SPOTLIGHT for SEPTEMBER 18TH
BIRTHDAYS
1918 William "Bill" Graham, bari/alto sax, b. Kansas City, MO, USA
MP3 Bio:
www.mp3.com/bill-graham/...iography.html
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1894 Willard Robison, composer/vocals/leader., b. Shellbina, MO, USA. d. June
24, 1968,
New York, NY, USA. Among his songs are "A Cottage For Sale", "Old Folks", "Old
Pidgeon
Toed Joe", "Peaceful Valley", and "Taint So, Honey, Taint So".
Bio:
www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/arti...t.cgi
ARTISTID=650879&TMPL=LONG#bio
A songwriter and occasional performer of his own pastoral, semi-rural ballads,
Willard
Robison offered several standards to the classic American pop repertoire,
including "A
Cottage for Sale," "Don't Smoke in Bed," "'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So," "Old
Folks," and
"Peaceful Valley" (the latter Paul Whiteman's theme song). Born in Missouri,
Robison played
piano and led a few territory bands in the Southwest during the '20s (including
work with
Jack Teagarden) and recorded several dozen sides in New York later in the decade
as the
leader of Willard Robison's Levee Loungers and the Deep River Boys. He also made
several
sides as part of Busse's Buzzards, a studio group led by trumpeter Harry Busse
(a star
soloist for Whiteman's band). Robison's masterpieces such as "Old Folks" and
"Deep Elm"
were laconic -- occasionally downright narcoleptic -- portraits of life in
small-town
America, summoning a similarly earthy philosophy as a pair of other classic
singer/
songwriters: Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer. His 1929 composition "A Cottage
for
Sale" (lyric by Larry Conley) became his best-known, with over 100 performances
and
popular recordings by Guy Lombardo (in 1930) and Billy Eckstine (in 1945).
Robison's last
major composition, "Don't Smoke in Bed," was a hit for Peggy Lee in 1948, and he
also
wrote a book, -Willard Robison's Six Studies in Syncopation, for Piano. In 1962,
old friend
Teagarden recorded Think Well of Me, a full album of Willard Robison songs (it
was his
second-to-last session), and six years later, Robison died in New York.
~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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1917 Ervin Rouse, C&W singer/songwriter/fiddler, b. Craven County, NC, USA.
Member:
"Rouse Brothers"
Orange Blossom Special was written by two young fiddlers, Ervin Rouse and Chubby
Wise in 1939
Hear the song:
www.homestead.com/deenotes/johncash.html
--------------------------------------------
1923 Frank "Frankie" Socolow, tenor sax/alto sax, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY,
USA. d.
April 30, 1981, USA. Played with Manny Albam, Georgie Auld, Johnny Bothwell,
"Big" Sid
Catlett, Teddy Charles, Terry Gibbs, Chubby Jackson, Gene Krupa, Joe Morello,
Charlie
Parker, Cecil Payne, Johnny Richards, Boyd Raeburn, and Sal Salvador
MP3 Bio:
www.mp3.com/frank-socolo...iography.html
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1896 Ray Stillwell, trombone/leader/vocals, b. East Liverpool, OH, USA, d. April
of 1967,
Las Vages, NV, USA. Working variously as a trombonist, vocalist and song writer,
Ray was
most popular in the 1920's and '30's. At times he had his own orchestra and at
other times
he was with the likes of Fred Rich, Paul Whiteman, Tommy Dorsey etc. In 1932, he
was a
member of the Nat Brusiloff CBS orchestra that accompanied famed singer Kate
Smith and
her 'Swanee River Review' at the Steel Pier, in Atlantic City, NJ.
--------------------------------------------
1902 John L. Thomas, Trombone, b. Louisville, KY, USA. d. 1971
www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll
~Biography by Eugene Chadbourne
Classic jazz trombonist John Thomas was associated with the Chicago jazz scene
up until
the time of his death in the early '70s, especially a wonderful repertory band
led by Franz
Jackson with which Thomas performed and recorded through the first half of the
'60s. The
'50s, on the other hand, may have simply depressed the trombonist with its
onslaught of
rock & roll, because he simply stopped playing completely -- representing the
first major
halt in musical action for this performer since his professional activities
began in the
Roaring Twenties.
