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Post by manho on May 29, 2010 5:44:57 GMT -5
it's worth keeping in mind while listening to this stuff - which anyway, for the most part, is pretty good commercial popular music - that in a parallel universe some of the most important music in history is being recorded: muddy and chums up in chicago, ike turner and friends down in memphis, great country music, blues down south on indie labels, new orleans, harlem, tex-mex, jazzy cuban sounds...
if we had all those charts this period could well blow the 60s out of the water.
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Post by david on May 29, 2010 8:52:59 GMT -5
There have been some good tunes, and there are some gems on the way, but what I'm hearing so far is that the golden era for pre-rock pop was in the 40s and what we'll be seeing in the early 50s is the slow fade of a style. That Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, a song from the 1940, has five versions on the charts in 1950 has to be saying something. And Nick's right, the real action was on the r&b, country and jazz charts, which I unfortunately don't have. Still, I'm thinking there will be a fair number of good singles coming up. May 27, 1950 US Audio only: Patti Page - I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9wJvnRIrJcFrankie Laine - The Stars and Stripes Forever www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et6PtjJ984gNot on YouTube: Russ Morgan & His Orchestra - Down the Lane Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae - Down the Lane #1 this week: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme Pick of the week: I Don't Care If the sun Don't Shine, the original (I think) and definitive version of a much-recorded standard. I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine in a movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3oAz9Q6hM
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Post by manho on May 29, 2010 9:34:21 GMT -5
"the real action was on the r&b, country and jazz charts"
and don't forget the local charts. america was a big country back in the 50s.
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Post by david on May 29, 2010 12:37:36 GMT -5
June 3, 1950 US Audio only: Frank Sinatra - American Beauty Rose www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Zg4LKyx2ENot on YouTube: Eddy Howard - American Beauty Rose Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - The Answer She Is "Yes," No? Victor Young & His Orchestra - La Vie en rose #1 this week: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme Pick of the week: American Beauty Rose La Vie en rose is the second (so far) cover of a French hit. It was an interesting time for French music too. The real version of La Vie en rose: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxByDgpLmssAnother terrific version of La Vie en rose (audio only): www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IJzYAda1wA
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Post by david on May 30, 2010 9:20:17 GMT -5
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Post by david on May 30, 2010 14:21:23 GMT -5
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Post by david on May 30, 2010 22:24:19 GMT -5
June 24, 1950 US Jo Stafford - Play a Simple Melody www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzJ2hMpjX0ANot on YouTube: Billy Eckstine - I Wanna Be Loved Tony Martin - I Still Get a Thrill Kay Starr - Hoop-Dee-Doo Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope - Blind Date Victor Young & His Orchestra - Mona Lisa #1 this week: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme Pick of the week: Pass. A much better version of Play a Simple Melody should be coming fairly soon . . . Original version of I Still Get a Thrill (audio only): www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7MWoW8Xk28
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Post by david on May 31, 2010 8:37:03 GMT -5
July 1, 1950 US Audio only: Dick Haymes with Artie Shaw - Count Every Star www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6I3sZoUdWUDoris Day - I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH35OQUo9G0Joe "Fingers" Carr and the Carr-Hops - Sam's Song www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV9M7pmDPaYNot on YouTube: Perry Como - If You Were Only Mine Art Lund - Mona Lisa #1 this week: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme Pick of the week: I Didn't Slip, I guess. Artie Shaw's take on count Every Star is probably the best big band version of the song. I guess this is the original (lame) version of Sam's Song, but a much better version is on its way.
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Post by cripes on May 31, 2010 12:25:07 GMT -5
#1 this week: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme
Is nothing is gonna knock this bad boy from the top spot? It hit #1 on April 22 and it's July now. I guess people had good taste back then.
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Post by david on May 31, 2010 15:14:05 GMT -5
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Post by manho on May 31, 2010 15:39:38 GMT -5
"Is nothing is gonna knock this bad boy from the top spot?"
you jinxed it.
