big band

WS of a big band, conductor and stage from right. A woman in a dress…

WS of an entire band, conductor, singer and stage. WS of horn players,…

An insert called “Hot Feet” from “Black and Tan Fantasy (1929)” with…

An excerpt from a Paramount musical short called “Black and Tan Fantasy…

With Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. Band members’ silhouette on the…

At the 1949 Auto Show, a slick pitchman (Wink Martindale) proclaims the…

Commercial for Chevrolet’s Golden Anniversary. Tommy Dorsey, Benny…

A Hawaiian man in a suit plays guitar and sings a romantic song on…

Shot of a Hawaiian big band performing. The band leader plays guitar in…

A Hawaiian man sits on stage next to several hula girls and plays…

A Hawaiian big band plays on a decorated stage. Several of the band…

Cab Calloway and his Orchestra perform “Blowtop Blues.” Calloway sings…