Ella Fitzgerald sings "April in Paris" |
The First Lady of Song in her prime... From a European concert circa 1957.
Ms. Fitzgerald's birthday was April 25... and this song seems so appropriate (and it's also one of my favorites).http://...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:58:00 GMT |
A Biography of Ella Fitzgerald... |
Ella Fitzgerald...
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917in Newport News, Virginia, the child of a
common-law marriage between William and Temperance "Tempie"
Fitzgerald.The pair separa...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:45:00 GMT |
Oye Como Va ... mi ritmo .... more music trivia!! |
Like most people, I grew up hearing the Carlos Santana version of "Oye Como Va." It was many years later that I discovered (thanks to my Jazz-loving friends) that While Santana made "Oye Com VA" a ro...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:31:00 GMT |
Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow dies at age 65 |
Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow dies at age 65LOS ANGELES Altovise Joanne Gore Davis, a dancer and actress and the widow of Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65. Davis died Saturday at Cedar...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:29:00 GMT |
Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow dies at age 65 |
Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow dies at age 65LOS ANGELES Altovise Joanne Gore Davis, a dancer and actress and the widow of Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65. Davis died Saturday at Cedar...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:29:00 GMT |
Broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey dies at age of 90 |
Broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey dies at age of 90By RUPA SHENOY, Associated Press WriterCHICAGO Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nat...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:56:00 GMT |
Louie Bellson videos |
The master of the double bass ....1950 with the Duke Ellington Orchestra
1957 ....Amazing
On the Johnny Carson Show.... sometime in the 1980's I think
I just h...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:03:00 GMT |
Louie Bellson, legendary drummer, band leader, dies at 84. |
Louie Bellson, legendary drummer and band leader, dies at 84.By Gary Richards Mercury News..Posted: 02/16/2009 06:33:44 PM PSTLouie Bellson, the legendary San Jose drummer and band leader who played w...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:44:00 GMT |
Afro Cuban Lullaby |
Drume Negrita (or Berceuse) is an Afro-Cuban lullaby written by Eliseo Ernesto Grenet. It is a classic of Cuban music. While usulay sung in a slow tempo, it has also been done as a dance song. Pers...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:05:00 GMT |
La Bamba... not just a rock and roll song |
La Bamba is probably one of the most famous rock song of all time thanks to Richie Valens (RIP), but what most people don't know is that it is actually Mexican olk song (and dance) from the state of V...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:43:00 GMT |