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Post by cripes on May 31, 2010 17:49:42 GMT -5
you jinxed itSo I did. I will do penance by copying and pasting from wiki The Anton 'Third Man' Karas story. The zither king In 1948, director Carol Reed was preparing to shoot The Third Man in Vienna and decided to have Karas playing the zither for the soundtrack. Reluctant Karas was invited to London and lived with Reed while composing the score, and at that time was drawing a considerable salary of 30 GBP a week, plus 20 in pocket money, with expenses. The soundtrack was created in Korda's London Films studios, and Karas, who was homesick most of the time, worked up to 14 hours a day for twelve weeks: He had not been a composer before, but a great performer, and added improvisations to his repertoire. Later, Karas would mention that Reed almost "kept him like a slave" when he wanted to go back to Vienna more than once. The film, not least due to its music, turned into a gigantic success which changed Karas' life. As a result, he toured all over the world and performed for many celebrities, among them members of the British Royal family (Princess Margaret had invited him to London's fashionable Empress Club, where he played twice a week during his stay at London), Juliana of the Netherlands, members of the Swedish royal family, and Pope Pius XII). By the end of 1949, a half million copies of "The Harry Lime Theme" had been sold, an unprecedented amount for the time. The success of the score also caused a surge in zither sales. In Austria, the film opened on March 10, 1950, in Vienna's Apollo Kino, and it initially offended some Viennese inhabitants, as it focused on the disgrace of the destroyed city. Vienna's newspaper critics hated the film, except for its music. When Karas returned to Austria after his first world tour in July 1950, he was welcomed by chancellor Leopold Figl and other members of the government. Most importantly, the public liked the film. In Brigittenau, where Karas was born, people queued for tickets which were sold out eight days in advance. Karas, however, disliked all of the glamour: "I never was a star, and never felt like one. It is because of that film that I was pushed from one place to the other ... My only desire was to be back home again." he stated later. However, he went on tour again in 1951, travelling to Montreal and Las Vegas, followed by a number of other tours, including Japan in 1962, 1969 and 1972, where he performed for emperor Hirohito. In 1954, he opened his own Heuriger which immediately was fashionable among Hollywood celebrities like Orson Welles, Gina Lollobrigida, Curd Jürgens, Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger, Marika Röck or Johannes Heesters; therefore becoming a tourist attraction. However, he was still not satisfied, as he would have preferred to perform for locals who would understand him, his language and music. Because of this he retired and retreated from the limelight in 1966. Quote: "I'm not a tourist guy, and what I did there hadn't hardly anything to do with 'Vienna Heuriger'".'Nola' by Les Paul has a Third Man thing going on there.
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Post by david on May 31, 2010 18:22:41 GMT -5
>'Nola' by Les Paul has a Third Man thing going on there.
Absolutely. Next best thing to a straight rip . . .
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Post by david on May 31, 2010 18:55:15 GMT -5
July 15, 1950 US Audio only: Nat King Cole - A Little Bit Independent www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRjafP9i1IINot on YouTube: Owen Bradley & His Quintet - The Boulevard of Broken Dreams Bob Crosby and His Orchestra with Georgia Gibbs - A Little Bit Independent Johnny Desmond - The Picnic Song #1 this week: Bill Snyder and His Orchestra - Bewitched Pick of the week: A Little Bit Independent
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Post by david on May 31, 2010 21:25:46 GMT -5
July 22, 1950 US The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra - Goodnight Irene www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3s8qq3kU4www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLvk-qsKonQwww.youtube.com/watch?v=CGkRBprxJvkAudio only: Gary Crosby & Friend - Play a Simple Melody www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxWC3ZTki2AJo Stafford - No Other Love www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjDqMftHbKINot on YouTube: Bill Darnel - Gone Fishin' Arthur Godfrey - Gone Fishin' #1 this week: Bill Snyder and His Orchestra - Bewitched Pick of the week: Goodnight Irene, of course, the year's biggest hit. It seems fairly common to slag Gordon Jenkins' strings for undermining the Weavers' "authenticity", but they were fairly ersatz compared to Leadbelly anyway. I think the sweet strings intro adds a little pop panache to the arrangement and makes it the best record Pete Seeger ever recorded. I also like this version of Play a Simple Melody. If you can believe Gary, Bing took a short break from boozing and beating Gary up to give the kid a piece of a huge hit (and stay tuned, he'll be doing it again soon). The later, classic version of Gone Fishin' (audio only): www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqdtzJvliMkGoodnight Irene by the fellow credited with writing it (audio only): www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCf60f_sAA0
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Post by david on Jun 1, 2010 8:27:19 GMT -5
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Post by cripes on Jun 1, 2010 12:05:01 GMT -5
Know your stars: Vaughn MonroeHe was sometimes called "the baritone with muscles", "the voice with hair on its chest", "'ol leather tonsils", or "leather lungs".
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Post by david on Jun 1, 2010 22:46:47 GMT -5
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Post by david on Jun 2, 2010 8:57:14 GMT -5
August 12, 1950
Not on YouTube: Billy Eckstine - My Destiny Sammy Kaye and His Swing and Sway Orchestra - I Thought She Was a Local (But She Was a Fast Express) Shorty Warren - I Thought She Was a Local (But She Was a Fast Express)
#1 this week: Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
Pick of the week: Hard to say . . .
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Post by david on Jun 2, 2010 9:03:16 GMT -5
August 19, 1950 US Audio only: Vic Damone - Just Say I Love Her www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHSxVnUF0LMThe Ames Brothers - Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=snyad3hZCjUNot on YouTube: Gordon Jenkins and Artie Shaw - You're Mine, You! Evelyn Knight - Chocolate Ice Cream Cone The Mills Brothers - The Tunnel of Love #1 this week: Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa Pick of the week: Pass
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