Happy rock 'n' roll birthday to the late, great Count Basie. Basie, born Aug. 21. 1904, in Red Bank, is one of music's most acclaimed big band jazz leaders, but he rocked pretty good, too.

SAN ANGELO, Texas — "A Tribute to Count Basie" will kick off Angelo State University's Jazz Ensembles' spring season Friday at the San Angelo Performing Arts Center. The free concert is at 7 p.m. in ...

Singing with the Les Brown band, she celebrated the Yankee star’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also performed on Sid ...

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The weekend rolls out with Count Basie Orchestra, Tallahassee PrideFest, Battle of Natural Bridge reenactment, Cleaver and Cork food fest and more.

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The Falconaires, an offshoot of the United States Air Force Academy Band, are made up of 19 active-duty Airmen who are also ...

The legendary Count Basie Orchestra is coming to St. Pete! The 18-time Grammy-winning Count Basie Orchestra is one of the greatest jazz ensembles of all time, and this is a rare opportunity to see ...

That same year, he was featured in the Universal film short Birth of a Band, with Connie Haines and Don Gordon. He later toured with the Count Basie Band, Sammy Davis Jr., the Birdland All-Stars ...

Prana, Moon Star, De Villiers, Perfect Attitude and Count Basie excelled when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Feb. 17). 1000m: Excellent Lass (Suraj), Verrazzano (Shinde ...