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A man who always could blow his own trumpet!

 

This is my favourite Louis A song:

 

If you go to the YouTube page of the above and read the comments, this one sums it up for me:

"Do you think these two understood the gift they were giving humanity when they recorded this?"

Sheer. Musical. Genius.

 

Oh yeah, love Ella too.

Billie Holiday was the undisputed Queen of Dixie though.

 

Love this! I was treated somewhat odd by my mates in the late 80s when I was about 18/19 for liking this kind of stuff..but it is timeless. The more you listen to it the better it gets too.

 

I have my dad to thank for growing up around this music. His record collection contained the likes of Louis Armstrong, Sydney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, Nat King Cole. As well as all sorts of stuff from Chuck Berry to Mungo Jerry. Thanks dad.

 

I have a funny story about Mungo Jerry.

In about 1995/6 I was an alcoholic cocktail barman (threw bottles and all) in a restaurant in Bournemouth. I also used to host Karaoke in the restaurant from time to time. At Xmas, a friend of mine booked a table for her works do - 20 hairdressers and their partners. They were all enjoying the atmosphere and the singalong when a girl said have you got 'In The Summertime' on that Karaoke machine...I did. I asked who was going to sing it and she said "Mungo Jerry". I just smiled.

I did this stupid build up about how we next had a superstar on stage and to welcome Mungo Jerry. Guess what. IT WAS MUNGO JERRY!!!! (Ray Dorset)

He was awesome and I was so embarrassed afterwards

 

I lived in Bournemouth then - what restaurant?

 

Ella

 

Top of Old Christchurch Road, quite small - Smokey Joe's American Bar and Diner. Next to the old Alcatraz night club (owned by them actually). Now for where I learned my cocktail trade and flair (the throwing and general showmanship) that was Benedicts above the Academy

 

Yeah, I know . Although, to be fair, there are a few pretty decent tracks. I didn't go down the Take That route, at least .....
And (sorry Fats) I don't have anything by Kylie.

 

Absolutely. Never appreciated her when I was younger. Timeless now - like Bix ......

 

Ah the Academy.... we may have met before

 

Well guess what I'll have playing next time I pick you up???

 

That reminds me... I sold my car last month and I wonder what the new owner thinks of the albums that were loaded onto its hard drive

From memory:

The Jam
Luther Vandross
Phil Collins
Prince
Ska Mania
Solid Soul (compilation of oldies, Aretha, Etta James, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, etc)

and

.... Kylie's Christmas

 

I would check the Jag forums...I'm sure there is someone moaning about some second hand car they bought and they can't stop it from playing I should be so lucky

 

This is my favourite Ella song. Not hers originally of course, it's from the wartime Rogers and Hart musical "Pal Joey", and covered by everybody from Frank Sinatra to Linda Ronstadt. But Ella made it hers...

 

Well I DO have some videos though - especially that one of her floating around apparently in space

 

I read the first part of your post, and thought that's very honest but not particularly funny...then it clicked what you meant. Great story