Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2007 10:40:24 GMT -5
TWO OF MY ALL TIME FAVORTE SINGERS
MISS 'SARAH VAUGHN', I COULD LISTEN TO HER ALL DAY.
AND THE WONDERFUL 'ELLA' FITZGERALD.
I SAW THEM BOTH A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN I WAS PLAYNG HOOKEY FROM
JHS 118 IN THE BRONX, AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY.
ELLA WAS ON THE SAME BILL AS MY FAVORITE DRUMMER GENE KRUPA'S BAND.
I SAW SARAH VAUGHN WITH ANOTHER OF MY FAVORITES BUDDY RICH'S BAND
TWO OF THE GREATEST DRUMMERS EVER.
BUDDY RICH WAS A ORIGINALLY A CHILD PRODIGY AND HE WAS BILLED AS 'TRAPS' THE BOY WONDER.
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU LEARN THIS STUFF.
ANOTHER OF MY FAVORITES I WOULD ZOOM DOWN TO SEE WAS 'THE FOUR ACES'.
FANTASTIC SINGING GROUP WITH A NUMBER OF HIT RECORDINGS..
I HEARD THEM WAY BACK IN 1950 AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS SING DOO WAH, DOOWAH, DOOWAH. AS AL ALBERTS THE GREAT LEAD SINGER WAS BELTING OUT
THOSE WONDERFUL SONGS.
ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES BILLY 'MR B' ECKSTINE, ONE GREAT SINGER AND HE HAD A WONDERFUL BAND TOO.
I SAW HIM IN THE PARAMOUNT QUITE A FEW TIMES.
WHEN I WORKED IN HARLEM I WAS LUCKY TO MEET HIM IN PERSON.
HE HAD AN APT ACROSS FROM HOSPITAL OF JOINT DISEASES
AND ACROSS FROM MT MORRIS PARK, ON MADISON AVE AND 123ST. HE WAS UP IN YEARS THEN BUT WHEN I APPROACHED HIM AND STARTED TO MENTION ALL OF HIS RECORDINGS THAT I LOVED
HE WAS SHOCKED THAT I KNEW SOME SONGS HE ALMOST FORGOT HED MADE.
A GREAT MAN AND ONE GREAT MEMORY.
I USED TO GO DOWN TO 125ST AT LEXINGTON AVE WHEN I WAS IN MY TEENS TO BUY MR 'B' SHIRTS.
I WAS A DUDE WITH MY MR. B SHIRT, 14 INCH PEGPANTS WITH LEOPARD SKIN PISTOL POCKETS W/DROPPED LEOPARD SKIN BELT LOOPS AND THE DA HAIRDO, WATCH OUT GIRLS.
I WOULDNT TRADE ONE SECOND OF MY 'YOOT'.
I DONT KNOW HOW I GRADUATED, I SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN THE PARAMOUNT.
IT WAS LIKE MAGIC AS THE LIGHTS WENT DOWN AND THE BAND STARTED PLAYING
AND THE SPOTLIGHT WENT ON THE BAND WHICH WAS RISING,(THE STAGE CAME UP
FROM BELOW).
BOY I FEEL REAL GOOD REMEMBERING ALL THE TALENTED SINGERS AND MUSICIANS AND ALL THOSE WONDERFUL COMICS THAT EACH SHOW HAD.
SORRY, FOR GOING ON LIKE THIS BUT I HAVE SO MANY FANTASTIC MEMORIES GROWING UP ON THE STREET OF THE BRONX IN MY 'YOOT'.
JIMMY
MISS 'SARAH VAUGHN', I COULD LISTEN TO HER ALL DAY.
AND THE WONDERFUL 'ELLA' FITZGERALD.
I SAW THEM BOTH A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN I WAS PLAYNG HOOKEY FROM
JHS 118 IN THE BRONX, AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY.
ELLA WAS ON THE SAME BILL AS MY FAVORITE DRUMMER GENE KRUPA'S BAND.
I SAW SARAH VAUGHN WITH ANOTHER OF MY FAVORITES BUDDY RICH'S BAND
TWO OF THE GREATEST DRUMMERS EVER.
BUDDY RICH WAS A ORIGINALLY A CHILD PRODIGY AND HE WAS BILLED AS 'TRAPS' THE BOY WONDER.
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU LEARN THIS STUFF.
ANOTHER OF MY FAVORITES I WOULD ZOOM DOWN TO SEE WAS 'THE FOUR ACES'.
FANTASTIC SINGING GROUP WITH A NUMBER OF HIT RECORDINGS..
I HEARD THEM WAY BACK IN 1950 AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS SING DOO WAH, DOOWAH, DOOWAH. AS AL ALBERTS THE GREAT LEAD SINGER WAS BELTING OUT
THOSE WONDERFUL SONGS.
ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES BILLY 'MR B' ECKSTINE, ONE GREAT SINGER AND HE HAD A WONDERFUL BAND TOO.
I SAW HIM IN THE PARAMOUNT QUITE A FEW TIMES.
WHEN I WORKED IN HARLEM I WAS LUCKY TO MEET HIM IN PERSON.
HE HAD AN APT ACROSS FROM HOSPITAL OF JOINT DISEASES
AND ACROSS FROM MT MORRIS PARK, ON MADISON AVE AND 123ST. HE WAS UP IN YEARS THEN BUT WHEN I APPROACHED HIM AND STARTED TO MENTION ALL OF HIS RECORDINGS THAT I LOVED
HE WAS SHOCKED THAT I KNEW SOME SONGS HE ALMOST FORGOT HED MADE.
A GREAT MAN AND ONE GREAT MEMORY.
I USED TO GO DOWN TO 125ST AT LEXINGTON AVE WHEN I WAS IN MY TEENS TO BUY MR 'B' SHIRTS.
I WAS A DUDE WITH MY MR. B SHIRT, 14 INCH PEGPANTS WITH LEOPARD SKIN PISTOL POCKETS W/DROPPED LEOPARD SKIN BELT LOOPS AND THE DA HAIRDO, WATCH OUT GIRLS.
I WOULDNT TRADE ONE SECOND OF MY 'YOOT'.
I DONT KNOW HOW I GRADUATED, I SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN THE PARAMOUNT.
IT WAS LIKE MAGIC AS THE LIGHTS WENT DOWN AND THE BAND STARTED PLAYING
AND THE SPOTLIGHT WENT ON THE BAND WHICH WAS RISING,(THE STAGE CAME UP
FROM BELOW).
BOY I FEEL REAL GOOD REMEMBERING ALL THE TALENTED SINGERS AND MUSICIANS AND ALL THOSE WONDERFUL COMICS THAT EACH SHOW HAD.
SORRY, FOR GOING ON LIKE THIS BUT I HAVE SO MANY FANTASTIC MEMORIES GROWING UP ON THE STREET OF THE BRONX IN MY 'YOOT'.
JIMMY
