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Goodbye

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:24:13 +0000

It’s been a fun ride for many years and the Ipernity administration has helped to make it that way. The potential threat of repercussions from copyright holders to this site and myself seem a possibility. My intuition is that these folk look at what they do as black and white while I think of what I post as a massive grey area. Through these many moons I have strived to make the posts as informative and factual while editing music from a multitude of venues. The audio has come from a wide variety of sources that I have not archived. This was an exercise in sharing information and the joy of all genres of music. Goodbye!

This is Paul McCartney's London home demo of "Goodbye" (Lennon - McCartney). The track was released on the 2019 deluxe edition of "Abbey Road".

In 1969 Mary Hopkin peaked at number thirteen on Billboard, number six Easy Listening and number two in the U.K. with "Goodbye". Mary is singing and playing acoustic guitar while Paul McCartney is on bass. The single was Apple's first picture sleeve.

Open Your Heart

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:21:05 +0000

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Writer, record label owner, musician, producer and actor Peter Rafelson and Gardner Cole wrote "Follow Your Heart" for Cyndi Lauper. The song was presented to Madonna (Ciccone) for her third album.

With the titled changed to "Open Your Heart" (Madonna - Gardner Cole - Peter Rafelson) Madonna transformed the song and in 1986 it topped the Billboard chart while hitting the top ten almost everywhere else. The track is on the number one album "True Blue".

Isn't It Romantic

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:04:16 +0000

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Maurice Chevalier introduced "Isn't It Romantic" (Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart) in the 1932 motion picture "Love Me Tonight". In the movie first Maurice Chevalier sings the song, then it's sung by many other cast members ending up with Jeanette MacDonald. The lyric in the film changes to highlight the situation so they are not the same as the sheet music. Also introduced in the musical were the standards "Mimi", "Lover" and the title song.

Recorded in New York City, Harold Stern and His Orchestra had the top twenty hit with "Isn't It Romantic" when it reached the top twenty in 1932 featuring vocalist Bill Smith. Harold and His Orchestra were involved in experimental television on CBS in 1932.

William Tell Overture

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:07:52 +0000

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The last opera written by Gioachino Rossini was "Guillaume Tell" based on the Freidrich von Schiller play "Wilhelm Tell". Following the 1829 publication in France, Rossini concentrated on religious music. Recorded in New York City in 1895 this is the Italian military concert group of sixty members under conductor Eugenio Sorrentino, Banda Rossa from San Severo and the first recording of "Guillaume Tell Overture". This is from the Irving Berliner collection at the Library of Congress.

What started as a Detroit radio show on WXYZ, now WXYT, in 1933, The Lone Ranger moved to television sixteen years later and captured and audience of millions. "The William Tell Overture” was used for both the opening and closing of the show. The character was created by station owner George Trendle and writer Fran Striker. They had the desire to create an American version of the masked man Zorro.

Spike (Lindley Armstrong) Jones and His City Slickers placed "The William Tell Overture” at number six on Billboard in 1948. Doodles (Winstead) Weaver is calling the race. This can be heard on many Spike Jones compilations. When Spike was a young man, he got the nickname because he was as thin as a spike. Spike was the percussionist on the first recording of the Bing Crosby hit "White Christmas' when he was with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra. Doodles Weaver's nickname came from his mother who called him Doodlebug because of his freckles and big ears. His older brother Pat was president of NBC and his niece was actress Sigourney Weaver.

That's Why (Dat's Why) (I Love You So)

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:48:14 +0000

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"Dat's Why (I Love You So)" (Gordy -Carlo - King) by Detroit singer, songwriter and producer Al Kent (Hamilton) was released in 1957. The co-writer is Berry Gordy Jr. of future Motown fame.

Formerly with Billy Ward and His Dominoes, Mr. Excitement, Jackie Wilson took "That's Why (I Love You So)" (Berry Gordy Jr. - Tyran Carlo) to number two R&B and number thirteen on the Top One Hundred from the 1959 album "Lonely Teardrops".

Am I The Man

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:26:56 +0000

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In 1951 Detroit's Al Kent (Albert Hamilton) recorded "Am I The Man" (Hamilton). Al re-recorded the song again in 1957. Neither version charted.

Jackie Wilson's "Am I The Man" (Bob Hamilton - Tom King) hit number ten R&B and thirty-two Pop in 1960. The track is featured on that year's LP "A Woman, A Lover, A Friend".

Dancing In The Dark

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:13:10 +0000

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The 1931 revue "The Band Wagon" introduced the classic "Dancing In The Dark" (Arthur Schwartz - Howard Dietz). In the summer of that year the first recording came from Bing (Harry) Crosby. The 78 r.p.m. hit peaked at number three.

A decade later in 1941 clarinetist, actor, author and bandleader Artie Shaw (Arshawsky) and His Orchestra received a gold record for his version of "Dancing In The Dark". This peaked at number nine on Billboard.

I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:03:37 +0000

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Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and noted record producer Teddy Riley sings "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" (Teddy Riley - Bernard Belle - Dave Way) in a 2017 concert. Quincy Jones recommended that Teddy co-produce much of the "Dangerous" album for Michael Jackson.

