Enchanted Evening - Wayne King

 

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Enchanted Evening

Wayne King And His Orchestra

Decca Recors DL 8277

Form the back cover: As the title promises, any man or woman, young or old, will have an enchanted evening hearing this music. This is especially true if the listener has a taste fro dancing or merely likes to listen to dance music, for Wayne King has been a specialist in the dance for years. The conductor achieved fame as the maestro of the waltz – a radio announcer once discovered that Wayne King's initials were symbolic and referred to Wayne King as the Waltz King. But King's talent was by no means confined to music in three-quarter time. He as a varied music-maker from the very beginning; he knew that music was to be his profession from the day his father, a railroad man, gave him a clarinet.

It was Wayne's sixteenth birthday and, with the aid of an instruction book, Wayne studied and practiced until he was able to put himself through Valparaiso University by directing a band for local dances. Soon after graduation, the young band-leader found himself playing in Chicago ballrooms.

Radio broadcasting made the Wayne King organization famous: the Wayne King program was voted the air-waves' Number One musical show for seven straight years. The band appeared in night clubs, auditoriums, and the finest hotels in the country. From radio to records to television was only a matter of time  – the Wayne King Television Show became an instant hit. Honors of various sorts are awarded by the Chicago Federation of Advertising Clubs, by TV Forecast, and other media. The Wayne King orchestra was among the musical organization chosen to play at President Eisenhower's inaugural ball.

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