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Vaughn Wilton Monroe
1911-1973
The
Big Band Era. Swing. World War II.
The optimism of
post-war America.
This was the culture and times in which Vaughn Monroe lived and worked at
the height of his career, and which his contributions had a hand in shaping.
For
those of us too young to remember, Vaughn Monroe was one of the popular male
vocalists to come out of the big band phenomenon. He had a rich baritone
voice that he used masterfully. He played trumpet and trombone with the same
virtuosity. His 6-foot frame and likable personality put him out in front of
the orchestra and behind the baton.
Many
a young couple fell in love to Monroe's crooning of some sentimental melody.
The list of his hit songs is as long as the memories that his music invokes
for those of us who were there.
CLAIRE SCHWARTZ, 2001
Vaughn
Monroe
has to be the most popular singing bandleader there has ever been. There
have been numerous bandleaders who have sung, and been blessed with good
voices, but regardless of their abilities, their vocal offerings came second
to their conducting fame. Vaughn Monroe was the exception -- a bandleader
who, in the public perception, was first and foremost a singer.
EDWARD CHASE, 2000
"The Vaughn Monroe Collection"
2CD set - Flare U.K.
A "must buy" if we
are to see further collections of Vaughn's lesser known material...
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BUY IT from Worlds Records
In Memory...
Vaughn
Monroe
Still Racing
with the Moon
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Dedicated to perpetuate the memory and
music of one of the foremost American baritones and bandleaders of the 20th
Century.
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Discography
New import CD added to list thanks to Jerry Furris--"The Best of Vaughn
Monroe" released by Music & Memories (no issue date known). Please note
that it will take a while for the Google "search" feature (above) to
pick up this CD on the list. 5/22/09
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