Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
– Weekly salary paid to Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich in 1940 as members of Tommy Dorsey’s big band: $125
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $1,663.39
(Source: Peter J. Levinson, Tommy Dorsey: Livin’ in a Great Big Way)
– Weekly salary paid to Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich in 1940 as members of Tommy Dorsey’s big band: $125
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $1,663.39
(Source: Peter J. Levinson, Tommy Dorsey: Livin’ in a Great Big Way)
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