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Page 6B-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday. November 8, 1984 AT erp Lp Tp a ye Ce Tr a a Se gy WREATH-LAYING CEREMONIES AT NATION'S CAPITAL - Former Kings Mountain City Com- missioner Jim Childers, left, and Marshall Bradley of Shelby participated in a wreath-laying ceremony recently at the Tom of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. An honor guard, right. assists in the laying of a memorial wreath. Dorsey Orchestra To Play Cleveland County Communi- ty Concerts Association will pre- sent the one and only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under . the direction of Buddy Morrow Monday night at 8 p.m. in Malcolm Brown Auditorium. Buddy Morrow is recognized as one of the all-time great trom- bone players. His great musician- ship. has been evident through the years and first came to the public eye when he was featured with leading orchestras such as Tommy. .Dorsey, . Paul Whiteman, Artie Shaw and Jim- my Dorsey and as staff musician with many of the major radio and television shows. Born in New Haven, Conn., his future as a musician was vir- tually pre-destined, since his family had been musicians for generations and had played in leading orchestras: all over Europe. By the time he was 13 he was already playing with dance groups and at 15 he joined the Yale Collegians and toured the East Coast playing college dances and parties. After high school, he went to New Y ork to try his luck as a musician and shortly thereafter auditioned for a scholarship at the Julliard School of Music. So brilliant were his improvisations that he was awarded the scholarship. Jazz great Bunny Berrigan heard him sitting in on a jam sessions and was so impressed that he FIVE GENERATIONS — daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mitchell, is held in the arms of her grandfather, Richard Ross, left, front row, and Amanda's mother, Rhonda Mitchell, daughter of Richard and Nancy Ross of Kings Mountain Back row are Lois Ross, mother of Richard and great-grandmother of the baby. and Lela Lovelace, great- great grandmother of Amanda Mitchell. recommended Buddy to Artie Shaw who hired him for his new- ly formed orchestra. Later he joined Eddy Duchin and then Paul Whiteman. During his stay with Whiteman, he was featured on the Chesterfield Radio Show. Next came a call from Tommy Dorsey to join his orchestra. Morrow is ong of the big rare big band leaders of today. He in- sists that the band retain the authentic sound and style of the late Tommy Dorsey and still have the elasticity to meet almost every musical situation. They can play at a college prom, a country club, a scholastic Three-month-old Amanda Mitchell, In Shelby clinic, or a policeman’s ball, or play a jazz concert for non- dancing audiences, all with ex- pertise. His repertoire embraces not only the classics of the original Tommy Dorsey Orchestra but the spectrum of popular music from Dixie land, rhythm and blues, inrricate ballads, to preogressive jazz or current rock tunes, and his library also has a nostaligic representation of those familiar tunes of the 40’ so ir- replaceable to the many who lov- ed and remember “Big Bands.” Jordan Elected At L-M BANNER ELK, N.C...Ar- nold Jordan, of Kings Mountain, has been elected to the office of Freshman Parliament at Lees- McRae College, and as such becomes an officer in the Stu- dent Government Association. The purpose of the Student cash & Cary Government Association, is to “unify the student body in the common goal for self govern- ment in order to assume respon- sibility in dealing effectively with matters of student affairs, to perpetuate the best traditions of the college, and to strengthen Variety Of LIMIT ONLY FOUR LAMPS TO CUSTOMER (NO DEALERS PLEASE) IX 909 GROVER rn KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. 28086 PHONE 739-5656 We Have Been Able To Receive One Shipment Of | The 24- Inch Tall Spice And Ginger Jar LAMPS To Sell At The Original Price of $19.00 Shapes & Colors the cooperation among students, faculty and administration.” The officers of this organization are among the leaders in carrying out this purpose. Arnold is the son of Ms. Jean E. 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