Tommy Dorsey

Bernard Lansky dies at 85; Memphis clothier to Elvis Presley

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85. Julie Lansky, the clothier's granddaughter, said he...

PASSINGS: Audrey Young, Mary Perry

2012-06-09 00:00:00

Audrey Young, 89, who was a singer-actress in the 1940s and donated $5 million to the UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood to create the Billy Wilder Theater in memory of her late husband, died June 1 in Los Angeles. A cause was not given. Her death was...

The Hollywood Palladium is for sale

2012-06-05 16:37:48

Joe Morello dies at 82; jazz drummer for Dave Brubeck Quartet

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Joe Morello, the jazz drummer best known for his work with the influential Dave Brubeck Quartet on such classic recordings as "Take Five," has died. He was 82. Morello died Saturday at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J., said his wife,...

Charlie Callas dies at 83; zany, character-oriented comedian

2011-01-29 00:00:00

Charlie Callas, the veteran comedian who punctuated his zany, character-oriented comedy routines with a bizarre array of facial expressions and sound effects, has died. He was 83. Callas, a resident of Las Vegas, died Thursday evening of natural causes...

Universal Music Group's vintage recordings head to Library of Congress

2011-01-10 21:34:13

Book review: 'Frank: The Voice' by James Kaplan

2010-11-03 00:00:00

Some years ago, I shared a barber with the late Mel Torm�. It was a small, low-key shop where the talk was usually sports and the music on the radio was always jazz or vocals from the American Songbook. One morning, Torm� and I found ourselves pausing...

Quincy Jones' long and restless song

2011-01-02 00:00:00

It had been a long night — a concert, a reunion with an old friend, a midnight meal — but as the clock ticked past 2 a.m. Quincy Jones sat in a rare state of silence in his estate at the very top of Bel-Air. The man they call Q nodded at the...

Buddy Morrow dies at 91; trombonist

2010-10-04 00:00:00

Buddy Morrow, a trombonist who carried on the tradition of big-band greats by leading the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for decades, has died. He was 91. Morrow, whose career spanned more than 75 years, died Sept. 27 at his longtime home in Maitland, Fla.,...

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

2009-12-30 16:32:51

Stacy Rowles dies at 54; jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player

2009-11-08 00:00:00

Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player and vocalist who was the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, has died. She was 54. Rowles died Tuesday at her home in Burbank of complications after a car accident, said her sister, Stephanie...

L.A. Story

2009-06-07 00:00:00

Rock stars, Jazzers, Pachucos...they may have grown up somewhere else quaint, like Sandusky, Ohio, or Canada, but they made their mark here�lived, created and died here. Music is as much a part of the L.A. legacy as film and television. From the bebop...

Rob Zappulla, a featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 2001-2009, will join the Columbia Jazz Band for a tribute to Frank Sinatra.

2013-03-14 15:07:00

Shades of Blue Orchestra plays big band-style music associated with entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and Artie Shaw. The band will open the Pen Mar Park concert season with a show Sunday, May 27.

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Bandleader Buddy Morrow died September 27, 2010. The trombone-great was a member of The Tonight Show Band and hit the UK charts in 1953 with the single "Night Train.

2009-03-09 00:00:00