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I Get Along Without You Very Well
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:22:00 +0100By Hoagy Carmichael 1939 A sublime tune by Carmichael, who based his lyrics on a poem by Jane Brown Thompson. Ironically, Thompson passed away the night before the song was introduced on the radio by Dick Powell. The big hit would come that year for the Red Norvo orchestra. Hoag
God Bless the Child
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:23:00 +0100By Billie Holiday & Arthut Herzog Jr. 1939 Perhaps Billie Holiday's most famous recording, and a song co-written by her, as well. Holiday would later indicate that the origin of the lyrics came with an argument over money she had with her mother, in which she uttered the title l
Mood Indigo
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:07:00 +0100By Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard no, no, no. You ain't been blue, Till you've had that mood indigo. That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes, While I sit and sigh, "Go 'long blues". Always get that mood indigo, Since my baby said goodbye. In the evenin' when lights are low, I
Dancing on the Ceiling
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:24:00 +0100By Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart 1930 Although written for a musical called Simple Simon, it did not make the final score. Instead, it was introduced in the musical Evergreen, when it opened in London on December 3, 1930. British musical star Jessie Matthews (pictured) further p
In the Still of the Night
Fri, 29 May 2009 05:38:00 +0100By Cole Porter 1937 A landmark Porter tune, evocative, poignant, and an excellent representation of his incomparable work. It was original written for the motion picture Rosalie, in which it was sung by none other than Nelson Eddy. Tommy Dorsey made a #3 hit with it that fall, w
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Wed, 27 May 2009 02:46:00 +0100By Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer 1938 Sung by Dick Powell in the movie Hard to Get, in which it first appeared, the song actually became huge thanks to its first studio recording, by Bing Crosby. Although recorded many, many times over the years, it's Bing's version that remains
You'd Be So Easy to Love
Sat, 23 May 2009 19:55:00 +0100By Cole Porter 1936 Porter composed this, one of his most beautiful melodies/lyrics, for the musical film Born to Dance, in which it was sung by Eleanor Powell, James Stewart and Frances Langford. It would later be included in the 1987 revival of Porter's Anything Goes. Josephin
'King of Swing' Benny Goodman would be 100
Fri, 22 May 2009 18:25:00 +0100For decades Benny Goodman and his clarinet popped up just about everywhere, and when they did, just about everyone knew it. Goodman, who would have turned 100 on May 30, defined for most people the swing era that dominated popular American music for much of the 1930s and 1940s
Where or When
Wed, 20 May 2009 06:04:00 +0100By Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart 1937 A slowly rising, powerful ballad from Rodger & Hart, this one was introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green on stage in Babes in Arms. The song also made it into the 1939 musical film of the same name. Although a hit for many artists at t
Hands-On Review: Road Worn Series Electric Guitars and Basses
Fri, 08 May 2009 21:39:00 +0100Hands-On Review: Road Worn Series Electric Guitars and Basses Collector’s looks at a player’s price By Dan Day Musician’s Friend Staff Writer Road Worn Series Electric Guitars and Basses The new Road Worn Series of guitars and basses from Fender is a real winner. That’s
Music dictionary - Dixieland
Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:38:00 +0100Jazz played by a small ensemble featuring collective and solo improvisation. The term is often ascribed especially to the New Orleans pioneers of jazz, although many critics of popular music believe the term better describes the music of a later wave of white Chicago musicians in
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