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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Bob Baine Master Guitarist of the Soundtrack

8:01 AM — Apr 8 —
Source: All About Jazz

Whether you realize it or not, you've heard the guitar of Bob Bain. In all reality, you couldn't miss it. Read More

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Two Hollywood Songbirds

7:11 AM — Jan 17 —
Source: All About Jazz

I wasn't around in Los Angeles in the '50s and early '60s, but from what I hear, it was quite a place. Read More

Ella Mae Morse - Cow Cow Boogie

5:18 PM — May 22 —
Source: Internet Weekly Report

Ella Mae Morse, with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra, singing "Cow Cow Boogie" in this soundie from the 1940's. Read More

Margaret Whiting, Iconic Standards Singer, Dies at 86

6:23 AM — Jan 26 —
Source: Billboard Bulletin

Margaret Whiting, a longtime singer of jazz, pop and country standards perhaps best known for her duet, "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Johnny Mercer, died of natural causes Monday (Jan. 10) in Englewood, N.J, her daughter confirmed to the New York Times. Read More

Margaret Whiting, Interpreter of the American Songbook, Dies at 86

8:12 PM — Jan 11 —
Source: Playbill

Margaret Whiting, whose career as an interpreter of popular song began in the Big Band Era and was revived in the 1990s when she starred in the Broadway show Dream , died Jan. 10 at the Lillian Booth Nursing home, part of the Actors' Fund Home in Englewood, NJ, her daughter Debbi Whiting told Playbill.com. The singer was 86. Read More

Freddie Slack

Biography

Freddie Slack was a part of two hit records during the swing era, making his mark on jazz history. Originally a drummer, he... Read the full Freddie Slack bio.

Freddie Slack