Tommy Dorsey

Chicago native Benny Goodman has been called many names, including the "King of Swing," "Patriarch of the Clarinet," "The Professor" and "Swing's Senior Statesman." Read More

Singer Amy Winehouse reveals that she and her husband of over one year, Blake-Fielder Civil, are divorcing. 2006 - Jazz singer Anita O'Day dies of a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles at the age of 87. 2004 - Sony Classical releases actor Robert Downey Jr's "The Futurist," which includes eight songs penned by the actor. 2001 - 51-year-old Juan Hinojosa, a founding member of the Tejano band Los Fabulosos Cuatro, dies along with his 28-year-old son in a traffic accident in Texas. 1994 - Tommy Boyce of songwriting duo Boyce & Hart commits suicide at his home in Nashville at the age of 50. 1992 - Singer and actress Miley Cyrus (Destiny Hope Cyrus) is born in Franklin, Tenn., to country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. 1992 - Country music singer Roy Acuff dies of heart failure at age 89. 1979 - Marianne Faithfull is arrested at and airport in Oslo, Norway, for possession of marijuana. 1976 - Jerry Lee Lewis is arrested outside of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion after waving a pistol and demanding to see "The King." 1974 - No. 1 Billboard Album: "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll," the Rolling Stones. 1969 - Swing and country musician Spade Cooley dies of a heart attack in Oakland, Calif. Read More

The Big Band X-Press invites you to swing into autumn by dancing to the big-band sounds of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Les Brown, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and Harry Connick Jr. The Big Band X-Press is a non-profit organization that provides ballroom dance music for local community events and supports music programs in local schools. Read More

The new band knew something remarkable was happening when a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck during their first rehearsal. Read More

Whether you're an AARP senior or a senior in high school, if you have dance fever, slip on some Mary Janes or sneakers and head to Sciortino's in Brewster, N.Y., for a night you won't forget. Read More

The Men's Chorus and the Women's Chorale, directed by Roland Carter and Lee Harris, will perform their latest selections at First Baptist Church, 506 E. 8th St. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Read More

NORTH TONAWANDA—In Italian, Corsaro means "a swift ship." Read More

Eighteen budding musicians have hit an early high note in their musical pursuits. Read More

Real jazz artists don't star in romantic comedies or revivals of frothy Broadway musicals. Read More

Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player and vocalist who was the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, has died. Read More