Georgia On My Mind is most commonly associated with Ray Charles. It appears on every tribute album to Ray, and Willie Nelson (who recorded the song in 1978) sang it at his funeral. But Georgia was a standard long before Ray Charles made it his own. It was written by Hoagy Carmichael and lyricist Stuart Gorrell in 1930. The story goers that the Georgia of the title was originally intended to refer to Hoagy's sister, but realising that Gorell's words could apply also to the southern US state, the writers were happy to keep things ambiguous. The plan [...]
I'd been trying to get into Big Band music recently, and people I had asked advice from pointed me towards folks like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey. And that was all well and good, but it left me wanting. Recently though, NPR did an article on Artie Shaw's 100th Birthday and his Clarinetial influence upon his time. The article included songs with a dame named Helen Forrest , who provided vocals for much of Shaw's orchestrations, and suddenly I remembered my Grandmother's love for this woman's voice. There wasn't a classically [...]
I promised a while back to follow up the first two New York mixes with one in black & white. In the interim, the two Christmas in Black & White mixes ( here and here ) were quite popular, so I hope that this collection of songs about or set in New York, spanning 30 years, will find an audience. And I hope that some of these songs will inspire the listener to seek out more music by some of the artists who are largely forgotten now. [...]
6 Easy Pieces: In Dreams Frank Sinatra, Deep In a Dream. Robert Desnos, Description of a Dream. Ray Noble Orchestra, Dreaming a Dream. Ruth Brown, Oh What a Dream. Neko Case, Dreaming Man. Max Romeo, Wet Dream. John Lennon, #9 Dream. Peggy Lee, Street of Dreams. The Electric Prunes, I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night. Artie Shaw, Nightmare. The Kinks, Dreams. The Beatles, Jessie's Dream. Randy
Audiversity's weekly column on music we stumble across during our sonic adventures. No random numbers, just straight audio goodness. MA: I typically read books on jazz to try and comprehend the revolutionary cats of the 60s avant-garde era, but as with trying to understand anything, you have to know the roots before you can get the stems. Not too long ago, I worked my way through Gary Giddins' excellent Visions of Jazz: The First Century , and despite being quite taken by the chapters [...]
If you know The Duke, you know he doesn't really follow the news. He finds it too depressing. But then, the whole 2008 election is kinda interesting. Below are some " party songs " to get you ready for the first primary . The Cure ~ Primary Matt Pond PA ~ New Hampshire Artie Shaw ~ [...]
Jazz trumpeter Mason Chaney has hit rock bottom, but when a wandering booking agent spots Chaney chugging isopropyl alcohol in a back alley, he is given one last chance to redeem himself. The only problem is that Chaney has long since pawned his horn in exchange for a gallon jug of Thunderbird. Seaching for a suitable replacement that won't set him back more than a few units of plasma, Chaney stumbles into a local branch of Ye Olde Sinister Curiosity Shop TM (NasdaqGS: YOSC ), where the franchise owner offers Chaney a [...]
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Thursday Pass Along – May 24, 2012
The Undertones - "Here Comes The Summer"
