Pennsylvania 6-5000
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"Pennsylvania 6-5000" is a popular big band jazz instrumental and song made famous by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, named after a New York City telephone number.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPopularizedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedVenue | Hotel Pennsylvania ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusFeature | band shouting telephone number ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | popularized telephone-number song titles in swing era ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
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reed section ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasMusicalEra | swing era ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm |
instrumental
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song with vocal refrain ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 1940 recording ⓘ |
| hasStyle | swing era big band ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
New York City nightlife
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telephone number ⓘ |
| hasTitleTheme | telephone call to Hotel Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Hotel Pennsylvania telephone number ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | big band jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Carl Sigman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hotel Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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telephone number Pennsylvania 6-5000 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Glenn Miller’s orchestra
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use of spoken telephone number in arrangement ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoireOf | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telephoneNumberInTitle | Pennsylvania 6-5000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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