function trivia() { //10 var ranNum= Math.round(Math.random() * 10); if (ranNum == 0){document.write('William "Count" Basie
Basie hitched his star to some of the most famous vocalists of the 1950s and 1960s, which helped keep the Big Band sound alive and added greatly to his recording catalog. Frank Sinatra recorded for the first time with Basie on 1962\'s "Sinatra-Basie" and for a second studio album on 1964\'s "It Might as Well Be Swing", which was arranged by Quincy Jones.

Basie also recorded with Tony Bennett in the early 1960s — their albums together included the live recording at Las Vegas and "Strike Up the Band", a studio album. Other notable recordings were with Sammy Davis, Jr., Bing Crosby, and Sarah Vaughan. One of Basie\'s biggest regrets was never recording with Louis Armstrong, though they shared the same bill several times.

Count Basie introduced several generations of listeners to the Big Band sound and left an influential catalog. Basie is remembered by many who worked for him as being considerate of musicians and their opinions, modest, relaxed, fun-loving, dryly witty, and always enthusiastic about his music.'); } // CountBasie if (ranNum == 1){document.write('

Perry Como
"Mr. C", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records for RCA and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history. His appeal spanned generations and he was widely respected for both his professional standards and the conduct in his personal life.

In the official RCA Records Billboard Magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all."

It is reliably reported that Perry Como had so many recordings achieve gold-record status that he refused to have many of them certified. It was this characteristic which made him so different from his peers, and which endeared him to legions of fans throughout the world. Over the decades, Como is reported to have sold millions of records, but he commonly suppressed these figures.

'); } // PerryComo if (ranNum == 2){document.write('Doris Day
If the name Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff doesn’t ring a bell, not to worry. You probably know her best as Ms. Doris Day. Having 39 movies to her credit and recording over 650 songs, she is also an Academy Award nominee, as well as a Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner.

In 1989, Doris Day received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. At 87 years old she’s still going strong, living on an 11-acre ranch near Carmel, California and goes by the name Clara Kappelhoff. Clara is a nickname originally given to her by her “Tea for Two” co-star Billy De Wolfe, and close friends have called her that ever since.'); } // DorisDay if (ranNum == 3){document.write('Dinah Shore
After failing singing auditions for the bands of Benny Goodman and both Jimmy Dorsey and his brother Tommy Dorsey, Dinah Shore struck out on her own to become the first singer of her era to achieve huge solo success. She enjoyed a long string of over 80 charted popular hits, lasting from 1940 into the late \'50s, and after appearing in a handful of films went on to a four-decade career in American television, starring in her own music and variety shows in the \'50s and \'60s and hosting two talk shows in the \'70s.

TV Guide magazine ranked her at #16 on their list of the top fifty television stars of all time. Stylistically, Dinah was often compared to two popular singers who followed her in the mid-to-late \'40s and early \'50s, Doris Day and Patti Page.

Dinah also won nine Emmys, a Peabody Award and a Golden Globe Award.'); } // DinahShore if (ranNum == 4){document.write('Peggy Lee
Enjoying a career that spanned 60 YEARS, Peggy Lee, was born Nora Deloris Egstrom in 1920. Peggy was the recipient of three Grammy Awards. Peggy Lee has also been cited as a mentor to diverse artists such as Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Madonna and Dusty Springfield.

She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame partly due to such hits as the songs from the Disney movie “Lady and the Tramp”. Peggy also supplied the singing and speaking voices of four characters in the animated movie. '); } // PeggyLee if (ranNum == 5){document.write('Louis Armstrong
In 1964 Louis Armstrong recorded his biggest-selling record, "Hello, Dolly!". The song went to #1 on the pop chart, making Armstrong at age 63 the oldest person to ever accomplish that feat. In the process, Armstrong dislodged The Beatles from the #1 position they had occupied for 14 consecutive weeks with three different songs.

A few years later he toured Africa, Europe, and Asia under sponsorship of the U.S. State Department with great success, earning the nickname "Ambassador Satch." Shortly before his death in 1971 he stated, "I think I had a beautiful life. I didn\'t wish for anything that I couldn\'t get and I got pretty near everything I wanted because I worked for it."'); } // LouisArmstrong if (ranNum == 6){document.write(' Mel Tormé
A child prodigy who first sang professionally at age 4, Mel Tormé no doubt made his mark in history as one of our legendary crooners… but he was also a jazz composer, writing more than 250 songs, a number of them becoming jazz standards.

Mel was also an arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books.

Tormé was also a licensed pilot and often flew a small plane to his USA gigs. At a low point in his musical career, he even pondered becoming an airline pilot.'); } // MelTorme if (ranNum == 7){document.write('Gary Tole & The Legends Of Swing
Gary began playing the trombone at the age of twelve. By the age of sixteen, he was working with all the shows that came into the Pittsburgh area.

After attending Duquesne University School of Music, Gary was offered the first trombone position with the world renowned Glenn Miller Orchestra. After a four year world tour with the Miller organization, he toured with Harry James, Tex Beneke, Les Brown and Jimmy Dorsey.

His Grammy Nominated album is titled "One Kettle For Count".'); } // GaryTole if (ranNum == 8){document.write('

The Pied Pipers
The group had originally consisted of eight members who had belonged to three separate groups. Later on, was reduced to a quartet. And did you know... the one-and-only Jo Stafford was featured on vocals?

The Pied Pipers had twelve charted hit singles on Capitol Records. and they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001.'); } // ThePiedPipers if (ranNum == 9){document.write('The Mills Brothers
They produced more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records.

In the late 1960s, Dean Martin, hosting "The Dean Martin Show", requested that his producer Greg Garrison book the Mills Brothers on the show, later explaining to Garrison that Harry Mills was in fact his greatest musical influence, more influential than Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. The Brothers\' performances with Dean of "Paper Doll" and "Lazy River" were among the musical highlights of the show\'s ten-year run.

The Bee Gees have also cited the Mills Brothers as an early influence. They were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.'); } // MillsBrothers if (ranNum == 10){document.write('Johnny Mercer
From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. He wrote the lyrics to more than a thousand songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Academy Award nominations. Mercer was also a co-founder of Capitol Records.

He was honored by the United States Postal Service with his portrait placed on a stamp in 1996. Mercer\'s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1628 Vine Street is a block away from the Capitol Records building.'); } // JohnnyMercer }