Dukes of Dixieland

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Dukes of Dixieland is an American band from Dixieland Jazz , which, after Wolf Kampmann, are considered one of the most successful groups in the Dixieland revival that began in the 1940s.

Dukes of Dixieland was founded in 1948 by the brothers Frank Assunto (trumpet, 1932–1974), Fred Assunto (trombone, 1929–1966) and their father Papa Jac Assunto (trumpet and banjo, 1905–1985). In the course of its existence, musicians such as Pete Fountain , Jerry Fuller , Tony Parenti , Jack Maheu , Jim Hall and Herb Ellis also played in the band . The band was originally the house band at Club Famous Door on Bourbon Street in New Orleans . In 1956 the band moved to Las Vegasfrom where she went on international tours. She recorded a number of albums for the Roulette , RCA Victor and Audio-Fidelity labels , including the world's first stereo record; In 1960 they went to the record studio with Louis Armstrong and in 1964 on a tour of Japan, which George Wein organized as Dixieland to Swing . After Fred and Frank Assunto passed away, the Dukes of Dixieland disbanded in the early 1970s. In 1974, producer and manager John Shoup undertook a revival of the band, with Connie Jones as the band leader.

The Dukes of Dixieland were a tourist attraction in the entertainment district of the French Quarter of New Orleans from the 1970s . In the 1980s they performed at Lulu White's Mahogany Hall ; then in the Steamboat Natchez . In 1999 they received a Grammy nomination for their album Gloryland .

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