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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 10:51 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4i2hTDCu4&feature=related

I can't stop with just one Donovan. That last Buffy Sainte-Marie composition by him is great. So is Epistle to Dippy.
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 11:35 am
Wow! that was one odd song, edgar. Epistle to Dippy? and the mystique involves that man in dark glasses. Love it!

Also Bono of U2's birthday, so let's listen to the Dubliner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFdpnSu57U
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 11:59 am
It took a long time for me to appreciate Bono. But, I do, now.
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 12:23 pm
It took me a long time to appreciate Fred Astaire, edgar, but after I read Neville Shute's On the Beach and Ghost Story. (Peter Straub wrote it, I think) He became more than just a dancer.

What a surprise, folks, to find out that he did this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axK53EuZlgQ
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Victor Murphy
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 12:25 pm
Bette Midler-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B

He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
He was the top man at his craft
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft
He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he could not jam
The captain seemed to understand
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted a band
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

A-root, a-toot, a-toot-diddelyada-toot
He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' with 'im
A-ha-ha-handthe company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

He was some boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
And when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was busy as a "bzzzy" bee
And when he plays he makes the company jump eight-to-the-bar
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

A Toot-diddelyada, Toot-diddelyada, toot-toot
He blows it eight-to-the-bar
He can't blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't with 'im
A-ha-ha-hand the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night
And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
Cause they know how he blows when someone gives him a beat
Whoa whoa he breaks it up when he plays reveille
The boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B

A-Root, a toot, a-toot-diddelyada-doot to-to-toot
He blows, eight to the bar
He can blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't Whoa with him
and the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B!
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 01:43 pm
Letty wrote:
It took me a long time to appreciate Fred Astaire, edgar, but after I read Neville Shute's On the Beach and Ghost Story. (Peter Straub wrote it, I think) He became more than just a dancer.

What a surprise, folks, to find out that he did this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axK53EuZlgQ


Very nice. I have a good recording of it by Tony Bennet.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 01:44 pm
Victor's song is a great one, also.
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 01:45 pm
Victor, Welcome back, buddy. I had no idea that Bette did that one; a bugle may be a thing of the past because no one nowadays knows how to play one. Thanks for the memory.

No occasion in particular, folks, for the next one. It's simply because I love Gershwin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYwYj3U_f18
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 01:46 pm
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 01:50 pm
Dimitri Tiomkin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born Dmitri Zinovievich Tiomkin
May 10, 1894(1894-05-10)
Kremenchuk, Poltava, Ukraine
Died November 11, 1979 (aged 85)
London, England
Years active 1929 - 1987
Awards won
Academy Awards
Best Original Score
1952 High Noon
1954 The High and the Mighty
1958 The Old Man and the Sea
Best Original Song
1952 High Noon
Golden Globe Awards
Best Original Score
1952 High Noon
1960 The Alamo
1961 The Guns of Navarone
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Best Original Song
1961 Town Without Pity
1964 Circus World
Special Award
1955 For creative musical contribution to Motion Picture
1957 Recognition for film music

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (Russian: Дмитрий Зиновьевич Тёмкин, Dmitrij Zinov'evič Tëmkin, sometimes translated as Dmitri Tiomkin) (May 10, 1894 - November 11, 1979) was a film score composer and conductor. Along with Max Steiner, Miklós Rózsa and Franz Waxman, Tiomkin was one of the most productive and decorated film music writers of Hollywood.





Biography

Tiomkin was born in Kremenchug, Ukraine and educated at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia, where he studied piano with Felix Blumenfeld and harmony and counterpoint with Alexander Glazunov. In 1920, while working for the Petrograd Military District Political Administration (PUR), he was one of the lead organizers of two revolutionary mass spectacles, the "Mystery of Liberated Labor," a pseudo-religious mystery play for the May Day festivities, and "The Storming of the Winter Palace" for the celebrations of the third anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.[1]

In 1924 Tiomkin left the USSR[2] and moved to Berlin, where his father was practising as a doctor, and had lessons with Ferruccio Busoni. He emigrated to the United States in 1925, moved to Hollywood in 1930 with his wife, dancer Albertina Rasch (1895-1967), and became an American citizen in 1937.

