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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:31 am
by sowhat
Fedor Shalyapin, Sergey Lemeshev, Ivan Kozlovsky... oh well... nevermind... just kiddin'...
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:21 am
by wayang
Had to dig around to find these...picture this guy hangin' out with Mel Torme:
What a crazy world...recognize any of these cats? (Hint: not a jazz singer in the bunch):
Okay, back to the thread...how about: Frank Sinatra?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:28 am
by sowhat
Sinatra is the one i was thinkin' about from the very start! (but didn't mention him in order not to appear too romantic...)
Cool pics...
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:18 pm
by karl_teten
Brian Wilson.
I heard 'Warmth Of The Sun' on the way home from work today.......woah!
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:02 pm
by jingle_jangle
Karl, I believe that to be, hands down, the best rock or pop ballad of the '60s, period. When I was 17, I arranged it for my BB tribute group, the Surfbards. The guys were good, but we never got to perform it, because at the time we broke up, they were still learning the parts.
I don't know if you know the story of how Brian wrote it, but supposedly, Brian couldn't sleep the night of November 22, 1963, so he went to the piano in the converted garage of the little tract home in Hawthorne, which became the music room, where many of the early BB hits were written.
"Warmth of the Sun" was a melody first, and then to remove the post-assassination mood which inspired the melody, he wrote those eternal love lost lyrics.
I first heard it on September 29, 1964--my 16th birthday, when I received a copy of "Shut Down Vol. 2" and decided to move to California, which I did 15 years later.
My first stop on my first Saturday wandering around LA in my woodie wagon, was that little house at 5522 W. 144th St. in Hawthorne. It was still standing and had furniture in it, but was unoccupied. Apparently Audree Wilson still owned it.
It has since been sold and torn down.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:15 pm
by shamustwin
...the 105 freeway is in it's place. There should be a plaque or something.
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:18 pm
by jingle_jangle
Yup, that's right. They ran the freeway through there. Progress?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:10 pm
by chingnchime
There IS a plaque, and a small area that designates the spot of the Wilson home. Brian spoke at the dedication last year, and Al Jardine was present w/ some other early BB participants. There were some pics on the internet. Apparently it's already been graffiti'd. Progress indeed...
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:56 pm
by brammy
Dane: interestng pix!
Yes... "Warmth of the Sun"... Brian Wilson genius on parade.
Sinatra? I always thought that Tony Bennett was the far better singer.
Bing Crosby is going way back, but he had a great voice too.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:52 am
by wayang
Frank...Tony...we're splittin' hairs, here...
A couple more pix from the same roll for ya', Kent...a view out the window of dad's 'office', 1964 (they were still being called 'advisers' at that point):
The Hueys of the 52nd Aviation Battalion, on the deck at Camp Holloway, Pleiku (before the attack of Feb. 7, '65):
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:34 am
by brammy
>>>Frank...Tony...we're splittin' hairs, here...
Au contraire, mon fraire!! They are very different in voice but even more so in song styling (band, scoring etc.) Tony kicks Franks butt, IMHO.
(amazing pix, BTW)
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:52 am
by brammy
wow, did that schnozzzz on Tony!
When it came to lovesong crooning Bennett had it all over Frank.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:03 am
by wayang
I still say they're both great...but if you're gonna force my hand, I do like Tony better as well...
Feels good to agree once in a while....n'est ce pas?
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:08 am
by sowhat
Charles Aznavour, Yves Montand... Edith Piaf...
Recently heard "Non, rien de rien" in English... nice, but somehow doesn't work for me...
Oh well... nevermind...
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:13 am
by brammy
Si