bandleader
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A performer known for his improvisational musical comedic stylings, Watts, 54, was a late-night TV fixture as the bandleader of the house band for “The Late Late Show With James Corden.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
As a passionate bandleader, Sahad was not just on vocals but also guitar and percussion.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The jazz bandleader Duke Ellington claimed to be “crazy about baseball” and recalled working as a vendor at Washington Senators’ games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Along with the three silver aluminium audition records, which are labelled by hand, a copy of Dame Vera's first record, It's Home, recorded in 1935 with bandleader Howard Baker, was also found.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
The bandleader at his school had given him one lesson already, and he had a little book to look at.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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