In 1937, Pennsylvania-bred Trumpeter Vaughn Monroe, fronting for a five-piece Boston society combo, was about as low on the bandleaders’ register as a man could get. Now & then he would try to jolt ...

WORCESTER — It's 1949, and America is starting to feel good again after World War II. Big bands are still big, and one of the biggest names is bandleader, trumpeter and baritone singer Vaughn Monroe, ...

As a proud resident of Framingham, I am excited to share that this fall, the Framingham History Center (FHC) is bringing back a piece of our town’s past with two incredible evenings celebrating the ...

Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter, big band leader, actor, and businessman, who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ...

At 91, Hilda "Tinker" Rautenberg doesn't make a big production of her storied past. Still, she might occasionally break into song, reminded of a ditty or two she sang as a member of the Moonmaids, who ...

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Vaughn Wilton Monroe (Oct. 7, 1911 - May 21, 1973) was well known in the 1940s and 1950s as an American baritone singer and big band leader who also mastered the trumpet. His popularity resulted in ...