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THE REVIEWS
Andrews Sisters - Latin Quarter 1957
Desi Arnaz - w/Diosa Costello 1948
Count Basie - Lincoln 1943
Tony Bennett - Copacabana 1958
Milton Berle - Latin Quarter 1948
Joey Bishop - w/Andy Williams 1959
Ray Bolger - Wizard of Oz Scarecrow, Empire Room 1956
Cab Calloway - Greenwich Inn 1949
Diahann Carroll - Persian Room 1961
Betty Clooney - Waldorf Astoria 1954
Nat King Cole - Copacabana 1958
Perry Como - Versailles 1944
Copacabana - famous night club restaurant is reviewed 1953
Crosby Brothers - Latin Quarter 1961
Xavier Cugat - Waldorf Astoria 1951
Vic Damone - Riviera 1953
Billy Daniels - Copacabana 1952
Sammy Davis Jr. - Copacabana 1959
Phyllis Diller - w/Bobby Short 1958
Nancy Donovan - Copacabana 1952
Jimmy Durante - Copacabana 1951
Billy Eckstine - Copacabana 1951
Duke Ellington - Basin St. East 1961
Eddie Fisher - Empire Room 1959
Judy Garland -Town & Country 1958
Jackie Gleason - La Vie en Rose 1953
Benny Goodman - Empire Room 1956
Dolores Gray - Waldorf Astoria 1954
Buddy Hackett - Copacabana 1956
Connie Haines - Terrace Room 1951
Dick Haymes - Versailles 1956
Horace Heidt - 30th Anniversary 1954
Florence Henderson w/Bill Hayes 1958
Hildegarde - Pierre 1953
Eddy Howard - Roosevelt 1955
Burl Ives w/Wally Cox - Persian Room
Lisa Kirk - Persion Room 1958
Frankie Laine - Latin Quarter 1955
Julius La Rosa - Romanian 1958
Peggy Lee - Copacabana 1958
Jerry Lewis - Town & Country 1957
Joe E. Lewis - Copacabana 1945
Ted Lewis - Latin Quarter 1953
Liberace - Persian Room 1947
Guy Lombardo - Roosevelt 1957
Vincent Lopez - Grill Room 1954
Tony Martin - Riviera 1953
Martin and Lewis - Copacabana 1950
Ray McKinley - Glenn Miller Band 1957
Mills Brothers - Latin Quarter 1956
Vaughn Monroe - Astor 1955
Constance Moore - St. Regis 1958
Johnnie Ray - Copacabana 1953
Della Reese - Copacabana 1961
Sugar Ray Robinson - French Casino
Dorothy Shay - St. Regis 1961
Frank Sinatra - Wedgewood 1943
Danny Thomas - Copacabana 1949
Sophie Tucker - Latin Quarter 1950
Mae West - Latin Quarter 1956
Julie Wilson - Persian Room 1954
 
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Dean Martin - thoughts on Mr. Sauve
Peter Lawford - retrospective
Rise & Fall of the big bands
 
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K Baggelaar- Copacabana author
Denny Farrell - big band disc jockey
Hal Turner - Performer/Conductor
B Zickafoose - played in WWII Europe
 
ASSORTED
Sammy Kaye - Roosevelt 1957
Dinah Shore - press release and autograph from the 50's
A Letter about a WWII song
Harbers & Dale - Dance Team
 
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Saw this sign in front of a child's bouncing ride at the Hungarian Festival in New Brunswick, NJ. ... Happy Birthday to The 1920's Radio Network who will be five years old on May 8th ... Comic Actor Dom Deluise passed away at the age of 75 on May 4th. He was a regular on “The Dean Martin Summer Show” and a staple in the variety shows of the 60's and 70's.

Here in the States, if reality TV has taught us anything, it's that the Brits are tough judges ... but you know, they're usually right! Right? Here's what the good folks across the pond at Radiocafe have to say about BigBands & BigNames - "Our favourite big band jazz site, clearly run by individuals who know their music. Lots of reviews, pictures and other features for enthusiasts - take a look for yourself"

Remember Don Grady from My Three Sons? He's an active musician and has been since his days as a drummer for a 60's band called Yellow Balloon ... Here's some photos of Dino and his Stutz Blackhawk ... I guess by now everybody hs seen this video of Ron Howard with Andy Griffith and the Fonz? .... Interesting site about the proud history of Ballantine Ale

On May 23, the Glenn Miller Orchestra will return to the famous Meadowbrook Dance Hall in Cedar Grove NJ. Check the message board for the specifics ...

Dean Martin received a Lifetime Achievement award at this year's Grammys. Jerry Lewis received a humanitarian award at the Academy Awards this February.

The Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg composition "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is a rare example of where the melody and lyrics are equally successful. Here's a classic rendition by Hawaiin icon Israel Kamakawiwo'ole coupled with a very clever and touching video on Israel's life.

Pennsylvania performing legend Lisa Kirk got a big write up in The Pittsburgh Tribune this December.... John Lennon's Quarrymen are back ... New York's historic Rainbow Room is closing

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