Big Band & Romance...

[Lumpy 1]

Memories of Ma & Pa..

My parents were born in the early 20's and were part of that "Golden Generation" They loved this sorta stuff.

[ame=http://youtu.be/TZQQ0vUBceM]Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade - YouTube[/ame]

 

[editec]

Yeah mine, too.

You should have seen my parents jitterbugging.

they were amazing!

 

[longknife]

My foster mother was a Zigfield Girl and my foster father was an arranger/pianist in the Paul Whiteman orchestra. I grew up surrounded by people from the entertainment industry.

I will never forget the night Jack took me to a dive bar in Pasadena, California. We sat in a boothe and watched an old, blind black man come in and walk to an upright piano against the back wall. The bartender brought him a drink and put a big brandy snifter on the piano.

And then he began to play!

I've never heard anything so awesome in my life. It was Art Tatum.

 

[Lumpy 1]

The general idea was to post videos but if you'd rather post a message..great

 

[longknife]

The general idea was to post videos but if you'd rather post a message..great

No! No! Keep the videos coming!!!

 

[Lumpy 1]

They Danced...

[ame=http://youtu.be/xS5oCLXrQLs]Wartime Dancing (WWII) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Lumpy 1]

[ame=http://youtu.be/3svvCj4yhYc]Flappers - The Roaring Twenties - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Lumpy 1]

[ame=http://youtu.be/j9J5Zt2Obko]Gene Krupa- Sing, Sing, Sing - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr Natural]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1r6PCa6II0]Harry James, Sleepy Lagoon..wmv - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Lumpy 1]

[ame=http://youtu.be/b91xd-ZS4Fg]Glenn Miller - Sunrise Serenade - YouTube[/ame]