Billy Usselton, the Glossary
William "Billy" Usselton (July 2, 1926 – September 5, 1994) was an American jazz reed player.[1]
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19 relations: Bill Harris (trombonist), Capitol Records, Chicago, Clarinet, Coral Records, Florida, Jazz, Kapp Records, Les Brown (bandleader), New Castle, Pennsylvania, Oboe, Phoenix, Arizona, Ray Anthony, Secondary school, Sonny Dunham, Tempe, Arizona, Tenor saxophone, Tommy Dorsey, United Service Organizations.
Bill Harris (trombonist)
Willard Palmer Harris (October 28, 1916 – August 21, 1973) was an American jazz trombonist.
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Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
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Clarinet
The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.
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Coral Records
Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949.
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Florida
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
Kapp Records
Kapp Records was an independent record label started in 1954 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who set up American Decca Records in 1934).
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Les Brown (bandleader)
Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for over six decades from 1938 to 2000.
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New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Oboe
The oboe is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.
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Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonini; January 20, 1922) is a retired American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor. Billy Usselton and Ray Anthony are jazz musicians from Pennsylvania.
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Secondary school
A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.
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Sonny Dunham
Elmer "Sonny" Dunham (November 16, 1911 – July 9, 1990) was an American trumpet player and bandleader.
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Tempe, Arizona
Tempe (Oidbaḍ in O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587.
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Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s.
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Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. Billy Usselton and Tommy Dorsey are jazz musicians from Pennsylvania.
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United Service Organizations
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
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