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Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society.
Copyright © 2001-2013.
All rights
reserved.
Copyright Statement
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While we don't publish an open-forum
bulletin board on this website,
you may view and post messages, polls and pictures at
Yahoo Group Vaughn_Monroe_
Please
note that this is an independent, public discussion forum, and information posted by individuals does
not necessarily represent the views of the Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society.
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VMAS Bulletin
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MUSICMAKERS OF NETWORK RADIO
BY JIM COX |
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Leading radio historian Jim Cox, has chronicled the lives and
careers of 24 radio entertainers in Musicmakers of Network Radio:
24 Entertainers 1926-1962, recently published by McFarland and
Company. This volume presents biographies of 24 renowned performers
who spent a significant portion of their careers in front of a radio
microphone. Vaughn Monroe is one of the great musicmakers included
in Jim's book, which is available at
www.amazon.com . Jim is a retired college professor and an
award-winning author of numerous books about old-time radio.
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L.A.
JAZZ SCENE
ARTICLE BY JOHN TUMPAK |
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Vaughn Monroe is the featured bandleader in the December 2012 (Issue
No. 303) of L.A. Jazz Scene the monthly newspaper of jazz
happenings around the Los Angeles, California area.
Thanks to the meticulous work of John Tumpak, the latest issue is
filled with more pages dedicated to the life story of Mr. Monroe
than they have ever published on any other musician in any of their
past issues. Personal interviews conducted with friends and
associates of Mr. Monroe throughout 2012 add a splash of vitality to
this tribute article.
For information on receiving a copy contact us at:
info@vaughnmonroesociety.org
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VAUGHN
MONROE AT 100
ARTICLE BY DAVID LOBOSCO |
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WESTERN
MUSIC AWARDS
ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
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Vaughn Monroe's two daughters, Candice and Christina, accepted the
Western Music Association honors as their father, Vaughn Monroe, was
inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, November
19, 2011. O.J. Sikes, member of the WMA Board Advisors, was also in
attendance and provided a report in his column for The Western
Way magazine.
View "A
Musical Note from O.J."
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VAUGHN
MONROE TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE WESTERN MUSIC HALL OF FAME
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Congratulations on your web site and the important work you are
doing! I wanted to let you know that Vaughn Monroe has just been
elected to the Western Music Hall of Fame. It was by delightful
coincidence that the election fell on the year of his centenal.
There will
be an induction in November at the annual Western Music
Association’s awards event held in Albuquerque.
O. J. Sikes
The Western Way
magazine
can be viewed online at:
http://www.westernmusic.com/pdfs/WWay_2011_Fall_Web.pdf
The article on Vaughn Monroe appears on
page 20.
O. J.
has a western music radio show that can be accessed through the
following link:
http://www.bostonpete.com/station004.html |
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VAUGHN
MONROE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
IN NEW YORK |
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Twelve VMAS members
and guests enjoyed a banquet on Saturday, October 8, 2011 with former
Vaughn Monroe Orchestra trombonist, Joe
Bennett, Western Music Association board member and music
aficionado, O. J. Sikes, and members of Vaughn Monroe's immediate
family. Read
more on the Yahoo Groups board as posted by Herb Wasserman. A full write-up
with photos is posted in
the sustaining member section of the website.
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VAUGHN
MONROE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
TO BE
HELD IN NEW YORK
OCTOBER 8-9, 2011 |
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Join us for a one-and-only event as we
celebrate the 100th birthday anniversary of Mr. Vaughn Monroe. This
is our 4th VMAS gathering, and we have invited distinguished
international guests and those who knew Mr. Monroe at various levels
both personally and professionally. No need to wait any longer!
RSVP today!
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BUCKY
PIZARELLI AND JERRY BRUNO
THE SALON 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA |
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Bucky Pizzarelli and Jerry Bruno
performed in a tribute to Frank Sinatra on March 11, 2011 at the
Edison Ballroom 240 W. 47th Street NYC.
Watch interview with Bucky and
Jerry on YouTube |
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HAPPY
85TH BIRTHDAY - BUCKY
PIZARELLI
CONCERT AT BICKFORD THEATRE, MORRIS NJ |
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Guitar great, Bucky Pizzarelli, in a
celebration concert at the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township, NJ
on Tuesday January 11, 2011. Jerry Furris forwarded this newspaper
article from his local paper.
Read
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BIG
BAND JUMP NEWSLETTER
MARCH-APRIL 2010 |
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Big Band Jump Newsletter, March-April
2010 edition, featured
Vaughn Monroe in the Bandleader Profile. A nice summary article
and photo is included. To listen to more Big Band online or sign up
to receive newsletters go to:
http://www.bigbandjump.com Thanks to John Tumpak for forwarding
this article.
