Harry James: Started Out in the Circus!
Learning that big band leader and trumpet player Harry James (1916-1983) started out in circuses is like meat and drink (or rather, popcorn and lemonade) to me. James' parents were with the Mighty Haag Circus; his father was the bandleader for the show, his mother, Myrtle Maybel Stewart, was an acrobat and horseback rider. In […]