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