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Redbone. I tend to forget about him, but I always like him.

edgar, that flapper song is the one that I always send to ehBeth.



Hmm, dys, this guy is doing "I Ain't Got No BODY". He's a singing head.



Well, time for me to say goodnight, and I think that I shall do it with Harry's island, folks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2DjyPoyCcE&feature=related

From Letty with love and a smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypLWvaGDpEQ
More Harry.

Late check in Ms Letty and Ed,sorry.Been checkin' out stuff for TKO's trip to London.Just wanna' make sure it goes Smooth....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rRlBmJiz5k&feature=related
Santana

Heh, heh. edgar played "Ain't She Sweet" again. Glad that I'm not the only one who screws up.

Hey, Brit. Welcome back. I had to play that Santana a couple of times, 'cause the guy singing it didn't resemble Carlos. Then I checked him out and realized that he co wrote a lot of songs with THE Santana and it all made sense. Great song, and thanks. Still think that you, Izzie, Sarah, and FQ would make a really great quartet.

Today is Michelle Wright's birthday, and although I don't know her, it seems that she is a country Canadian, so let's listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obB_ce1iyZg

Miss the moose and the squirrel. Played a great moon flower song for him by Carlos, and he didn't even say, "Why, thank you Letty."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5W2ZcoUEwA
Good morning. I didn't know her either, letty. But she's not bad. On a day like this, we might not need more heat, but that's what we've got with this song:

Wow! Loved that song, edgar, especially the "straight" flute. It was a wee bit out of sync, but it came across well, Texas.

More synchronicity, y'all. 'cause today is Leslie Caron's birthday. Remember when your grandfather was "an American in Paris", Texas?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZQ7qttsmFo&feature=related

Still love that song.

"Still think that you, Izzie, Sarah, and FQ would make a really great quartet."

Will this do?....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKA-Pf3qLc&feature=related
Laters WA2k

I prefer this Jungle Book, Brit.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4152623385/

And speaking of tigers,



Let's bungle in the jungle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJhAyg2LTEk

Newport Island was a sand shoal and they have to truck in earth fill before they built on it -- Grey's house was not on the channel but down the street. Should be Channel Street.

Along with "Harbor Lights" and "Red Sails,"





AVALON
Featured in the Broadway Musical "Bombo" (1921)
(Al Jolson / Vincent Rose -
Based on a melody from Puccini's Opera "Tosca")

Al Jolsen - 1920
Art Hickman & Orch. - 1921
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies - 1928
Cab Calloway & Orch. - 1934
Jimmie Lunceford & Orch. - 1935
Benny Goodman Group- 1937
Harry James Orch. - 1939
Gene Krupa - 1957
Louis Armstrong - 1959
Nat King Cole - 1959
Terry Gibbs Dream Band - 1959
Anita O'Day - 1960
Sarah Vaughan - 1965
Marian & Jimmy McPartland - 1972
Harry Connick, Jr. - 1988
Also recorded by: Bing Crosby; Milton Brown; Chris Barber; Frank Sinatra
Chet Atkins; Eddie Condon; Sidney Bechet; Lionel Hampton;
Woody Herman; Stephane Grappelli; Vaughn Monroe.

Lyrics:

Ev'ry morning mem'ries stray,
Across the sea where flying fishes play,
And as the night is falling
I find that I'm recalling
That blissful all enthralling day
Just before I sailed away,
She said the word I longed to hear her say,
I tenderly caressed her
Close to my heart I pressed her
Upon that golden yesterday.

I found my love in Avalon beside the bay,
I left my love in Avalon and sailed away.
I dream of her and Avalon, from dusk till dawn
And so I think I'll travel on
To Avalon.

Sinatra recorded it with Tommy Dorsey and the since torn down Avalon Ballroom (where my parents used to dance and I attended a huge drag show contest in the 60's (they did a rolling upright piano performing "Cabaret" with a cast of drag queens), not long before it burned down).

And Anita O'Day -- click on the upper R/H play button -- with a fast, swinging jazz version (I've got to find on CD).

http://mog.com/music/Anita_O%27Day/Incomparable!/Avalon

Well, Amazon had the Anita O'Day in an MP3 download, but what the heck, I ordered "The Incomperable Anita O'Day" 'cause it had so many great songs I don't have on CD by the jazz vocalist who brought swing into the modern jazz idiom with Stan Kenton. When she left Kenton's orchestra, of course, June Christy took over with her reign until Chris Conner. I saw the Kenton band with Conner at, where else, the Avalon Ballroom?
May parents never really liked Kenton as they couldn't dance to his music.

Thanks again, Mr. Wizard, for the Zane Grey info.

I Left My Love in Avalon was beautiful, buddy, and I tried to find my favorite version of Flow Gently Sweet Afton by Robert Burns but most of the melodies were inconsistent with the one that I am used to. There is an Afton Mountain in Virginia as well.

Couldn't get Anita's version to play, however.

How about "the misty Miss Christie". We'll dedicate this one to those who are "too durned hot".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIv1zFVPrTE&feature=related

Tried to find All About Ronnie in memory of Bud who taught it to me soooo long ago.

I have three or four Chris Conner recordings with "All About Ronnie" repeated more than once. I've already downloaded the two Anita O'Day CD's and about to burn a CD for the car (or my home sound equipment, which my Mom will love also -- she loves Anita).

I don't know why you'd have a problem with playing the O'Day cut, but it's only an excerpt and could possibly be on YouTube -- their search is sometimes elusive.

I liked that French song, letty. My grandfather didn't mix with the population much over there. He didn't pick up any of their words.

In answer to Christie, I offer the following Cole Porter song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChMPvLxV6Y

sorry miss letty, been trying to catch up from the heat...

some rain for ed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmc-eg78gTs&feature=related

Thankee, rock.

Welcome back mooseman. That Led Zepplin song was, shall we say, different? Not certain, but I think their name was connected with the American expression, "Went over like a lead balloon."

Hey, Texas. Loved that Too Darned Hot song. Strangely, it's cooler here.

Something that I don't often do, y'all, is to watch TV during my stint here on WA2K, but this one was soooo different. If any of you are interested, here's the link. I was stunned to see my drop leaf table as part of the scenery.

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=1431

And, all, my table. Wonder what it's worth?



Found Chris Connor, Mr. Wizard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13T2SiP6qRA

Perry Mason never lost a case.

Of course not, edgar. I just wondered why they called that old movie The Black Cat, 'cause the cat that I saw was white with amber coloring.

Well, folks, today is Debby Harry's birthday, and I think most of our audience will remember this one by her(Blondie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CmhqoB1lNE&feature=related