Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page was a US jazz trumpeter, singer and band leader. He played swing and trad, but also was key in the development of bop and r'n'b. Hot Lips Page was known as "Mr After Hours" to his many friends for his ability to take on challengers in late-night jam sessions. He's your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Raymond Stanley 'Ray' Noble was a swing band leader, composer, arranger, radio host, television and film comedian and actor in both this native England and the United States. He is your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s. She was known for her humanitarian efforts during World War II, housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and even advocating their American citizenship. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Dietrich the ninth greatest female screen legend of classic Hollywood cinema. She is your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Horrie Dargie was an Australian harmonica player and clarinetist, television compère (Personally Yours (1959), BP Super Show (1959–1962) and The Delo and Daly Show (1963–1964)), talent manager, music label founder (Go!! Records) and music arranger. His Horrie Dargie Quintet was awarded the first gold record in Australia for 'Horrie Dargie Concert' (1952). Horrie is your Phantom Dancer feature artist again this week. Read More
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Horrie Dargie Quintet was awarded the first gold record in Australia for 'Horrie Dargie Concert' (1952). Horrie is your Phantom Dancer feature artist this week. Read More
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Joseph Christopher Liggins, Jr. was an American R'n'B, jazz and blues pianist and vocalist who led Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers in the 1940s and 1950s. His band appeared often on the Billboard magazine charts. Joe Liggins was the older brother of R'n'B performer Jimmy Liggins. Joe is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. Read More
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Wingy Manone (Joseph Matthews Manone ) was a one-armed New Orleans, American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader. He is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. Listen... Read More
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Art Tatum was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his initial stride influences, and established new ground through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality. He is this week's Phantom Dancer feature artist. Read More
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