Bobby Hebb Blog

SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013

Former Bobby Hebb guitarist Gerry Beaudoin (currently in a trio with Jay Geils) will be performing with his quartet.  Beaudoin performed in a duo at the Malden Access TV party on May 11 and confirmed that Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" will be in the set at the Back Page tonight!
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7 PM Sunday Night Gerry Beaudoin Quartet

http://www.backpagelowell.com/2013/gerry-beaudoin-quartet-straight-ahead-jazz-2/

GERRY BEAUDOIN QUARTET FEATURING
GERARD BEAUDOIN 3rd VIBES
JUSTIN MEYER BASS
PHIL MCGOWAN DRUMS

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HEY, VINYL RECORD COLLECTORS!  We pick up many of our vintage albums containing Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" and "A Natural Man" at this expo!   Tons of vinyl 45 RPMs, CDs and lots of LPs!

We have a table in the back of the room and will have copies of Bobby Hebb's LOVE GAMES, the SUNNY album and Lou Rawls Live (featuring "A Natural Man") at the event.  Talk to the editor about Bobby Hebb.com and Sunny The Song.com at this vinyl/cd event.   



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...get up early and go to the Holiday Inn in Dedham for VINYL!  10 AM - 4 PM

The Original New England Compact Disc and Vinyl Record Expo presented by Randolph Music

http://recordexpo.blogspot.com/2013/04/may-19-2013-dedham-holiday-inn-original.html

Then, after the Vinyl expo, go to Lowell to see GERRY BEAUDOIN (guitarist with John "J" Geils and formerly with Bobby Hebb) at the BACK PAGE in LOWELL

7 PM Sunday Night Gerry Beaudoin Quartet

http://www.backpagelowell.com/2013/gerry-beaudoin-quartet-straight-ahead-jazz-2/

GERRY BEAUDOIN QUARTET FEATURING
GERARD BEAUDOIN 3rd VIBES
JUSTIN MEYER BASS
PHIL MCGOWAN DRUMS
Award winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin ( 1992 NAIRD Award for best jazz recording, 1993 and 1995 Cadence Editors Choice Awards and placement on the Grammy Awards ballot three times in his career for his music) has formed the newest jazz group of his career. After decades of recording and touring the USA and Canada with the likes of rock superstar turned jazz guitarist, J.Geils of the J.Geils Band , blues icon Duke Robillard, saxophonist Harry Allen, jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli and a host of other jazz and blues luminaries, Gerry had to look no further than his own family to put together his latest band with his son Gerard 3rd on vibes. The father –son team is supported by Justin Meyer on bass and Phil Mcgowen on drums. A veteran of over fifty recordings and thousands of performances through the years, Gerry is very excited about his new group. “ Gerard, Justin and Phil may be younger than me but they light a big a fire under my playing and push my music and me to the limits. A combination of
youthful enthusiasm, their superior abilities on their respective instruments and a respect
for my guitar style and the presentation of my music make this a group that I know will
impact the jazz world.”  15 Kearney Sq, Lowell MA, Lowell, MA 01852  Call us: 978-455-4418
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FROM TOURING WITH THE BEATLES TO THE VOLKSWAGON BEETLE!
 BREAKING NEWS!    ____________________________________ 
VOLKSWAGON and Bobby Hebb's "Sunny"
4 new versions of the song!
 
4 different cover versions produced by Tiziano Lamberti for Smash Music
(original version by Bobby Hebb)This set contains 4 sounds, total time: 13.25  https://soundcloud.com/tizianolamberti/sets/sunny  (70's)3.46

Tiziano Lamberti
SUNNY PROJECT

C’est le compositeur italien Tiziano Lamberti qui a ainsi décliné cette chanson en 3 versions différentes : rock, soul puis disco !
 

 http://www.quai-baco.com/quelle-est-la-musique-de-la-pub-coccinelle-cabriolet-de-volkswagen-15514/

Translated to English


What is the music from the pub Volkswagen Beetle Convertible?

