If you're old enough to remember World War II (or even if you're not) you know that 1945 was significant in a lot of ways, mostly because it was the year the war ended. But there were a lot of other things going on too, including changes occurring in the musical world.(Break for nostalgic moment.) … Continue reading War Ends…And The Bending Of Records Begins
Category: Seniors
Stars And Stripes, Now And Forever…
If you're of our generation, how can you let Independence Day pass and not think about Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops playing Stars and Stripes Forever? And I might also say that even if you think you don't care for classical music, that doesn't mean we can't take a moment to pause and think … Continue reading Stars And Stripes, Now And Forever…
A Staggering Amount Of Music From One Man…
A different look to the GMC in this posting as we veer away from early modern jazz and big band into something different...although related. (Speaking for myself as a representative of geezer-hood, I like a lot of different kinds of music...so you should check the GMC regularly no matter what your tastes.) Henry Mancini was … Continue reading A Staggering Amount Of Music From One Man…
The Early Days Of Modern Jazz…
Proving that we will - as promised - feature music other than Big Band, we're going to change genres on this posting and venture into the world of early modern jazz. In 1960 The Dave Brubeck Quartet - anchored by Dave on piano and featuring Joe Morello on drums, Gene Wright on bass and the … Continue reading The Early Days Of Modern Jazz…
Grouchy But Talented, And One Of The First Pop Stars
For those who like all kinds of music, let me say that we will eventually get around to lots of different genres and won't lean too heavily on Big Band, but it is one of my favorite kinds of music and coupling that with the fact that someone wrote in and asked for Benny Goodman, … Continue reading Grouchy But Talented, And One Of The First Pop Stars
A New Blog Is Born…Or Should We Say Hatched?
Welcome to the very first posting of our new Geezer Music Club, or it's short name - the GMC. It will be updated from time to time, and will hopefully become something that you'll like to visit. Every geezer knows who Glenn Miller was and it seems appropriate to start our music club with some … Continue reading A New Blog Is Born…Or Should We Say Hatched?
Geezer Music Club 