Jackie Cain

...or maintainability, he settled on the Japanese-made Pearl Drums. Manne was also acclaimed by singers. Jackie Cain, of the vocal team of Jackie and Roy ("Roy" being Roy Kral), claimed that she had "never heard a drummer play so beautifully...

In this article: Shelly Manne, West Coast jazz, Woody Herman, Billy Gladstone, Harry "Sweets" Edison, New York City, Los Angeles, Benny Carter, and Andre Previn

Jackie and Roy was a jazz vocal team consisting of husband and wife singer Jackie Cain (born May 22, 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and singer/pianist Roy Kral (born October 10, 1921 in Cicero, Illinois; died August 2, 2002 in Montclair, New...

In this article: Roy Kral, Charlie Ventura, Alec Wilder, Lou Stein, Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel, and Abc-paramount

...I'm trying to do. It's an interactive sport for me. And I think people would get pretty bored if it was just me. [At this point Jackie Cain and Roy Kral stop to chat on their way out of the restaurant. They're on the bill with Kurt for a...

In this article: Roy Kral, Duke Ellington, Philosophy, Far East Suite, and Freddie Hubbard

There is no cheerier voice in jazz than Jackie Cain's. A teenage singing sensation in Milwaukee and then Chicago in the mid-1940s, Jackie met her life-long husband and singing partner Roy Kral by accident after dropping in at a local club.

In this article: Roy Kral, Milwaukee, Chicago, Lake Michigan, and Bill Holman

...division. In the late 1940 he ran a few successful ensembles and went on to be known for "bop for the people." with vocalists Jackie Cain, and Roy Kral. That stated he began in swing . After the 1950s he did few recordings, but did...

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...stint with Krupa, O'Day joined Woody Herman's band, then left after a year and returned to Krupa. Singer Jackie Cain says that the first time she saw O'Day with the Krupa band she was impressed. "She (O'Day) sang with a jazz feel and that was...

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