The Northern
Dance Orchestra also joined Ken in 1960 and remained regulars for the next six years.
1932: The New BBC
Dance Orchestra made its radio debut under the direction of Henry Hall.
The Chicago Big Band, a 14-piece
dance orchestra featuring Big Band Hall of Fame inductee Denny Farrell, vocalist Bob Duda, and director Brian Patti, will perform at the "Swing & Dance Night" from 7 to 10 p.m.
Brenda Bufalino is the founder of the American Tap
Dance Orchestra.
After the war he joined the Radio Bremen
Dance Orchestra and was voted Germany's best jazz bassist for three years from 1950.
Michael Law's Piccadilly
Dance Orchestra are heading to Middlesbrough Theatre with their "V" for Victory concert on Sunday.
Back in Huddersfield, Sylvia and Don, together with Dorothy, became the founders of dance band The Clefs and then in 1986 the couple founded the U3A Dance Band, which later became the Honley
Dance Orchestra. Sylvia rejoined a few years ago and still plays with the Honley ensemble on a weekly basis.
Great-grandfather Les worked as a singer with Henry Hall and his BBC
Dance Orchestra before signing up to the RAF following the outbreak of war.
Enthusiast Sutton includes the particulars for each pseudonym and recording, which is no small feat in such cases as the Majestic
Dance Orchestra or Eddie Gordon's Band, and also supplies the legal names of performers and the label groups, along with selected references and a performer index.
Paul Whiteman (1890-1967) was the most popular
dance orchestra leader in America in the 1920s, and surely one of the most controversial figures in American popular music.
1923 The BBC "house
dance orchestra", playing more formal music for dancing than the foxtrots beloved of the 2LO dance band, made its first broadcast.