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Sure is, Raggedy. They had to do some fancy make overs to make her look like that lady serial killer.

Once again, inspired by the picture connection, here is a great jazz ballad by the Bill Evans trio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxRIBrn9g-U&feature=related

Thanks Letty. I don't think I'd care for that movie. even if she did get the Oscar.

Here's one from B. J. on his day:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=C5nimQVpqPA

Oh, my God, Raggedy. I think I felt a shiver hearing that song originally done by Hank Williams. B.J. did it well, too. The lyrics are pure poetry and the changes are fantastic. I didn't realize that so many folks recorded that song.

Here's a lonely song, folks, and it is so strange that both these stars died in a plane crash. Patsy had a premonition of her impending doom, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX2Sfm3ULs0&feature=related

Speaking of chills. I remember hearing this song on the radio right before the D.J. announced Jim Reeve's death.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=XKbS-xx1Nbg&feature=related

Erik Darling dead

BuzzRALEIGH, N.C. ?- Erik Darling, the reedy-voiced guitarist and banjo player who deftly stepped in when Pete Seeger left the pioneering folk music group The Weavers, has died after battling lymphoma. He was 74.

He died Sunday in Chapel Hill, not far from Raleigh.

Darling was perhaps best known for his hit "Walk Right In" and for his arrangement of the iconic Southern true-crime ballad "Tom Dooley," which inspired The Kingston Trio's recording of the song that topped the charts in 1958. He was a member of the Tarriers, known for its version of "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" ?- the signature tune of Harry Belafonte.

Darling also replaced Seeger in the Weavers in the late 1950s, a few years after the band was blacklisted for its political views.

Fred Hellerman, an original member of the group, said he learned of his friend's death by e-mail earlier this week.

"He was immensely talented ?- immensely talented," Hellerman, 81, said Thursday in a telephone interview from his home in Weston, Conn. "When he came into the Weavers to replace Pete Seeger, which was a pretty tall order, he not only did that, but he brought so much of his own talents to bear that it was overwhelming. It really was."

Hellerman said Darling moved to Chapel Hill a couple of years ago to be near Willard Svanoe, a fellow member of The Rooftop Singers, the band with which he recorded "Walk Right In," a No. 1 hit for Vanguard Records in 1963.

In an e-mail posted on Darling's Web site, Svanoe said Darling died early Aug. 3.

The Weavers first burst on the scene in 1948 in Greenwich Village and had their first national hit in 1950 with "Goodnight Irene." But during the red scare of the 1950s, their politics came under scrutiny and the group was brought in to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

They soon found themselves blacklisted, and disbanded in 1953. It wasn't until a Christmas 1955 concert at Carnegie Hall that they re-emerged to rejoin the national folk music revival they'd helped launch.

"He was an absolutely logical person to be brought in" after Seeger's departure, Hellerman said. "Of the next generation of Weavers, I mean he was so outstanding that it was hard then or even now to imagine who else we could have brought in other than Erik."

Hellerman said he didn't learn until many years later that Darling was uncomfortable with his band mates' leftist leanings.

Hellerman said they last spoke about a year ago, but he had received a package from Darling in the mail a couple of weeks ago. It was a copy of Darling's recently published memoir, "I'd Give My Life ?- A Journey by Folk Music." Hellerman said he couldn't put it down.

Hellerman said he had been meaning to write to Darling and tell him how much he enjoyed the book.

"My big regret is that I didn't get to do it," he said. "I did have the chance, but I didn't take advantage of it."

Funeral arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas in Raleigh.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4i46Om-AH9w
Here is an example of Erik Darling

Wow, Raggedy. That is a chiller. "I wonder who's stepping into my shoes."

edgar, didn't know Erik Darling, but I recall The Weavers. What a pity that the red scare took down so many performers. Great song, however, and thanks for the obit.

I like Goodnight Irene, and here it is by Willie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGd4jkaoHRg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKrkpIFxtko
Ah, now, Frank Sinatra does Sonny and Cher

This song, from The Music Man, was the only Broadway tune the Beatles ever recorded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy3WqQxrpVY

My word, edgar. You played Bang Bang at the exact moment that I was reading this:

Man held in Fla. on charge of threatening Obama

By CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer 20 minutes ago
MIAMI - A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and militarystyle gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Raymond Hunter Geisel, 22, was arrested by the Secret Service on Saturday in Miami and was ordered held at Miami's downtown detention center without bail Thursday by a federal magistrate.
A Secret Service affidavit charges that Geisel made the threat during a training class for bail bondsmen in Miami in late July. According to someone else in the 48-member class, Geisel allegedly referred to Obama with a racial epithet and continued, "If he gets elected, I'll assassinate him myself." Sheeeeze!

I love "Til there Was You", firefly and here's another odd coincidence. I was listening to Frank Sinatra sing the Beatles' Yesterday, but I think I prefer this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W3e0j1CcGU&feature=related

Well, all, it's time for me to say goodnight. What fun we had listening to Rockhead's music and all the contributors.

Here's a new guy on the scene, and he's going to dedicate this to all you moon people. It will be followed by a day song, too.

Hey, Marcus. Watch your intonation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEor6QwJ5w&feature=related

Goodnight all of you music lovers.

From Letty with love

always worthwhile hearing Bill play a ballad, not that he was shabby on uptempo. i found a 5 part Bill Evans documentary on youtube. i especially recommend parts 2 & 3, where he plays a lot, as well as carry on an insightful conversation with his brother. in particular, his comment about approximating in part 2 is spot on, and his contrasting interpretations of the song <Star eyes> from end of part 2 thru part 3 is not to be missed. but for that matter, the start of part 4 where he discusses his development as a jazz musician is worthwhile--if memory serves :wink: he could play classics by sight when he was 13 but didn't feel secure playing jazz until he was 27.



part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5

G'nite Miss Letty, and all of WA2K...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mp0JRxfF3k&feature=related

Another Olympics is about to get underway. That always makes me think of this theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEF4zH6XHCk


And, right now, a lot of attention will be focused on China, so this music is most appropriate to wish all of the athletes good luck and hope they all turn in their best performances at this year's games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QgU5iUYTUY&feature=related

Good morning, WA2K radio audience.

First, allow me to thank honu, (the turtle and big island man) for that excellent exploration of Bill Evans and the nature of jazz. Too bad that we cannot explore the universal nature of music as opposed to "music appreciation" in our college courses. I was able to listen through part three, M.D. and I will continue listening later.

Rockhead, Diana Krall is a great example of improvisation. Love "You Go to My Head', and thank you, o man of many talents.

firefly, It is amazing to me that one can combine sports and music, and Chariots of Fire was lovely. I think the young man in that presentation died of aids. Also, dear, the Chinese tribute to the Olympics was encompassing and gives a universal appeal regardless of our proclivities towards the oriental mind.

I want to dedicate this song to our big island man. No particular reason, but I often think we tend to overlook the flute as a great contribution to jazz as well as classical. Also, Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson) sends us a message here through the beauty of animals and the admonition that they are STILL wild. Too often we tend to forget that in our love for them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV7SNJ_duGQ

We're still bungling in the jungle, methinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhlPAj38rHc
Good morning. This is my off to work song today.

Like edgar's Rocky, this song also suggests our dreams can come true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjxdmsXzwmQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa7gT2V8WE4
Crawfish never have to work.

When this lady works, and she's in top form, she's so good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1eYW617uw&feature=related

Edgarblythe, this is for you. Are you ready?

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=NxieLcA5PLQ