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Billy May: 1951-53

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Marc Myers
Aug 19, 2015
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Before Frank Sinatra signed with Capitol Records in 1953, the label already had on staff a growing team of arrangers and bandleaders that were pouring the foundation for a neo-swing era. With the rise of suburbia, thanks in part to the G.I. Bill, albums of 78s and 45s by vocalists and instrumental pop orchestras were in greater demand by young adults fo…

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