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The flipSide 07/31/2017

7/31/2017

 Straight out of 1980

"Heartache Tonight" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J. D. Souther, and recorded by the Eagles. The track was included on their album The Long Run and released as a single in 1979. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in November of that year. Although it remained in the top position for only one week, the single sold 1 million copies. It was the Eagles' final chart-topping song on the Hot 100.

"On the Radio" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer, released in late-1979 on the Casablanca record label. It was written for the soundtrack to the film Foxes and included on Summer's first international compilation album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II. It was released as a single and became, in January 1980, her tenth top-ten hit in the U.S. as well as her eighth and final consecutive top 5 single. "On the Radio" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the soul chart.[1]

Morna Anne Murray CC ONS (born June 20, 1945), known professionally as Anne Murray, is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide.[1][2][3]

"One Fine Day" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular hit in the summer of 1963 for the American girl group The Chiffons, who reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1980, King covered her own song and charted at number 12 on the Hot 100 with her version.

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The flipSide 07/24/2017

7/24/2017

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Barbra Streisand

Even though she can't read or write music, Barbra hears melodies as completed compositions in her head. She hears a melody and takes it in, learning it quickly. Barbra developed her ability to sustain long notes because she wanted to. She can mold a tune that others cannot; she's able to sing between song and speech, keeping in tune, carrying rhythm and meaning.

The most favorite lady of song in my life, from Brooklyn, New York, only six months younger too! JL

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (/ˈstraɪsænd/; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. In a career spanning six decades, she has become an icon in multiple fields of entertainment and has been recognized with two Academy Awards,[1] ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award,[2]

Streisand is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 68.5 million albums in the United States and with a total of 145 million records sold worldwide[9][10] making her the best-selling female artist among the top-selling artists recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America.[9][10][11]

With the release of Yentl in 1983, Streisand became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film.[14] The film won an Oscar for Best Score and a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Musical; Streisand received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the first (and to date only) woman to win that award.

The RIAA and Billboard recognize Streisand as holding the record for the most top 10 albums of any female recording artist: a total of 34 since 1963. According to Billboard, Streisand holds the record for the female with the most number one albums (11).[15] Billboard also recognizes Streisand as the greatest female of all time on its Billboard 200 chart and one of the greatest artists of all time on its Hot 100 chart.[16]

Streisand is the only recording artist to have a number-one album in each of the last six decades, having released 53 gold albums, 31 platinum albums, and 14 multi-platinum albums in the United States.[2]

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The flipSide 07/17/2017

7/17/2017

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The Big Band Era
Jimmy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
Woody Herman
Glen Miller

These are tunes that we heard but don't remember because it was our parents who were enjoying them while they were waiting for us to grow up! JL

"So Rare" is a popular song published in 1937 by composer Jerry Herst and lyricist Jack Sharpe.[1] It became a hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1957.
Recorded on 11 November 1956 and released on the Cincinnati label Fraternity, Jimmy Dorsey's version, which had a decidedly rhythm and blues feel unlike the earlier versions, became the highest charting song by a big band during the first decade of the rock and roll era. Credited on the label to "Jimmy Dorsey with Orchestra and Chorus",[13] the vocals are by the Artie Malvin Singers.[14] Billboard ranked this version as the No. 5 song for 1957.[15]

"Stompin' at the Savoy" is a 1934 jazz standard composed by Edgar Sampson. It is named after the famed Harlem nightspot the Savoy Ballroom in New York City.[1] Though the song is credited to Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, and Andy Razaf, it was written and arranged by Sampson, Webb's alto saxophonist. Both Webb and Goodman recorded it as an instrumental, Goodman's being the bigger hit.[1] Lyrics were added by lyricist Andy Razaf.

Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called "The Herd", Herman was one of the most popular bandleaders of the 1930s and 1940s. His bands often played music that was experimental for its time. He was a featured halftime performer for Super Bowl VII.[1]

"Moonlight Serenade"
is an American swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller with subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was an immediate phenomenon when first released in May 1939 as an instrumental arrangement, though it had been adopted and performed as Miller's signature tune as early as 1938, even before it had been given the name "Moonlight Serenade." In 1991, Miller's recording of "Moonlight Serenade" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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The flipSide 07/10/2017 - JL

7/10/2017

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The Jive Aces
are a six-piece UK based, high energy,[1][2] jive and swing band, formed in 1989.[3] They were the winners of BBC TV's Opportunity Knocks,[4] and Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists in 2012.[5][6] They have recorded singles and albums,[7] and have performed at numerous music festivals.[8]

The band is widely recognised as one of the top swing bands in the world,[10][11] something borne out by their extensive international travel (the band has performed in over 30 countries[12]). The June 2015 issue of "Vintage Rock" magazine described them as the "UK's number one jive and swing band"[13]" in a six page feature on the band titled "Leaders of the Pack".
They have received an award from Variety, the Children's Charity for their charity work,[14] and the City of Derry International Music Award in 2006.[15][16]

