Twin Cities Music Highlights

Count Basie and James Rushing: 1946

Count Basie and James Rushing appeared at the RKO Orpheum on September 19, 1946.  The show also included:

  • Ann Moore, Vivacious Vocalist
  • Bob Bailey, A Man of Note
  • Jo Jones, Drummer Man
  • Two Zethyrs, “Slow Motion”
  • Coles & Atkins, Tall Dark & Dance-some
  • Pete Nugent, Tops in Taps
  • On the screen was the movie “Crack-Up” with Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall