Flower Drum Song Star Arlene Fontana Shines at Thunderbird
Arlene Fontana, a native of Amsterdam New York, has become Linda Low in Flower Drum Song at the Thunderbird Hotel. Fans and Ed Sullivan predicted stardom as Fontana delivers the brassy nightclub entertainer role, earning praise for her energy and versatility. She rarely misses performances, even performing while ill.
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Arlene Fontana
Big Monte Proser
Thunderbird Hotel
Louis Bellson
Teddy Randazzo
Gil and
Nikki
So & So's
The
Town Pipers
Tommy Butler
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Burnette
Linda Low
Miss Fontana
Amsterdam
N.Y
Monte Proser
Arlene
Grant Avenue
Derbird
Thunderbird
New York
Ed Sullivan
Miss Fostana
Leslie
Leslie Uggams
Morris Lansburgh
Fabulous Flamingo Hotel
Jack Carter
Miss Uggams
Mitch Miller
Las Vegas
Mattison
Russ Black
Gravy Waltz Success Ties Ray Brown to Jazz's Pop Waltz
Ray Brown, famed bass virtuoso and author, wrote Gravy Waltz in 1958. Steve Allen helped popularize it with lyrics and multiple recordings. Ella Fitzgerald and the Steve Allen orchestra also contributed notable versions. The piece sparked a wave of Gravy Waltz records while Brown pursued other projects, including golf and new albums. Bill Evans Interplay is also featured as album of the week.
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Ray Brown
Oscar Peterson
Verve
Peterson
Brown
Herb Ellis
Herb
Steve Allen
Steve
Epic Records
Epic
Ray
Fats Waller
Duke Ellington
Peggy Lee
Donn Trenner
Dot
Cannonball Adderley
Ella Fitzgerald
Beverly Hills
Ella
Ray Brown Jr
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Hotel Tropicana
Esen
Potentate
Rickle
George Rock
Peter & Hank
Russ Cantor
Riviera
Shecky Greene
Hotel Riviera
Vegas
Shecky
Riviera Lounge
LeVern Baker
Tony Thomas
Phil
Palumbo and
Dave Rogers
Ee Grable
O Dailey
Kaye . Fisher
Tim Herbert
Slapsie
Maxie Rosenbloom
Peooucto
SamMy Pws
Jerry Gray
Band OF Today
the Sky
Fremont Hotel and
Hotel
Fremont
Sunrise Mountain
Mt. Charleston
Las Vegas Valley
Leonard Feather
Crown Publishers
Bill Evans
Riverside
Evans
Freddie Hubbard
Jim Hall
Temont Sun Deck & Poo