ABOUT THE MEMORIES DANCE BAND
The Memories Dance Band was founded in 1980 by Lakewood businessman Ron Kimberlin and his wife, Darlene. Back then their son, Scott, was in the jazz band at Green Mountain high school and, quite by accident, that student band became the core of the Memories band; sort of a one-time, off-campus extracurricular activity which morphed into a full-time working band, much to the delight of the students. As a matter of fact some members of today’s band were in that first student band nearly forty years ago.
The band performs the music of the Great American Songbook in the style of the Big Bands of the 1940s. The unforgettable music of the Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman bands lives on along with that of dozens of other renowned leaders such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Les Brown and the list goes on. The excitement associated with the Big Bands was felt all over America at a time when local dance halls, clubs and famous ballrooms were overflowing with dancers who never seemed to tire, always asking for more into the wee hours. Waltzes, Foxtrots, Cha Cha's, Polkas and Tangos are still the standard repertoire of Big Bands and the Memories band can fill your every desire.
Custom-tailored Entertainment -- Book This Band
Do you need a band that will play songs that fit your theme? Just say the word and we'll make that happen; with thousands of songs from the Golden Age of Songwriters (Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jimmy Van Heusen, Harry Warren, the list is endless) there are dozens of songs that fit every theme.
Would you like to have the lyrics of some songs fit in with your theme? That's a specialty of the the Memories Dance Band. Just give us some lead time and we'll write new personalized lyrics to old standards that hit the target.
Do you have some songs you'd like to have the band play? Again, with adequate lead time we can fill those requests.
Are you worried that your venue might not be large enough for a BIG BAND? We can fit into some pretty tight spaces so unless you're talking about your living room we can probably make it happen.
We want your event to be exactly as you envisioned it therefore we're pliable, accommodating and open to all requests.
Part of the fun we have is in wearing new hats, taking on new challenges and being quick on our feet.