Tribe.net. Local Connections Confetta http://crooners.tribe.net/thread/91c32912-a5bc-4df8-ac8f-53396de11958#e94c93fd-7a7e-4336-bb62-e7c4cab34961 2007-09-12T23:55:27Z 2007-09-12T23:55:27Z

My George Jones Regrettable moment.... Back when the Old "Canned Foods" aka "The Dented Can" was near my house I once saw somethin' very special fur sale. George Jones DOG FOOD in a great big aSs bag with a hunkin' big aSs pic of George himself gracing the front of the bag! It was really fantajuhluSs! I WANTED IT. I DO NOT have a DOG. I have 2 CATS (thank CHRIST!) I still tothis day regret not buyin' it. Yeah, George is THE MAN! oxo fettz

Confetta 2007-09-12T23:55:27Z Mad http://crooners.tribe.net/thread/91c32912-a5bc-4df8-ac8f-53396de11958#25ba1d8b-5da1-46d8-b722-159b153b9a15 2007-09-12T21:11:14Z 2007-09-12T21:11:14Z

shout out for george jones! ever hear who shot sam? it's one of those same song different lyrics songs to the tune of, what else, white lightning. saw mr. jones a couple years ago, and was very disappointed. he had a sore throat and should have cancelled the show. but i love him anyway. just for his trill on '...i love you...' in he stopped loving her today. now that's crooning!

Mad 2007-09-12T21:11:14Z Confetta http://crooners.tribe.net/thread/91c32912-a5bc-4df8-ac8f-53396de11958#f0b86724-4784-4255-9ac6-cb988ac20117 2007-09-12T03:56:36Z 2007-09-12T03:56:36Z

