b. 25 November 1906, USA. d. 22 October 1981. Dance band Will Osborne established his first orchestra in New York City, New York, USA, in 1924, led by himself on drums and vocals. However, it was the slide trombone playing of his band that always most readily identified them. After several months playing ‘the Speakeasy Circuit', the group followed Duke Ellington into the Kentucky Club for a year's engagement. His featured singers included Dick Robertson, Dorothy Rogers, Joan Whitney, Janice Todd, Lynn Davis and Eileen Wilson. However, it was Osborne's voice that dominated, and...