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ARTIST: Tony Pastor And His Orchestra Featuring The Clooney Sisters
TITLE: The 1947 Band Live
FORMAT: LP
LABEL: Fanfare
PRODUCT #: LP-42-142
RECORD CONDITION: NEW! MINT! NEW OLD STOCK!
JACKET CONDITION: NM, MINT- 
DESCRIPTION: TONY PASTOR AND HIS ORCHESTRA FEATURING THE CLOONEY SISTERS LIVE FROM THE CLICK CLUB IN PHILADELPHIA, PA FROM SEPT. 27, 1947 AND THE PALLADIUM FROM MAY 13, 1947!

"As a teenager Pastor played tenor saxophone in a number of east coast-based bands, sometimes with Artie Shaw who was a neighbour. Pastor tried a hand at band leading in the early 30s but with limited success. In the middle of the decade he joined Shaw’s band, became one of its featured soloists and occasional singer. He appeared on a number of the band’s most popular records, including ‘Indian Love Call’ and ‘Rosalie’. After leaving Shaw he tried band leading again, this time with considerably more success. Thanks to a series of radio broadcasts the band became well known and sufficiently popular to survive the winter of 1947 that saw so many big bands fold. Among the singers he hired were the sisters Betty and Rosemary Clooney. Pastor continued leading a big band until the end of the 50s. In the 60s he led a small group at casinos in Nevada, singing in a group that also featured his three sons. A tough-toned soloist, Pastor always tried to give his band a strong jazz flavour while still keeping a careful eye on commercial needs." - Encyclopedia Of Popular Music by Colin Larkin

"Their 1988 debut LP In Spite of It All, a 16-track onslaught of punk-infused, '60s-inspired fuzz-rock that predated the mainstream garage rock revival of the late '90s/early 2000s by nearly a decade." - answers.com



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