Stumbled across this odd novelty song from 1965 last night. The weirdest part about this is the singer isn't known for singing or comedy - he's best known as a songwriter, author and producer. I'd love to know the story behind this.

Michael - Where do you find these recordings?  That one was painful!     

Another forgotten name, --- So much good music

And one for the SENIORS

Oh, Hoagy Carmichael. Thank you for that Rammel. I haven't heard him in long years.

Quote from: Marilyne on August 18, 2022, 11:45:27 PMMichael - Where do you find these recordings?  That one was painful!     

I found a group called Bombalurina, who had a #1 hit in the UK with a cover of "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" in 1990 and was checking out some of the other songs they covered, which includes that one.

On the subject of funny songs, here's one from the Four Preps, poking fun at other vocal groups of the era.

"Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" was fairly popular here also.

Michael, that one was good!      I liked them all, but I think "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", was the best, followed by "Mr Blue" and "Alley Oop".  They put a smile on my face on a rather gloomy evening.    

I never heard of the Saturday Night Beech Nut Show but I sure remember Dick Clark and his Bandstand. It was a must watch show. Here is Bobby Darin.

A bio:


I didn't know his first love was acting, nor do I remember him in movies. The sound cuts out briefly on this bio.

It was a sad day when he died.

But my very favorite back then was Gene Pitney.


It is next to impossible to say which of his songs was my favorite. This is the first time I ever heard of him. I was hooked.

Gene Pitney and Bobby Darin were both very talented. Another great one was Bobby Rydell. He had quite a few hits but this was probably his biggest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI

Trumpet, but a little different.

Rick - That is one smooth trumpet player!  I'm used to the Big Band sound of trumpets, so this sounds very cool and different.  I'm going to YouTube and listen to more of his music.

I haven't run across Roy Hargrove as far as I can remember. My favorite trumpeter during the last 20 years is Chris Botti. While he still does live tours, his last album release appears to have been in 2012.

Chris, --- Speaking of Chris I mention Chris Flory. A friend of my son, though he hasn't been seen since the Pandemic. Chris has played with some of the Big Name Bands. Check him on Youtube.

MardGal,
I did a Youtube search for "Chris Botti" and the first thing I noticed was "Chris Botti Tarrytown Tickets - 2022 Tarrytown".  Tarrytown is only about ten miles North of here, and the Tarrytown Music Hall is a place my son used to frequent fairly often. Often enough to say he was fairly friendly with the Manager. His visits there were terminated with the coming of COVID. I'll have to talk to him about Chris and his Gig at Tarrytown. I doubt he'll go because he is very cautious of crowds/Covid.

Here's another famous jazz trumpeter - Arturo Sandoval. Famous for being able to play 6 octaves, as demonstrated in this performance from 2011.

Michael - Sandoval is A very impressive trumpet player!  I plan to look him up online, and find out more about him.  Also will check out a few more of his  recordings on YouTube. 

A little relaxing stuff for the day

Thanks Rick - I've always liked Burl Ives, and still have an old album of 78's by him, downstairs in the basement.  Would love to find it and listen to all the songs, but it probably won't happen, except in memory . . . or on YouTube.

A funny one from 1968, poking fun at the live big band radio broadcasts of the 30s and 40s

Don't Worry, Be Happy!
Here's a pop song from the 1980's, that most of us can relate to in our world today.  It puts a funny spin on all the worries that are happening around us . . .  more and more every day it seems. 

I think one of the three men in the video is  Robin Williams, but I'm not sure?
     

Very possible, Marilyne. They did some work together. Here is a recording session with them working together.

Wikipedia says that Robin Williams is indeed in the music video. The third person is actor/comedian Bill Irwin.

Back to the music, I had the pleasure of seeing this done live this past Saturday. This is Al's parody of horror themes, and also the whole "3D horror film" trend of the time.

Where is everybody?   Wake up, eat, sing, enjoy some music.
What are your favorites.

Open with caution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHD3x0_35Kk&t=53s

One of Blood, Sweat & Tears' lesser-known songs. I have my dad to thank for my discovery of this gem. This was written and originally recorded by Randy Newman - the same guy who gave us "Short People" and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (from Toy Story) among many others.