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Glen Gray
Glen Gray
American musician
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Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern
Canadian musician
2
Larry Wagner
Larry Wagner
arranger, composer
3
Abe Lyman
Abe Lyman
Big Band Leader
4
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
5
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
6
Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer
7
Harry Kandel
Harry Kandel
American klezmer bandleader
8
Pee Wee Hunt
Pee Wee Hunt
American musician
9
Lew Stone
Lew Stone
British bandleader and arranger
10
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
11
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest
American singer
12
Isham Jones
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
13
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
14
Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
15
Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
16
James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
17
Marlene VerPlanck
Marlene VerPlanck
American singer
18
Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack
American musician
19
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
20
Joe Loss
Joe Loss
British musician
21
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
22
Charlie Spivak
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
23
Jan Garber
Jan Garber
American musician
24
Spud Murphy
Spud Murphy
American musician
25
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
26
Stanley Black
Stanley Black
British composer
27
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
29
Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
30
Ted Weems
Ted Weems
American musician, bandleader
31
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
32
Beryl Davis
Beryl Davis
British singer
33
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
34
Don Redman
Don Redman
American musician
35
Ray Noble
Ray Noble
English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)
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Salvatore Camarata
Salvatore Camarata
American composer, arranger, trumpeter, and record producer
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Seger Ellis
Seger Ellis
American musician
38
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
39
Smith Ballew
Smith Ballew
American actor, singer andorchestra leader (1902-1984)
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Hugo Rignold
Hugo Rignold
British conductor
41
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
42
Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
43
Herb Wiedoeft
Herb Wiedoeft
German-born American musician
44
Ben Bernie
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist and radio personality
45
George Van Eps
George Van Eps
musician
46
Enoch Light
Enoch Light
American musician
47
Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
American musician
48
Dolly Dawn
Dolly Dawn
American singer (1916-2002)
49
Gavin Bryars
Gavin Bryars
British musician
50
Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser
American bandleader, actor
51
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Morphine
Morphine
American alternative rock band
Kenny Sargent
American musician

Kenny Sargent

Intro
American musician
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Music

Kenny Sargent (March 3, 1906 - December 20, 1969) was big band vocalist and saxophonist, primarily known for his work with the Casa Loma Orchestra in the 1930s and 40s.

Sargent was hired by Glen Gray of the Casa Loma Orchestra in the spring of 1931. He was the Casa Loma Orchestra's primary vocalist and a saxophonist in the late 1930s and early 40s. He had a smooth, high tenor singing voice. He recorded many popular ballads, including "It's the Talk of the Town", which was high on the national charts. Other popular songs he recorded are "Blue Moon", "City Called Heaven", "When I Grow Too Old to Dream". He performed the vocals in the first recording of the standard "You Go to My Head".

Sargent left the band in 1943 to begin a career as a disc jockey, first at WHHM in Memphis, Tennessee. He later was a well-known radio personality in the Dallas, Texas area at radio stations KLIF and WRR in the 1950s and 1960s.