This week’s crooner is Lena Horne! Here’s some info on the legendary “woo-woo-woo-woo” female jazz crooner:
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born June 30, 1917 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. She grew up in an upper middle class black bourgeois community.
Horne became the first African American performer to sign a long-term contract with […]
Opening Harry Connick, Jr. Crooner Week with a list of facts about the Southern crooner…
Harry’s birthday is on 9/11 (1967). His birth name is Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. and he was born in New Orleans, LA.
He’s been nicknamed “Vice-Chairman of The Board”. As you may know, Frank Sinatra is “Chairman of The Board”. What […]
Bobby Darin Crooner Week is over, gang. I’m leaving you with an mp3 and lyrics to one of my all time favorite Bobby Darin song and the lyrics. I even snagged a YouTube vid of him singing this one. Can you guess what it is before you click to get through the jump?
I’ll give you […]
In the film Too Late Blues, “Ghost” Wakefield made this drink.
Ghost’s Crazy Drink
Some Vodka
Some Irish Whiskey
Some Cognac
Some Maraschino Cherries
Some Creme De Mint for flavoring
Mix and serve in chilled glasses. Do not drink alone.
“A little rough goin’ down, but it’s good!”
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Sorry for the delays in posting, gang… but here are some great sites around the web for info on Bobby Darin!
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Official Bobby Darin Website - Fantastic site with loads of info, lyrics, and news. There was a “Darin Lifetime Event 2007” that was a four day celebration of Darin’s […]
(via Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Bobby Darin died in 1973 and never lived to see his own induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 (which I happen to think was long past due, if you ask me) but here are a few details listed about this inductee.
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In 1959, Bobby Darin recorded “Dream Lover” which was built on a Latin dance rhythm, a shuffle beat called cha-lypso. The song was a subtle move from simplistic rock and roll structure to songs designed to appeal to an older audience. “Dream Lover” was his third million album seller.
Dream Lover Lyrics
Every night I hope and […]
Okay, so Bing Crosby week went okay, but I know there’s got to be a lot more out there on Bobby Darin, given his tormented life, his courting and later marriage to Sandra Dee, and all that jazz.
Anyone have any favorite Bobby Darin songs, or clips you’d like to see on the site this […]
Okay, so my first crooner week experiment probably shouldn’t have been on Bing Crosby. I mean, sure, I found that restaurant link, and some old videos on YouTube, but for the most part, he was a great performer on screen and stage, and had an amazing vocal talent. But when it comes to recordings, or […]
I thought I’d put a little collection of Bing Crosby videos from YouTube together here for your viewing pleasure, my dear readers! He was no doubt one heck of an entertainer, and it seems to me that the stars around him just shone brighter because of it, don’t you? Check ‘em out after the jump…
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