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The Big Band Era

Presented by Don Buzney

Enjoy the music from the 1930's to the 1950's, Louie Armstrong to Glenn Miller and the "swing" music that electrified the nation.

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Be ready for a nostalgic trip down memory lane with the Big Bands of the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's, and the sounds that exhilarated the nation. Listen to Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers, Guy Lombardo, Mitch Miller and more...

Presenter: A former U.S. Marine officer and Vietnam combat veteran, Don Buzney hosted "The Veterans Corner” on Rutgers University Radio, WRSU - 88.7 FM. Guests have included former NJ Governor Christie Whitman, NJ Senator Corey Booker, U.S. NJ Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, and Marine Major General John Toolan calling in from Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Don was born in Ohio, grew up in Venezuela, is fluent in Spanish, and has a master’s degree from Loyola - Chicago in Industrial Relations. He worked for the Navajo Nation in New Mexico from 2009 - 11, where he enjoyed his many interactions with the Navajo Code Talkers. During his college years he was a crew member on the SS United States and spent most of his career as a Human Resources executive in the casino industry. At the invitation of “9/11” families he was invited to recite his composition, “9/11/ 2001” at the second ground zero closing ceremony, June 2, 2002, at the site of the World Trade Center tragedy.

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