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Post here for your very own selection from my vast library of hip holiday music.
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Here's the link to the rest of the album, too:
Great Americans - Duke Ellington
Arguably the greatest American composer, undeniably the most prolific (he wrote nearly two thousand compositions), enough has been said about this man, it could fill the internet. So I'll just add that he's been enough of an influence on my life that I named my son after him. Here's Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Happy Independence Day!
Hellzapoppin'
Slim and Slam, followed by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers performing possibly the best swing dance routine ever captured on film.
Vout O Rooney
A follow up to @Reamworks continuing series of music education for you kids, here's Slim Galliard:
Long Live The King, S. 1789
Professor Peter Schickele: Comic genius or the greatest classical composer of all-time?
Don't Fight The Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At The Fillmore
Some more great music for my team. Included here is (almost) every song from all three sets that the band performed at the Fillmore. I say almost because one of the tracks is missing and another is incomplete. However, Rhino only released 5000 copies of this set, and used ones go for $300+ on eBay, so you'll have to live with it.
This is the first time that Aretha played with King Curtis' band (and one of the last recordings King Curtis made before he was killed). The energy in these shows is unbelievable. The band consisted of King Curtis on sax, Jerry Jemmott on bass, Cornell Dupree on guitar, Pancho Morales on percussion, Truman Thomas on electric piano, and the fabulous Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums. They were joined by Billy Preston on organ (who lays down some of the finest soul organ work ever recorded) and the Memphis Horns. Ray Charles (who was in the audience) joins Aretha and the band on the final take of "Spirit In The Dark".
Enjoy!
William Shatner & Henry Rollins as muppets
Inspired by hoyden's posting of Leonard Nimoy singing(?) about a hobbit, I found myself listening to the Ben Folds' wonderfully produced gem, Has Been by William Shatner. It is really an excellent album, filled with just the right amount of humor, without being overly campy like his 60's album. In fact, the song "That's Me Trying" with Ben Folds and Aimee Mann is actually a beatifully touching song that's worth the price of admission alone.
Anyway, I started looking to see if there were any tracks on YouTube and I ran across this terrific video that someone made to the Shatner/Rollins rant, "I Can't Get Behind That". It's quite a romp!
Enjoy...
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