dys, I vaguely recall Duane Eddy. Thanks for a memory jog, buddy.
edgar, love that spiritual by Charlie Rich. Thanks, Texas.
Ah, Barry the Brit is going to have a wonderful weekend with his family. The Alan Parson Project was delightful, and Robert Miles One and One reminds me of gossamer, somehow.
Inspired by our Brit's music, I decided to find this, folks.
Oops, bet the Moose fell in with bad company. Hope he is recovering this morning.
Rock, Don't know Rush, but the band was good. Wonder why they called the song trees? Wow! the winds of March have been sustained in Kansas. Man, do you ever work. Thanks for the song, buddy.
Today is Renee Zellweger's birthday, so here's one by her from the windy city.
That's the first time I have listened to Jim, letty.
I am so glad it is Friday. I found this song by Joe Jackson for that reason. (He reminds me somewhat of Peewee Herman in his appearance). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfArO24gSNw
I happened on a filming scene of Shirley in Sweet Charity, long ago. Even before that I had liked her in a number of movies. She still has it, I see.
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Fri 24 Apr, 2009 05:56 pm
@Letty,
I believe the original hit recording did not open with the flute solo -- he's produced different versions of The Peanut Vendor over the years and also Artistry in Rhythm, his other well-know hit recording.
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Letty
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Fri 24 Apr, 2009 06:58 pm
Well, edgar and Mr. Wizard, time for me to say goodnight and I shall do so with two songs. The first one is in honor of Bill Robinson who had scenes cut from some movies simply because he was black. Those WEREN'T the days, my friends. He was vendicated later and the scenes were restored.
The second will be a Stan Kenton song inspired by the wizard
Bill Robinson's character was, in effect, memorialized in Jerry Jeff Walker's 1968 folk song "Mr. Bojangles" that was later recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Harry Nilsson, Harry Chapin, Chet Atkins, King Curtis, Jim Croce, Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte, Arlo Guthrie, Nina Simone, John Denver, David Bromberg, Neil Diamond, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tom T. Hall, John Holt, Robbie Williams, the Nervous Rex, and David Campbell, it was also again performed, by the 60/70s folk rock band The Byrds. The song, however, is not about Robinson himself. It was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in the New Orleans first precinct jail. Although this man could tap dance, the inspiration for the song was not the famous stage and movie dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, nor the New Orleans blues musician Babe Stovall. In a sense, Robinson's influence passed into the "folk culture" by inspiring talented, but poor, individuals to dance, thus sharing in his legacy.
