Playing was a source of cash—I joined dance bands and could make $10 a weekend by playing a couple of jobs.

演奏可以赚钱——我加入了舞蹈乐队，周末走穴吹上几曲就能挣10美元。

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Always itching for more volume, guitarists were eager to be heard above the drums and other loud instruments in the dance bands of the time.

那时的舞曲乐队中吉他手总是渴望在鼓和其他大声的乐器当中发出更大的声音好让自己被听到。

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Many of these boats carried dance bands made up of New Orleans musicians.

河上许多船只都载有新奥尔良乐师组成的舞蹈伴奏乐队。

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Though he was born in London, his family moved to Chicago and Styne soon found himself playing in dance bands with musicians like Bix Beiderbecke and Benny Goodman.

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