The 1920s,.'30s and '40s were exciting times. Towns near the U.S. border could listen to the American radio stations playing the "new" music, and soon wonderful Canadian bands were playing in all the provinces. Even American Jazzmen came north to play in these great bands, Hotels turned their dining rooms into 'dinner and dance' rooms, and many independent ballrooms began enticing dancers too.

A

• [ Canadian Ambassadors ]
• [ The Royal Ambassadors ]
• [ Art Harmony Seven ]
• [ Michael Angelo and His Jolly Gondoliers ], 1920s-'30s
  
• [ Richard Avonde Orch. ] (30's 40's)

B

• [ Ron Bagnatto Orch ], 50's 70s
  
• [ Tommy Banks Orch ], 50s - 90s
  
• [ Jack Barry & his Orch ], 30's
  
• [ Rex Battle Orch ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Johnny Burt Orch ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Harry Bedlington & his Whispering Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Billy Bissett (Bishop) ], (20's)
  
• [ Frank Bogart Orch ],(A band agent. had many bands) (20's - 50's)
  
• [ Herbie Brittain's Orch ], (40's)
  
• [ Gordon Braund Orch ], (40's)
  
• [ The Brown Brothers Orch ], (30's)
  
• [ Bus Browne and Boys ], (30's)
  

C

• [ Howard Cable Orch ], (20's)
  
• [ Canadian Ambassadors ]
• [ Dave Caplan's Toronto Band ], aka: The Toronto Band, and The Toronto Band From Canada
  
• [ Lafe Cassidy Orch ], (20's)
  
• [ Loren Cassina Orch ], (20's)
  
• [ Len Chamberlain Orch ], (20's)
  
• [ Les Crane & his Canadians ], (20's)
  
• [ The Culley Orchestras ], (20's)
  Edwin
  Harry
  Fred
  George
  

D

• [ Trump Davidson Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Gordon Day & his Rhythm Knights ], early Toronto band. (30's)
  
• [ Joe DeCourcy & his Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Gordon Delamont Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Jack Denny Orch. ], Studio Orch) (30's - 40's)
  
• [ Jack Denton's Orch. ], (50's)
  
• [ Charles Dornberger Orch.], (An American Band) (30's)
  

E

• [ Jack Evans & his Manhattan Blue Blowers ], maybe 1922 or 3??
  

F

• [ Larry Fagan Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Joan Fairfax & her All Girl Orch.], (50's)
  
• [ Percy Faith Orch. ], (A studio orch?) (40's)
  
• [ Robert Farnon Orch. ], '40s to present (2004)
  
• [ Maynard Ferguson Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Paul Firman Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Gene Fogerty Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ "Shorty" Fortin Orch. ], (40's)
  

G

• [ Russ Gerow Orch. ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Bobby Gimby Orch. ], (A society band) (40's)
  
• [ Elwood Glover & his Campus Boys ], (20's)
  
• [ Paul Grosney Orch. ], (50's)
  

H

• [ Art Hallman & his Orch. ], (Jerry Colonna, Tbone) ('40's - 50's)
  
• [ Art Harmony Seven ], (20's)
  
• [ Nelson Hatch Band ], (30's)
  
• [ Norman Harris Orch ], (40's - 50's)
  
• [ Samuel Hersenhoren Orch ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Earle Hill Orch. ], (40's - 50's)
  
• [ Johnny Holmes Orch. ], Oscar Peterson; Maynard Ferguson (40's)
  
• [ George Hooey Band ], (30's)
  

I

• [ Bill Isbister Band ], (40's)
  

J

• [ Herb Johnson Orch. ]
• [ Simeon Joyce Orch. ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  

K

• [ Doug Kemp & his Orch ], (50's)
  
• [ Mart Kenney & his Western Gentlemen ]

L

• [ Robert "Bob" Langlois Orch. ]
• [ Horace Lapp Orch. ], (20's)
  
• [ Freddie Large Orch. ], ('20's - '30s), Listed on the American Bands Database.
  
• [ Monty Levine's Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Johnny Lindon Orch. ], (A Society Orch) (50's)
  
• [ Benny Louis Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Guy Lombardo Orch. ], (20's)
  

M

• [ Duart MacLean Orch.]
  
• [ Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass ]
• [ Vern McInniss Orch. ], (1920s -30's)
  
• [ Cliff McKay Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Cy McLean Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Ellis McLintock Orch. ], (A society Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Dave McMurdo Jazz Orch. ] (1988)
• [ Earl Melloway Orch. ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ (Billy Munroe and the) Melody Kings Orch. ]
• [ (Andy Tipaldi and the) Melody Kings Dance Orch. ]
• [ Louis Metcalfe Orch. ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Henri Miro Orch. ], (1900's)
  
• [ The Modernaires ], (Co-op band. Homer Watson Leader) (40's)
  
• [ Gav Morton Orch. ], (1930's - '40s)
  
• [ Ferde Mowry Orch. ], (50's)
  

N

• [ Jimmy Namaro Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ (Hal Swain and the) New Princes Toronto Orch. ], (1930's)
  
• [ Bert Niosi Orch. ], (30's)
  

O

P

• [ Percy Pasternak Orch. ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Stan Patton Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Kenney Peaker Orch. ], (20's)
  
• [ Stan Patton Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Captain Plunkett's Dumbells ], Maybe 1921 or 2??
  

Q

R

• [ Pat Riccio Orch. ], (50's)
  
• [ Dal Richards Orch. ], 40's and Still very active in 2000
  
• [ The Romanelli's Orchestras ], (early 20's)
  
• [ Luigi Romanelli Orch. ], (Percy Faith) (20's)
  Rocco (20's)
  Don (20's)
  Leo (20's)
  Johnny (20's)
  Joseph (20's)
  
• [ The Royal Ambassadors ]

S

• [ Paul Sherman Orch ], (Studio Orch) (40's)
  
• [ The Silvertone Seven ], (20's)
  
• [ Shorter Brothers Orch. ]
• [ George Sims Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Jack Slatter & his Orch. ], (30's)
  
• [ Leo Smuntan Orch. ], (20's)
  
• [ Lou Snider Orch. ], (50's -70s)
  
• [ Stanley St. John Orch. ], (A society Orch) (40's)
  
• [ Eddie Stroud Orch. ], (20's - 50's)
  
• [ Myron Sutton & the Canadian Ambaassadors ]
• [ The Syncopators ], (1920s-30s)

T

• [ Cal Temple & his Tantalizing Toe Ticklers ], (20's)
  
• [ Millard Thomas Orch. ]
• [ Morgan Thomas Band ], (40's)
  
• [ (Andy Tipaldi & The Melody Kings ]
• [ Toronto Band From Canada ], aka: The Toronto Band, and Dave Caplan's Toronto Band
  
• [ Joe Tucker Playing Popular Pieces & Pleasing Particular People. ], (20's)
  

U

V

• [ Boyd Valleau & his Orch. ], (40's - 50's)
  
• [ Denny Vaughan Orch. ]

W

• [ Harold "Steep" Wade Orch. ]
• [ Gilbert Watson Orch. ], Early '20's
  
• [ Allen Wellman Orch. ], 1940's.
  
• [ "Slaprags" White Orch. ]
• [ Moxam "Moxie" Whitney & his Pacific Swingers Orch. ], (40's)
  
• [ Ron Wicken's Orch. ], (50's)
  
• [ Ozzie Williams' Band ], (30's)
  
• [ Stan Williams Orch ], (30's)
  
• [ Al Wright & his Night Hawks ], ??
  
• [ Don Wright's Orch. ], (40's)
  

X

Y

Z