(Encyclopedia) Dorsey, Jimmy (James Francis Dorsey), 1904–57, and his brother Tommy Dorsey (Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr.), 1905–1956, both b. Shenandoah, Pa., American jazz musicians and bandleaders…
or Frère. A friar not in orders. (See Father.) Brother (So-and-so). A fellow-barrister. Brother Benedict. A married man. (See Benedict.) Brother Birch. A fellow-school-master. Brother…
EternalDreamWorks Celebrating their 40th anniversary, singer Ronald “Mr. Biggs” Isley and guitar wizard Ernie Isley lay on the slow jams and team up with some all-star collaborators on this,…
The RisingColumbia Though Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band reunited for a triumphant tour in 1999 and 2000, the shows sometimes seemed like an oldies revue, due to the dearth of new…
Busted StuffRCA When the Dave Matthews Band shelved their sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite a couple of years back, the recordings took on a mythical status. Now, just when it seemed…
Properly, a black band; metaphorically, the Vandal Society. Those capitalists that bought up the Church property confiscated in the great French revolution were so called, because they…
Neck-bands which fall on the chest, common in the seventeenth century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Falling SicknessFall Upon One's Feet A B C D E F…
