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Don's Musical Garden (Check it out and see what's growing)
I was born in 1936 and during the late 30's and thru the 40's I heard a lot of great inspiring music pouring out of our AM radio!
There was Big Band, Jazz, Pop, etc. So way back then the seeds of Great and Diversified music seeds were being planted in "Don's
Musical Garden".
As the 40's grew to a close and the decade of the 50's began, the seeds of R & B and Doo Wop began to be planted in "Don's Musical
Garden". My "Garden" grew such talents as: The Cardinals, The Clovers, The Cadillacs, Ruth Brown, Faye Adams, Joe Turner, The
Dominoes, The Five Royals, The Orioles, The Ravens and the list goes on and on!
But still growing, still flowering in "Don's Musical Garden" to this day are: Benny Goodman, Harry James, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como, The
Four Aces! Etc
Here's Don's Latest Installment ...
"It`s Obdacious"
Well, here we go again !.Let`s take another " Stroll " through Don`s Musical Garden.
Now I see something growing that looks very " Obdacious !!! " Why there`s The Buddy Johnson Band along with his sister Ella singing:
" It`s Obdacious ! " Man this song is "Jumpin`!!! It goes... " OOO-WEE Baby Goodness Gracious, The Way I Love You it`s Obdacious "
We did`nt know what it meant to be OBDACIOUS but we KNEW it had to be something GOOD !!!
As we kids stood in front of that bandstand at The Boston Armory in the mid 50`s we really were "Diggin` " Buddy and Ella " Tearin` the
Joint Up !!! ". Ella also sang another favorite of ours " I Don`t Want Nobody But You !!!.
The Buddy Johnson Band had a real different sound for us kids back in the 50`s, because it was really a " Big Band " with a lot of players, but
these guys could ROCK!!!
Back then a lot us guys were too shy to approach a girl and ask her for a dance. What if the worse of the worse happened ? What if she
turned you down right in front of EVERYBODY ? When that happened to some poor soul he would want to take the first the first rocket to the
moon!
But when The Buddy Johnson Band started playing and Ella started those words and music coming out of her mouth there was NO DANGER
of any boy being turned down when he asked for a dance! That sound took away any fear a boy had that he might get
turned down, because that music made it so that these girls JUST HAD TO GET UP AND DANCE!!!
And they did`nt care with who!!! { or is it whom Smile }
Yes it was really OBDACIOUS back there in the 50`s and early 60`s !!
Don`s Musical Garden is still growing some of those great memories, so please come back again and take another " Stroll " with me through
Don`s Musical Garden.
Meanwhile ,can you please help me find out the name of " The Man In The Red Suit " ?
His first name is Bo. Win a New CD by The Inspirations!
Contact joe@jhf-website.com " Help Don "
So please "Return with me to those thrilling days of yesteryear", when it was AM morning, noon, and night, 24/7 when your AM radio was
playing and singing all those beautiful memories that are now growing in Don`s Musical Garden!
So `til we meet again " Keep Those Memories Alive!
Have a Great Day !!!
Don Robinson aka The Inspirations
Hi there all you "Mature Music Lovers". Ready for another stroll thru "Don's Musical Garden"?
Today the sun is shining on ... Joe Morris and his band. They were performing away back in the 50's at the Boston Armory in Boston, Ma. I
and five or six of my friends, from Norh Cambridge Ma, got there early and had to wait a long time to get in! The tickets cost "a lot of
money" that night (about $1.00) because singers Faye Adams and Al Savage were performing that night.
Who is Faye Adams? She recorded the R&B hits: "Shake a Hand", "I'll be True", and "It Hurts Me to My Heart". Al Savage had a beautiful
voice and he recorded the R&B hit: "I Had A Notion". Now most R&B fans loved that ballad but I always thought the lyrics were, well , I don't
know. (smile) What do you think about this line in the song:
Last night I had a notion
To Jump into the ocean
But my baby came along
And convinced me I was wrong!
Well, "different strokes for different folks". (smile)
Well Joe Morris played his trumpet. His band was "pumpin and jumpin". Faye Adams was belting out her hits: "Shake a hand" "I'll be true"
and "It Hurts Me To My Heart". You could dance to the music. You could gather around the bandstand to watch and listen to these great
performers! This went until " The wee hours of the Morning" When we left the Armory that early morning I carried with me all those happy
memories that I have now planted in Don's Musical Garden.
They are now growing so luxuriantly in my heart and mind and I love sharing them with you. Little did I know away back then that I was
sharing in musical history.
Please take the challenge: Who is the "Man In Red"? (Read my previous installment below.)
Here's a hint: His first name is the same as "The Little girl who lost her sheep".
Win a brand new CD by "The Inspirations".
Contact Joe at: joe@jhf-website.com Subject: "Help Don" and tell him the name of our mystery artist.
Have a happy winter wonderland. Keep safe, Keep warm, keep dry.
