Dick Layn and His Music
Was the band that backed Van Johnson a group thrown together for this film or was it an actual musical ensemble - as many cinematic backing bands really were? Can anybody identify the musicians or the band?
John 3:16
There are two real musicians that also appear in the vocal group.
Stumpy Brown played trombone and sang in brother Les Brown's band
and Bobby Troup was a popular pianist-vocalist-composer and actor.
Thanks for your rapid reply. As a fan of Jazz and Swing music, I am always on the lookout for new discoveries. Les Brown - I obviously know, but not Bobby Troup. Here I found Troup's persona so demonstrative in the background that I thought it was HIS band, not Van's. For some reason, when they were all on the train, I just latched on to the notion that Van was just a traveler on the train who decided to glom on to the band and sing along with them in the club car! Actually, I always try to look beyond Van Johnson in films, as I find him very hammy.
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