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Charlie Chaplin sings… Something.
MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS CHARACTER the Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin believed that “talking” films were just a passing fad. The 1936 comedy classic Modern Times was one of the last silent films, and the only time we hear the Little Tramp’s voice … Continue reading
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Minnie the Moocher.
MAX FLEISCHER PRESENTS Minnie the Moocher (1932), featuring Betty Boop and Bimbo, with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra. Walt Disney this is not. Max Fleischer, born in Poland and raised in New York City, was generally uninterested in the pastoral … Continue reading
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Janis Joplin sings “Get It While You Can.”
Janis Joplin performing “Get It While You Can” with the Full Tilt Boogie Band on The Dick Cavett Show, June 25, 1970.
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Byron Janis plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
THOUGH SOME OF THE KIDDIES might prefer Lang Lang’s thunderous, somewhat comical phrasing (and facial expressions), I’m mostly a classicist when it comes to classical music, and thus have tended towards the work of Byron Janis. Above is some Youtubage of Mr … Continue reading
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Mahalia Jackson, for the Last Night of the Decade.
I love Bert Stern’s film Jazz on a Summer’s Day, even writing about it here, and thought, what better way to close out a decade than with the last musical act from the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Mahalia Jackson performing “Everybody Talkin’ ‘Bout Heaven” … Continue reading
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The Band with the Staple Singers, “The Weight.”
From one of the greatest concert films of all time, Martin Scorcese’s The Last Waltz, here is the studio rendition of The Band’s “The Weight,” performed with the Staple Singers.
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Malcolm McLaren’s “Buffalo Gals.”
Because people were so much cooler in olden times!
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SWV’s “Right Here.”
I’m a big softie when it comes to early-90s music, am pretty enamoured with Michael Jackson remixes, and know I’m not alone in this.
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Jackie Mittoo’s “Drum Song”.
I’ve been listening to a lot of old school ska dubs lately, so I thought I’d post some Jackie Mittoo, my favorite (and perhaps the most famous) organist from Studio One. Here’s a good anthology of his music, though, as … Continue reading
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Humming, iTechnology, &. Glenn Gould’s Goldberg Variations.
And so, I’ve become whole-heartedly obsessed with Glenn Gould through my act of reading books and essays — both primary and secondary — about the pianist, and listening to his very fine music, which has begun to quasi-crypto-change my thoughts … Continue reading
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