Happy Birthday: Ben Pollack

Today we are celebrating the birthday of drummer and bandleader - the Father of Swing himself, Ben Pollack. Ben was born on June 22nd, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois. Happy Birthday Ben!

- If you'd like to learn a little more about Ben Pollack and hear a couple of his songs, then check out the Podcast Extra:

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Radio Station playing Big Band and Swing Music from artists like Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, The Andrews Sisters, Charlie Barnet, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby and many, many more from the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's.

Tracks played on Swing City Radio are rescued from the Archives of Old Time Radio (OTR) Broadcasts, Big Band Related Radio Remotes, AFRS Recordings and other resources. The audio is then cleaned up to the best of our ability and presented here for your listening enjoyment.

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Happy Birthday: Ben Pollack

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