Big Band Chronology - April 29-30 April 29 Duke Ellington was born in Washington, D.C., 1899. True Royalty. Postal Service issues Ellington Stamp on 87th anniversary of his birth, 1986. Trombonist Miff Mole, 63, dies in NYC, 1961. In the 1920s, Miff became a significant figure of the New York scene: he was a member of the Original Memphis Five (1922), played with Russ Gorman, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Sam Lanin, Ray Miller and many others. In 1926–9 Mole and trumpeter Red Nichols led a band called Miff Mole and his Little Molers. They recorded frequently until 1930. In 1938–40 he was a member of Paul Whitemans orchestra. . In 1942–3 Mole played in Benny Goodmans orchestra, and between 1942–7 he led various dixieland bands. Trombonist, pianist, bandleader, and arranger Russ Morgan was born on April 29, 1904 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. National best selling retail records for the week ending on April 29, 1943 as reported in the May 8, 1943 edition of Billboard Magazine. 1 I Heard that Song Before – Harry James (Last week at 1) 2 That Old Black Magic – Glenn Miller (Last week at 3) 3 Brazil - Xavier Cugat (Last week at 2) 4 Velvet Moon – Harry James (Last week at 6) 5 Murder He Says – Dinah Shore (-) 6 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Ink Spots (last week at 4) 7 As Time Goes By – Rudy Vallee (Last week at 9) 8 As Time Goes By – Jacques Renard (Last week at 5) 9 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Glenn Gray (-) 10 Taking a Chance on Love – Benny Goodman (-) The Harlem Hit Parade for the week ending on April 29, 1943 as reported in the May 8, 1943 edition of Billboard Magazine. 1 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Ink Spots (Last week at 8) 2 Can’t Stand Losing You – Ink Spots (Last week at 1) 3 Apollo Jump – Lucky Millinder (Last week at 5) 4 See See Rider – Bea Booze (-) 5 Riffette – Freddie Slack (Last week at 3) 6 It Started All Over Again – Tommy Dorsey (Last week at 6) 7 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington (-) 8 Don’t Stop Now – Bunny Banks (-) 9 Velvet Moon – Harry James (-) 10 Stormy Monday Blues – Earl Hines (-) National best selling retail records for the week ending on April 29, 1939. 1. Heaven Can Wait - Kay Kyser, v Harry Babbitt 2. Deep Purple - Larry Clinton, v Bea Wain 3. Little Sir Echo - Guy Lomardo, v Carmen Lombardo 4. Our Love - Tommy Dorsey, v Jack Leonard 5. Little Skipper - Tommy Dorsey, v Jack Leonard 6. I Want My Share of Love - ? 7. The Masquerade is Over - Jimmy Dorsey, v Bob Eberly 8. Penny Serenade - Guy Lombardo, v vocal trio 9. And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman, v Martha Tilton 10. Im Building a Sailboat of Dreams - 1. v Dick Robertson April 30 Sinatra cuts first date with Capitol records (Ive Got the World on a String), 1953. Over the next 9 years, he and Nelson Riddle will record 14 albums. Jim Dorsey Records his theme song Contrasts, 1940. Glenn Miller shares billing at the Arena (New Haven Ct.) with Mal Hallet and the Andrew Sisters, 1939. Singer Bea Wayne was born 1917. Wain sang with bandleader Gene Kardos. She had her own vocal group called Bea and the Bachelors which consisted of of Al Rinker, Ken Lane, and John Smedberg. The quartet together with the Modernaires performed on Fred Warings radio program forming the group V-8. She sang with Larry Clinton for a year and a half before going solo.
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