Trendler was a giant in the world of broadcast music. Once he took over leadership of the WGN Orchestra, he kept the flame going as long as the generation allowed him to. This is the kind of program fare I remember on WGN and WGN-TV until I left Chicago in 1962. So happy to see he was able to continue this kind of programming in color. As for Bozo's Circus, it shows how resilient he was.
When I was a child, Petrillo required a full symphony orchestra in a big station. By the early fifties, Trendler was running his strings through a reverb chamber. I count seven strings here; musicians were leaving through attrition. The standard studio orchestra in my day was around thirty; I count around twenty musicians here. This is 1966. Things were changing fast...too fast!
Cab Calloway you were Phenomenal!!! Awesome show
Cab was too cool to have to do this.... yeeesh
Swing It Cab!!!!
Trendler was a giant in the world of broadcast music. Once he took over leadership of the WGN Orchestra, he kept the flame going as long as the generation allowed him to. This is the kind of program fare I remember on WGN and WGN-TV until I left Chicago in 1962. So happy to see he was able to continue this kind of programming in color. As for Bozo's Circus, it shows how resilient he was.
Many thanks for sharing this! The performance is awesome and the orchestra is having a ball!
Dios, me encanta como anima a Mario Hugo
Es tan lindo
3:37-12:18 Cab Calloway
Thank you for this post. Greatto hear Cab's take on these classics. I'm reviewing the life of Bob Trindler. An underated composer.
Magnificent Performance
What a performer! What swing!
Very talented man! RIP
Such amazing talent
Legend.
6:15 my favorite song
What’s it called?
@@sad-noises That's All , it's been covered by Nat King cole etc etc
Thanks
Bob Carroll sang with Charlie Barnet in 1942 and with Glenn Miller's AAF Band in 1943-1944
Do any other episodes exists? I would love to see more, especially Billy Williams!
How many people were in the WGN Orchestra?
When I was a child, Petrillo required a full symphony orchestra in a big station. By the early fifties, Trendler was running his strings through a reverb chamber. I count seven strings here; musicians were leaving through attrition. The standard studio orchestra in my day was around thirty; I count around twenty musicians here. This is 1966. Things were changing fast...too fast!
some folks say swings on the way out, i don't care a-what they talkin' about.
It’s criminal that they didn’t give him more time on the slot yet these corny white singers were given plenty of room.
Cab needed money....for the track.
Bruh lmaoooo bro bet all his savings in that stuff💀💀