Thomas was born in Kentucky but relocated to Chicago as a child, receiving his
formal
education in the Windy City and sliding into on-stage trombone performances with
the
Clarence Miller Orchestra circa 1923. Between 1927 and 1928 he worked with
Erskine
Tate, allowing an entry into Louis Armstrong's legendary Hot Seven. The
trombonist
continued working with a wide range of classic jazz bandleaders, including
trumpeter
Freddie Keppard. Thomas tended to trickle in and out of groups such as that of
the
aforementioned Tate and Reuben Reeves, in one lineup and then out of the next.
He was briefly with McKinney's Cotton Pickers for jobs in the Northeast in the
'30s; in 1937
he was part of a touring revue fronted by pianist and singer Nat King Cole.
Thomas was
once again with Tate as well as drummer Floyd Campbell's outfit prior to
switching his
trombone case for the tool kit of a defense plant worker during the second World
War.
That hiatus from playing took place prior to dropping out completely during the
'50s, as
he did gig once again in a group led by guitarist Walter Dysett in 1944. He
should not be
confused with many other performers with this name, including a younger
trombonist who
recorded with Oliver Nelson.
--------------------------------------------
Notable Events on this date include:
1917. The Honolulu Ad Club filed a patent for a musicial instrument they called
the
'Ukulele.' ; )
1927. The Columbia Broadcasting System was born (its rival, NBC, had been on the
air for
some time). The Tiffany Network, as CBS was originally known, broadcast an
opera, "The
King's Henchman," as its first program. A 27-year-old William S. Paley had
formed the
network by purchasing a chain of 16 failing radio stations (for a cost somewhere
between
$250,000 and $450,000). Just one year later, he had a 2.35 million dollar profit
as the
network grew to over 70 stations.
1943. In America, most recording companies agreed to pay royalties into a union
fund for
all records released, thus ending a two-year union-led ban on instrumental
recordings.
(The Victor and Columbia label held out against the agreement for another year.)
The
American Federation of Musicians union had protested the lack of a royalty
system to
compensate musicians for use of their recordings on radio programs and
jukeboxes.
1947. C&W Country singers Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff performed at New York City's
famed Classical venue Carnegie Hall.
1966. Will Shade, harmonica/guitar, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 72. Best
recalled for
his work with the 'Memphis Jug Band' : (
1970. At age 27, Rock music legend, Jimi Hendrix died in London, England, UK of
an
overdose of sleeping pills. : (
1983. Roy Milton, drums, died in Canoga Park, CA, USA. Age: 75
1992. John Handcox, vocals/songwriter, died in Washington, DC, USA. Age: 88
1997. Jimmy Witherspoon, Blues/R&B/Jazz vocalist, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Age: 74
(died in his sleep of natural causes) His 1949 R&B hit "Ain't Nobody's Business"
hit No.1,
and stayed on the Billboard charts 34 weeks that year. It was one of the biggest
records of
the era. 'Spoon went on to make at least 200 more albums, and was one of the few
remaining true giants of the post-war Blues boom. His collaborators ranged from
Count
Basie to Eric Burdon, Gerry Mulligan to Van Morrison, and T-Bone Walker to
Robben Ford. :
(
--------------------------------------------
Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1908 "Yuki Two Step", -Arthur Pryor's band. Song: Kreyer
1908 "Monastery Bells", -Arthur Pryor's band. Song: wely-lefebre-wendling
1923 "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes", -The Cotton Pickers. Song: yellen; ager
*LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/co...agoes.ram
1923 "Walk, Jenny, Walk", -Cotton Pickers. Song: creamer; wooding; schafer
*LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/co...ywalk.ram
1924 "Rose Marie", -Paul Whiteman and his orch.
1925 "Chicago Wiggle", -Julie Moody and Dixie Wobblers. Song: edgar dowell
1926 "We Don't Need Each Other Any More", -Ethel Waters voc. Song: j.c.johnson
1926 "My Special Friend is Back in Town", - Ethel Waters vocal. Song:
razaf;johnson
1928 "Sweet Sue, Just You", -Paul Whiteman orch.
1928 "Blue Shadows", -Vincent Lopez and his orch. Song: louis alter-raymond
klages
*LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/lo...adows.ram
1929 "Searching", -Blue Steele and his orch.
