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Waring's Pennsylvanians
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Fredrick Malcolm Waring (Tyrone, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1900 – July 29, 1984 in State College, Pennsylvania) was a popular musician, bandleader, and radio and TV personality, sometimes referred to as "the man who taught America how to sing." He was also a financial backer and namesake of the Waring Blender, a kitchen appliance. The Waring Blender was the first modern electric blender on the market. From 1923 until late 1932, Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians were among Victor Records best-selling bands. In late 1932, he abruptly quit recording, although his band continued to perform on radio. In 1933 "You Gotta Be A Football Hero" was performed on radio to great acclaim and some recordings of this still exist. When he decided to add a men's singing group to his growing ensemble (he had toyed with glee club-like vocal ensembles from members of his orchestra), he recruited a young man named Robert Shaw, recently out of the Pomona College glee club, to train his singers. Shaw went on to found the Robert Shaw Chorale, direct the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and become America’s preeminent conductor of serious choral music -- although the recordings of the men of the Robert Shaw Chorale contain strong echoes of the famous Waring glee club sound. During the war years, Waring and his ensemble appeared at countless war bond rallies and entertained the troops at training camps.[citation needed] He also composed and/or performed dozens of patriotic songs, his most famous bei
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Jazzuela. Julio Cortázar y el Jazz
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Flashbacks - High & Low
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100 Roaring Classics Of The 1920s
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The Great 1920s & Swingin' Gatsby 20s Classics - 100 Classic Speakeasy Jazz Hits from the Gatsby Inspired Roaring Twenties
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Odd Numbers of the 1920's
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Cocaine Blues
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Vintage Novelty Songs
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The Great Gatsby
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Vintage Songs Of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
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Song Hits of the Early 1930s
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Favorites Of The Roaring Twenties
Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of Waring's Pennsylvanians