Monday. February 9, 198
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BARRACKS TO BAND:
Dunham Discovers Vocalist.
As Army 'Singing Sensation'
Pete Hanley, who scored a suc- theme song, which is a favorite of
cess both J-Hop nights singing both maestro and singer.
with Snny Dunham's orchestra, Although other bands have been
owes hia present career to the tempting the "GI singing sensa-
Army. * *
The tall, good-looking soloist
had "never sung a note" before he
joined the G0 ranks early in the
war. Finding KP duty a "mighty
gruesome ordeal," Hanley capital
ized on his voice to become singer
at post dances.
Singing his way to the post en-
tertainment office soon led the
young singer to a regular job
with the dance band that played
for officer's and non-comn's clubs.
When Sonny Dunham appeared
in a Spotlite Band show presented
at his post, Hanley's buddies dared
him to ask for an audition. The
band leader was ,o enthusiastic
in appreciation of the young
singer's voice, that he promised
Pete a post-war job.
Featured vocalist with the Dun-
ham outfit since his discharge,
Hanley has been a tremendous hit PETE HANLEY
at all the band's engagements. He
made the biggest success at J-Hop tion" with generous offers, he
last week-end with his singing of plans to stick with the Dunham
"iVemories of You," the Dunham orchestra.
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Unique Style
Featured by
Sonny Dunham
Dual Instrumentalist
Plays FirstJ-Hop
Demonstrating his unique abil-
ity to "double in brass," Sonny
Dunham kept J-Hoppers in the
dancing mood last weekend, alter-
nating numbers with Tommy Dor-
sey.
Singer Pete Hanley and the
Trombone Choir added their tal-
ents to present feature specialties
with the Dunham band both
nights. Although well-known to
campus dancers from their ap-
pearances at Panhel Ball in 1946
and at Pay-Off Dance in 1943,
the Dunham outfit was playing its
first J-Hop engagement.
Dunham got his start as the
"foremost trumpet and trombone
stylist" while playing his first job.
Starred in the trombone section
of Paul Tremaipe's orchestra, he
began toying around with a bor-!
rowed trumpet. His sensational
technique impressed the leader,
who encouraged Dunham to be-
come a dual instrumentalist.
A year later he joined Glen
Gray's Casa Loma Band, featured
in both trumpet and trombone
sections. Arrangements of "Pagan
Love Song" and "Memories of
You" by Dunham made a partic-
ular success.
In 1940, Dunham left Casa
Loma to form his own band. Since
that time the Sonny DunhamOr-
chestra became a stellar attrac-
tion in theatres, hotels and ball-
rooms from coast to coast.
Press Agent Risks
Leader's 'Record'
J-Hoppers last week-end had a
chance to test the veracity of a
press agent's claim.
According to Sonny Dunham's
publicity manager it is "a matter
of record that Tommy Dorsey, as
well as Harry James, merely stare
in disbelief when either of them
catch Sonny's performances."
Perhaps those were looks of
awe from the Dorsey to the Dun-
ham bandstand, or maybe Tom
my's just gotten accustomed to
the playing of "America's fore-
most trumpet and trombone spe-
cialist."
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