1929 "Coronado Brings Memories of You", -Blue Steele and his orch.
1929 "Tennessee Memories", -Blue Steele and his orch.
1932 "My Darling", -Ray Kavanaugh Vanities orch. (voc. Frank Munn)
1932 "Along Came Love", -Ray Kavanaugh Vanities orch.
**1934 "Three Little Words", -Red Nichols 5 pennies.
1934 "Dardanella", -Red Nichols and his 5 pennies.
1935 "Red Sails In The Sunset", - Ray Noble and his orch. Song: jimmy
kennedy-hugh
williams
1935 "Roll Along, Prairie Moon", -Ray Noble and his orch. Song:
fiorito-mcpherson-von
tilzer
1936 "Indian Love Call", - recorded by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (RCA
Victor
Records)
1936 "Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old Together", -Guy Lombardo royal canadians.
1940 "Blue September", -Will Bradley and his orch.
1940 "Scrub Me Mama, with a Boogie Beat", -Will Bradley and his orch.
1941 "A Sinner Kissed an Angel", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "Bells of San Raquel", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "Ma Ma Maria", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "That Solid Old Man", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "Fifty Million Sweethearts Can't Be Wrong", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "Rose O'Day", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "Magic of Magnolias", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "Who can I turn to?", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "I think of you", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "How do you do without me?", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1945 "Ain't Misbehavin'", -Benny Goodman sextet. Song: a.razaf-t.waller-h.brooks
1945 "I Got Rhythm", - Benny Goodman sextet. Song: gershwin
1946 "If It's Love You Want", -Woody Herman and his Herd.
1946 "Stars Fell on Alabama", -Woody Herman and his Herd.
1942 "Take Me", - Tommy Dorsey Orch.
1942 "Strip Polka", - Alvino Rey Orch.
1961 "Hit The Road Jack", - Ray Charles
**Three little words
Three little words, oh what I'd give for that wonderful phrase,
To hear those three little words that's all I'd live for the rest of my days.
And what I feel in my heart, they tell sincerely.
No other words can tell it half so clearly.
Three little words, eight little letters which simply mean I love you.
BIRTHDAYS
1918 William "Bill" Graham, bari/alto sax, b. Kansas City, MO, USA
MP3 Bio:
www.mp3.com/bill-graham/...iography.html
--------------------------------------------
1894 Willard Robison, composer/vocals/leader., b. Shellbina, MO, USA. d. June
24, 1968,
New York, NY, USA. Among his songs are "A Cottage For Sale", "Old Folks", "Old
Pidgeon
Toed Joe", "Peaceful Valley", and "Taint So, Honey, Taint So".
Bio:
www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/arti...t.cgi
ARTISTID=650879&TMPL=LONG#bio
A songwriter and occasional performer of his own pastoral, semi-rural ballads,
Willard
Robison offered several standards to the classic American pop repertoire,
including "A
Cottage for Sale," "Don't Smoke in Bed," "'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So," "Old
Folks," and
"Peaceful Valley" (the latter Paul Whiteman's theme song). Born in Missouri,
Robison played
piano and led a few territory bands in the Southwest during the '20s (including
work with
Jack Teagarden) and recorded several dozen sides in New York later in the decade
as the
leader of Willard Robison's Levee Loungers and the Deep River Boys. He also made
several
sides as part of Busse's Buzzards, a studio group led by trumpeter Harry Busse
(a star
soloist for Whiteman's band). Robison's masterpieces such as "Old Folks" and
"Deep Elm"
were laconic -- occasionally downright narcoleptic -- portraits of life in
small-town
America, summoning a similarly earthy philosophy as a pair of other classic
singer/
songwriters: Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer. His 1929 composition "A Cottage
for
Sale" (lyric by Larry Conley) became his best-known, with over 100 performances
and
popular recordings by Guy Lombardo (in 1930) and Billy Eckstine (in 1945).
Robison's last
major composition, "Don't Smoke in Bed," was a hit for Peggy Lee in 1948, and he
also
wrote a book, -Willard Robison's Six Studies in Syncopation, for Piano. In 1962,
old friend
Teagarden recorded Think Well of Me, a full album of Willard Robison songs (it
was his
second-to-last session), and six years later, Robison died in New York.
