Bud Widom Leonard Marvin Widom (11/07/1918 – 04/18/1976) worked in the broadcast industry for the Armed Forces Radio & Television Service, the American Broadcasting Company, and the Columbia Broadcasting System. His AFRTS shows included Jubilee, Command Performance, Show Business, Bud’s Bandwagon, and Spotlight Album. Bud’s Bandwagon was the longest running program for Widom with over […]
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VIVIEN GARRY ON RECORD
Vivien Garry The initial musical career of Vivien Garry was intertwined with the emerging guitar career of Arv Garrison. They met in Monroe, Michigan at The Silver Moon, a nightclub where Garrison was performing with a Toledo band led by Bud Ziegler. Monroe was a lakeside town located twenty miles north of Toledo. Vivien […]
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Teddy Charles / Dave Brubeck / Chet Baker – Los Angeles 1953 The individual careers of Teddy Charles, Dave Brubeck, and Chet Baker intersected when they appeared at clubs and concerts in 1953. Teddy Charles shared the stage with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and a Shelly Manne group at Wilshire-Ebell in July for what was […]
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The Nat “King” Cole Trio opened at Tiffany Club on July 3, 1952. This was Cole’s fifth appearance at the remodeled Tiffany Club. Previous dates included December 1950; July, August and December of 1951. King Cole Trio Isn’t Dead, Beams Feather! Los Angeles—The King Cole trio, no matter what the publicity stories and the […]
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