Jimmie Lunceford Jamboree Festival Wreath Laying Ceremony@
When:
Where: Elmwood Cemetery ~ 824 S. Dudley Street. ·
Admission: Free.
Contact: Ron Herd II
Phone: 901-299-4355
E-mail: jimmie.lunceford.jam@gmail.com
The Purpose Of Jimmie Lunceford Jamboree Festival:
To Honor And Bring Awareness To The Forgotten And Impressive Legacy And Achievements Of Jimmie Lunceford, The First High School Band Orchestra Leader/Conductor In The History Of The Memphis City Schools…
He Later Took His Band Of High School Students And Turned Them Into A Professional And Popular Local
In the early 1930s Lunceford took his band to the legendary Cotton Club in Harlem, NY to take over as the house band for Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway…The group eventually became known as The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra…The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra would regularly broadcast live from the Cotton Club gaining a huge national audience…Jimmie Lunceford would constantly beat the great swing bands of his era in numerous “battle of the bands” contests including those led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Chick Webb…The Lunceford Orchestra was considered by many including Glenn Miller and Miles Davis to be one of if not the best swing band ever!!!
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