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A forgotten legend of the "sweet band" era, January 25, 2005
This review is from: Musically Speaking (Audio CD)
Genteel dance music from the bandleader who discovered the Hutton Sisters, Marion Hutton (who sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra) and actress-comedienne Betty Hutton, who he hired as singers in the mid-'30s edition of his band. Lopez was a relic of the 1920s "sweet band" era, where he shared the limelight with the likes of Paul Whiteman and Isham Jones, though he kept his band up and running for decades to come. Starting in 1941, he held a twenty year residency at the Taft Hotel -- these late '50s recordings came towards the end of that stint, with Lopez's well-polished showmanship much in evidence. The material was antiquated even when he was performing it here, in the heart of the rock'n'roll/pop vocals era -- although for many, that fustiness will definitely be part of the appeal. Cute stuff, even if he was a little long in the tooth at the time...
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