Bobby Layne Orchestra performs at historic Nebraska ballroom

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Bobby Layne and his orchestra performed at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in Lincoln, Nebraska, continuing a career spanning decades.

Bobby Layne and his orchestra recently performed at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in Lincoln, Nebraska, continuing a career that began shortly after Layne graduated high school. Layne formed the band in the late 1950s and said it took years of work to reach his current position as bandleader. He grew up enjoying ballroom music and visiting ballrooms in the area. Lincoln once had five ballrooms, but the Pla-Mor, built in 1929, is the only one still standing.

Layne, now in his nineties, plays the lead alto saxophone part in the orchestra. His son also leads a band called 'Reflections'. The orchestra continues to tour and has performed in Branson, Missouri, at the Welk Resort, in Las Vegas and in Canada. Over the years, the band has used five buses, each travelling at least 500,000 miles.

Layne said big band music is timeless, with songs like 'In the Mood' recognised across generations. Many couples who met at the ballroom when troops from a nearby Air Force base attended gatherings there still return to the venue today.

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• Bobby Layne Orchestra brings big band sound to historic ballroomBobby Layne and his orchestra recently performed at the Pla-Mor Ballroom, continuing a career that began shortly after the bandleader graduated high school.WOWT · 14 Oct, 20:31
• Bobby Layne Orchestra brings big band sound to historic ballroomBobby Layne and his orchestra recently performed at the Pla-Mor Ballroom, continuing a career that began shortly after the bandleader graduated high school.1011Now · 14 Oct, 20:31

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