The Talk of the Town Orchestra LLC

-A Big Band in the Glenn Miller Tradition-

Norman, OK         June 2006

Almost every Tuesday evening and many weekends and holidays, the 17-member Talk of the Town Orchestra can be heard playing the most popular swing tunes from the golden era of the “big bands.”

Talk of the Town was formed in 1988 as a volunteer organization from the University of Oklahoma community to keep alive the Glenn Miller tradition of the golden era of the big bands and to bring entertainment to Oklahoma City area nursing homes, senior citizen centers, hospitals, civic clubs, and social service agencies.  Since then we have evolved into the premier ballroom dance band in the state and today play for most of the ballroom dance clubs and organizations in Oklahoma.

With our 2700+ tune repertoire of big band arrangements--swing, jitterbug, ballads, waltzes, latins, polkas, Dixie-land, blues, country and western, two-step, patriotic, and gospel styles--ranging in time from the 1800s through today’s music, we can play an entire program from a particular era--perfect for class reunions.  A specialty is recreating a WW II USO show complete with US Army Air Corps khaki uniforms, songs, skits, and dances.

The right size and style orchestra for your special occasion can be booked ranging from pep bands to combos to Dixie-land up to the full “Glenn Miller Band” sound with five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones, piano, bass, drum, guitar, and vocalists.

For information or a demonstration tape/CD,

please call, fax, or email Joe Windes

(405) 321-4216 / fax (405) 360-7394 /

email: talkofthetown@cox.net

Visit our web site at

http://talk_of_the_townok.tripod.com