BIRTHDAYS 1900 "Texas" Alexander, vocals b. Jewett, TX, USA. His recordimg career began in 1927 with the Okeh label. The recordings were quite noteable. Unable to play any instrument, Alexander used a variety of accompanists, ranging from guitarists "Little Hat" Jones, Lonnie Johnson and Eddie Lang, to the string band Blues of 'The Mississipi Sheiks', and even 'King Oliver's New Orleans band'. His performing and recording career continued into the 1930s with sessions for Vocalion. In 1940, after killing his wife, he was sent to the state prison at Paris, TX. In 1945, after his release (5 years in jail for killing his wife!), he joined his cousin Lightnin' Hopkins in Houston, TX, for live shows and recording for the Freedom label with pianist 'Buster' Pickens. By 1954, he was back in the Brazos River bottomlands where he died a debilitated victim of the ravages of syphillis. Red Hot Jazz Bio & LISTEN!!: http://www.redhotjazz.com/talexander.html 1916 William "Cat" Anderson, trumpet b. Greenville, SC, USA. Worked with Duke Ellington. d. April 29, 1981, Norwalk, CA, USA. Bio: http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/1998/music/cat/cat.htm 1883 Gus Cannon, banjo/jug/singer, b. Red Banks, MS, USA, d. 1979, age 96 (in poverty). Best recalled for his "Cannon's Jug Stompers" band, a trio that included Gus (Jug and banjo), Ashley Thompson (guitar), and Noah Lewis (vocals/harmonica). In April 23, 1995, the Beale Street Blues Society sponsored a day long "Mess Around", during which Gus Cannon was posthumously honored. All accounts report that he was still quite active up to his demise. *Red Hot Jazz Bio & Music: http://www.redhotjazz.com/cjs.html 1888 Maurice Chevalier, vocals/actor b. Paris, France, d. Jan. 1, 1972. né: Maurice Auguste Chevalier. This charismatic French actor is best remembered for his work in American Films. He introduced many songs including, "Mimi", "Louise", "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me", and so many more. 1925 Earl Coleman, Vocals b. Port Huron, MI, USA, d. 1995 1915 Billy Daniels, vocals d. 1988. song and dance man 1910 Shep Fields (and his Rippling Rhythm), Tenor Sax/clarinet/Leader b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA, d. Feb. 23, 1981, Los Angeles, CA, USA. A leader of dance bands in the '30s and '40s. His groups jazz content varied, but it was very popular and featured on several radio broadcasts and recordings. Some material has been reissued on Hindsight, Circle and Jazz Archives. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide Solid Bio: http://www.parabrisas.com/d_fieldss.php 1914 Eddy Howard, singer/composer/leader b. Woodland, CA, d. May 23, 1963, Palm Desert, CA, USA. Age: 49. Among his compositions are: "A Million Dreams Ago", "Careless", "If I Knew Then", "My Last Goodbye". Bio: http://www.bigbandsandbignames.com/eddyhoward.html 1919 Bill Jennings, guitar b. Indianapolis, IN, USA. A peer of Billy Butler, in the late 1940s and early '50s, Jennings recorded R&B sides with Leo Parker and Bill Doggett, and also played with Louis Jordan. * Jenning's sound has been compared to Tiny Grimes with a hint of early Charlie Christian. A peer of Billy Butler, Jennings played with Louis Jordan in the late '40s and early '50s. He also recorded R&B sides with Leo Parker and Bill Doggett. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide 1931 George Jones, C&W vocals b. Saratoga, TX, USA. né: George Glenn Jones. George celebrated his 63rd birthday in 1994, having triple bypass surgery, at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. George Jones Web-Site: http://www.georgejones.com/ 1893 Joe Loyacano alto sax/trombone/tuba/bass b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. Nov. 30, 1967, New Orleans, LA. USA. Age 74. né: Hook Loyacano. There were other Loyacanos all working in Jazz bands in both New Orleans and later in Chicago, - all in the same time frame - and often in the same bands. Among them Arnold Deacon Loyacano and Bud Loyacano -both on string bass (Arnold Deacon Loyacano also played piano); Bud Loyacano - string and brass bass; and both Freddie Loyacano, Steve Loyacono -banjo/guitar. 1924 Ella Mae Morse, vocalist b. Mansfield, TX, USA, d. June 2. 1998, Bullhead City, AZ, USA (Respiratory Failure). Best recalled for her work with Freddie Slack Orch. ("Cow Cow Boogie" - she was 17 at the time it was Capitol Records' first Million-seller - and other tunes.) Among her 10 "Gold" records was "House of Blue Lights", "Shoo Shoo Baby", "The Blacksmith Blues", and "No Love, No Nothin'". Morse was White, but listeners often thought she was Black because of her unique vocal style that blended a Jazz, R&B, 'Country', and Pop sound. She was born into a musical family. Her father was a drummer, and her mother was a pianist. After singing in her father's combo, she joined the Tommy Dorsey orchestra when she was only age 14. Dorsey's orchestra was then playing at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, TX, and was looking for a girl singer. Her mother had told Dorsey that she was 19. When the school board sent Dorsey a a letter advising him that he was now responsible for her, Dorsey fired Morse. In 1942, she, and former Dorsey pianist Freddie Slack, recorded the hit "Cow Cow Boogie". Still, she worked mostly as a 'solo' artist thereafter. In 1957, she made her final recording (also for Capitol) with "Morse Code". Thereafter, she performed on and off until 1987 with the Ray McKinley Orchestra. Elvis Presley often praised her for teaching him how to sing. Solid!: http://www.parabrisas.com/d_morseem.php Bio: http://www.prescottlink.com/morse/ella.html 1919 Myrtle A. Forcey-Southall, Singer/Dancer b. Washington, USA, d. Aug. 9, 2002, Washington, USA, (Stroke) (aka: Myrtle Wilson; aka: Joyce Jackson) During her long career, she worked with Duke Ellington, Earl Bostic, Paul Williams and Leo Parker Ella Fitzgerald, and The Ink Spots. She recorded R&B for Mercury Records. 