This page lists links for Wisconsin-based Big Bands. This refers to
groups that play non-rock popular dance music comparable to the Glenn
Miller Orchestra of the 1940's. Jazz bands are listed on the
Jazz Discography
page. Except for the artist names in bold, all recordings by the
rest will be listed
in my forthcoming book,
(ca. 2028),
FolkLib Index: Wisconsin Discography.
artist name in bold = the recordings of these artists have
already been listed and published in two or more books, so their
titles will not be duplicated in my book.
.Bleyer, Archie - Bibliog
(
FolkLib Index)
[New York, NY / Sheboygan 1964-]
[Orchestra leader since 1934, and founder of Cadence Records in
1952. According to Mike Callahan & David Edwards, at their
Cadence Records Discography Web site, he married
Janet Ertel,
member of the Cadence group from Sheboygan,
the Chordettes,
and retired to somewhere in Wisconsin (it was Sheboygan) in 1964.]
C
.Chippewa Valley Big Band
[date?: group renamed from
Prime Time Big Band]
[Eau Claire]
(members:
Jon Aumann,
?)
G
.Garber, Jan - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(Author ?)
(Big Bands Database Plus: Working Bands Registry), Bibliog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Morristown, PA / Shreveport, LA]
[Jan Garber was a member or leader of various orchestras from 1918
until his retirement in the early 1970's. I do not know whether he
ever lived in Wisconsin, but the current "Jan Garber Orchestra"
under the direction of Howard Schneider is based in Kewaskum.]
H
.King, Wayne (saxophone) - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Bibliog
(
FolkLib Index)
[Savannah, IL / Chicago, IL]
[the "Waltz King" once owned a cottage on Waubee Lake in Oconto County]
M
.Ring Orchestra, The Don - Discog
(
FolkLib Index), Page
(Dick Jurgens III [Archive])
[McFarland]
Warning: any recording with Don Ring's name and the name,
"The Dick Jurgens Orchestra", is by "The Don Ring Orchestra". It has
no legal connection to the original Dick Jurgens Orchestra. Don Ring does
not have permission from the Jurgens family to use the "Dick Jurgens" name
or sell pirated original recordings by Dick Jurgens. See the full details
on the above "Page" link by Dick Jurgens III.
(Don Ring: Leader and Director, with
Al Anderson, Gary Beal, Brian Burke, Jim Kelly, Dave Kiepert,
Ken Killian, Ken Lemke, John Meyers, Don Mills, Terry Sleister,
Doug Terhune, Beth Wilson)
.River Cities Jazz (aka River City Jazz Band)
- "Jazz"
