(.)my father’s summer dance pavilion was a stop for the big dance bands of the 1930s and ’40s, both white and Black, as they toured the country. I remember such names as Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Chick Webb, and Joe Venuti and His Blue Six. Since there were no restaurants for miles around, my mother cooked for the band members, and there were often musicians around our table.
— Oct 19, 2026 12:52PM
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