Thread: What are you listening to?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkjQ8UbtHTo

More 1930s/40s Big Band music. These days I'm spending "quality time" with (the late) Helen Forrest and her album Sweeter As The Years Go By, with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra. Go ahead... give a listen. Here's a link to the album tracks and personnel: https://bit.ly/370OLQJ

There's an excellent article about her in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Forrest

"Newer," with chronological regard to "Big Band" music; but that's all -- thankfully, the joy and purity survived the intervening thirty years. Anyway, it's not a "school night" and nothing planned for tomorrow morning; so, I'm up late. I watched a couple of today's preseason NFL games on TV, then a little while ago I was reading a synopsis of all the games and on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the Houston Texans, the intro began: The rich get richer. Boom! "And the rich relations may give you, crusts of bread and such." And here we are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgHlWlNbVlA

A band in whose company I spent many a fine evening, especially back in the 90s. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Skydiggers.

Boy Howdy, does this take me back when the world and I were young.

My mother used to say that there's no better harmony than when family sing together.



Here's a very interesting interview:

I was checking out the BBC UK news and stumbled upon this sad piece.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-58508715

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A far cry from his work here. I 'think' it was a show done in 2004 or 2005.

He knew how to make an entrance for sure. This must be from the same tour, if not the same show:



EDIT: forgot to say, one small mercy is that as a drummer/singer, at least sitting while singing won't be new to him. Shame about his hands though.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

He knew how to make an entrance for sure. This must be from the same tour, if not the same show:

Yup! Same tour, I believe it was called: "Finally...The First Farewell Tour".

What else would I be listening to, at a-quarter-to-three in the morning?