I love Victor Borge, Aka "The Clown of Denmark" or "The Great Dane". ah, that reminds me of hebba. Hope he is well.
Who else could use the classics to say Happy Birthday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajg7FlPv0HU&NR=1&feature=fvwp
That morning song hit the spot. After listening to it, I went and had myself a nice nap. Enjoyed the Lone Ranger theme. I too grew up with that program, but it was on the radio and starred Brace Beemer in the leading role.
Here are the Temptations singing Now That You've Won Me.
Victor can be very funny, but it would not work if he were not so accomplished. Very good stuff, letty.
@edgarblythe,
afternoon radio fans. i'm mowing in front of the rain today.
who
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rm54hhLceo
Good afternoon, radio folks.
edgar, you are right about Victor Borge. Only the very talented can get by with parodies.
Really loved the soul brothers. Never heard Now the You've Won Me, but it strikes a familiar chord in my mind
Hey, mooseman. Never heard that one by the Who either. I do recall The Pinball Wizard, however.
As usual, I have been doing some research on The Lone Ranger and Tonto. What a surprise to find that Jay Silverheels was a mohawk.
Jay Silverheels (May 26, 1912 " March 5, 1980) was a Canadian Mohawk Indian and an actor. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the faithful Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in a long-running American television series.
His real name was Harold J. Smith.
I also thought that The Lone Ranger was a real person who cut his mask from his dead brother's vest. Not certain if that's a legend or not.
Here's a bit from the TV series, y'all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjQPxtMv3vY&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Where is Miss Squirrel?
Let us not forget that The Lone Ranger's Nephew, Dan, was great grandfather to The Green Hornet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utg9inWsSlI
Here are Paul Simon and George Harrison
Here Comes the Sun
@edgarblythe,
Funny, edgar. I remember your having told me that The Flight of the Bumble Bee was the theme to The Green Hornet. More research, and I found that Bruce Lee was Cato in the Green Hornet series.
'Course you already know about The Texas Rangers, right?
Love that one by George and Paul. Rather see the rain than the sun, buddy.
Speaking of Paul Simon, I love this one by Paul and Art.
Here is the poem that inspired it.
Edwin Arlington Robinson. 1869"
Richard Corey
WHENEVER Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.
And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.
And he was rich"yes, richer than a king,
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.
So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwqwAy85CgY&feature=related
I love both poem and song, letty. Before Paul took the poem in hand, I would never have related it to music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOnN18dTm0g
Blood Sweat and Tears
You've Made Me So Very Happy
I was really surprised at how many musicians have come and gone as members of Blood Sweat and Tears:
Al Kooper : keyboards, vocals (1967-1968)
Randy Brecker : trumpet, flugelhorn (1967-1968)
Jerry Weiss : trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals (1967-1968)
Fred Lipsius : alto sax, keyboards (1967-1972)
Dick Halligan : keyboards, trombone, horns, flute, backing vocals (1967-1972)
Steve Katz : guitar, harmonica, lute, mandolin, vocals (1967-1973, 2008-)
Jim Fielder : bass, guitar, backing vocals (1967-1974)
Bobby Colomby : drums, percussion, backing vocals (1967-1977)
David Clayton-Thomas : vocals, guitar (1968-1972, 1974-1981, 1984-2004)
