My sister recently told me that she'd just attended her 40-year high school reunion and had a great time seeing old friends and catching up after all those years. She's quite a bit younger than me, so to think that she's marking 40 years out of high school makes me feel like Methuselah. It also … Continue reading And What Was Your Strange High School Custom?
Author: BG
BG (aka The Big Geez) is a retiree who who has spent over a decade generating the Geezer Music Club, where he tries to prove that geezers can stay in touch with today's world. . .and still find time for the trimming of ear hair.
Afternoon Delight – A Dual-Purpose Guilty Pleasure
We all know about "guilty pleasure" songs -- tunes that catch your attention (and sometimes make you smile) the first time you hear them. They're tunes that might not be melodies for the ages, but they have a quality that's impossible to ignore. But here's something funny -- in rare cases, both the song and … Continue reading Afternoon Delight – A Dual-Purpose Guilty Pleasure
Waaay Off Broadway
Well, I guess Broadway's best - and their fans - are all excited about the Tony awards, but around here they're not much talked about. Middle America is a long way from Broadway, and although long-running hit shows sometimes tour the country, they're usually staged in medium to large cities so a lot of us … Continue reading Waaay Off Broadway
Musical Moods From The Godfather
It's pretty much a given that most men are fascinated by the Godfather movies. (Or at least the first two -- it's also a given that Godfather III didn't quite make the grade.) I guess it's like they say - it's a guy thing - but most of us have seen the films countless times … Continue reading Musical Moods From The Godfather
REVIEW: Paul Taylor – Ladies’ Choice
I have a funny feeling that I'm not part of the intended market for this new Peak Records release starring contemporary jazz saxophonist Paul Taylor. After all, the album title, Ladies' Choice, would seem to indicate the target in the musician's sights. But Taylor says that the album is a collection of "melodies from the … Continue reading REVIEW: Paul Taylor – Ladies’ Choice
Clyde McCoy – Leaving The Legendary Feud Behind
I have written some articles with unusual juxtapositions, but I think this is one of the strangest. It's about an early jazz pioneer, a man who is especially remembered for one distinctive song, who also happened to be a member of a family involved in a legendary hillbilly blood-feud. I think most of us have … Continue reading Clyde McCoy – Leaving The Legendary Feud Behind
Johnnie Ray – The Prince Of Wails
In the late 1940's and early 1950's there was a type of singer who bridged the gap between swing era crooners and the pop vocalists who would come along later. They were guys who'd probably come up through the club route rather than as big band vocalists, and often had a sound that was a … Continue reading Johnnie Ray – The Prince Of Wails
Origins Of Rock – Michael Jackson Echoes Bobby Day
Sigh. Looks like I did it again. Sometimes I stumble onto a bit of musical info that seems - in retrospect - so obvious that it causes me to wonder how I missed it before. (And it's often accompanied by the suspicion that I'm the only one who isn't aware of it.) I think that's … Continue reading Origins Of Rock – Michael Jackson Echoes Bobby Day
REVIEW: Robin McKelle – Introducing Robin McKelle
If ever a new album was apt to pique my curiosity, it would be something like Introducing Robin McKelle, just out this month on Cheap Lullaby Records. She's being promoted as a throwback singer similar to the songbirds of the big band era. Having written more than once about those very ladies, when I was … Continue reading REVIEW: Robin McKelle – Introducing Robin McKelle
Just A Lazy Afternoon
Hope everyone is having a nice Memorial Day weekend. It's a holiday that has different meanings and memoriesfor each of us. One of my happier times was the Indy 500 race that I attended for the first time in 1958. I was Mr. Cool personified -- mirrored sunglasses, camera, and a cold Pepsi. What more … Continue reading Just A Lazy Afternoon
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