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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.

 


Main Event CD

A "must buy" if we are to see further collections of Vaughn's lesser known material...

 

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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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New! Bulletin Board updated with report on New York gathering. 6/5/09

 

New! Features added to the password protect portal (see below). Sustaining members can request their password (we'll see how long this lasts, or if this receives an undue amount of abuse from website visitors and spammers). Also, there is now a "logout" button in the Sustaining Member Pages that takes you back to this homepage. 6/5/09

 

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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The Great American Dream

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Summer means picnics, patio parties and Fourth of July parades. Enjoy some patriotic memories from the 1940s.


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Date last modified: 06/05/2009