The Life of Dick Haymes: No More Little White Lies (Hollywood Legends Series)
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Sometimes movies — even classics — end up being less remembered than the music contained within. A good example is the 1944 film, Laura, which is considered one of the best cinematic mysteries ever made and still has many fans, but probably isn’t remembered as much as its timeless theme song. When producer/director Otto Preminger [...]
So Quoted (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Wherein 1958 was a good year Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots, Vaughn Monroe Blue Dress, Depeche Mode Blue Skirt Waltz, Jimmy Sturr Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins Boot-Leg, Booker T & the MGs Boots, Laurie Berkner Bring Your Clothes, Laurie Berkner Button Up Your Overcoat, Dick Haymes Buttons, Sia Chantilly Lace, Jerry Lee Lewis Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Paul Simon & Ladysmith...
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
The 1945 musical version of STATE FAIR is one of my favorite movies, so I've always avoided the 1962 remake. The remake stars Pamela Tiffin, Bobby Darin, Pat Boone, Ann-Margret, and Alice Faye in the roles previously played by Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, and Fay Bainter. Recently I've enjoyed Pamela Tiffin in ONE, TWO, THREE (1961) and COME FLY WITH ME (1963), which made...
The Best American Poetry (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Helen was one of the most gifted singers of the 1940s. Known as the “Voice of the Name Bands,” she had hits like “I Cried for You” and “I Had the Craziest Dream.” Sadly, Helen spent her last years practically destitute because she received nothing when her songs were played on the radio.>>>from "Radio Free America" by Nancy Sinatra: , August 3,...
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
I was listening to one of my favorites recently, and as I enjoyed the music I thought to myself that it was a perfect example of how the singers who performed in the big band era did their job. The song, performed by Harry James and his orchestra with a vocal by songbird Helen Forrest, [...]
DIRTY FOUND (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The first Tommy Dorsey Orchestra was formed with the remnants of the Joe Haymes orchestra, and his lyrical style and clean trombonistico both in ballads and in the most danceable, became one of the characteristic sounds of his orchestra as both throughout the era of swing. The new orchestra was successful almost from the moment he signed with RCA Victor, for example with "On Treasure Island",...
Days of Transition (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
A couple of different unique takes on the season. This is from Blossom Dearie, released in 1953. it's written by Bob Haymes, brother of Dick Haymes, a well-known singer of the 40s and 50s. Bob dabbled in various arts within the biz, but never became as well-known as his brother. Leave it to Blossom Dearie to dig up such an interesting and undeservedly neglected song. MP3 File
New English Review/The Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 03/17/2009
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Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
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Wonkette (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
To illustrate some op-ed about Ferdinand Pecora -- the brave New York prosecutor of financial fraudsters who did some congressional hearing at the end of Hoover's presidency -- the New York Times dug up this ancient Blingee. There is no explanation for this bizarre old-timey example of a blinged-out spliff-smokin' ...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
Al DiMeola - Cosmopolitan Life (SPV Records (USA) ) Albert Rivera - Re-Introduction (Turnaround Records) Alex Sipiagin - Out Of The Circle (Sunny Side ) Altona Altona - Altona (Disconforme ) Aquiles Bez - La Patilla (The Watermelon) (Cacao Musica) Bachdenkel - Lemmings (Ork ) Beau - Beau (Cherry Red (UK) ) Bob Baldwin - New Urban Jazz.Com (NuGroove Records ) Boland Big Band / Clarke - Live In Prague...
Harmony's Weblog (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008
The four 78’s I picked up today are all pleasant, little records by some of the artists I tend to look for. Cab Calloway The line “Have a tomato, Plato” is one of many similar rhymes (”Have a pancake, Mandrake,” “Have a salami, Tommy”) in Cab Calloway's “Everybody Eats When They Come to My House.” Nice novelty [...]
Newsgasm (Free subscription) | 10/01/2007
Here are the two latest wedding updates: 1)Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon may get married as early as this Wednesday in Vegas. AND 2)Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are getting married on October 13th in Laguna Beach, California But,...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 06/23/2007
Aisha Duo - Quiet Songs (Obliqsound) Akio Sasaki - Fly By Night (3D) Alexa Weber Morales - Vagabundeo / Wanderings (R.N.L.G. Llc) Alexa Weber Morales - Wanderings (R.N.L.G. ) Alligator Bayou Club - Live Au Comptoir Du Jazz (Black & Bl ) Ambrose & His Orchestra - Ambrose & His Girls (Pulse) Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha (P-Vine) Andy Milne - Scenarios (HBD ) Andy Milne & Gregoire...
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