The Grammy winner wrote a No. 1 song, learned how to arrange from Henry Mancini and worked with Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford and Red Skelton. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor ...

The famous Modernaires of “Make Believe Ballroom” and “Juke Box Saturday Night” fame are still with us and have passed the 70-year mark in show business. The originals are pretty much retired, either ...

Formed in the mid-1930s, the Modernaires began as a male vocal quartet known for their tight harmonies and polished sound, initially gaining attention through radio broadcasts and studio work. Their ...

Sunrise Lakes Phase IV residents enjoy raising their voices in song. They enjoy it so much that a group of them formed the “Modernaires,” a singing troupe that performs throughout Broward County.

THEY are Birmingham’s forgotten sixties supergroup – but a long-lost reel of recording tape has thrust them into the spotlight again. Back in the day The Modernaires were a hot prospect, the first ...

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Bill Tracy, 72, a singer who was a member of the Modernaires quartet, died Nov. 20 in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital from complications after heart surgery. The Cathedral City, Calif., resident was in ...

Services for Modernaires vocalist Bill Tracy, who died Nov. 20, will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 7 at American Martyrs Church, 624 15th St., Manhattan Beach. Instead of flowers, donations may be made to St.

Just a few days after the release of their latest record, Modernaires, Winnipeg's The Treble brought a full dose of rock 'n' roll to the CBC Music studio for a First Play Live session. Performing ...

On 8/21/41, the movie "Sun Valley Serenade" had its world premiere and featured the song, "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Playwright Murray Horwitz tells NPR's Scott Simon why the song became a monster hit.

I’ve recently wondered why everyone seems to be so retrospective right now, with so many of the latest exhibits highlighting the state’s glorious aesthetic past. In the last several weeks, I’ve ...