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  Harry James - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was a popular United States musician and band leader, and a well-known trumpet virtuoso.
Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader of a traveling circus.
In 1983, James, a longtime heavy smoker, was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer, but he continued to work, playing his last professional job on 26 June 1983 in Los Angeles just nine days before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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 HPL: In-depth Profile of Harry James Potter
Before Harry was born, a prophecy had been made about a boy to be born at the end of July which indicated that this person would be able to defeat the Dark Lord.
James and Lily knew that Voldemort was trying to kill Harry, and by October of 1981, they had used the Fidelius Charm to hide themselves from the Dark Lord.
Harry eventually uncovered the plot and chased Quirrell, who was being controlled by Voldemort, down into a series of chambers under the school.
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 Solid! -- Harry James
One of the most popular bandleaders of the wartime era, Harry James is best remembered today for his colorful trumpet playing and as the husband of pin-up girl Betty Grable.
James followed through and recorded several schmaltzy ballads and semi-classical selections, including the now famous ''You Made Me Love You.'' Though jazz fans cringed the new sound proved popular with the public, and the band was on its way to stardom.
Though James was married to vocalist Louise Tobin at the time he fell in love with Grable and divorced Tobin.
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 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Harry James (1916-1983)
Born on March 15, 1916, in Albany to a bandmaster and a trapeze artist traveling with the Mighty Haag Shows circus (which was passing through town), Harry Haag James began performing music at a young age.
Living in a circus environment gave James free reign to focus on learning the instrument, and as a young teenager he led the second-line band of the Christy Brothers Circus.
James got his first job playing jazz with Joe Gill's Phillips Flyers, which led to brief stints in a number of groups before drummer Ben Pollack hired him.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1692   (601 words)

  
 Harry James - Biography - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Harry James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable.
(James was ineligible for military service due to a back injury.) Meanwhile, wartime travel restrictions and the recording ban called by the musicians union, which took effect in August 1942, had limited James' touring and recording activities, but another avenue had opened up.
From this point on, James maintained his band as a touring unit, though he was less frequently glimpsed in the media.
music.aol.com /artist/harry-james/6801/biography   (1560 words)

  
 Review | Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James
To dance music lovers, James was the leader for three decades of a consistently satisfying big band whose earliest incarnation gave Frank Sinatra his start and whose 1950s version found its most lucrative gigs at the casino hotels in Vegas and at Tahoe.
Schooled by his father, a stern taskmaster, James studied the classic trumpet repertoire and developed the iron chops and bravura technique of a circus musician; but he also soaked up the jazz and blues of his native Texas and loved Louis Armstrong's playing.
Levinson recounts James' life in straightforward prose, clearly and with a wealth of detail, against a vivid backdrop of the 1940s swing years and the postwar entertainment era of the 50s and 60s.
www.januarymagazine.com /artcult/trumpetblues.html   (864 words)

  
 Harry James Potter - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Tras quedarse huérfano, Harry Potter tiene que irse a vivir a casa de sus despreciables tíos muggles, Vernon y Petunia, donde tendrá también que convivir con su malcriado primo Dudley.
Harry se siente muy triste y solo, hasta que en el día de su undécimo cumpleaños, recibe una carta que hará que su vida cambie para siempre.
Harry también se caracteriza por sus gafas redondas y, al menos en los primeros volúmenes, es descrito como flaco, desgarbado, y más pequeño de lo normal.
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 Harry James
Harry James' father Everette James, was a trumpeter and led a circus band with the Mighty Haag Circus.
Harry began playing the drums when he was four and began playing trumpet when he was eight.
James let him out of the contract to let him take up this new opportunity: the band was also going through a bit of a rough spot financially.
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 Harry Potter (character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry James Potter (born 31 July 1980) is a fictional character and the protagonist of J.
Harry Potter is very famous in the wizarding world for having survived a murderous attack when he was just one-year old by Lord Voldemort, one of the most powerful and feared wizards ever known and the primary antagonist in the series.
Harry proves his mettle in the book's climax by rescuing Ginny from the Chamber, killing the Basilisk with the sword of Godric Gryffindor, and defeating Riddle by stabbing the diary with one of the Basilisk's venonmous fangs, destroying both the diary and the Soul Fragment within.
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 Harry James : Oldies.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Harry James' father played trumpet in the band of a touring circus, and at first Harry played the drums, but then he, too, took up the trumpet and at the age of nine was also playing in the circus band.
Early in 1937 James was hired by Benny Goodman, an engagement which gave him maximum exposure to swing era audiences.
James popularity increased and his public image, aided by his marriage to film star Betty Grable, reached remarkable heights for a musician.
www.oldies.com /artist-view/Harry-James.html   (198 words)

  
 HPL: Harry James Potter: Quick facts
During Harry's sixth year it was rumored that he had a Hippogriff tattooed on his chest.
Harry wears Quirrell's turban which tells him he must transfer to Slytherin because it is his destiny.
Harry dreamed he was back in the Room of Requirement.
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 VH1.com : Harry James : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
James' first job with a national band came in 1935 when he was hired by Ben Pollack.
In May 1935, he married singer Louise Tobin, with whom he had two children and from whom he was divorced in June 1943.
After two years of difficulties in maintaining his band, James changed musical direction in early 1941.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/james_harry/bio.jhtml   (1552 words)

