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🎺 **Bandleader of the Day: Jimmie Lunceford!** 🎷 The swing king behind **“For Dancers Only”** & **“Rhythm Is Our Business.”** With stars like **Sy Oliver**, **Trummy Young**, & the **Dandridge Sisters**, he made jazz sparkle! 💃🏾🎶 What’s your favorite Lunceford tune? 🎵 #JimmieLunceford #JazzLegend

October 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM

J.C. Kælin

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#OTD #TDIH #July12, 1947 #DOTD: #RIP #JimmieLunceford. #Jazz #Saxophonists #SaxophonePlayers #Bandleaders #Swing #Music #AmericanMusic #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Lunceford Special

YouTube video by Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra - Topic

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July 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM

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Jimmie Lunceford:
🎵 Tain't what you do (it's the way that you do it)

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Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)

Jimmie Lunceford · Lunceford Special · Song · 1939

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July 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM

J.C. Kælin

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#OTD #TDIH #June10, 1940 #CottonClub closes #HarlemNYC #FletcherHenderson #DukeEllington #JimmieLunceford #ChickWebb #Satchmo #CountBasie #FatsWaller #CabCalloway #BessieSmith #DorothyDandridge #MillsBros #BillieHoliday #LenaHorne #Bojangles #NicholasBros #MusicSky
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The Cotton Club Remembered (1985)

YouTube video by Reelblack One

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June 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM

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Jimmie Lunceford, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era, was born on June 6, 1902 (d. 1947). #JimmieLunceford

Jimmie Lunceford - "Rhythm Is Our Business" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Jimmie Lunceford) (1936)
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Jimmie Lunceford - Rhythm is our business (1936)

YouTube video by Eifila

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June 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM

J.C. Kælin

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#OTD #TDIH #June 6, 1902: #HBD #JimmieLunceford! #Jazz #Saxophonists #SaxophonePlayers #Bandleaders #Swing #Music #AmericanMusic #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Lunceford Special

YouTube video by Jimmie Lunceford - Topic

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June 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM

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May 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Big Red Sun Record Exchange

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The Great Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra. I'm almost done with a novel called "Half-Blood Blues," which I like a lot. It makes me think I should keep this collection of classic WW2-era jazz. Let me know in a few days if you want the book. #jimmielunceford #freerecords #freelibrary #recordexchange #vinyl