Hi-Five (lead singer Tony Thompson, Roderick Clark, Toriano Easley, Russell Neal and Marcus Sanders) topped Billboard's Pop and R&B charts with this single edit of "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)". This is from the band's 1990 self-titled platinum album.

Freeway Of Love

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:28:59 +0000

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Three-time Grammy winner Michael Walden was given the nickname "Narada" from an Indian spiritual leader and lecturer on Hinduism. As a drummer Narada has been involved with Jeff Beck, Chick Corea and Carlos Santana. As a producer he has worked with George Benson, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston and a further impressive celebrity list. This is his band performing "Freeway Of Love" (Jeffrey Cohen - Narada Michael Walden) at the Throckmorton Theatre in California. This was edited to include his drum solo.

The 1985 Aretha Franklin platinum top twenty LP "Who's Zoomin' Who?" was produced by Narada Michael Walden and includes the saxophone talents of the late Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band on "Freeway Of Love". Here is the single mix of what was the lead track from the hit album. It peaked at number three on the Top One Hundred while topping both the R&B/Hip-Hop and Dance charts. The tune won Aretha a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:25:32 +0000

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Aretha Franklin's contract with Columbia Records had expired and Atlantic scooped up the talent in January, 1967. Producer Jerry Wexler took her to Muscle Shoals, Alabama and introduced her to studio stalwarts King Curtis, Spooner Oldham and Chips Moman. One of the resulting hits was "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon). This is from the demo issued on the 2007 album "Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign of The Queen Of Soul".

The first big hit of Aretha Franklin's illustrious career was "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”. The single topped the R&B chart and crossed over to number nine on the Top One Hundred. Recorded at Rick Hall's FAME Studios the single resulted in the top five album of the same name. The legendary recording of "Respect" is on this LP.

I Like It (Jane Turzy)

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:05:13 +0000

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NBC, CBS, Mutual and ABC radio star, author, movie, television and Broadway stage performer Mary Small and the Vic Mizzy Orchestra issued "I Like, It, I Like It" (Vic Mizzy - Mann Curtis) in 1951. Mary and Vic were married for a brief time.

The Jane Turzy version of "I Like It" peaked at number twenty later the same year. Jane had three songs in the top twenty in 1951 and never charted after that.

I Wish I Knew

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:04:57 +0000

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Betty Grable introduced "I Wish I Knew" (Harry Warren - Mack Gordon) in the Betty Grable and Dick Haymes 1945 film "Diamond Horseshoe" filmed in the actual Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe Manhattan nightclub.

In early 1945 Dick Haymes charted at number six with "I Wish I Knew". Dick was born in Argentina, lived most of his life in the United States of America and spent his last years in Ireland.

You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:18:06 +0000

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Singer, songwriter, trumpeter and bandleader Louis Prima was the first to record "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (Freddy James aka Teddy Powell - Larry Stock) in March, 1945.

The following year it was a hit for Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong and Perry Como but it was Les Brown and His Orchestra that had the biggest hit with "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" when it peaked at number two. Doris Day (Kappelhoff) is the vocalist.

Time Out Of Mind

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:20:14 +0000

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Steely Dan (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker and ever-changing studio musicians) took over a year in the studio and collaborated with more than forty musicians to produce the Grammy winning 1980 top ten album "Gaucho". During this time Walter Becker was involved in a car accident and his girlfriend died. From that album this is the "Time Out Of Mind" (Walter Becker - Donald Fagen) demo.

The single release of "Time Out Of Mind" reached thirteen on the Adult Contemporary chart and number twenty-two Pop. Some of the well-known musicians involved included Patti Austin, Mark Knopfler, Michael McDonald, David Sanborn and Valerie Simpson. Other misfortunes plagued the production of the album when an assistant engineer erased most of a key track, legal problems with the label and copyright infringement. Donald Fagan continues to tour as Steely Dan following Walter Beckers death in 2017.

Shepherd Serenade

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:33:22 +0000

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Singer, pianist, vaudeville performer, actor and songwriter Lanny Ross attended Yale University, Columbia Law School and the Juilliard School of Music. Lanny recorded "Shepherd Serenade" (Kermit Goell - Fred Spielman) in August, 1941.

Harry Sosnik conducted the orchestra for Bing Crosby's version of "Shepherd Serenade" in November. The single reached number five. Composer Kermit Goell was the lyrist for "Near You" while Fred (Fritz) Spielman co-authored "Paper Roses" and "It Only Hurts For A Little While".

Who'll Be The Next In Line

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:27:06 +0000

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The Kinks (lead singer Ray Davies and brother Dave, Mick Avory and Pete Quaife) sing an alternate mix for “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” (Ray Davies).

Released as a non-album single and a B side “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” reached number thirty-four on Billboard in 1965 for The Kinks.

Tulips And Heather

nobody@ipernity.com (John Twang) — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:23:01 +0000

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Based on the traditional Mexican song "Carmen, Carmela", Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians first recorded "Tulips And Heather" (Milton Carson) in February of 1951. When Fred was eighty-three, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. For an American civilian this was the highest honour for which one could hope.

The next year Perry (Pierino) Como issued the hit for "Tulips And Heather" when the song peaked at number sixteen on Billboard. Backing was provided by Mitchell Ayers and his Orchestra and the chorus under the direction of Ray Charles.