Amazingly and ironically, Indian repeated several of the same errors as the original Chicopee Falls Mass. management of Indian Motors at the midpoint of the last century. Their bikes had teething difficulties to be sure, and they failed to offer original or affiliated low-end entry level bikes, sending potential customers to Japanese manufacturers, Harley 883 Sportsters, and the reconstituted British Triumph products. At least they didn't sell the factory to foreign investors this time, [yet!] so maybe something can yet be salvaged from the mess.
I've been a big band jazz, progressive jazz and bebop fan since the late 40's. As far as singing groups, I can think of three that I liked: Four Freshman, Hi-Lows and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross ~ after Ross left they had another female who's name I've forgotten.
My dad was a fairly well-known slide trombone player in some of those circles, moreso in Dixieland and Bebop. Ward Kimball of the Firehouse Five was a sometime family dinner guest, as was trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, at one time the trombonist for Doc Severensen's tonight show band in the days when Johnny Carson hosted. Though dad's profession was that of an oil industry refining engineer and draftsman, he actually made more money- and had more fun- playing his 'bone. As well as a couple of stints as a Musicians' Union treasurer and business agent. I had my first musicians union card [drummer] at age 8, playing in Havana casinos while dad was an engineer at the CalTex/Texaco refinery in Santa Clara.
One bar that I hung out in the late 50's and early 60's had a juke box with the complete Kenton Era plus, on it. :)
I know where there's one with such included, though not exclusively so, with Andrews Sisters and Kay Kaiser tunes as well. Still six plays for a quarter....
