Al Donahue and his orchestra 1939 - 1942

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#16 Post by Eyeball » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:47 am

timbo wrote:this was the us navy band, the navy equivalent of glenn miller, right???
You're thinking of Sam Donahue who had a Navy band during the war.

Al Donahue = different guy.
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#17 Post by timbo » Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:15 pm

bugger, i am as well!!!!!! :oops:

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#18 Post by Eyeball » Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:19 pm

timbo wrote:bugger, i am as well!!!!!! :oops:
easy error - no sweat.
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#19 Post by anton » Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:07 am

So, did anyone get a hold of Tuxedo Junction? It is one of the earliest recorded versions (only Erskine Hawkins and Jan Savitt did it before him).

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#20 Post by Eyeball » Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:19 am

anton wrote:So, did anyone get a hold of Tuxedo Junction? It is one of the earliest recorded versions (only Erskine Hawkins and Jan Savitt did it before him).
I wonder if they have fixed it?
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#21 Post by Haydn » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:18 am

anton wrote:So, did anyone get a hold of Tuxedo Junction? It is one of the earliest recorded versions (only Erskine Hawkins and Jan Savitt did it before him).
I think I had a look around and couldn't find it anywhere

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#22 Post by Haydn » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:43 am

Jumpin' At The Juke Box (1943 I think) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1VSoMpLqlE

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