  
 Harry James - Moviefone
The son of circus performers, Harry James first picked up a trumpet at age 10.
Organizing his own band in the early 1930s, James' progress was...
Harry James - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Harry James Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Amazon.com: The Best of the Big Bands: Music: Harry James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
James was my second fave Big Band (My #1 is Artie Shaw) His records with Helen Forrest and his best instrumentals are legendary and they really DO stand the test of time.
Harry James' band perhaps isn't remembered as well as Glenn Miller or Benny Goodman, but he was one of the Goodman sidemen who left to seek fame and fortune on his own.
Harry James' big band perhaps isn't remembered as well as the Miller, Goodman, Basie, or Ellington bands, but he was one of the Goodman sidemen - drummer Gene Krupa was another - who left to seek fame and fortune on their own.
www.amazon.com /Best-Big-Bands-Harry-James/dp/B0000026VN   (1358 words)

  
 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - The Official Site
Harry Potter, "the boy who lived," is in for a dangerous fourth year at Hogwarts when the Goblet of Fire selects him to compete as one of four champions in the Triwizard Tournament - despite the fact that he did not submit his name.
Hermione is as surprised as Harry when he is chosen as a Hogwarts champion by the Goblet of Fire - but is a great resource to him as he prepares for each task.
Harry spends a good deal of time working up the nerve to invite her to the Yule Ball.
harrypotter.warnerbros.com   (957 words)

  
 The Harry James Orchestra - Live Band - Seattle, WA - , Washington
Let The Harry James Orchestra be your choice for the perfect Live Band at your private party, corporate event, or special occasion in Seattle, Washington.
Led by trumpeter Fred Radke, the Harry James Orchestra has met with critical acclaim from both listeners of big-band and ballroom/swing dancers.
Radke, a former lead trumpeter with the great Harry James, performs authentic renditions of timeless Harry James hits from the World War II Era along with other classic big-band standards.
www.gigmasters.com /swing/FredRadke'sHarryJames   (508 words)

  
 Harry James Orchestra | Hotel Astor Roof, 1942
James is said to have hired Corcoran much as for his ability to play third base as his facility with the horn.
Since this was from the Hotel Astor Roof, James concentrated on playing music to dance by enhanced by the strings he had added.
His reputation as a versatile player is substantiated with a soulful trumpet on “Memphis Blues” showing that he was equally effective in the lower register as he is in the stratosphere.
www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r0301_046.htm   (405 words)

  
 Harry James
Harry James was the most famous trumpet player during the swing era.
Initially the band struggled, but in 1940, James hit it big with an instrumental version of the song You made me Love You.
His band then had a huge following and while Glenn Miller's band was in the Army from 1942-44, James' band was the most popular in the world.
airjudden.tripod.com /jazz/harryjames.html   (232 words)

  
 "Harry James" - Shopping.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After adapting to the Harry James design, it is possible to attain excellent control and a...
Harry James and His Orchestra: 1939-1949 by Harry James and His Orchestra
Harry James With Dick Haymes 1940 by Harry James
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 Songwriters Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
rumpet star Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia on March 15, 1916.
He started his own band in 1938 with featured vocalist Frank Sinatra and by the 1940’s the Harry James’ Orchestra was one of the most popular and successful.
Harry James remained active up to his death on July 5, 1983.
www.songwritershalloffame.org /artist_bio.asp?artistId=28   (162 words)

  
 Harry James Windows Media Player Jukebox Page
Harry James (1916-1983) was one of the finest trumpet players of the 20th Century.
Victoria Elizabeth was born to Harry James and his wife, Betty Grable, at home on March 3, 1944.
Betty did not have to be back to work until August to start the filming of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, which proved to be another smash in the line of Grable hits, ensuring her hold on the number-one spot at the box office.
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 Harry James
Harry James was born on March 15, 1916, in Albany, Georgia.
By the age of nine, James joined his father playing trumpet in a travelling circus's band.
For a short time, Frank Sinatra was the dinger for James's band.
www.harrynilsson.com /about-harry-james.html   (122 words)

  
 Harry James News
News about Harry James continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Artist: Cat Empire When the Cat Empire's Harry James Angus was younger, he says one of the first songs to make a real impression on him was James Brown's Sex Machine.
STEVE LILLEBUEN / steve@vueweekly.com Harry James Angus, songwriter and trumpeter behind Australia's Cat Empire, seems unprepared to answer questions to define the band's music--despite an on-going tour and the...
www.topix.net /who/harry-james   (342 words)

  
 Harry James Building & Design
Harry James Building and Design is a small “quality conscious” company that is well versed in numerous styles of construction with over 30 years of experience as a builder in all types of home building.
We also specialize in the redesign, remodeling and renovations of existing older homes to accommodate the modern family.
Copyright © 2004 Harry James Building and Design.
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 Harry James
"I want to have a band that really swings and that's easy to dance to all the time." Born into a circus family, Harry began performing with the Mighty Haag Circus at the age of 4.
His success as a bandleader led to opportunities in Hollywood films, where he performed with his band, and even had supporting and leading roles.
Married for over 20 years to pin-up queen Betty Grable, Harry liked to spend time at the racetrack, and, along with Betty, owned a horse ranch.
www.hollywoodlegends.com /harry-james.html   (121 words)

  
 Harry James (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Harry James was born in a rundown hotel next door to the city jail in Albany...
Harry James and His Music Makers (1953) ("La Virgen de la Macarena (The Brave Bulls)")
Himself (with the Harry James Orchestra) (unknown episodes)
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 James Franco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Best known for his breakthrough starring role on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999), James...
Never Been Kissed (1999) (as James Edward Franco)....
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 MUSICMATCH Guide: Harry James
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