Elliot Lawrence: Road Movies, '50

What was it like to be on the road in a big band in 1950? It's difficult to say, since we only have the recollections of musicians who were there. And who knows how accurate those memories are. In the case of Elliot Lawrence, two members of his band at the time—Bob Karch and Howie Mann—took color home movies. As you'll see in the following eight clips, …