Was there a big band in the 1940's?

Answer:

It was the Swing period, the bands were big, the names bigger, and the ballrooms of major cities kept people glued to the radio to hear the latest arrangements from:

  • Cab Calloway
  • Artie Shaw
  • Duke Ellington
  • Jelly Roll Morton
  • Tommy Dorsey
  • Louis Armstrong
  • King Oliver
  • Benny Goodman
  • Glenn Miller
  • Count Basie
  • Lionel Hampton
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