Saturday, December 8, 2012
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On
Oops, I gave you Marvin Gaye and then said Sam Cooke...it must be too early...in the morning....here is the sound, that I compare to the sound Amy gives us...in some of her hits...I love her band... where are they hiding?
Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game
Here is another song, that has the background band sound I am trying to identify...not quite....are you with me?
The Four Aces - Tell Me Why (1951)
The seniors ruled the high school when this song came out....and we juniors stood by in awe of them. In those days we were in what is now a museum next to the police station downtown Framingham. Our girls room was in the basement and music was piped into the room. This record and its flip side , Garden in the Rain, where played and I never forgot that scene as the music froze it in my mind forever.
I donated some copies of my book, Small Town America, Framingham, to Framingham History Center so if you go carolling on Sunday on the common at Framingham Center, you will be able to buy a copy. All proceeds from the sale go to the Framingham History Center.
I donated some copies of my book, Small Town America, Framingham, to Framingham History Center so if you go carolling on Sunday on the common at Framingham Center, you will be able to buy a copy. All proceeds from the sale go to the Framingham History Center.
Teach Me Tonight - Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford has a great intro here, the sound of her voice its pitch and tone are perfect for this song! Love the drag sound of the band..horns are great to fill in the painting the song makes ...aren't they? You must agree, the two versions Jo and Amy are both terrific , each in their own way!
Teach Me Tonight-The DeCastro Sisters
A lovely version of the song....but I still choose Jo Stafford and Amy Winehouse as the two best versions. Can we tie them, or say they win each in their own way. I choose the latter!
Amy Winehouse - Teach Me Tonight (Live At Jools Holland 2005)
Looking for some of the comparisons that I spoke about with the back up band, and fell on this again. Looked at some of the comments, and guess what...I too loved the Jo Stafford version, who didn't, but you can sink right into the Amy Winehouse version too...they are just great interpretations by different artists...now I have to go check the De Castro sisters who it says on the comments recorded this first...
Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good. Live in London 2007
Love her band....and listening for the similarities with Marvin Gaye
Friday, December 7, 2012
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Small Town America Framingham Thru M... Today was the day, as Roosevelt said, "This day will live in infamy!" It was the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. What was life like in those days? What was in style, where there cars for everyone? What kind of stores did we have? How did we get around? In Framingham, we lived like most of the small towns in the United States, and in fact we where chosen as a typical small town by the United States Government.
Madlyn A Fafard
Beegie Adair - The Way You look Tonight (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - ...
Love Beegie Adair playing, and of course the song is a favorite.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Marvin Gaye - Lets get it on
Marvin Gaye with more than 6 million hits....must be everyone loves this song just as I do. Now, notice something interesting....the beat, the drag, reminds me of Anmy Winehouse band....right
Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz
What a nice voice, and great song....and I did not know her .....what a shame! Hope you like her as I do.
Come and Go With Me-The Del Vikings-1957
Time Life has a record collection of this music called the Teenyears... 1-800-978-1421 if interested in having the record collection.
Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen (1961)
What would we have done without Neil Sadaka? His music was so uplifitng and fun!
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
Farewell to one of the greatest, the first jazz album to sell over a million copies. It was a favorite of mine, playing over and over hypnotizing!