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After a stint with Artie Shaw, this great saxophonist started his own band—and the hit streak began: 17 of ’em between ’41 and ’49. Rosemary Clooney got an early career boost with Tony; she (with and without her sister Betty) features on no fewer than 12 of these 72 tracks: A- and B-sides on Bluebird, RCA-Victor, Cosmo and Columbia. Many outstanding singers take the mic as you hear Tony’s hits "Maria Elena," "Green Eyes," "Hey, Mabel!," "Dance with a Dolly (with a Hole in Her Stocking)," "Bell-Bottom Trousers," "Five Salted Peanuts," "Please No Squeeze Da Banana," "Sioux City Sue," "Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume," "I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder," "The Lady from Twenty-Nine Palms," "You Started Something," "It’s Like Taking Candy from a Baby," "Grieving for You," "‘A’ You’re Adorable" and more! Acrobat.