On Carnegie Hall, Jan. 16, 1938, the Benny Goodman Orchestra swung its way into big band history. Gene Krupa, pounding out “Sing, sing, sing,” on the tom toms, made his own bit of big band history ...

The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of “KRUPA” by its musical director, Fouad Fakhouri, at 8 p.m. Saturday Jan. 29 at the Temple Theatre, 201 N. Washington, Saginaw.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Jazz Band, the American Music Repertory Ensemble and the Lab Jazz Band will pay tribute to drummers including Gene Krupa during an 8 p.m. Friday (Nov. 17) concert in ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection consists of printed materials relating to Gene Krupa and other big band musicians and band leaders, including Guy Lombardo and ...

It was a few months back when I took note of a black and white movie airing on the Turner Classic Movie channel that my parents were watching after supper. The title of the 1941 flick from RKO ...

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

The road to love with a singer and a bandleader. Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Philip Terry, Gene Krupa orchestra. Willow: June Clayworth. Duff: Donald MacBride. Good Krupa numbers. Directed by ...