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Fox cast Grable in a succession of Technicolor musicals during the decade that were immensely popular, costarring with such leading men as Victor Mature, Don Ameche, John Payne and Tyrone Power. In 1943, she was the number-one box-office draw in the world. [4] .
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Album, Stereo. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of "Best of the Big Bands" on Discogs.
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Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947, but shortly after he reorganized and was active again with his band from then until his death ...
Best Of The Big Bands. Columbia: G010000991636B. Buy download online. Harry James & His Orchestra, Helen Forrest (vocal), Samuel Caplan (violin), John DeVoogt (violin), Leo Zorn (violin), Gene Corcoran (saxophone), Bill Spears (viola), Sam Marowitz (saxophone), Al Friede (cello), Micky Scrima (drums), Thurman Teague (bass), Ben Heller (guitar), Al Lerner (piano),...
His band helped launch the careers of many pop music stars of the World War II era, including Frank Sinatra and Helen Forrest. Some also know Harry as the husband of American film star Betty Grable. Already a celebrity, James' marriage to Grable in 1943 cemented his status as one of the most famous American personalities of his generation.
The movie is also memorable for having starred Betty Grable, whom James married in July 1943; they had two children and divorced in October 1965. "I Had the Craziest Dream" was succeeded at number one in March 1943 by another James record with a Helen Forrest vocal, "I've Heard That Song Before."
