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Ken Curtis

"I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra."

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"I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra."

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