~ John Bush, All Music Guide
--------------------------------------------
1917 Ervin Rouse, C&W singer/songwriter/fiddler, b. Craven County, NC, USA.
Member:
"Rouse Brothers"
Orange Blossom Special was written by two young fiddlers, Ervin Rouse and Chubby
Wise in 1939
Hear the song:
www.homestead.com/deenotes/johncash.html
--------------------------------------------
1923 Frank "Frankie" Socolow, tenor sax/alto sax, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY,
USA. d.
April 30, 1981, USA. Played with Manny Albam, Georgie Auld, Johnny Bothwell,
"Big" Sid
Catlett, Teddy Charles, Terry Gibbs, Chubby Jackson, Gene Krupa, Joe Morello,
Charlie
Parker, Cecil Payne, Johnny Richards, Boyd Raeburn, and Sal Salvador
MP3 Bio:
www.mp3.com/frank-socolo...iography.html
--------------------------------------------
1896 Ray Stillwell, trombone/leader/vocals, b. East Liverpool, OH, USA, d. April
of 1967,
Las Vages, NV, USA. Working variously as a trombonist, vocalist and song writer,
Ray was
most popular in the 1920's and '30's. At times he had his own orchestra and at
other times
he was with the likes of Fred Rich, Paul Whiteman, Tommy Dorsey etc. In 1932, he
was a
member of the Nat Brusiloff CBS orchestra that accompanied famed singer Kate
Smith and
her 'Swanee River Review' at the Steel Pier, in Atlantic City, NJ.
--------------------------------------------
1902 John L. Thomas, Trombone, b. Louisville, KY, USA. d. 1971
www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll
~Biography by Eugene Chadbourne
Classic jazz trombonist John Thomas was associated with the Chicago jazz scene
up until
the time of his death in the early '70s, especially a wonderful repertory band
led by Franz
Jackson with which Thomas performed and recorded through the first half of the
'60s. The
'50s, on the other hand, may have simply depressed the trombonist with its
onslaught of
rock & roll, because he simply stopped playing completely -- representing the
first major
halt in musical action for this performer since his professional activities
began in the
Roaring Twenties.
Thomas was born in Kentucky but relocated to Chicago as a child, receiving his
formal
education in the Windy City and sliding into on-stage trombone performances with
the
Clarence Miller Orchestra circa 1923. Between 1927 and 1928 he worked with
Erskine
Tate, allowing an entry into Louis Armstrong's legendary Hot Seven. The
trombonist
continued working with a wide range of classic jazz bandleaders, including
trumpeter
Freddie Keppard. Thomas tended to trickle in and out of groups such as that of
the
aforementioned Tate and Reuben Reeves, in one lineup and then out of the next.
He was briefly with McKinney's Cotton Pickers for jobs in the Northeast in the
'30s; in 1937
he was part of a touring revue fronted by pianist and singer Nat King Cole.
Thomas was
once again with Tate as well as drummer Floyd Campbell's outfit prior to
switching his
trombone case for the tool kit of a defense plant worker during the second World
War.
That hiatus from playing took place prior to dropping out completely during the
'50s, as
he did gig once again in a group led by guitarist Walter Dysett in 1944. He
should not be
confused with many other performers with this name, including a younger
trombonist who
recorded with Oliver Nelson.
--------------------------------------------
Notable Events on this date include:
1917. The Honolulu Ad Club filed a patent for a musicial instrument they called
the
'Ukulele.' ; )
1927. The Columbia Broadcasting System was born (its rival, NBC, had been on the
air for
some time). The Tiffany Network, as CBS was originally known, broadcast an
opera, "The
King's Henchman," as its first program. A 27-year-old William S. Paley had
formed the
network by purchasing a chain of 16 failing radio stations (for a cost somewhere
between
$250,000 and $450,000). Just one year later, he had a 2.35 million dollar profit
as the
network grew to over 70 stations.
1943. In America, most recording companies agreed to pay royalties into a union
fund for
all records released, thus ending a two-year union-led ban on instrumental
recordings.
(The Victor and Columbia label held out against the agreement for another year.)
The
American Federation of Musicians union had protested the lack of a royalty
system to
compensate musicians for use of their recordings on radio programs and
jukeboxes.
1947. C&W Country singers Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff performed at New York City's
famed Classical venue Carnegie Hall.
