The State Theatre celebrates Veteran's Day with America's Hits on Parade, a production of classic songs that topped the charts during the World War II era, featuring The Pied Pipers and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 3pm. Tickets range from $35-55.
America's Hits on Parade salutes American culture with 10 years of legendary songs. The program will include a song list of beloved ballads and classic hits including "God Bless America," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "In the Mood," "I'll Never Smile Again," and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," and more.
The Pied Pipers
The Pied Pipers made their recording debut in 1940, paired with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. That same year the group, along with Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, recorded the legendary, chart-topping hit "I'll Never Smile Again." The Pied Pipers continued to record hits like "This Love of Mine," "There are Such Things," and "Stardust." They appeared in four movies including Sinatra's Las Vegas Nights and were regulars on Sinatra's TV series Your Hit Parade. The Pied Pipers were voted the number one vocal group of all time for six consecutive years by Billboard Magazine. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. Today, The Pied Pipers, are managed by lead singer Nancy Knorr. Knorr has been the lead singer of the group since 1983.
Nancy Knorr has had a noted singing career performing throughout the country with artists and luminaries of the American music industry. She has performed and shared the stage with Frank Sinatra, Toni Tennile, Jack Jones, Shirley Jones, Hal Linden, Doc Severinsen, and The Lettermen and the Manhattan Transfer, just to name a few. Knorr was also featured on a PBS television special entitled, Those Fabulous Fortie.
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra is one of the 20th century's most popular big bands. In 1934, brothers Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey teamed up to form the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and went their separate ways only a year later. Jimmy, a clarinet and alto saxophone player, assumed the position of bandleader and changed the name from the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra to The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. For the next 18 years, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra had many hit songs. "So Rare," Dorsey's last great hit, was also the last instrumental hit by any artist to receive a Gold Record. Since Jimmy's death in 1957, the orchestra has been under the direction of Lee Castle, Jim Miller, and currently Bill Tole. As leader, Tole's smooth and sentimental style continues to please young and "young at heart" audiences with the sounds of great American music. In 1992, The Pied Pipers' Nancy Knorr became the featured vocalist of The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. -- www.statetheatrenj.org
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