Soon, bands all over the country were hitting the road to play ballrooms and dance halls.
He began performing at the age of 15, as a vocalist, then with big swing bands such as the Tuxedo Slickers, playing ballroom "quicksteps and foxtrots.
The new orchestra played ballrooms and casinos throughout the East, including several that hosted national radio broadcasts.
For one thing, it is not the best idea to lump Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton together, but if one must, it should be pointed out that both had big bands in the late 40's and both played ballrooms as well as concerts.
For fun: Ballroom dancing.
The setting designed by Joseph Gourley modestly evokes the play's ballroom environs with dark wood paneling, flocked wallpaper and maroon draperies.
The honeyed vocalists, street flautists, and psych guitarists of 79.5, who play Bowery Ballroom on July 30, roused the sound with a 2012 release, "Boogie"/"OOO," which has been making the rounds ever since.
If that means they're now playing Hiro Ballroom a few years after playing for a much bigger crowd at Town Hall — well, neither of them seems too worried.
He played for ballroom dancers initially, then joined the big band revival.
During the week leading up to the Trans-Pecos Festival, the popular instrumental rock outfit Explosions in the Sky played at Ballroom Marfa, a contemporary cultural arts space that has hosted acts like Sonic Youth, Billy Joe Shaver, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and Lyle Lovett.
