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The Remarkable Big Band Era by John Rayburn
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The Remarkable Big Band Era

Just What Is Nostalgia?

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Narrator John Rayburn

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Length 12 hours
Language English
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Just what is nostalgia? Here are provocative and exciting stories about a great period of popular music. It was a time when the nation was facing desperate days of the Great Depression as well on-going fears of a World War. The still young radio industry was a major force in helping provide a worried nation with a source of entertainment and comfort.

The author/narrator had conversation/interviews with many of the major stars and he tells you about their talent and their wonderful music. Itโ€™s as though youโ€™re sitting there listening as to one of the most memorable eras in the nationโ€™s history.

This turns back the pages of time to when the whole world was invited to dance and sing along. A dictionary tells you nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past. This is history about โ€œThe Golden Days of Big Band Music.โ€

John Rayburn is a veteran of sixty-two years in broadcasting.ย He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest Share of Audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation.ย John is a member of a Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.

John Rayburn is a veteran of sixty-two years in broadcasting.ย He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest Share of Audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation.ย John is a member of a Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.

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