EEEEK! The Big Geez is knocking Glenn Miller? No, I love him and his music. As a teenager, sitting in my pal Louie's basement while spinning records and reinforcing my newly-discovered fondness for Swing music, I realized he was one of my favorite bandleaders. But although the average listener is familiar with him, Goodman, and … Continue reading Swing Music: It’s About More Than Just Glenn Miller
Category: Big Band
An Elected Bandleader Turns Into a Star…
I figure that I owe my affection for Big Band music to Glen Gray -- or maybe it would be more accurate say that I owe it in equal parts to him and my old buddy Louie. He was a high school friend of mine -- Louie, not Glen -- and we would sometimes go … Continue reading An Elected Bandleader Turns Into a Star…
One Superstar Helps Create Another…
Well, it's been a while since our last Big Band posting, so let's try another one...but maybe we'll do a sort of combo thing, at least on the first of our two tunes. Tommy Dorsey was a virtuoso on the trombone, but was probably better known as one of the biggest of the big band … Continue reading One Superstar Helps Create Another…
Grouchy But Talented, And One Of The First Pop Stars
For those who like all kinds of music, let me say that we will eventually get around to lots of different genres and won't lean too heavily on Big Band, but it is one of my favorite kinds of music and coupling that with the fact that someone wrote in and asked for Benny Goodman, … Continue reading Grouchy But Talented, And One Of The First Pop Stars
A New Blog Is Born…Or Should We Say Hatched?
Welcome to the very first posting of our new Geezer Music Club, or it's short name - the GMC. It will be updated from time to time, and will hopefully become something that you'll like to visit. Every geezer knows who Glenn Miller was and it seems appropriate to start our music club with some … Continue reading A New Blog Is Born…Or Should We Say Hatched?
Geezer Music Club 