"The Man In Red"
Hello there all of you rock & rollers, doo woppers, R & B'ers and Rockabilly fans. Are you ready for another stroll through Don's Musical
Garden?
Look over there on the rock & roll trees you see Danny & The Juniors singing: "At The Hop" and Elvis Presley singing: "Jail House Rock".
Growing on the Doo wop trees are The Spaniels singing: "Goodnight Sweetheart" and the Clovers singing: "Hey Miss Fanny". There on the
R&B tree swings Hank Ballard & The Midnighters singing: "The Twist" and Ruth Brown singing: "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean".
Now let's see what's rockin' on the Rockabilly tree. Why, I see there Carl Perkins singing: "Blue Suede Shoes" (Do you know what kind of
shoes he's wearing?)
And I see Wanda Jackson belting out "Let's Have a Party".
When you stir all these marvelous musical melodies together, The Rock & Roll, the Doo Wop, the R&B and the Rockabilly, then add a little
dash of the blues and a sprinkling of pop and a light touch of Jazz and sow these musical seeds liberally in Don's Musical Garden, throughout
the 50's and early 60's you have a great crop, you have a great variety, you have a great era of the most beautiful most memorable music
ever heard.
I remember coming home from college in the spring of 55. One day I went with all my friends to see and hear Rudy West & The 5 Keys. They
were performing at the Lowes Orpheum Theatre on Washington Street in Boston, Ma. It was a great thrill to see and hear The 5 Keys sing:
"The Glory of Love", "Out of sight, out of Mind" and "Ling Ting Tong".
Then appearing on the program was this new artist that I had never heard of before. All my buddies were raving about this new dude and his
crazy new song that he sang. It was being played on the radio all over Boston, Cambridge and beyond.
When he finally appeared on stage there he was dressed all in red. His suit was red and his hat was red, his shirt and tie were red and his
shoes were red and get this, even the Guitar he was playing was, you guessed it, RED!!!
But he was as good and exciting as all my friends said he was and his music and that song he sang has become a classic.
But what is the name of this artist and the song he performed?
One hint is, the artist and the song have the same name.
If you know the name of this great artist and or name of this classic song you can
WIN a new CD by the Grammy Nominated, "The Inspirations".
Contact Joe at: joe@jhf-website.com Subject: Help Don
Please return with me to those thrilling days of yesteryear when once again we'll stroll through Don's Musical Garden plucking off some
memory trees and tasting the great flavor of the music of yesteryear.
All my best to you and yours
Sincerely,
Don Robinson aka "The Inspirations"
much more to come ...
I was born in 1936 and during the late 30's and thru the 40's I heard a lot of great inspiring music pouring out of our AM radio!
There was Big Band, Jazz, Pop, etc. So way back then the seeds of Great and Diversified music seeds were being planted in "Don's
Musical Garden".
As the 40's grew to a close and the decade of the 50's began, the seeds of R & B and Doo Wop began to be planted in "Don's Musical
Garden". My "Garden" grew such talents as: The Cardinals, The Clovers, The Cadillacs, Ruth Brown, Faye Adams, Joe Turner, The
Dominoes, The Five Royals, The Orioles, The Ravens and the list goes on and on!
But still growing, still flowering in "Don's Musical Garden" to this day are: Benny Goodman, Harry James, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Como, The
Four Aces! Etc
Here's Don's Latest Installment ...
"It`s Obdacious"
Well, here we go again !.Let`s take another " Stroll " through Don`s Musical Garden.
Now I see something growing that looks very " Obdacious !!! " Why there`s The Buddy Johnson Band along with his sister Ella singing:
" It`s Obdacious ! " Man this song is "Jumpin`!!! It goes... " OOO-WEE Baby Goodness Gracious, The Way I Love You it`s Obdacious "
We did`nt know what it meant to be OBDACIOUS but we KNEW it had to be something GOOD !!!
As we kids stood in front of that bandstand at The Boston Armory in the mid 50`s we really were "Diggin` " Buddy and Ella " Tearin` the
Joint Up !!! ". Ella also sang another favorite of ours " I Don`t Want Nobody But You !!!.
The Buddy Johnson Band had a real different sound for us kids back in the 50`s, because it was really a " Big Band " with a lot of players, but
these guys could ROCK!!!
Back then a lot us guys were too shy to approach a girl and ask her for a dance. What if the worse of the worse happened ? What if she
turned you down right in front of EVERYBODY ? When that happened to some poor soul he would want to take the first the first rocket to the
moon!
But when The Buddy Johnson Band started playing and Ella started those words and music coming out of her mouth there was NO DANGER
of any boy being turned down when he asked for a dance! That sound took away any fear a boy had that he might get
turned down, because that music made it so that these girls JUST HAD TO GET UP AND DANCE!!!
And they did`nt care with who!!! { or is it whom Smile }
Yes it was really OBDACIOUS back there in the 50`s and early 60`s !!
Don`s Musical Garden is still growing some of those great memories, so please come back again and take another " Stroll " with me through
Don`s Musical Garden.
