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Return to the era of the legendary orchestras, great singers and song standards with “The Big Band Years (My Music)” – August 13 at 8 pm
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BIG BAND VOCALISTS, another installment of the popular MY MUSIC series, will air on WOUB Saturday, August 13, 2022. Hosted by Nick Clooney (whose sister, Rosemary Clooney, is among those featured on the show) and Peter Marshall, BIG BAND VOCALISTS showcases the timeless “crooners and canaries” of the 1940s when they started their careers performing with orchestras and dance bands, before they became stars on their own.
Featuring rare archival film footage not seen in years, this nostalgic look back offers romantic favorites from an all-star roster of legendary artists including The Andrews Sisters, Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day, Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Kate Smith, Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers and many more. Among the classic World War II era bands backing up these iconic voices are groups led by Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Harry James and Stan Kenton.
“This music has never gone away and these singers are the reason why,” says co-host Nick Clooney. “They are the finest popular vocalists we’ve ever known.”
Highlights include Doris Day singing “It’s Magic” in her film debut, Romance on the High Seas, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song; the earliest known footage of Peggy Lee with a big band, singing “Why Don’t You Do Right.”