[Dixielandjazz] Jackie Gleason Show Bands

[Steve barbone]

on 4/28/06 11:38 AM, Ron Wheeler at r.r.wheeler at att.net wrote:

> I remember Sammy Spear from Gleason's later days -- maybe from around the
> time he moved to Florida -- but in his early, New York days, his band leader
> was Ray Bloch.
> 
> "Take it away, Ray."
> 
> Jackie's announcer from the early days, Jack Lescoulie, served in the same
> Army unit during WWII as an aunt of mine.
> 

Yes, you are right Ron. Ray Bloch Orchestra until 1959 and Spear Orchestra
until 1970.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone