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Archive Home > 2013 > January > 18 > Still in the swing in Vegas

Still in the swing in Vegas

• Veteran big-band players keep that old-time sound alive

By John M. Glionna / The Bulletin
January 18, 2013

LAS VEGAS — At age 87, Roger Hall still loves to play the music of his youth, that larger-than-life big-band sound that no longer commands respect among the casino bosses in this town.

In an earlier life, he played in bands backing Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis, Jr., and the rest of the original....

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