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Today's Fresh Blogs...| About to Pop: The Last Goodnight |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 10:30 am |
| Tags: Aqualung, Barry Manilow, Barrymanilow, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Brucespringsteen, Ella Fitzgerald, Ellafitzgerald, Jay Z, Mute Math, Mutemath, Prince, Supertramp, The Last Goodnight, The Verve, Thelastgoodnight, Theverve, Umbrellas, Van Morrison, Vanmorrison, Verve |
| Filed under: Rock, Pop, About to PopPopEater Music Blog: Who: The Last GoodnightAlbum: 'Poison Kiss'Hails From: Enfield, CTFor Fans of: Maroon 5 and the VerveWhy They're About to Pop: These Connecticut-based rockers have a penchant for addictive, fluttering choruses, and cite among their influences,... Read more |
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| The Original Original 'Air Mail Special' |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 1:52 am |
| Tags: Improvisation, Performers Ella Fitzgerald Scat, Lionel Hampton |
| One source says that Ella's solo on this tune quoted from several pop hits, and you can certainly hear that she scats the horn lines at the head of the tune as well as some of the improv Lionel does. On the other hand, this particular video is from the late 70s--perhaps Hamp is quoting Ella? But wait, I just read that Air Mail Special is |
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| The Nat King Cole Show with guest Ella Fitzgerald (1957) |
| Published: January 10, 2008, 4:00 am |
| Tags: Music Acts, Ella Fitzgerald, 1957, Nat King Cole |
| Black showbiz pioneers. Ella had just come out with the LP pictured above when she made this appearance. This show was cancelled when NBC buckled to pressure from racist advertisers appeasing their racist Southern clientele and their demands. After the cancellation, Nat King Cole remarked, "Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark." |
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| Musicmaker Par Extraordinaire (Quincy Jones) |
| Published: June 27, 2008, 10:50 pm |
| Tags: Aretha Franklin, Brain Operations, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Nervous Breakdowns, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn |
| Sarah Vaughn, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, just to name a few) came up with a novel approach in producing his autobiography Q. Instead of telling his life story all by himself, he allowed others–primarily members of his family (a sibling, a former wife, and offspring)–to put in |
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