AUSTIN, Texas — It was called “big band” music back in the day: The smooth sounds of a large orchestra playing popular tunes designed to be danced to. In the 1940s, “big band” tunes were the dominant ...

PADUCAH — “In the Mood” will bring its 1940s big band, swing dance musical revue performance to The Carson Center next week. The show celebrates America’s musical past through the music of Glenn ...

The Veterans Memorial Coliseum in downtown Evansville is hosting its inaugural 1940s-inspired gala to support current ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Cincinnati Museum Center celebrated the 1940s. Sunday was 1940s Day at Union Terminal. People got to check out classic cars, jazz and big band music, and costume contests. Many ...

If memory serves, Woody Herman was once quoted as saying "it's tough to be a canary," or words to that effect. "Canary" of course, was just one of the many euphemisms used for female big band singers ...

Step back in time and celebrate the glitzy glamour and elegant spirit of the 1940s with the Cynthia Spencer Hospice Big Band Bash this autumn. The nostalgic entertainment event, which features ...

A description for the show includes the following: ‘Glenn Miller made his last known recording at London’s Abbey Road Studios ...