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LA
TIMES - VAUGHN MONROE
HOLLYWOOD STAR WALK |
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VMAS
GATHERING TO BE HELD IN ATLANTIC CITY
POSTPONED |
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The fourth gathering planned for
members of the Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society and all fans of
good music is scheduled to be held at the Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic
City, New Jersey the weekend of May 14-16, 2010. "Still Racing with
the Moon" IV is planned to feature a banquet on Saturday night, with
a visit to Steel Pier and areas of interest in Atlantic City.
--The next gathering to be rescheduled at a later date--
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"STILL
RACING WITH THE MOON" GATHERING
IN NEW YORK
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Eighteen VMAS members
and guests enjoyed a banquet on Saturday, May 30, 2009 with former
Vaughn Monroe Orchestra musicians: Bucky Pizarelli, Jerry Bruno, Joe
Bennett, Dick Bagni and vocalist Tinker Rautenberg. A walking tour
of New York City and viewing of Vaughn Monroe television appearances
at the Museum of Radio and Television topped off the weekend. Read
more on the Yahoo Groups board. A full write-up is posted in
the sustaining member section of the website.
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WHEN
SWING WAS THE THING
NEW BOOK BY JOHN R. TUMPAK
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VMAS member John Tumpak
has a new book out entitled "When Swing was the Thing -- Personality
Profiles of the Big Band Era."
Click here to view
press release and order.
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VMAS
GATHERING TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK
MAY 29-31, 2009 |
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The third
gathering planned for members of the Vaughn Monroe Appreciation
Society and all fans of good music is scheduled to be held at the
Meadowlands Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey the weekend of May
29-31, 2009. "Still Racing with the Moon" III is planned to feature
a banquet on Saturday night, with a tour of the Radio and Television
museum and areas of interest in New York City. A registration package and more
information can be found on the Home Page (now removed).
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HELL ON
WHEELS
PUBLISHES POST-GAZETTE SERIES BY EDWARD P. SHALLOW
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The December 2008 Hell
on Wheels Bulletin, published by the 2nd Armored Division
Association, featured the first of the series on Vaughn Monroe
written by Edward P. Shallow for the Boston Post-Gazette in spring
of 2008 (see May 9, 2008 Bulletin Board entry below). Subsequent issues included the
remaining installments.
View Magazine
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NEW
RELEASE FROM ACROBAT
RACING WITH THE MOON, AN ANTHOLOGY 1940-1956
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Available: August 11,
2008
From England, a 2 CD set
covering the span of Vaughn's popular career. Although he disbanded
his orchestra in 1953, he continued performing as a male vocalist,
recording with numerous orchestras and backup groups including The
Sauter Finegen Orchestra and Perry Como's Satisfiers. |
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BOSTON
POST-GAZETTE
SERIES ON VAUGHN MONROE - BY EDWARD P.
SHALLOW
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MONTPELLIER RE-RELEASE
THE PLUS ONE MOON MAIDS - THEIR 'CINDERELLA' STORY
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Thanks to a
tip from Chris Popa (Big Band Library), we were informed that
Montpellier, a recording label in the UK, is re-releasing the Moon
Maids Plus One CD. The link to the left is of the Worlds' Records
listing of it. See also the Sep 16, 2005 posting below on this page
to link to the Grogan's website |
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BACK
FROM BOSTON
VAUGHN MONROE SOCIETY GATHERING
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The second gathering of the Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society held
in Boston, MA over the weekend (May 17-20, 2007) is now history. Six
members and two spouses attended the event, with two guests joining
in the activities the first evening. Despite the unusually cool and
rainy weather, the event could be described as extraordinary--great
hotel, wonderful people, superb food, exceptional collections, rare
material and unparalleled site-seeing opportunities made for an
unforgettable weekend. A full write-up is posted in the sustaining
member section of the website. |
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GREENSBERG TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 9, 2007 |
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Freelance
reporter Marjorie Wertz penned a special interest piece on Vaughn
Monroe entitled "Golden Touch" for the Tribune-Review, a
Southwestern Pennsylvania newspaper. The article appeared in the
Neighborhoods section of the newspaper for Friday February 9, 2007.
The story reminds Jeannette, PA residents that a national talent
once hailed from their small, Midwestern town. Marjorie interviewed
a few of Vaughn's relatives and VMAS co-founder, Claire Schwartz.
Read article
Read comments received |
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VMAS
GATHERING TO BE HELD IN BOSTON
MAY 17-20, 2007 |
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The second
gathering planned for members of the Vaughn Monroe Appreciation
Society and all fans of good music is scheduled to be held at the
John Hancock Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts the weekend of May
17-20, 2007. "Still Racing with the Moon" II is planned to feature
the sites and sounds (thanks to the New England Conservatory)
associated with Mr. Monroe in and around the Boston area, which was
his home base for many years. A registration package and more
information can be found on the homepage (now removed). |
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NEW
RELEASE FROM JASMINE
VAUGHN MONROE: THE MAIN EVENT |
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JASCD 444 |
Available:
October 13, 2006
Vaughn
Monroe is well remembered for his many achievements as a great
singer, orchestra leader and Hollywood actor of western films. With
one of the most distinctive voices of the 40’s, this great
collection includes his major hits “Ballerina,” “Sound Off!” “That
Lucky Old Sun” and the biggest selling record of his career “Riders
In The Sky.”
