TRIBUTE WEBSITES
(includes both official and fan sites)
listing compiled by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
Anthony, Ray
"Ray Anthony: A Man & His Music" bigbandcdstore.com/rayanthonysite.htm/ INACTIVE
Armstrong, Louis
"The Louis Armstrong Discography" satchography.com
contact: Scott Johnson, scott@Sputnikdesignworks.com
Barron, Blue
"Welcome to the Romantic Style of Russ Carlyle" russcarlyle.com
Basie, Count
"Eddie Durham: A Master of Swing Music!" durhamjazz.com
contact: swingtheblues@durhamjazz.com
"Freddie Greene: Master of the Rhythm Guitar" freddiegreen.org
"Jimmy Rushing's Hot Spot" jimmyrushing.com
contact: B. Radun, radun@radun.net
"The Billie Holiday Circle" billieholidaycircle.freeserve.co.uk
Bellson, Louie
"Louie Bellson - The Only OFFICIAL Louie Bellson Website" louiebellson.info /
( also via louiebellson.net or louiebellson.com )
contact: bellson_1@att.net
Berigan, Bunny
"The Bunny Berigan Foundation Pages" bunnyberigan.com
contact: Ken Hansen, 608-223-8925
Brown, Les
"Bands of Renown.com" bandsofrenown.com INACTIVE (EXPIRED 1/5/2006)
contact: customer@bandsofrenown.com
Busse, Henry
"Shuffle-Rhythm.com: The Official Site of the Henry Busse Orchestra" shuffle-rhythm.com
INACTIVE
Carter, Benny
"Benny Carter Web Site" bennycarter.com
contact: webmaster@bennycarter.com
Cugat, Xavier
"The Unofficial Xavier Cugat Website" icdc.com/~ncassway/cugat
contact: Nick Cassway, nick_cassway@icdc.com
Dorsey, Tommy
"Sinatra: A Family Album" sinatrafamily.com
Ellington, Duke
"Duke Ellington - The Official Website" dukeellington.com
"Duke Ellington's Washington" pbs.org/ellingtonsdc
"Herb Jeffries" herbjeffries.com
contact: savannah@herbjeffries.com
"Official Homepage of Paul Mercer Ellington" paulmercerellington.com
Ferguson, Maynard
"The Maynard Ferguson Tribute Page" maynard.ferguson.net
contact Matt Keller, matt@ferguson.net
Goodman, Benny
"The Official Site of Benny Goodman" bennygoodman.com
"Fanfare for the Not So Common Man: Gordon Chris Griffin" griffin-house.com/chrisgriffin.htm
contact: Paul Griffin, info@griffin-house.com
"The Official Site of Miss Peggy Lee" peggylee.com
contact: mail@peggyleeenterprises.com
Hackett, Bobby
"Bobby Hackett: Accomplished Musician with a Beautiful Sound" libertyhall.com/bobby.html
contact: info@libertyhall.com
Hampton, Lionel
"University of Idaho: Lionel Hampton School of Music" class.uidaho.edu/music/lion.html
contact: music@uidaho.edu
"Lionel Hampton Story 1908-2002" lionelhampton.nl
contact: h.bebop@speed.a2000.nl
Hawkins, Erskine
"Alabama Music Hall of Fame: Erskine Hawkins" alamhof.org/hawkinse.html
contact: info@alamhof.org
Heath, Ted
"Ted Heath Discography" maxcogray.freeserve.co.uk
INACTIVE
James, Harry
"Dick Haymes: The Voice of Perfection!" dickhaymes.com
contact: Haymes@aol.com
Jenney, Jack
"The Jack Jenney Jazz Festival" jackjenney.com
Jurgens, Dick
"The Dick Jurgens Orchestra: Here's That Band Again!" dickjurgens.com
contact: Dick Jurgens III, dickiii@dickjurgens.com
Kenton, Stan
"The Creative World of Stan Kenton" kenton.crispen.org
contact: Bob Crispen, bob_and_kelly@crispen.org
"Stan Kenton Orchestra" home.comcast.net/~noel.wedder/kentonindex2.html CONFIRMED 5/3/07
contact: Noel Wedder, noel.wedder@comcast.com
"Stan Kenton On CD: The Ultimate Listing" tiare.com/stancds.htm
contact: info@tiare.com
"The Misty Miss Christy" belten.freeserve.co.uk/misty/misty.htm
contact: Jim Smith, jim@smithi72.freeserve.co.uk
King, Wayne
"Stevens Orchestra Project: Wayne King History" stevensorchestra.tripod.com/id11.html
contact: Scott Law, stevensorchestra@lycos.com
Krupa, Gene
"America's Ace Drummer Man: Gene Krupa" drummerman.net
contact: drummerman@cableone.net
"Gene Krupa Reference Page" gkrp.net
contact: gkrp@gkrp.net
Kyser, Kay
"Kay Kyser: A Life in Motion" kaykyser.com
