Peter Ustinov was one of those actors who got a few plum roles, but I always thought him great and that his abilities were wasted most of the time, on unworthy parts.
Good one, barry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-pZ465vNo0
Ray Charles
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Letty
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Sun 8 Apr, 2012 06:57 pm
Sounds of Blackness was great, Brit. I Believe was one I didn't know so thanks for the introduction.
edgar, Thanks again for your comment, and as you know I love Ray Charles. You Don't Know me is one of my favorites.
good evening msletty , ed and all listeners to a2k ,
splendid day here in eastern ontario - plenty of sunshine making it fun to watch the canada geese and ducks in the creek , deer are also coming up - i just wish people would stop feeding apples to the deer - it may be " cute " but entices the deer to cross the road where an encounter with a car would not be good to either party .
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ed's : " when my blue moon turns to gold again " reminded me of " blue moon of kentucky " here being played by bill monroe and his boys :
Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer, composer, pianist, and actress. Considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century, it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and her ironic interpretations of song lyrics that made her memorable.[1] McRae drew inspiration from Billie Holiday, but established her own distinctive voice. She went on to record over 60 albums, enjoying a rich musical career, performing and recording in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
( the " good old days weren't always GOOD , were they ? )
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Edgar Yipsel Harburg (April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981), known as E.Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "April in Paris", and "It's Only a Paper Moon", as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow".
Harburg, the youngest of four surviving children (out of ten), was born Isidore Hochberg on the Lower East Side of New York City on April 8, 1896.[1] His parents, Lewis Hochberg and Mary Ricing,[2] were faithful, Yiddish-speaking[1] Orthodox Jews[3] who had emigrated from Russia.[4] Harburg's nickname "Yipsel" (often shortened to "Yip") came about as "Yipsel" is how people pronounced "YPSL" -- the acronym for the Young People's Socialist League of which he was a member.
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Sun 8 Apr, 2012 10:17 pm
now closing easter sunday and starting easter monday with a rousing overtoure " the jolly robbers " by franz von suppe :
Good morning, folks. See ya all later on the radio.
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djjd62
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Mon 9 Apr, 2012 05:54 am
posted the lyrics to this tune on the zoot suit thread, thought the song needed a play as well
Now they make new movies in old black and white
With happy endings, where nobody fights
So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage
Honey, jump right up and show your age
Chorus:
I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
The "Boston Blackie" kind
A two toned Ricky Ricardo jacket
And an autographed picture of Andy Devine
I remember bein' buck-toothed and skinny
Writin' fan letters to "Sky King" and Penny
Oh I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too
Then it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Drinkin' on a fake I.D.
Yeah, and Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana
Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too
Then it's flat top, dirty bob, coppin' a feel
Grubbin' on the livin' room floor (so sore)
Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge,
But all you want to do is learn how to score
Yeah, but now I'm gettin' old, don't wear underwear
I don't go to church and I don't cut my hair
But I can go to movies and see it all there
Just the way that it used to be
Chorus:
That's why I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
The "Boston Blackie" kind
A two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket
And an autographed picture of Andy Devine
Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be
Maybe suave Errol Flynn or the Sheik of Araby
If I only had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could do some cruisin' too
Coda:
Yeah, Bryl-cream, a little dab'll do yah
Oh, I could do some cruisin' too
and one more tune about the good old days
Everybody knows when you go to the show
you can't take the kids along.
You've gotta read the paper and know the code of G, PG, and R, and X,
and you gotta know what the movie's about
before you even go.
Tex Ritter's gone, and Disney's dead,
and the screen is filled with sex.
[CHORUS]
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
ridin' the trail alone?
Whatever happened to Gene and Tex,
and Roy, and Rex, the Durango Kid?
Oh, Whatever happened to Randolph Scott,
his horse plain as could be?
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
has happened to the best of me.
[ guitar ]
Everybody’s tryin' to make a comment
about our doubts and fears.
True Grit's the only movie
I've really understood in years.
You gotta take your analyst along
to see if it's fit to see.
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
has happened to the industry.
[CHORUS]
Whatever happened to Johnny Mack Brown,
and Alan "Rocky" Lane?
Whatever happened to Lash LaRue?
I'd love to see them again.
Whatever happened to Smiley Burnett,
Tim Holt, and Gene Autry?
Whatever happened to all of these
has happened to the best of me.
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
has happened to the industry.
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hamburgboy
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Mon 9 Apr, 2012 07:13 am
@Letty,
thanks , letty ! - and good morning to all !
here is Guy Lombardo with " bell bottom trousers " :
Jivin Gene and the Jokers Breaking Up is Hard to Do is one that I didn't know, Texas. It does seem that there are five of them, and they are from your area.
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