Thornhill was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and throughout the '30s recorded in early bands of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Louis Prima, Ray Noble and many others. He also arranged for many of these bands.
JazzWax tracks: Claude Thornhill's 1941-42 recordings
JazzWax video: Here's Count Me In from 1942...
Today, John Greenspan of KSFR-Sante Fe, N.M., will be interviewing me about my book Why Jazz Happened at
Tonight, join me and jazz writer Ira Gitler at Barnes & Noble on 82nd St. and Broadway in New York at 7 p.m. Ira will be interviewing me on why the jazz LP began as a 10-inch disc and didn't grow to 12 inches until the mid-'50s. He'll also be talking about watching Zoot Sims record his first long solo on an LP.
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