Viral Video "Bring Me Sunshine"
In March 2011 the band produced a YouTube video for their cover of the Morecambe and Wise theme song Bring Me Sunshine in a Louis Prima, jive style. It went on to win several awards at film festivals,[32][33] and a Silver Telly Award.[34] The video is noted for its uplifting quality and has even been prescribed by a US doctor for depression, as noted in national media.[35][36]

Britain's Got Talent
In January 2012 The Jive Aces auditioned for Britain's Got Talent, with the audition airing on week 6 on Saturday 28 April 2012,[37] performing the band's version of the Jungle Book classic, I Wanna Be Like You.[38][39][40] The band greatly impressed the judges, with Simon Cowell calling them "Absolutely brilliant"[41] and adding "That really put me in a good mood"! They went on to become the first live band to get through to the live semi-finals of BGT.[42]

Performing for HM The Queen
On 15 May 2012 the Jive Aces performed for HM the Queen & HRH Prince Philip on their visit to Bromley as part of her majesty's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.[43] The band also performed as part of the Jubilee celebration in Hyde Park,[44] featuring alongside other BGT acts. In 2013 the band played 4 shows at Buckingham Palace for The Coronation Festival,[45][46] the first ever public festival inside the grounds

The band have been known to perform up to 300 times a year,[105] often promoting Scientology [106] or presenting an anti-drugs message.[107] They have been noted for their energetic and confident performances, which they attribute to "workable solutions found in Scientology religious principles". The Jive Aces have supported the Church of Scientology's Say No To Drugs campaign since 1996,[108] performing to shoppers in city centres throughout the UK,[109][110][110][111]to give a message to young people[112] that it is "not cool to take drugs", through distribution of "Truth About Drugs" booklets[113] and collecting signatures on a petition asking MPs for more effective drug education in UK schools.[114]

In April 2012, the band lent their support to the Multi-Marathon for a Drug-Free UK, a 130-mile run organised by the Church of Scientology [3] from London to Brighton and back to promote a drug-free lifestyle, as it passed through Crawley, West Sussex.[115]

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The flipSide 07/03/2017 - JL

7/3/2017

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Happy Fourth of July

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Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an Italian-American singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans-style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed as a Vegas lounge act in the late 1950s and 1960s.

From the 1940s through the 1960s, his music compassed early R&B and rock'n'roll, boogie-woogie, and even Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. Prima made prominent use of Italian music and language in his songs, blending elements of his Italian identity with jazz and swing music. At a time when "ethnic" musicians were often discouraged from openly stressing their ethnicity, Prima's conspicuous embrace of his Italian ethnicity opened the doors for other Italian-American and "ethnic" American musicians to display their ethnic roots.[1][2]

In 1954 Prima was offered to stay at The Sahara in Las Vegas to open his new act with Keely Smith.[4] He enlisted New Orleans saxophonist Sam Butera and his backing musicians, "The Witnesses".[4] The act was a hit, and ultimately led Prima to sign with Capitol Records in 1955.[4] He released his first album with Capitol Records, The Wildest!, in September 1956.[4] Some of the popular songs include his medley of "Just a Gigolo" and "I Ain't Got Nobody".[4]

In 1957, they released The Call of the Wildest. Keely worked with other artists to release the album I Wish You Love, and received a Grammy for it in 1958.[4] Keely also received a Playboy Jazz Award in 1959. She got a number one female vocalist reward in 1958/1959 from Billboard and Variety.[4] The duo also redid "Old Black Magic", which was a Top 40 hit for two months. It earned the duo a Grammy. The couple also had two daughters together,[4] one of whom, Toni, is an actress and singer in her own right.[5]

The constant performances and Prima's sometimes flirtatious actions were too much for Smith. After finishing up their contract at the Desert Inn, she filed for divorce at the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Nevada in Las Vegas.[4]
After Keely was out of his life and his performances, Prima tried to prove that he did not need her. In the New York Post, there was a suggestion that Keely should rejoin for an act in New York's Basin Street East nightclub.

Prima said, "I have no desire whatsoever to have any dealings with Keely Smith under any conditions…There is nothing in the world or no one that could ever make me accept this woman in our act."[4] In 1962, he tried to form his own recording company called "Prima One Records".[4] He tried to fill Keely's spot with Gia Maione, a waitress who was 21 years old. He did his best to make her famous by producing her first album "This Is … Gia." It was funded entirely by him, and it was not successful.[4] With Gia, his fifth wife, Prima had a daughter and his only son Louis Prima, Jr., the last of his six children.

In 1967, Prima landed a role in Walt Disney's animated feature The Jungle Book, as the raucous orangutan King Louie. He performed the hit song "I Wan'na Be like You" on the soundtrack, leading to the recording of two albums with Phil Harris: The Jungle Book and More Jungle Book, and also covering MC duties and singing the theme song "Winnie the Pooh", for the 1967 album entitled, Happy Birthday Winnie the Pooh, all of these on Disneyland Records.

He can also be heard on the soundtrack of another cartoon feature, The Man Called Flintstone. One of Prima's final television appearances was on What's My Line? as a "mystery guest" in 1970.

Prima suffered a heart attack in 1973. Two years later, following headaches and episodes of memory loss, he sought medical attention, and was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and went into a coma following surgery. He never recovered, and died three years later, in 1978,

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