Record #:

20415

Author(s):

Orr, Richard T.

Abstract:

Solomon Pool Mason, Jr., otherwise known as \"Singing Sully,\" was born in 1906 in Durham. For many years he sang with the Kay Kyser Orchestra as part of a three-way vocal combination featuring Ginny Simms, Ish Kabibble, and Sully. He had a successful career with Kyser for eighteen years, then moved on, forming his own band, making records, and appearing in movies.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 9, Jul 1945, p7, 23, por

Subject(s):

Bandleaders; Mason, Solomon Pool (Sully) Jr., 1906-1970; Vocalists

Record #:

20339

Author(s):

Orr, Richard T.

Abstract:

Johnny Long was a violinist and bandleader who grew up on a farm in Newell near Charlotte. As a freshman at Duke University, he and ten other freshmen formed a band that stayed together through college. After graduation they renamed themselves the Johnny Long Orchestra and toured the country for a number of years. Probably the band's biggest thrill was playing for the President's Birthday Ball in 1942.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 25, Nov 1944, p5, 17, por

Subject(s):

Long, Johnny, 1914-1972; Bandleaders