Category Archives: Music

Bringing up Baby

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Bringing up Baby (1938) Outstanding crazy comedy with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn Watching now…

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Buena Vista Social Club

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Buena Vista Social Club is a band formed by veteran artists who used to play in 1940s in Cuba. During this time of restricted political regime, much of those musicians performed at the same club called Buena Vista Social Club … Continue reading →

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The Mattless Boys

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

Honest John Plain, Casino Steel and Duncan Reid are founder members of The Boys, who were part of the first wave of the UK punk explosion in the mid 1970’s and became the first UK punk band to sign an … Continue reading →

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Anita O’Day

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

  Anita O’Day was an american jazz singer born in 1919 and admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics. Refusing to pander as the female stereotype of that time, she presented herself as a ‘hip’ jazz musician, wearing a band … Continue reading →

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Lemmy

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Lemmy is a smart guy and he proved that by keeping Motörhead alive for almost 35 years. He said that the constant success is “giving to the fans just enough material to sustain their dreams”, as they associate music with a … Continue reading →

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Esquivel!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

Esquivel! (Juan Garcia Esquivel) was born in Tampico, Mexico and at very young age he was playing the piano. Esquivel! is considerate a very important band leader and composer for television and films.  He is one of the most exponent … Continue reading →

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Beat Girl

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

  In 1960 John Barry created his first song for the movie ‘Beat Girl’ directed by Edmond T. Greville. The British composer died yesterday at age 77. As soon as possible, I’ll devote a more consistent post.

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Peggy Lee

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

  Reese Witherspoon is set to play the late jazz diva Peggy Lee in a new movie based on her life. It turns out that Reese Witherspoon has secured the rights from Peggy’s estate to make a film about her … Continue reading →

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My Funny Valentine

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

“My Funny Valentine” is a song from the musical “Babes in Arms” (1937), written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The song became a jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums of over 600 different artists. “Babes in Arms” had … Continue reading →

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Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra (circa early 1960s) Q. Do you feel Italian, Dino, or don’t you? Martin: “I’ll tell you how much I feel Italian. Three years ago, on my birthday, Frank [Sinatra] and I were at the Polo … Continue reading →

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