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Monsieur
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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 Posted - 10/06/2004 : 11:32:55
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So, what do you think?
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 11:39:24
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Duke Ellington and his band
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_depression.htm
In March of 1939, Duke Ellington and his orchestra set sail for Europe for an extended concert tour. Even he could not have foreseen the sort of impact it would have. In the United States, Ellington was often overshadowed by more commercial bands, but in Europe, he reigned supreme.
Thousands turned out in Brussels, Antwerp, The Hague, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Stockholm, where fans filled Ellington's hotel room with flowers for his 40th birthday. A Paris critic proclaimed that Ellington's music revealed "the very secret of the cosmos" and the French poet Blaise Cendrars pronounced his music "not only a new art form but a new reason for living." |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 12:26:39
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As a guitarist, I'm going either for Robert Johnson or Django Reinhardt if I'm allowed solo chaps. If not, I'll happily plump for Duke Ellington/
"You ever seen a man say goodbye to a shoe?"
"Yes, once..." |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 12:46:38
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 12:55:48
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Leadbelly?
Was he the 30's?
Help me! He keeps making me post!
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 13:29:20
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Billie Holiday? She's the only one I can remember.
"Mmmmm.... Está bien. Normalmente es aquí, pero esta noche..." - Jonathan Richman |
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TarTar
* Dog in the Sand *
1965 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 13:40:02
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Yeah, I suppose I'll have to go with Leadbelly, even though I only have a 10 song compilation of his (that I burned no less), and I only listen to it every so often... still that's about as often as I listen to music from the 30s.
Inna zany combination of Wayne's Pet Youngin'! |
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Alpha Soixante
- FB Fan -
Canada
129 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 17:04:41
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Benny Goodman's band, for goodness' sake. Goodman + Krupa + Hampton. No contest. And christ, Sing sing sing with a swing? You can't beat that. Though Basie's band was good too.
Billie Holiday is god. Don't think she's a band though. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2004 : 23:55:53
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Benny Goodman's band better than Duke's? Never ever never. No fucking way. No. (in my opinion) No.
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whoreatthedoor
> Teenager of the Year <
Spain
2873 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2004 : 00:07:08
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No, she isn't a band, but in the 30's she was singing in a band, so it's a valid answer.
"Mmmmm.... Está bien. Normalmente es aquí, pero esta noche..." - Jonathan Richman |
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2004 : 00:46:49
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Maurice Chevalier
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So you have no point of reference, Donny.
You're like a child that wanders INTO THE MIDDLE OF A MOVIE! |
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Alpha Soixante
- FB Fan -
Canada
129 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2004 : 09:35:32
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quote:
Benny Goodman's band better than Duke's? Never ever never. No fucking way. No. (in my opinion) No.
Yeah, Duke is good, maybe the better songwriter. But he's a little overrated, like Ella.
Chevalier is a good choice. What about Charles Trenet? Is he 30's? Or Rudy Vallee? |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2004 : 11:22:08
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quote:
Originally posted by Alpha Soixante
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Benny Goodman's band better than Duke's? Never ever never. No fucking way. No. (in my opinion) No.
Yeah, Duke is good, maybe the better songwriter. But he's a little overrated, like Ella.
Chevalier is a good choice. What about Charles Trenet? Is he 30's? Or Rudy Vallee?
Ahhhhh <running around, pulling out hair> Overrated?? Maybe a better songwriter? Maybe the best modern composer!!
PS My daughter is named after Ella. |
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betty
= Cult of Ray =
USA
258 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2004 : 19:00:39
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is bunny berrigan a band?
love,
betty
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Ebb Vicious
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2004 : 19:01:16
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leadbelly, son house, et al. |
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
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Posted - 10/13/2004 : 19:08:18
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Originally posted by Ebb Vicious
leadbelly, son house, et al.
I second that motion.
"Freedom is a state of mind and the condition and position of your ass. Free your mind and your ass will follow." - Funkadelic |
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2004 : 19:54:49
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| Cole Porter. I liked that chinese song hewrote from Temple of Doom. Anything goes! |
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Best band of the 30s - I will not update this
