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Good dancing here to stay
Lester Lanin, famed society bandleader, reflects on decades of entertaining royalty and Presidents, from Yale prom hats to Royal Wedding receptions. He recalls Queen Elizabeth and Princess Grace dances, notes hiring 1,500 musicians and touring a vast repertoire without sheet music, and offers hats to reporters as a signature gesture.
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Yardenaarar
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lester Lanin
Century Plaza Hotel
Yale Law School
Lanin
Mcl Brooks
Richard Nixon
White House
John Kennedy
Lester
London
Claridge’s Hotel
Prince Charles
Diana Spencer
America
Elizabeth
Douglas Fairbanks
Nancy Reagan
Grace
Monte Carlo
Philadelphia