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Dancing Without the Band: Hit Television Show 'Dancing With the Stars' Fires Live Orchestra, Replaced by Dubstep DJs?
The Dancing With the Stars band--known as the Harold Wheeler Orchestra and Singers--have been sent their final notice to pack up and move out. Instead of paying for a big band ensemble, the producers of DWTS have announced that they will replace the group with a "small electronic band" of recorded music. Forget Me, Not: Spotify's Trove of Unlistened Tracks Brought to Surface on New App Forgotify
Ah the Spotify splendor of millions of titles at your fingertips. A treasure trove of classics ranging from the yardbird himself Charlie Parker--to the grand funk hip-hop outfit A Tribe Called Quest to Metallica and Lang Lang--Spotify may be a vast ocean of unexplored wonder.