contact: mortarboard@kaykyser.com
"Kay Kyser the Ol' Professor of Swing! kaykyser.net
"Kay Kyser" kqed.org/oldradio/kyser
INACTIVE
"A Tribute to Kay Kyser" ibiblio.org/kaykyser
Light, Enoch
"Spaced Out - The Enoch Light Website" enochlight.com
contact: Robbie Baldock, rbaldock@tiscali.co.uk
Lombardo, Guy
"Guy Lombardo Society" guylombardomusic.com/guy.html CONFIRMED 7/9/07
contact: Joe Enroughty, jenroughty@gmail.com
"The Guy Lombardo Wing" dotydocs.com/lombardo.htm
contact: Christopher Doty, cdoty@odyssey.on.ca
"Guy Lombardo: The Lombardo Record" lombardorecord.tripod.com
Miller, Glenn
"The Official Site of Glenn Miller" glennmillerstore.com
"The Glenn Miller Orchestra Fan and Alumni Page" geocities.com/glennmillerband
contact: newman@childrensmusicworkshop.com
"Colorado Music Hall of Fame: Glenn Miller" dmamusic.org/ourmusicalheritage/glennmiller
INACTIVE
Monroe, Vaughn
"The Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society" vaughnmonroesociety.org
contact: Claire Schwartz, info@vaughnmonroesociety.org
Prima, Louis
"The Official Web Site of Louis Prima" louisprima.com
contact: contact@louisprima.com
"Sam Butera: 'The Sax Man'" sambutera.com
Rey, Alvino
"Alvino Rey and The King Sisters" alvinorey-kingsisters.com
INACTIVE
"The King Sisters" thekingsisters.com
INACTIVE
"The Official Marilyn King Website" marilynking.com
contact: info@marilynking.com
Rich, Buddy
"Buddy Rich: The Official Web Site" buddyrich.com
Scott, Raymond
"Official Raymond Scott Site" raymondscott.com
contact: Jeff Winner, info@RaymondScott.com
Shaw, Artie
"The Official Artie Shaw Website" artieshaw.com
Stabile, Dick
"Dick Stabile Tribute" digilander.libero.it/dickstabile/home.htm
contact: Tsamore@aol.com
Teagarden, Jack
"Teagarden Online" jackteagarden.com [ formerly teagardenonline.com ]
contact: Joseph C. Teagarden, info@jackteagarden.com
"A Tribute to Jack Teagarden" geocities.com/BourbonStreet/2508/intro.htm
contact: Michael Palmer, teagarden@alphalink.com.au
Tucker, Orrin
"Orrin Tucker" orrintucker.com
contact: music@bermudahouse.com
Vallee, Rudy
"Rudy Vallee - Offical [ sic ] Website" rudyvallee.com
Weems, Ted
"Ted Weems and His Orchestra" redhotjazz.com/weems.html
"By Request: A Perry Como Discography & CD Companion" kokomo.ca
contact: George Townsend, webmaster@kokomo.ca
"The Perry Como Home On the Internet" perrycomo.net
contact: submissions@perrycomo.net
"The Perry Como Home Page" geocities.com/Broadway/9109
contact: cot01@gnofn.org
Welk, Lawrence
"Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show" welkshow.com
"Lawrence Welk Internet Fan Club" welk.buff.net
contact: Gary Bacchetti, garyb@buffnet.net
"Lawrence Welk" lawrencewelk.com
INACTIVE
"Welk Resort Group" welkresort.com
"Welk Musical Family" welkmusicalfamily.blogspot.com CONFIRMED 1/1/2007
Weston, Paul
"Corinthian Records Online" mysite.verizon.net/resoadiv/www.corinthianrecords.com/index.html
CONFIRMED 4/18/2008
"Paul Weston and His Orchestra" members.home.nl/weston/ CONFIRMED 4/18/2008
various
"Swingin' Down the Lane with David Miller" bigband-era.com
contact David Miller, swing@bigband-era.com
"Jazz Connection Magazine" jazzconnectionmag.com/Big%20Band%20Talk.html
contact: Stephen Fratallone, jazzconnection@hotmail.com
"Swing Music Net" swingmusic.net
contact: jazzjester@swingmusic.net
"Craig's BigBands and BigNames" bigbandsandbignames.com
contact: zavsays@comcast.net
"The 78rpm Record Homepage" geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/8764
contact: Gary Herzenstiel, gherzens@comcast.net
"Down Beat Magazine" downbeatjazz.com
"Wolverine Antique Music Society" shellac.org
contact: R.D. "Gus" Frederick, wams@shellac.org
"Internet Public Library: Swinging Through Time [ Graystone Museum, Detroit ]" ipl.org/div/detjazz
contact: exhibits@ipl.org
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