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Topic: Francis Langford
Frances Langford, who has died aged 91, was one of the last links with the Glenn Miller band. She was also one of the dwindling number of singers from the big band era - certainly one of the last from an age when big swing outfits would go into a loud, brassy routine and then, as the notes subsided, a girl in a glittering dress, with its swinging skirt, would walk to the microphone and warble a chorus or two of Moonlight Serenade or It's Magic, while dancers smooched as they almost listened....LINK to complete news story
