #classic hollywood #1940s #big band singer

[summerfrwrks]

i miss you bruno mars, i miss you panic! at the disco, i miss you meghan trainor, i miss you marina and the diamonds, i miss you imagine dragons, i miss you twenty-one pilots, i miss you big time rush

#this is mostly me missing their music anyways everyone else feel free to rb with singers/bands you miss #bruno mars #panic! at the disco #patd #meghan trainor #marina and the diamonds #imagine dragons #twenty-one pilots #big time rush #music #singers #bands #this is me reminiscing on the music back in my childhood their vibes really were something else and i miss em

[rimouskis]

I'm going to preface this story by saying: I don't necessarily believe in karma, but

I may have been walking through today with a vague sense of disbelief tainted with unkind smugness after my tiktok fyp was flooded with poor fans who tried to get presale ticket to one mr n. kahan's new tour only to find that demand was through the roof and GA pit tickets were seriously going for $300, in presale, and even the "worst" tickets in the lawn were going for $70

and while I undoubtedly think it's deeply unethical for both platforms (thanks ticketmaster) and artists to allow such dramatic ticket cost inflation, I also generally don't relate...

I (VERY LUCKILY) gravitate towards smaller acts, and the most I've paid for a ticket all year has been, like... $90 for a ticket to beyonce, which got cancelled and I was refunded lol. if I look back at all my receipts from shows this year, most have been around $50/ticket after fees, and several have been closer to $20. my favorite show I've seen all year was a $15 ticket.

it's mostly luck—I tend to like smaller acts, and I've been seeing mainly rock acts this year, and those tickets simply don't run as high as pop acts. and part of me is honestly very grateful that I haven't been swept into any of the really recent huge acts.

I think of all the people scrabbling for boygenius or taylor swift tickets and how much money they've had to shell out... how a lot of them don't even GET to see the acts they want to see because they've been priced out or tickets sold out. I can't remember the last time a show I wanted to go to sold out lol. maybe bastille in london?

and again, it's just a matter of luck that I'm not really into any of these megastars and therefore don't have to compete in the gladiator arena to try to see shows I want to see, but sometimes luck manifests as a feeling of self-satisfaction, you know? who among us hasn't experienced a little self-superiority from time to time.

look, if YOUR tiktok was flooded with people saying concerts have been awful since 2021 (including rock and metal shows), but every concert YOU'VE been to since 2021 was amazing and the crowds were really good and you always got tickets and it never broke the bank, you'd feel pretty validated in your choice of musicians and the crowds they attract too, alright?? sue me! I felt frugal AND undeservedly clever!

anyways back to karma. guess who got invited and subsequently agreed to shell out $70 to sit in a lawn and listen to mr. n. kahan sing. I'll give you a hint, her tumblr username starts with an r and ends with an s

#I KNOW LIKE. A SINGLE ONE OF HIS SONGS. #the thing about me is I'm earnestly really good at not judging other ppls music taste because: #I have a whole 1000-song playlist dedicated to music I love but don't play for other ppl bc I regard it as my Fun Time No Taste Music #and it's not that it's bad it's just not as curated as I prefer my music showed to other people lol #and that means I don't judge people for getting really into a band that doesn't do it for me personally #but. I will admit that I have that deeply annoying personality trait wherein if a billion people get into something... #for unknown reasons my own desire to learn about and get into that thing plummets. hashtag hipster. hashtag annoying #so that's kinda why I've never explored a lot of mega-popular musicians #(see: hozier; mitski; boygenius; taylor swift; one direction; noah kahan; etc etc) #+ obviously I don't make quality judgements off of that. I've heard some hozier songs. he's very good. I like handfuls of TS and 1D's music #but I don't have the drive to Also Get Into It #which means I never have to fucking melee for tickets in the queue ahaha and I am very grateful for that #but idk. I think there's something to be said for purposefully seeking out midsize or small acts. I don't really like stadium shows! #my fave concert this year had less than 100 attendees and the lead singer walked right off the stage into the crowd #everyone was chill and gave him space (this was the friday pilots club show) #and I think I can compare it to big vs. small fandom #small fandoms tend to be well-behaved bc everyone knows everyone and beef poisons the whole space lol #and also it's a matter of numbers! the more people who are in a space... the higher likelihood someone's an asshole #and I've been in tiny fandoms that blew up (hellooooo omgcp) and saw that happen firsthand #and I sort of suspect that rule holds true for concert spaces/music fanbases! more people = more variables = higher likelihood of foolery #hell I think of when I was really into 2010s alt rock DURING the 2010s and had to deal with assholes at alt j concerts hahahah #and it was just because I *was* into the music that WAS of-the-time in 2015!!!! #and now as an agèd 20something who likes metal shows I'm just chilling and watching pits form at lowkey 1400-capacity venues #because that's the scene! and I'm not in the thick of it with the current Music Of The Hour #anyways all this is to say that I don't think noah kahan is bad or untalented or unworthy of seeing!!!! #clearly he is if I'm going to fork over $70plusfees to see him with my friend #it's just that I'm grateful my tastes have veered into the cheaper side of the music industry. #I think I'd keel over if my favorite artist was TS and I had to deal with. all that. to go see her. #stronger than the marines etc etc