From Private Elvis , a collection of sleazy photos of G.I. era Elvis on leave in Paris having fun, long out of print.... From Pic mag, May, '56, a digest size sleaze mag... Nowadays, anytime some weenie pulls out a guitar there's twelve morons with a camera phone there to document the event, but there are very few great recordings from rock'n'roll's golden era. There are no great live recordings from...
I thought An Education would be terribly worthy. I bought my ticket, thinking that it would probably be quite well made, and looking forward to seeing Carey Mulligan’s star making turn. I’ve always found Peter Sarsgaard remarkably watchable (if often creepy) and – well – its had good reviews. None of which had convinced me [...]
An Education (2009) is a British coming-of-age drama film based on an autobiographical memoir of the same title written by the British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig, with screenplay written by Nick Hornby, and features an ensemble cast including Academy Award winner Emma Thompson , Peter Sarsgaard , Dominic Cooper, headed by Carey Mulligan. Lyrics and video - On The
This week all of SOTD will be instrumentals, so please send in your request. This reminds me of some of the older movies from the 50's. very nice, Sandy. Did you know? "Cramer had released... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Steel guitars in all their many variations have long been a fascinating part of music. Named after the steel slide used to alter the pitch of the strings while playing — not the material of the guitar itself — the distinctive sound they create has become a familiar part of everything from country music to [...]
GENE PITNEY...THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS. 1....SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART.(2 versions) 2....24 HOURS FROM TULSA. 3....I'M GONNA BE STRONG. 4....LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE. 5....TOWN WITHOUT PITY. 6....JUST ONE SMILE. 7....ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART. 8....WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE. 9....BACKSTAGE. 10...NOBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE. ALL AVAILABLE ON GENE PITNEY THE COLLECTION (2CD) OTHER TRACKS...
Here’s a great video featuring the late Floyd Cramer: Also listen to my special BlogTalkRadio show Easy Listening with Werner featuring the music of the unforgettable Floyd Cramer.
Shirley Caddell and The Aristocrats... The Big Bounce (1962, Lesley AL-1927 .mp3 audio 02:08). Features Floyd Cramer on piano, Henry Sturecky on bass, and Boots Randolph on tenor sax.
From 1968, and his quite delightful solo album, we offer a late great hero of mine -- Lovin' Spoonful guitarist and all around fun guy Zal Yanovsky -- and his wonderful version of Floyd Cramer 's piano instrumental "Last Date." You can download it HERE . As usual, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader who gleans its relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania,...
The last of the great Hanks of country music has passed (Williams, Snow, Thompson, Locklin). Here's a 1962 version of his hit "Please Help Me I'm Falling). I believe that is the wonderful Floyd Cramer on piano.
“After the Riot at Newport” The Nashvilled All-Stars RCA Victor Cover art by the always whimsical and wonderful Jim Flora. (1960) A weird collection of western swing and be-bop by Hank Garland, Chet Atkins (guitars), Gary Burton (Vibes), Brenton Banks (violin, piano), Floyd Cramer (piano), Bob Moore (bass), Buddy Harman (drums), Boots Randolph (tenor sax). Songs [...]
An Education (2009) is a British coming-of-age drama film based on an autobiographical memoir of the same title written by the British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig, with screenplay written by Nick Hornby, and features an ensemble cast including Academy Award winner Emma Thompson , Peter Sarsgaard , Dominic Cooper, headed by Carey Mulligan. Lyrics and video - On The