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- Bill Skiles was born on 5 July 1931 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The John Davidson Show (1980), Celebrity Revue (1976) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He was married to Arlene Adams and Marilynn Lorraine Pierson. He died on 16 May 2011 in St. Cloud, Florida, USA.
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American jazz multi-instrumentalist and arranger. From his teens, Kincaide was adept at playing piano, trombone and flute, later adding tenor saxophone to his repertoire. His first gig was with a local band in the late 1920's. During the next decade, he worked variously with Wingy Manone, Ben Pollack and Bob Crosby. In addition to featuring in Crosby's reed section, he came into his own as the orchestra's staff arranger and played a significant part in shaping its unique style. The 'Bobcats' took a major hit when Kincaide was lured away in March 1938 by Tommy Dorsey with the promise of greater financial rewards, along with trumpeters Yank Lawson and Charlie Spivak.
During the 1940's, Kincaide had brief spells with Ray Noble and Glenn Miller, and a longer one with Muggsy Spanier, for whose big band he created many fine arrangements. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Naval Air Force. In 1944, he was posted aboard the ill-fated Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin, as part of a group led by former Hal Kemp vocalist Saxie Dowell. Following the war, Kincaide alternated free-lance arranging with playing and writing for both large (1946-50) and small (1956) outfits fronted by the drummer Ray McKinley. In 1962, he went on tour with Yank Lawson's band. Later, he diversified into television as orchestrator for The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) and as arranger for Walt Disney's Crystal Palace theme park 'Top of the World Jazz Club'. Deane Kincaid retired in 1981. He was a member of ASCAP and of the Songwriter's Guild of America. Among the best of his numerous arrangements are "Milenberg Joys" and "Royal Garden Blues" for Crosby, and "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Boogie Woogie" for Dorsey.- Joe Stecher was born on 4 April 1893 in Dodge, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Stecher-Caddock Wrestling Match (1920). He died on 29 March 1974 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.
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He was born Phillip Gantose in Cleveland, Ohio, but once embarked on his professional career decided that a showier name was required and so changed it (albeit never legally) to 'Carlyle', after a well-known hotel in New York. At one time he was voted by Billboard Magazine the 4th top vocalist in America, while performing as lead singer with Blue Barron and his orchestra (1936-39). He formed his own dance band in 1940 in New York, using the tagline 'The Romantic Style of Russ Carlyle'. His career was interrupted by wartime service, but after the war Carlyle regrouped and adopted a more swinging Hal Kemp ensemble sound. He eventually reverted to the 'sweet' style of dance music performing at top ballrooms, hotels and country clubs, including prestigious venues such as Roseland Dance City in New York, the Roosevelt in New Orleans and the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. His band remained popular throughout the fifties and sixties and even garnered an award from the National Ballroom Operators Association. The Carlyle band was signed by ABC/Paramount in 1951 and recorded three albums. The band's long-standing female lead vocalist was Patty Clayton whom Russ married in 1970. In his later years, Carlyle and his band had long annual stints at the Dunes Hotel in Nevada. He retired in 1990.- Norma Page was born in 1950. She died on 21 June 1979 in St. Cloud, Florida, USA.
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Christopher Trussell grew up in England where he became involved in music, theater, and film. He moved to the United States and acted on Broadway for some time. He than started composing music and songs for Hollywood. where he than moved to St. Cloud Minnesota. Christopher married before he was ordained a priest and has one son in Columbus, Ohio and 2 grandchildren. As of spring 2008 he works at Cathedral High School where he is a director of the theater department and also a big theater critic. Unfortunately Trussell developed a bad case of Parkinson's disease but is doing fine other than that.- Katharine Haviland-Taylor was born on 11 August 1891 in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. She was a writer, known for A Man to Remember (1938), Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918) and One Man's Journey (1933). She died on 28 November 1941 in St. Cloud, Florida, USA.