Lew Soloff : trumpet, flugelhorn (1968-1974)
Chuck Winfield : trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals (1968-1973)
Jerry Hyman : trombones, recorder (1968-1970)
Dave Bargeron : trombone, tuba, horns, bass, backing vocals (1970-1978)
Bobby Doyle : vocals, piano (1972)
Joe Henderson : tenor sax (1972)
Lou Marini Jr. : tenor & soprano sax, flute (1972-1974)
Larry Willis : keyboards (1972-1978)
Georg Wadenius : guitar, vocals (1972-1975)
Jerry Fisher : vocals (1972-1974)
Tom Malone : trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, alto sax, bass (1973-1974)
Jerry LaCroix : vocals, alto sax, flute, harmonica (1974)
Ron McClure : bass (1974-1975, 1976)
Tony Klatka : trumpet, horns (1974-1978)
Bill Tillman : alto sax, flute, clarinet, backing vocals (1974-1977)
Luther Kent : vocals (1974)
Joe Giorgianni : trumpet, flugelhorn (1974-1975)
Jaco Pastorius : bass (1975-1976)
Steve Khan : guitar (1975)
Mike Stern : guitar (1975-1977)
Keith Jones : bass (1976)
Danny Trifan : bass (1976-1977)
Forrest Buchtell : trumpet (1975-1977)
Don Alias : percussion (1975-1976)
Roy McCurdy : drums (1976-1977)
Jeff Richman : guitar (1976 fill in for Stern)
Randy Bernsen : guitar (1977)
Barry Finnerty : guitar (1977-1978)
Neil Stubenhaus : bass (1977-1978)
Gregory Herbert : saxophone (1977-1978)
Michael Lawrence ; trumpet (1977)
Chris Albert : trumpet (1977-1978)
Bobby Economou : drums (1977-1978, 1979-1981, 1994-1995)
Kenny Marco : guitar (1979)
David Piltch : bass (1979-1980)
Joe Sealy : keyboards (1979)
Bruce Cassidy : trumpet, flugelhorn (1979-1980)
Earl Seymour : sax, flute (1979-1981)
Steve Kennedy : sax, flute (1979)
Sally Chappis : drums (1979)
Harvey Kogan : sax, flute (1979)
Jack Scarangella : drums (1979)
Vernon Dorge : sax, flute (1979-1981)
Robert Piltch : guitar (1979-1980)
Richard Martinez : keyboards (1979-1980)
Wayne Pedziwiatr : bass (1980-1981)
Peter Harris : guitar (1980-1981)
Lou Pomanti : keyboards (1980-1981)
Mic Gillette : trumpet (1980-1981)
James Kidwell : guitar (1984-1985)
Jeff Andrews : bass (1984-1985)
Taras Kovayl : keyboards (1984-1985)
Tim Ouimette : trumpet, horns (1984-1985)
Mario Cruz : sax, flute (1984-1985)
Ricky Sebastian : drums (1984-1985)
Steve Guttman : trumpet (1985-2004)
Dave Gellis : guitar (1985-1990, 1996, 1998 fill in, 2005- )
Ray Peterson : bass (1985-1986)
Scott Kreitzer : sax, flute (1985-1986)
Teddy Mulet : trombone (1985-1986), trumpet (2005- )
Barry Danielian : trumpet (1985-1986)
Richard Sussman : keyboards (1985-1987)
Randy Andos : trombone (1986)
Tom Timko : sax, flute (1986-1987, 1995, 1998-2001, 2005-2008)
Tom DeFaria : drums (1985-1986)
John Conte : bass (1986-1987)
Steve Conte : guitar (1986 fill in)
Jeff Gellis : bass (1987-1990)
Dave Panichi : trombone (1987-1988, 1997-1998)
Glenn McClelland : keyboards (1987-1993, 1998, 2005- )
David Riekenberg : sax, flute (1987- 1990, 1995-1998)
Jerry Sokolov : trumpet (1987-1994)
Graham Hawthorne : drums (1987-1988, 1989-1991)
Van Romaine : drums (1988-1989)
Neil Capolongo : drums (1991-1993)
Peter Abbott : drums (fill in early 90s)
Charley Gordon : trombone (1987-1994, 2001)
Wayne Schuster : sax, flute (1990-1991)
Larry DeBari : guitar, vocals (1990-1997)
Gary Foote : bass (1990-1994, 1996-2004, 2005- )
Chuck Fisher : sax, flute (1991)
Jack Bashcow : sax, flute (1992)
Tim Ries : sax, flute (1992-1993, 1993-1995)
Charlie Cole : sax, flute (1993)
Matt King keyboards (1994-1998)
Mike Mancini : keyboards (fill in 80s/90s)
Franck Amsallem keyboards (fill in mid 90s)
Henry Hey : keyboards (fill in mid 90s)
Ted Kooshian keyboards (fill in mid 90s)
Cliff Korman keyboards (fill in mid 90s)
Mike DuClos bass : (1994-1996)
Jonathan Peretz : drums (1995-1997)