Many of these tracks have never been on CD
before, along with some rare recordings from the 1950’s that any fan
of Vaughn Monroe simply must have. |
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MEMBER
REPORT
BUCKY PIZZARELLI & MOONMAIDS CONCERT |
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Several of our members attended the April 5 and 6 performances of
the Palm Beach Pops featuring Bucky Pizzarelli and his circle of
friends, including Vaughn Monroe's original Moonmaids.
Read Claire's
report on the April 5 concert.
Read Fran's report on the April 6
concert.
View
Photos from the April 5 reception. |
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THE
MOONMAIDS
STILL IN SYNC |
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Arlington, Texas Star-Telegram:
Still In Sync. See also the bulletin board post of March 4, 2006
for additional information on the Moonmaids' Palm Beach engagements. |
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VAUGHN
MONROE: THE MAIN EVENT
NEW CD (in the works) BY JASMINE
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Robert
Nickora updates us on the status of the CD he is working on for
Jasmine Records of London, England: The CD set will have 58 tracks
of singles from the 1950s, most of which will be debuting on CD and
have never appeared on LP. Only five tracks are from Monroe's major
hit records. This should provide for a really outstanding
compilation of many of Mr. Monroe's lesser known recordings. Robert
gives special thanks to James Stewart (AZ) and Graeme Freeland
(Australia) for helping him with the most difficult-to-find tracks.
Thanks also to Polly Attridge (MA) for sharing with us her
autographed photo of Vaughn in his red RCA-Victor Jacket, which Mr.
Nickora chose for the CD cover/collage. The CD set should be out
later this year.
Also of
interest is another project Mr. Nickora is working on with Jasmine
called "Saluting the Stars." This CD will come out a little later
this year and feature some selections from Vaughn Monroe,
specifically "The Last Round Up" and the early recording of "The
Moon was Yellow." |
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BUCKY
PIZZARELLI AND THE PALM BEACH POPS
A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
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Bucky Pizzarelli will be celebrating his 80th
birthday with "A Circle of Friends." Bucky has two upcoming concerts
scheduled with the Palm Beach Pops at the Kravis Center in Palm
Beach, Florida on April 5 and 6, 2006. Joining him for his birthday
bash will be the Moonmaids--June Bratone, Tinker Rautenberg, Mary Jo
Grogan and Carol Piper. They will be reprising some of the old
favorites performed with Vaughn Monroe.
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THE MOONMAIDS PLUS ONE
CURTAIN CALL II
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We'd like to recommend a wonderful CD produced in
2004 by Grogan Music. You might recognize the name as that of
Moonmaid Mary Jo (Thomas) Grogan. In fact, Mary Jo's husband Harrold
Grogan is the "plus one" in this re-release CD featuring Vaughn
Monroe's lovely Moonmaids in recordings they re-united to produce in
the 1980s. As it says in the CD liner notes: "Here, the superb
musicianship of four families and two generations is augmented by
four of Dallas' top studio musicians." The selections and
arrangements hint of nostalgia, but are very fresh and
up-to-date. The Moonmaid harmony is impeccable. |
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"STILL
RACING WITH THE MOON"
GATHERING HELD JANUARY 21-23, 2005
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 Twelve members of the Vaughn Monroe
Appreciation Society attended the first organized gathering held at
the Seminole Inn located in Indiantown, Florida. The weekend
provided an opportunity for Society members to meet for the first
time and discuss the music and radio & film work of Vaughn
Monroe. Activities consisted of viewing numerous sites of interest
regarding Mr. Monroe's life. The group was pleased to have in
attendance Ms. Tinker (Cunningham) Rautenberg, one of Vaughn's
female vocalists from the Moonmaids, and Ms. Susan Menke, niece of
Vaughn Monroe Camel Caravan co-star, Shaye Cogan. A more
detailed account can be found at The
Big Band Library website
by Christopher Popa and in the Sustaining Member Section of our
website. |
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BUCKY PIZZARELLI & JERRY BRUNO
by Bob Lynn
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Bob
sends a couple of photos from the Summit Jazz Foundation party at
the Four Seasons Hotel in Denver, Colorado the weekend of September
25, 2004. (Both were musicians in the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra). Bob writes: Bucky
and Jerry Bruno both played with the all star group. They were
great!
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| Jerry on the bass,
Bucky on the guitar |
Bucky Pizzarelli and
Jerry Bruno |
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LOU
KOHNEN & JOHN PIZZARELLI
BACKSTAGE AFTER CONCERT
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Lou Kohnen
and John Pizzarelli (Bucky's son) after
John's November 7, 2003 concert in
Rochester, New York.
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