Rich collection of mid-nineteenth century American songs In remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, Smithsonian Folkways has reissued Tom Glazer's 1973 collection of wartime songs. Many of these compositions are so deeply ingrained into the American musical lexicon that listeners have all but stopped thinking about their origins. So while it's unsurprising that "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Dixie" were each canonized amid the War Between the States, it's surprising to find that "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (whose period lyrics will make twenty-first century sensibilities wince) [...]
"On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese..." At a Polish church basement sale in the EV a few months ago, I bought this Tom Glazer cassette for something like 50 cents. I also bought a lot of Polskie Nagrania vinyl in the hopes that it would be jazz but it all turned out to be light instrumental/vocal music of one kind or another. Of course, the real charm was the coffee and cupcakes being sold and the Polish kids intended to market them. I'd never heard of Tom Glazer before--but, incidentally, I came across [...]
On continue avec les rocks déviant. Deuxième scènes. Tom Glazer était un chanteur Folk, et nous présente ici son plus grand succès "On top of Spaghettis", une comptine pour enfants racontant le parcours d'une boulette de viande qui se transforme en un arbre géant sur lequel pousse de la sauce tomate et des boulettes de viande... Tout ça accompagné d'un chœur d'enfants! Enjoy! Le deuxième titre est LE tube de Johnny Cymbal (un nom somme-toute prédestiné) songwritter américain. Une allégeance au bassistes de tout bords. 1963, 18 ans et premier tube planétaire! Bon que demander de [...]
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