Craig Johnson : trumpet (1994-1998)
Matt Milmerstadt drums : (1995 , 1998)
Tom Guarna : guitar (1997-1998)
Jon Owens : trumpet (1998-2000)
Chuck Pillow : sax, flute (fill in 1998)
Brian Delaney : drums (1998, 2001)
Dave Stahl : trumpet (fill in 1995-1998)
Winston Byrd : trumpet (fill in 1998)
Dave Pietro : sax, flute (fill in 1998)
Dale Kirkland : trombone (1995-1996, 1998, 1999-2001, 2002-2006
Pat Hallaran : trombone (1998-1999)
James Fox : guitar (1998-2000)
Dan Zank : keyboards (1998-2000)
Zach Danziger : drums (1998-2001)
Joe Mosello : trumpet (2000-2002)
Phil Magallanes : keyboards (2000-2001)
Andrea Valentini : drums (2001- )
Darcy Hepner : sax, flute (1999 fill in, 2001-2004)
John Samorian : keyboards (2001-2003)
Nick Marchione : trumpet (2002-2004)
Eric Cortright : keyboards (2003-2004)
Leo Huppert: bass (2004)
Steve Jankowski: trumpet (2005- )
Rob Paparozzi: vocals, harmonica (2005- )
Scottie Wallace: vocals (alternating with Rob P. 2005-2006)
Thomas Conner : vocals (fill in 2006)
Jens Wendelboe: trombone (2006- )
Chris Tedesco : trumpet (fill in for Mulet 2006-2007)
Brian Steel : trumpet (fill in for Mulet 2008)
Bill Churchill : sax (2008- )
(Roster provided by Jim Mullen)
[edit] Current Roster
Steve Katz : vocals
Rob Paparozzi : vocals, harmonica
Dave Gellis : guitar
Glenn McClelland : keyboards
Gary Foote : bass
Andrea Valentini : drums
Teddy Mulet : trumpet
Steve Jankowski : trumpet
Jens Wendelboe : trombone
Tom Timko : sax
Tim Virnig : French Bass
Blodwyn Pig
I went and saw these guys when I was a teen over in London at the Roundhouse. The sax player played 2 saxes at a time. Good times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk39u2jRP5g&feature=related
2 Fat Man songs and goodnight y'all
Fat Man In The Bathtub-Little Feat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDp3Grz28mE
Fat Man -Jethro Tull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqbGXl5lxEg
Love You Made Me so Very Happy, edgar. Cannot believe all the muscians that played with Blood, Sweat, and Tears. The only one I recall is David Clayton Powell.
How about a ride on a merry-go-round, then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi9sLkyhhlE&feature=fvw
Nite, panz.
Will be back later with my goodnight song.
I was not familiar with them, panz. Perty good.
@Letty,
Letty, Al Kooper formed Blood Sweat and Tears. He has been with many bands. He was with Bob Dylan on the album, Highway 61 Revisited, which produced Like a Rolling Stone.
@edgarblythe,
My word, edgar, I had no idea. Thanks for that info.
A little more research on the group's name, y'all.
The famous phrase Blood, toil, tears and sweat was originally used by Theodore Roosevelt in an address to the Naval War College on June 2, 1897, following his appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
However, the phrase became well known after a speech given by Sir Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1940. Churchill, a keen soldier, was likely to have read works by Theodore Roosevelt, who was a widely published military historian; it is also possible he read the speech after being appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, a position similar to Roosevelt's. It was Churchill's first speech to the House after taking over as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the first year of World War II, having replaced Neville Chamberlain on 10 May
So, folks, my goodnight song is my very favorite by Jethro Tull. (love his flute)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THWgH85TyJQ
Tomorrow, then
From Letty with love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZm2IgKTKZ0
Saying good night with Little Green Valley.
Thanks for Jethro, letty.
