The GTA Swing Band, Toronto

The GTA Swing Band, Toronto

The GTA Swing Band "Good times and great music"

Think you know swing music? Try The GTA Swing Band Trivia Quiz!

1. Which big-band leader commanded respect from his swinging "troops" by having them salute him at rehearsals?

2. What was Count Basie's real name?

3. Steve Allen played Benny Goodman in the feature film "The Benny Goodman Story." Who played drummer Gene Krupa?

4. What Glenn Miller hit was named after the phone number of a hotel frequented by Miller's big band?

5. What trumpeter and band leader is known for a turned-up bell and puffed-out cheeks?

6. What band leader's ex-wives included Lana Turner and Ava Gardner?

7. What famous drummer left Artie Shaw to join Tommy Dorsey?

8. Who threatened to quit music to become a psychiatrist but became an "Eager Beaver" after breakthrough hits in the early 1940s?

9. What trombonist sipped tea with the Ben Pollack and Paul Whiteman orchestras before brewing up his own big band in 1939?

10. What big band made its debut at Yonge Street's 200th birthday bash in June 1996?

Answers: 1. Glenn Miller. 2. William Basie. 3. Gene Krupa played himself. 4. Pennsylvania 6-5000.5.Dizzy Gilispie.6. Artie Shaw. 7. Buddy Rich. 8. Stan Kenton. 9. Jack Teagarden. 10. The GTA Swing Band.


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