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Jive Bombers Navy Dance Band: 1943
Submitted by Paumanok on Tue, 09/25/2007 - 8:33am.
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These are the Jive Bombers, A Navy jazz band. In this instance they are playing at a dance for CASU Operations sailors on Dec. 13, 1943 at the Jungle Inn near Sand Point, WA. CASU is an acronym for Carrier Service Unit. One of many snaps that I have of this somewhat wild night attended by my Mom & Dad.
Jive Bombers
Submitted by Kevin on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 3:53pm.
More info here.
Would appreciate any photos of the band which you would like to share!
Gory-Osky that's Peachy-Keen.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 11:29am.
Tex was with Miller... was he not? He was with the Miller band after 1944 as well.
At least this music was hip...
Tex
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:30pm.
was a sideman, and not with any name band, either. Just another gob. Artie wanted to be just another gob, signed up as Arthur Arshawsky and got billeted to a minesweeper. But the word got around...
Navy dance band
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 10:21am.
Notice how the leader is JUST out of the snap on the left! A Navy band early in the war would have likely been Artie Shaw, Al Donohue or maybe Tex Beneke. Shaw and Donohue led their own outfits, don't know if Tex did, or he was just a sideman. Thanks!
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