It looks, at first glance, like lace pants on a top sergeant. The rest of the Air Forces calls it the "Hollywood Commandos." But musicians concede that the star-studded 51-piece Army Air Force Orchestra of Santa Ana, Calif, is undoubtedly the fanciest outfit in the history of U.S. popular music.* Hollywood agents divide their time between deploring its competition and their inability to hire it. Under onetime pipe-organist Major Eddie Dunstedter, it plays only for Uncle Sam.
It works harder than any commercial name band. Its members are up early in the morning...
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