1964, The Who played at the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill, London. 1965, The Rolling Stones kicked off an 8-date mini-European tour at The Odeon Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, supported by The Hollies 1966, "Substitute" by The Who peaks at number 13 on the German charts. 1967, Guitarist Peter Green quit the John Mayall Band. He went on to be a founding member of … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 15
Ella Fitzgerald
Song of the Day – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald A few days ago, I featured Fats Domino’s recording of “Lady Madonna” from the 1969 album Fats Is Back. That record was produced by Richard Perry for Reprise Records, and today’s Song of the Day by Eric Berman follows Perry to the very next project he worked on, Ella by Ella Fitzgerald. Reprise records of … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald
Song Of The Day – “The Dipsy Doodle” by Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Chick Webb was known as “The King of the Savoy” where he and his orchestra would regularly win battles of music against the other leading big bands of the day. He stood tall amongst big band drummers even though his diminutive frame was only a tad over 4 feet tall. His major discovery was Ella Fitzgerald whose jive vocals light up this gem from 1937. This stuff is hipper … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “The Dipsy Doodle” by Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Song Of The Day – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald
About a month ago, I featured Fats Domino’s recording of “Lady Madonna” from the 1969 album Fats Is Back. That record was produced by Richard Perry for Reprise Records, and today’s Song Of the Day follows Perry to the very next project he worked on, Ella by Ella Fitzgerald. Reprise records of the late ‘60s was an artist’s haven due in no small part to the approach label head … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Savoy Truffle” by Ella Fitzgerald
Song Of The Day – “Everybody Step” by Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Chick Webb was known as "The King of the Savoy" where he and his orchestra would regularly win battles of music against the other leading big bands of the day including Benny Goodman. He stood tall amongst big band drummers even though his diminutive frame was only a tad over four feet tall. Can you imagine the fireworks that flew watching the great drummers Gene Krupa from … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Everybody Step” by Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
