Down the Road a Piece
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Down the Road a Piece is a boogie-woogie song written by Don Raye. In 1940, it was recorded by the Will Bradley Trio and became a top 10 hit in the closing months of the year. Called "a neat little am
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Ray McKinley
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Ray McKinley was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader. He played drums and later led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra in Europe. He also led the new Glenn Miller Orchestra
Down the Road a Piece
…a variety of jazz, blues, and rock artists. "Down the Road a Piece" was recorded on August 12, 1940, in New York City by members of the Will Bradley–Ray McKinley Orchestra, who were credited as the "Will Bradley Trio" (a misnomer, as Will Bradley himself did not perform on the session). The personnel consisted…
William P. Gottlieb's photograph of McKinley at the Hotel Commodore, New York, c. April 1946