1944 Barry White, singer-songwriter b. Galveston, Texas, USA, d. July 4 2003. Son of Melvin White and Sadie Carter. His father never lived at home, and, when he was six months old, his mother moved to the Black neighborhood of Watts, in Los Angeles. At age eight, he began singing in the local Baptist church choir, soon becaoming the organist and assistant director. At just age 11, he made his recording debut playing piano on Jesse Belvin's 1956 R&B hit "Goodnight My Love". By age 16, White had fathered two children, quit school and served four months in prison for stealing automobile tires. In 1960 - while still in prison - he heard Elvis Presley's number one hit "It's Now Or Never", and decided to make Music his career. Upon his release from jail, he sang bass in the group 'Upfronts'. Regretfully, their six singles flopped. During the 1960s, he found work as a sideman, songwriter and arranger for small Californian record labels. In 1963, he worked on the arrangement of Bob and Earl's "The Harlem Shuffle". In 1967, working with Gene Page, he twice scored (as both writer and producer) for Felice Taylor, whose single "I Feel Love Comin' On" reached number 11 in the British pop charts. During this time, under the name Lee Barry, he recorded unsuccessfully. He, his first wife Mary, and their four children, often relied on Welfare checks for their survival. 1972 was his big breakthrough. He appeared with the female trio 'Love Unlimited' on their single "Walking In The Rain (With The One I Love)". Arranger Gene Page's lavish orchestration, White's deep bass baritone voice, and footsteps and rain sound effects, all helped propel the record to No. 6 in the rhythm and blues charts, and to No. 16 in the American pop charts. In 1973, he emerged as a solo artist scoring a big hit with "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby". He also first visited England in 1973, and later recalled that "the English were my first international fans, and that is something I won't forget. England was incredible." During 1972-73, he scored three number one hits In Britain. In 1974, he married Love Unlimited's Glodean James. Between 1973 and 1977, White issued two albums a year, both under his own name and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra. By 1976, the formula had become stale, and his success faded. Between 1983 and 1987, he issued no new music, though in 1990 he had an r&b number one hit, participating on Quincy Jones's The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite). In his autobiography, 'Love Unlimited' (2000), White said "I see a world of beauty and perfection. And I strive through my music to spread that vision. To help make this planet we call home a better, more desirable place for us to love one another, to procreate, and to keep our spirits renewed." White's trademark sound was singing intimate odes over billowing orchestral cushions and Latin-tinged rhythms. His bedroom baritone and huge girth led to the nickname "the walrus of love". He was certainly one of the era's greatest, if most unlikely, sex symbols. Notable Events on this date include: 1949. Harry Thacker Burleigh, (gospel) vocals/arranger, died in Stamford, CT, USA. Age: 83 1955. Frank Stokes, guitar, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 67 1958. Rod Brasfield, C&W comedy, died. Age 48. (b. Smithville, Mississippi, August 22, 1910. Tag: 'The Hohenwald Flash' (from the name of a town southwest of Nashville, TN. Brasfield also did comedy routines with singer-comedienne June Carter.) 1962. Abbey "Chinee" Foster, drums, died in New Orleans, LA, USA. Age: 60 2003. Johnny Cash, singer/guitarist, died in Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA. Age 71. Songs Recorded/Released this date include: 1924 I Don't Know Why, -Henry Halstead and his Orch. 1924 Patsy, -Paul Specht and his Orch. 1924 That's Georgia, -Gene Rodemich's orch. Tune: Lttle; Gillespie; Shay 1924 Worryin' Blues, -Gene Rodemich's orch. Tune: Kahn; Spitalny; Gordon 1925 Pickanniny Blues, -Ethel Waters and her Ebony 4. 1928 I'm Watching The Clock, -King Oliver dixie syncopators. 1932 As You Desire Me (voc. p.s.), -Bennie Krueger and his Orch. 1933 Kelseys Hot Nuts, -Williams Washboard Band. 1934 Solitude, -Duke Ellington and his Orch. Tune: De Lange; Mills; Ellington LISTEN: http://www.redhotjazz.com/songs/ellington/Solitude.ram 1934 Moon Glow, -Duke Ellington and his Orch. 1935 Red Velvet, -Joe Venuti and his Orch. 1935 Black Satin, -Joe Venuti and his Orch. 1938 I Have Eyes (voc. M.Tilton), -Benny Goodman and his Orch. 1938 You're A Sweet Little Headache, -Benny Goodman and his Orch. 1939 Funeral March of a Marionette, -Columbia Salon orch. (Raymond Scott tune/leader) 1939 Little Things That Mean So Much, -Teddy Wilson and his Orch. 1939 Gold Mine In Your Heart, -Gene Autry voc. Tune: Autry; Marvin; Fred Rose 1940 A Shanty in Old Shanty Town, - recorded by Johnny Long Orch. 1941 Eli, Eli, -Tommy Dorsey and his Orch. 1941 None But The Lonely Heart, -Tommy Dorsey and his Orch. 1941 I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, -Tucker, Tommy 1945 My Guy's Come Back, - Benny Goodman and his Orch. 1953 Rags To Riches, - Bennett, Tony ************************************************ I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE Horace Heidt - words and music by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin and Eddie Durham I don't want to set the world on fire I just want to start A flame in your heart In my heart I have but one desire And that one is you No other will do I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim I just want to be the one you love And with your admission that you feel the same I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of Believe me! I don't want to set the world on fire I just want to start A flame in your heart ************************************************ Moonglow It must have been that moonglow Way up in the blue It must have been moonglow That led me straight to you I still hear you saying "Dear one, hold me fast" And I start in praying Oh lord, please let this last We seemed to float right thru the air Heavenly songs seemed to come from ev'ry where And now when there's moonglow Way up in the blue I always remember that moonglow gave you me ************************************************

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