1966. Will Shade, harmonica/guitar, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 72. Best
recalled for
his work with the 'Memphis Jug Band' : (
1970. At age 27, Rock music legend, Jimi Hendrix died in London, England, UK of
an
overdose of sleeping pills. : (
1983. Roy Milton, drums, died in Canoga Park, CA, USA. Age: 75
1992. John Handcox, vocals/songwriter, died in Washington, DC, USA. Age: 88
1997. Jimmy Witherspoon, Blues/R&B/Jazz vocalist, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Age: 74
(died in his sleep of natural causes) His 1949 R&B hit "Ain't Nobody's Business"
hit No.1,
and stayed on the Billboard charts 34 weeks that year. It was one of the biggest
records of
the era. 'Spoon went on to make at least 200 more albums, and was one of the few
remaining true giants of the post-war Blues boom. His collaborators ranged from
Count
Basie to Eric Burdon, Gerry Mulligan to Van Morrison, and T-Bone Walker to
Robben Ford. :
(
--------------------------------------------
Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1908 "Yuki Two Step", -Arthur Pryor's band. Song: Kreyer
1908 "Monastery Bells", -Arthur Pryor's band. Song: wely-lefebre-wendling
1923 "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes", -The Cotton Pickers. Song: yellen; ager
*LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/co...agoes.ram
1923 "Walk, Jenny, Walk", -Cotton Pickers. Song: creamer; wooding; schafer
*LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/co...ywalk.ram
1924 "Rose Marie", -Paul Whiteman and his orch.
1925 "Chicago Wiggle", -Julie Moody and Dixie Wobblers. Song: edgar dowell
1926 "We Don't Need Each Other Any More", -Ethel Waters voc. Song: j.c.johnson
1926 "My Special Friend is Back in Town", - Ethel Waters vocal. Song:
razaf;johnson
1928 "Sweet Sue, Just You", -Paul Whiteman orch.
1928 "Blue Shadows", -Vincent Lopez and his orch. Song: louis alter-raymond
klages
*LISTEN:
www.redhotjazz.com/songs/lo...adows.ram
1929 "Searching", -Blue Steele and his orch.
1929 "Coronado Brings Memories of You", -Blue Steele and his orch.
1929 "Tennessee Memories", -Blue Steele and his orch.
1932 "My Darling", -Ray Kavanaugh Vanities orch. (voc. Frank Munn)
1932 "Along Came Love", -Ray Kavanaugh Vanities orch.
**1934 "Three Little Words", -Red Nichols 5 pennies.
1934 "Dardanella", -Red Nichols and his 5 pennies.
1935 "Red Sails In The Sunset", - Ray Noble and his orch. Song: jimmy
kennedy-hugh
williams
1935 "Roll Along, Prairie Moon", -Ray Noble and his orch. Song:
fiorito-mcpherson-von
tilzer
1936 "Indian Love Call", - recorded by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (RCA
Victor
Records)
1936 "Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old Together", -Guy Lombardo royal canadians.
1940 "Blue September", -Will Bradley and his orch.
1940 "Scrub Me Mama, with a Boogie Beat", -Will Bradley and his orch.
1941 "A Sinner Kissed an Angel", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "Bells of San Raquel", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "Ma Ma Maria", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "That Solid Old Man", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "Fifty Million Sweethearts Can't Be Wrong", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "Rose O'Day", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "Magic of Magnolias", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
1941 "Who can I turn to?", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "I think of you", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1941 "How do you do without me?", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
1945 "Ain't Misbehavin'", -Benny Goodman sextet. Song: a.razaf-t.waller-h.brooks
1945 "I Got Rhythm", - Benny Goodman sextet. Song: gershwin
1946 "If It's Love You Want", -Woody Herman and his Herd.
1946 "Stars Fell on Alabama", -Woody Herman and his Herd.
1942 "Take Me", - Tommy Dorsey Orch.
1942 "Strip Polka", - Alvino Rey Orch.
1961 "Hit The Road Jack", - Ray Charles
**Three little words
Three little words, oh what I'd give for that wonderful phrase,
To hear those three little words that's all I'd live for the rest of my days.
And what I feel in my heart, they tell sincerely.
No other words can tell it half so clearly.
Three little words, eight little letters which simply mean I love you.
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