Although influenced by Eastern European music traditions, he was able to score typical American movies like Frank Capra's famous Lost Horizon (1937) or It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and also Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), both with James Stewart. He also worked on Fred Zinnemann's High Noon (1952), which also won him a "Best Song" Oscar for "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'(The Ballad of High Noon)". In 1954, he won the Academy Award for best scoring of the John Wayne film The High and the Mighty; during the telecast ceremonies, Tiomkin humorously thanked all of the earlier composers who had influenced him in writing this music.

Many classic scores followed, many of which were Western movies, like The High and the Mighty (1954), Giant (1956), Friendly Persuasion (1956), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Rio Bravo (1959), The Alamo (1960), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Town Without Pity (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), and The War Wagon (1967).

Besides cinema he was also active in writing for the small screen, writing some memorable television theme-songs, as for Rawhide (1959) and Gunslinger. He was also hired to write the theme for TV's The Wild Wild West (1965), but the producers rejected his themes and hired Richard Markowitz. A cover version of the theme from Rawhide was performed in the 1980 cult musical film The Blues Brothers.

Dimitri Tiomkin died in London, England in 1979 and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.


Legacy

A number of Tiomkin's film scores were released on LP soundtrack albums, including Giant and The Alamo. Some of the recordings, which usually featured Tiomkin conducting his own music, have been reissued on CD.

In 1976, RCA Victor released Lost Horizon: The Classic Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin (US catalogue #ARL1-1669, UK catalogue #GL 43445) with Charles Gerhardt and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Featuring highlights from various Tiomkin scores, the album was later reissued by RCA on CD with Dolby Surround Sound.
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 01:58 pm
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bobsmythhawk
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 02:00 pm
Texan's guide to life


Never squat with yer spurs on.

There's two theories to arguin' with a woman; neither one works.

Don't worry about bitin' off more than you can chew, your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Never smack a man who's chewin' tobacco.

It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.

Finally, never miss a good chance to shut up.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 02:03 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tQqEQq1LbA

Tiomkin is one of my favorite movie composers. Here is something he did in The Alamo.
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Victor Murphy
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 02:15 pm
Letty wrote:
Victor, Welcome back, buddy. I had no idea that Bette did that one; a bugle may be a thing of the past because no one nowadays knows how to play one. Thanks for the memory.

No occasion in particular, folks, for the next one. It's simply because I love Gershwin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYwYj3U_f18


Here is another video of Bette Midler singing the same song. She is dressed as a mermaid!
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 03:39 pm
Sorry, all, I have been entertaining guests in the conference room of our studio.

Bob, thanks for the great bio's and the typical Texas humor.

edgar, I recognized The Green Leaves of Summer from that Alamo overture. Thanks for the revelation of Tiomkin's fantastic abilities.

Victor, I had no idea that Bette imitated the Andrew Sisters. Great videos, buddy, fish tails and all.

I think Patty Andrews is still alive, but not certain at this point. Here's an original by those sisters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzlfcQ6E_RE&feature=related
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 04:02 pm
I love Bette and the Andrews Sisters. I love rum and coca cola. (not the drink)
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 04:14 pm
edgar, I think more and more people are reanimating those performers of yesterday. They were GOOD and should be resurrected.

My sister told me that the Rum and Coca Cola song alluded to "ladies of the evening". (a euphemism, of course)

What do y'all think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQaS37X7_o
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RexRed
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 04:19 pm
Something Good


Perhaps I had a wicked childhood
Perhaps I had a miserable youth
But somwhere in my wicked, miserable past
There must have been a moment of truth

For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

The Sound Of Music
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djjd62
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 04:30 pm
something from bono and the boys

U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
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djjd62
 
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Reply Sat 10 May, 2008 04:36 pm
U2 & Johnny Cash - The Wanderer
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