Music: Kaye and Amateurs

An ambition which comes upon many a citizen, especially when he is in his cups, is to lead a band. Most professional band leaders do not encourage these amateur impulses. But last week Leader Sammy Kaye, a smart, sandy, jug-eared young man whose slogan is "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye," turned this yen to good account. When he was winding up a recent engagement at Manhattan's Hotel Commodore, Sammy Kaye had let the enthusiastic drunks go through the motions of leading his orchestra, awarded champagne to the best and funniest. Last week, on a tour of movie houses, Leader Kaye...

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