"SO YOU WANT TO HIRE A BAND?"
listing compiled by Christopher Popa
NOTE: Please use this information only for employing the performers listed below, not for other questions, fan requests, comments, etc.
Anthony, Ray
"Ray Anthony and His Orchestra"
contact: c/o 310-858-1992 / 888-RAY-ANTHONY (888-729-2684) Mon.-Thurs. 9-5 PST
Basie, Count
"The World Famous Count Basie Orchestra" countbasieorchestra.com
contact: Dee Askew, dee@countbasie.info / 973-275-0529
Beneke, Tex
"The Tex Beneke Orchestra"
contact: Terry Hill and Associates, terryhillinc@verizon.net / 760-674-0540 x92211
Brooks, Randy
"The Randy Brooks Orchestra"
contact: Bob Cary, bobcary@hotmail.com
Brown, Les
"Les Brown's Band of Renown" lesbrownsbandofrenown.com
contact: Clyde "Stumpy" Brown, lbbandofrenown@cs.com / 800-221-2555 / 760-773-9999
Calloway, Cab
"Cab Calloway Orchestra Official Homepage" cabcalloway.cc
contact: Calloway Brooks, info@cabcalloway.cc / 914-833-3777
Crosby, Bob
"The Bob Crosby Bob Cats" bobcrosbybobcats.com
contact: Ed Metz, EdMetzSr@AOL.com / 973-263-2980
Cugat, Xavier
"Xavier Cugat Orchestra"
contact: ACK Enterprises, Inc., 516-681-1271
Dorsey, Jimmy
"The Official Web Page of The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra" jimmydorseyorchestra.com
contact: Bill Tole, BillTole1@aol.com
"Carole Taran and 'Dorsey, Then and Now'"
contact: Bob Sherman, 305-865-0364
Dorsey, Tommy
"Official Web Site of The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra" buddymorrowproductions.com
contact: Carol Morrow, carol@buddymorrowproductions.com
"The Official Web Site of The Pied Pipers" thepiedpipers.com
contact: Nancy Knorr, thepiedpipers@aol.com
"Buddy DeFranco" buddydefranco.com
contact: webmaster@buddydefranco.com
Duchin, Eddy
"Peter Duchin and His Orchestra" duchinentertainment.com
contact: Gregg Schmidt, 212-972-2260
Elgart, Larry
"Larry Elgart and His Orchestra" PERFORMING STATUS UNCERTAIN 6/23/08
Elgart, Les
"The Official Website for the World Famous Les Elgart Orchestra" leselgart.com
contact: Russ Dorsey, elgartmusic2000@comcast.net / 214-697-2218
Ellington, Duke
"The Duke Ellington Orchestra" thedukeellingtonorchestra.com WEBSITE INACTIVE
contact: Paul Mercer Ellington, PaulMercer@paulmercerellington.com
Ferguson, Maynard
"Maynard Ferguson and Big Bop Nouveau"
contact: c/o PO Box 716, Ojai, CA 93024-0716
Garber, Jan
"The Jan Garber Orchestra" jangarber.com
contact: Howard H. Schneider, trumpeterone@hotmail.com / 262-626-1600
Glasser, Don
"Music As Smooth As Glass Styled Don Glasser's Way!"
