Tony Pastor (born Anthony Pestritto) (October 26,
1907-October 31, 1969) was an Italian American novelty singer and tenor
saxophonist and band leader.
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Featured by Shaw as both a musician and singer, Pastor
became popular for his expressive singing and impish personality. When
Shaw
decided to quit the band business in late 1939 and run off to Mexico Pastor was
asked to head the orchestra, which was to become a cooperative affair. He
turned down the offer and formed his own band instead. His second group proved
a success. Pastor was both honest and friendly and well loved by his musicians
and fans. His sax playing and his vocals were the highlights of each
performance.
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Soon after going out on his own, Pastor and his orchestra
played at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City for seven months. That engagement
included five broadcasts per week on NBC. Pastor won the 1940 Metronome
magazine poll as top tenor saxophonist.
Pastor went all out when it came to buying charts for his
book. His orchestra featured some of the most modern jazz arrangements of its
time. It outlived just about all other swing bands, finally breaking up in the
late 1950s. It was estimated that
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Pastor and his orchestra appeared on television a number of
times during the 1950s, including the "Cavalcade of Bands" program
and the Robert Q. Lewis show. In 1960,
Pastor was guest of honour on a "This Is Your Life" TV episode. But eventually he reduced the size of his
band, cutting it down to a small combo in order to work nightclubs around Las
Vegas with his sons Guy and Tony Jr.
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Early in 1968, Pastor suffered a heart attack and became
very ill and quit the music business. He lived in virtual seclusion for the
rest of his life. (Info mainly Solid @ Parabrisas.com)
11 comments:
For “Tony PASTOR & His Orch. - T - You're Adorable” go here:
http://www93.zippyshare.com/v/fme5F51h/file.html
1. DANCE WITH A DOLLY (WITH A HOLE IN HER STOCKING)
2. LET'S DO IT (LET'S FALL IN LOVE)
3. READY, GET SET, JUMP
4. (I'M) CONFESSIN' (THAT I LOVE YOU)
5. PARADIDDLE JOE 6. MARIA, MARI (OH MARIE!)
7. MARIA ELENA
8. FLAG WAVER
9. BLOSSOMS (Theme Song)
10. ONE MEAT BALL
11. MAKIN' WHOOPEE!
12. BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS
13. FIVE SALTED PEANUTS
14. PLEASE NO SQUEEZA DA BANANA
15. RED SILK STOCKINGS AND GREEN PERFUME
16. MY MAMMY
17. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SAY I'M SORRY
18. GONNA GET A GIRL
19. INDIAN LOVE CALL
20. SAN
21. "A" YOU'RE ADORABLE (THE ALPHABET SONG)
22. BUSY LINE
23. THE SHEIK OF ARABY
24. THERE'S YES! YES! IN YOUR EYES
Thanks! I didn't know about this guy!
Thank you so much! Love Tony Pastor.
Aw, rats! Broken link!
Could you re-up, please? Thanks in advance
Sorry gang for the reply as I have not cataloged my external storage data base. And some files are just numbered. But the good news is I found the cd in question. If anyone is still interested please leave another comment and I'll post it. A.S.A.P.
Bob,
Please re-up this album, it has several of his hits.
Thank you-)
Hello HP, here's the new link.
https://www.upload.ee/files/10489929/Tony_Pastor.rar.html
Yes! Thanks Bob!
Is there a recording of Tony Pastor and Eugenie Baird “So Near And Yet So Far”
Hi Howard, Yes there is and here's the link for the 78 which you can download.Regards, Bob
https://od.lk/f/NTlfNjY4MjQxOTVf
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