Tommy Dorsey

The Mill Before the Hotel Baker, the location was the site of the Old Haines Mill, founded in 1837. The mill was mainly used for two reasons: grinding corn meal and providing electricity for the city of St. Charles. In 1919, the mill caught on fire and unfortunately burned down. Thereafter, the site was disregarded and used as a dumping ground. The Motive The open land property continued to act as a dumping ground for 7 years, until Edward J. Baker came along. Edward Baker, later known as…

performing on a local radio show contest he started to get his first taste of stardom when he asked to become part of Harry James's band. Sinatra then set out on his own and produced his album All Or Nothing. This caught the attention of bandleader Tommy Dorsey and he really jump started Sinatra's career. Because Sinatra had an injured eardrum when he was younger he was…

Louis Armstrong used jazz to change the music world and left a lasting effect on the entertainment industry. Armstrong was born in New Orleans to fifteen year old Mary Ann and twenty year old Willie. His whole life, Armstrong identified his birthday as July 4, 1900. It is now know his actual birth date was August 4, 1901. Armstrong’s young parents were not ready for a child so Josephine, Willie’s mother, raised him until he was five. Over those five years, Armstrong did not see much of his…

Bald Eagle Times #58 Music in WWII To the faithful readers of the Bald Eagles Times: In contrast to the other recently published articles, this is not your typical war story. In fact, it is not even directly related to the war. It is actually a story of the evolution of music leading up to and even throughout the war. Music, it is safe to say, is what kept the nation together. It gave us a fallback which we could all enjoy, regardless of our situation in life, race, or economical status. In…