snow.prohosting.com/lombardo/donglasser.html
contact: Lois Costello, 205-930-9013
Goodman, Benny
"Loren Schoenberg" lorenschoenberg.com
contact: loren@lorenschoenberg.com
"The Terry Meyers Orchestra" terrymeyersorchestra.com
contact: Terry Meyers, tmbigband@aol.com / 407-331-0626
Hampton, Lionel
"Lionel Hampton Orchestra" bsoinc.com/music/artist.php?artist=lhampton
Heidt, Horace
"Horace Heidt Jr. (c/o Horace Heidt Productions)" bigbands.com
contact: Darrell Pine, darrell@bigbands.com / 818-995-6827
Herman, Woody
"The Woody Herman Orchestra: The Thundering Herd" woodyherman.biz
contact: Stew Jackson, info@woodyherman.biz / 303-300-2500 ext.101
"Terry Gibbs"
Howard, Eddy
"Memories of the Eddy Howard Orchestra"
contact: Gerald Accola, 815-747-3196
James, Harry
"The Harry James Orchestra"
contact: "Vi" Monte, ViolaMonte@aol.com / 818-992-5855
"Lynn Roberts" lynnroberts-sings.com
contact: info@lynnroberts-sings.com
Jurgens, Dick
"Dick Jurgens Orchestra"
contact: Larry Busch, 608-778-8334 AS OF 9/8/2010
Kaye, Sammy
"Sammy Kaye Orchestra directed by Roger Thorpe" sammykaye.com
contact: Roger Thorpe, RPThorpe@aol.com / 845-255-1944
Krupa, Gene
"The Gene Krupa Orchestra" berkmusic.com/krupa_history.html
contact: Mike Berkowitz, berkowitz66@msn.com / 800-397-6293
"The Gene Krupa II Orchestra" geocities.com/gkiiorchestra
contact: Roy Anderson and Dale DeMarco, gkiiorchestra@yahoo.com
Lanin, Lester
"Lester Lanin Orchestra & Lester Lanin Music" lesterlaninorchestra.com CONFIRMED 4/27/2006
contact: Spencer Bruno, Bruno-Burcin Enterprises, Inc., smbruno@optonline.net / 212-265-5208
Lombardo, Guy
"Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians with Al Pierson" guylombardo.com WEBSITE INACTIVE
contact: Nancy Pierson, ApGLO@aol.com / 940-365-9491
Lopez, Vincent
"The Famous Vincent Lopez Orchestra" vincentlopezorchestra.com CONFIRMED 11/14/2009
contact: Vincent Lopez, Jr., vincekay2003@yahoo.com
McIntyre, Hal
"The Hal McIntyre Orchestra" halmcintyre.com
contact: Don Pentleton, donpentleton@yahoo.com
Miller, Glenn
"The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra" glennmillerorchestra.com
contact: Charles DeStefano, charles@glennmillerorchestra.com / 407-667-3535
"Canadian Tribute to Glenn Miller" tributetomiller.com
contact: leaperfa@planeteer.com
"The Glenn Miller Orchestra UK" glennmillerorchestra.co.uk
contact: Sue McVay, suemcvay@tinyworld.co.uk, +44 (0)20 8905 1065
"The Glenn Miller Orchestra Europe" glenn-miller.de
contact: info@glenn-miller.de / 0049 (0) 61 85 . 81 86 11
"The Modernaires with Paula Kelly, Jr." themodernaires.com CONFIRMED 6/23/2008
"Tony Martin"
contact: Howard Rapp, Charles Rapp Enterprises, Inc., 212-247-6646
Morgan, Russ
"Jack Morgan and The Russ Morgan Orchestra" russmorganorchestra.com
contact: Jack or Bonnie Morgan, RMOband1935@yahoo.com / 309-496-2102
Prima, Louis
"Keely Smith"
contact: William Morris Agency, Inc., 310-859-4000
"Lena Prima"
contact: Onesti Entertainment Corp., 312-733-7469
Raeburn, Boyd
"David Allyn"
contact: J.W. Dooley, Jr., 434-767-4223
Rey, Alvino
"Marilyn King" marilynking.com
contact: info@marilynking.com / 310-967-5811
Rich, Buddy
"The Buddy Rich Big Band"
"Buddy's Buddies" [ quintet ]
contact: Scabeba Entertainment, scabeba1@aol.com / 702-845-8680
Shaw, Artie
"The Artie Shaw Orchestra" dickjohnsonjazz.com WEBSITE INACTIVE 4/16/2008
contact: Bill Curtis, 781-444-9900
Thornhill, Claude
"Fran Warren"
Welk, Lawrence
"Jack Imel"
"The Lennon Sisters"
"Ken Delo" kendelo.com
"Jo Ann Castle" joanncastle.com
"Mary Lou Metzger"
"Arthur Duncan"
"Dick Dale"
"Bob Ralston" bobralston.com
"Guy Hovis"
"Ralna English" ralnaenglish.com
"Ava Barber" avabarber.com
various
"National Ballroom & Entertainment Association" nbea.com
contact: nbea@oneota.net / 563-382-3871
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The Sammy Kaye Orchestra [ r. ],
in the Grand Ballroom of the Essex House
in New York City.
