Fred Waring
It would probably be stretching the definition considerably to put Fred Waring in the jazz category, though he was very popular utilizing some concepts from the improvisational school. Waring led a dance-based banjo band at 18; he attended Penn State, then formed Fred Waring's Collegians, who ultimately became the Pennsylvanians, although they were based in Detroit. They recorded extensively in the '20s and enjoyed some success. The 1929 film Syncopation and 1930 stage show The New Yorkers helped Waring's band become popular sensations. They got steadily more commercial and lightweight in the '30s, while becoming widespread radio and film performers. The band appeared in a film with Dick Powell in 1937, were at the 1940 World's Fair, appeared on Broadway in 1945, then in a cartoon film in 1948. They also scored pop hits in 1947 and 1949, and became the first band to land their own television show in 1949. They became a diversified empire, with businesses, workshops for glee club directors, publishing wings, a monthly journal, real estate and a corporation to run it all from 1950-1970. The recepient of a 1982 Congressional Gold Medal for his contributions to American music, Waring continued to perform until his death on July 29, 1984.
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The Christmas Album
Christmas Music - Released by Amra Record on 17 Oct 2014
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Christmas With: Fred Waring
Christmas Music - Released by Wind & Broomfield Records on 24 Oct 2014
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White Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Music All Records on 4 Oct 2014
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Christmas Collection (Original Classic Christmas Songs)
Christmas Music - Released by X Select Records on 21 Nov 2014
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The Christmas Collection - Carols and Hymns
Pop - Released by Ten Percent Records on 20 Nov 2015
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The Classic Christmas Collection
Pop - Released by Payback on 1 Dec 2014
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The Very Best of Fred Waring
Jazz - Released by Past Classics Jazz on 9 Dec 2008
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Broadway Cavalcade, Vol. 2
Pop - Released by Leverage on 1 Jan 2000
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'Twas The Night Before Christmas
Pop - Released by JB Production on 17 Nov 2022
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Christmas Music (The Sound of a Special Day)
Christmas Music - Released by White Cross Records on 2 Dec 2016
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Christmas Compilation
Christmas Music - Released by Valley Records on 2 Dec 2016
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Christmas Time
Christmas Music - Released by Good Auspices Records on 20 Nov 2015
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The Christmas Music Family
Christmas Music - Released by Good Auspices Records on 2 Dec 2016
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Delicious Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Simple Moments Records on 2 Dec 2016
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The Christmas Time
Christmas Music - Released by Simple Moments Records on 27 Nov 2015
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The Christmas Book
Christmas Music - Released by Serious Class Record on 5 Dec 2014
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (The Christmas Series)
Christmas Music - Released by Eastside Westside on 21 Nov 2014
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White Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Wintertime Love on 4 Oct 2014
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O Christmas Tree
Christmas Music - Released by Last Christmas on 18 Nov 2014
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The Classic Christmas Album (Remastered)
Classical - Released by Must Have Records on 28 Nov 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo