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- George "Bon Bon" Tunnell (June 29, 1912 – May 20, 1975) was an American jazz vocalist. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, he was one of the first African American vocalists to perform with a white band, that of Jan Savitt and his band, The Top Hatters.In the early 1930s, Tunnell fronted a vocal quartet, the Three Keys. They had a hit with "Fit as a Fiddle". Tunnell then joined Jan Savitt's Band and recorded a number of tracks with them including "Moonlight Masquerade", "The Gypsy in My Soul", "A Kiss for Consolation", plus their two best selling numbers, "Hi-Yo Silver" and "Make Believe Island". Tunnell left Savitt in 1941 and recorded solo tracks including "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "Blow, Gabriel Blow" and "Most Emphatically, Yes!" He joined Spirits of Rhythm jazz ensemble briefly before, in the 1950s, spending some time fronting the Tommy Reynolds Band. After that time, Tunnell's career ground to a halt and he returned to live in Pennsylvania. He died in May 1975, in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, at the age of 62. (en)
- George "Bon Bon" Tunnell (South Philadelphia, 29 juni 1912 - 20 mei 1975) was een zanger en pianist. Hij was een van de eerste 'zwarte' zangers die zong in een 'blanke' jazzband, het orkest van bandleider , de Top Hatters. Tunnell zong en speelde in de jaren dertig in het trio . De andere groepsleden, gitarist en contrabassist , zongen eveneens. Het trio speelde in clubs in New York City en voor de radio, ook maakte het plaatopnames. In 1937 werd Tunnell zanger bij Jan Savitt en hij bleef er tot 1942. Begin jaren veertig maakte hij opnames met de swing-groep Bon Bon and His Buddies (met onder meer Eddie Durham en Buster Smith) en in de periode 1946-1950 nam hij als solozanger op voor de kleine labels en . In de jaren vijftig ging hij terug naar Pennsylvania en was hij slechts af en toe als zanger actief. (nl)
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- George "Bon Bon" Tunnell (June 29, 1912 – May 20, 1975) was an American jazz vocalist. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, he was one of the first African American vocalists to perform with a white band, that of Jan Savitt and his band, The Top Hatters.In the early 1930s, Tunnell fronted a vocal quartet, the Three Keys. They had a hit with "Fit as a Fiddle". Tunnell then joined Jan Savitt's Band and recorded a number of tracks with them including "Moonlight Masquerade", "The Gypsy in My Soul", "A Kiss for Consolation", plus their two best selling numbers, "Hi-Yo Silver" and "Make Believe Island". Tunnell left Savitt in 1941 and recorded solo tracks including "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", "Blow, Gabriel Blow" and "Most Emphatically, Yes!" He joined Spirits of Rhythm jaz (en)
- George "Bon Bon" Tunnell (South Philadelphia, 29 juni 1912 - 20 mei 1975) was een zanger en pianist. Hij was een van de eerste 'zwarte' zangers die zong in een 'blanke' jazzband, het orkest van bandleider , de Top Hatters. (nl)
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