Meanwhile ,can you please help me find out the name of " The Man In The Red Suit " ?
His first name is Bo. Win a New CD by The Inspirations!
Contact joe@jhf-website.com " Help Don "
So please "Return with me to those thrilling days of yesteryear", when it was AM morning, noon, and night, 24/7 when your AM radio was
playing and singing all those beautiful memories that are now growing in Don`s Musical Garden!
So `til we meet again " Keep Those Memories Alive!
Have a Great Day !!!
Don Robinson aka The Inspirations
Hi there all you "Mature Music Lovers". Ready for another stroll thru "Don's Musical Garden"?
Today the sun is shining on ... Joe Morris and his band. They were performing away back in the 50's at the Boston Armory in Boston, Ma. I
and five or six of my friends, from Norh Cambridge Ma, got there early and had to wait a long time to get in! The tickets cost "a lot of
money" that night (about $1.00) because singers Faye Adams and Al Savage were performing that night.
Who is Faye Adams? She recorded the R&B hits: "Shake a Hand", "I'll be True", and "It Hurts Me to My Heart". Al Savage had a beautiful
voice and he recorded the R&B hit: "I Had A Notion". Now most R&B fans loved that ballad but I always thought the lyrics were, well , I don't
know. (smile) What do you think about this line in the song:
Last night I had a notion
To Jump into the ocean
But my baby came along
And convinced me I was wrong!
Well, "different strokes for different folks". (smile)
Well Joe Morris played his trumpet. His band was "pumpin and jumpin". Faye Adams was belting out her hits: "Shake a hand" "I'll be true"
and "It Hurts Me To My Heart". You could dance to the music. You could gather around the bandstand to watch and listen to these great
performers! This went until " The wee hours of the Morning" When we left the Armory that early morning I carried with me all those happy
memories that I have now planted in Don's Musical Garden.
They are now growing so luxuriantly in my heart and mind and I love sharing them with you. Little did I know away back then that I was
sharing in musical history.
Please take the challenge: Who is the "Man In Red"? (Read my previous installment below.)
Here's a hint: His first name is the same as "The Little girl who lost her sheep".
Win a brand new CD by "The Inspirations".
Contact Joe at: joe@jhf-website.com Subject: "Help Don" and tell him the name of our mystery artist.
Have a happy winter wonderland. Keep safe, Keep warm, keep dry.
"The Man In Red"
Hello there all of you rock & rollers, doo woppers, R & B'ers and Rockabilly fans. Are you ready for another stroll through Don's Musical
Garden?
Look over there on the rock & roll trees you see Danny & The Juniors singing: "At The Hop" and Elvis Presley singing: "Jail House Rock".
Growing on the Doo wop trees are The Spaniels singing: "Goodnight Sweetheart" and the Clovers singing: "Hey Miss Fanny". There on the
R&B tree swings Hank Ballard & The Midnighters singing: "The Twist" and Ruth Brown singing: "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean".
Now let's see what's rockin' on the Rockabilly tree. Why, I see there Carl Perkins singing: "Blue Suede Shoes" (Do you know what kind of
shoes he's wearing?)
And I see Wanda Jackson belting out "Let's Have a Party".
When you stir all these marvelous musical melodies together, The Rock & Roll, the Doo Wop, the R&B and the Rockabilly, then add a little
dash of the blues and a sprinkling of pop and a light touch of Jazz and sow these musical seeds liberally in Don's Musical Garden, throughout
the 50's and early 60's you have a great crop, you have a great variety, you have a great era of the most beautiful most memorable music
ever heard.
I remember coming home from college in the spring of 55. One day I went with all my friends to see and hear Rudy West & The 5 Keys. They
were performing at the Lowes Orpheum Theatre on Washington Street in Boston, Ma. It was a great thrill to see and hear The 5 Keys sing:
"The Glory of Love", "Out of sight, out of Mind" and "Ling Ting Tong".
Then appearing on the program was this new artist that I had never heard of before. All my buddies were raving about this new dude and his
crazy new song that he sang. It was being played on the radio all over Boston, Cambridge and beyond.
When he finally appeared on stage there he was dressed all in red. His suit was red and his hat was red, his shirt and tie were red and his
shoes were red and get this, even the Guitar he was playing was, you guessed it, RED!!!
But he was as good and exciting as all my friends said he was and his music and that song he sang has become a classic.
But what is the name of this artist and the song he performed?
One hint is, the artist and the song have the same name.
If you know the name of this great artist and or name of this classic song you can
WIN a new CD by the Grammy Nominated, "The Inspirations".
Contact Joe at: joe@jhf-website.com Subject: Help Don
Please return with me to those thrilling days of yesteryear when once again we'll stroll through Don's Musical Garden plucking off some
memory trees and tasting the great flavor of the music of yesteryear.
All my best to you and yours
Sincerely,
Don Robinson aka "The Inspirations"
much more to come ...
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