Connie Haines - Connie Haines Collection 1939-54Connie Haines was one of female vocalists who established their reputations as singers with the prominent big swing bands of the early 1940s before going on to forge a solo career in the post war era as the viability of the big bands declined and television offered new opportunities for a new generation of photogenic solo performers. Working first with the orchestras of Harry James and then Tommy Dorsey, in the latter case alongside Frank Sinatra, she

Roy Eldridge and Harry James

Sally Sweetland and Hugo Winterhalter

hold on to your mind

and is a highly entertaining showcase for his distinctive brand of up-front New Orleans R&B

Get Your Ya Yas Out (borrowed by the Rolling Stones for an album title)

Singing Del Vikings Record Session

The purpose of the academy is to promote music education and training

never-before-seen bonus features

which has a tragic ending in store

This great value 103-track 4-CD set comprises just about every record which peaked in the Top 15 of the Billboard Best Sellers chart or in the Top 15 of the Cash Box chart during the year

a softer focus (American Dreams)

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