New Beetle Convertible limited edition 50's, 60's and 70's landed on our tv with her spot advertising screens illustrated by the famous title "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb.

The singer / songwriter Bobby Hebb was upset by two events and plunged into writing. That's when he found the inspiration to write the title "Sunny." The title is then recorded in New York and released as a single in 1966.

That same year, Bobby Hebb was in the front part of the Beatles. The song was a huge success and quickly propelled to the top of the British charts. Ten years later, the group Boney M decided to take this famous song.Quelle est la musique de la pub Coccinelle Cabriolet de Volkswagen ?

La Nouvelle Coccinelle Cabriolet séries limitées 50’s, 60’s et 70’s débarque sur nos écrans tv accompagnée de son spot publicitaire illustré par le célèbre titre « Sunny » de Bobby Hebb.

L’auteur/compositeur Bobby Hebb fut bouleversé par ses deux événements et se plongea dans l’écriture. C’est alors qu’il trouva l’inspiration pour écrire le titre « Sunny ». Le titre est ensuite enregistré à New York et sort en single en 1966.

Cette même année, Bobby Hebb se retrouve en première partie des Beatles. La chanson rencontre un immense succès et se propulse rapidement au sommet des charts britanniques. Dix ans plus tard, c’est le groupe Boney M qui décidé de reprendre cette célèbre chanson. 

Thanks to http://kardboardkid.com poster company for allowing us to use their image!
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BOBBY HEBB PERFORMING
'A SATISFIED MIND'
LIVE AT JOHNNY D'S  JUNE 1998

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWsDzf2ErSI

SET LIST

1)Opening song

2)A Satisfied Mind
3)A Natural Man
4)Cold Cold Night
5)Sunny
6)(Cute ditty about a mule)
7)Bobby plays the spoons
8)Finale song


Songs 1, 6 and 8 have are in our archives only from this live performance!   More information and a review soon!

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Hello Friends and Fans
Most of May I will be in Marseilles, Paris & Brussels.... But checkout the schedule for June and come on out and have a good time.June 1st – BB Kings Lucile  Bernard Purdie & Friends                       (featuring Miho Nobuzane, Jason “Malletman” Taylor & Tetsuya Sato).                                               www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=2814June 2nd  An afternoon Clinic & Concert suitable for the whole family to come                 out and learn, appreciate & enjoy.                 The Pat Clark Band  & Bernard Purdie & Friends (See Flyer for details)




June 15th  Maxfield’s in Boonton w/Rob PaparozziJune 19th off to Cologne, Germany.Peace alwaysBernard Purdie  www.bernardpurdie.com___________________________________________________________________________THE GREAT PRETTY PURDIE RECORDED


MOJO AND PURDIE

WITH BOBBY HEBB

REVIEW SOON!


BERNARD PURDIE SCHEDULED TO BE 

INTERVIEWED ON VISUAL RADIO AFTER THE

UPCOMING TOUR.
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REVIEW OF LIBERACE DVD TO POST SOON


LIBERACE ON WHAT'S MY LINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdBEqQWaRuc


THE HUGELY POPULAR LIBERACE RECORDED BOBBY HEBB'S 'SUNNY"



MICHAEL DOUGLAS ON LIBERACE

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/michael-douglas-talks-liberace-cancer-and-cameron/

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA May 26 on HBO



Douglas is back with a new movie. He plays Liberace – and Matt Damon his live-in lover, Scott Thorson – in the HBO film “Behind the Candelabra.”Filming was delayed after Douglas received his cancer diagnosis. But now the film – which Steven Soderbergh has said is the last that he will direct – will air on May 26.“I was the girl on this movie! The hair and makeup for Liberace took two and a half hours,” Douglas told New York magazine.He also discussed filming the love scenes with Damon.

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http://sunnythesong.com 

Various Artists Born to Be Together: The Songs of Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil


review[-] by Stephen Thomas Erlewine A companion volume to Ace's 2009 collection Glitter & Gold: Words and Music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil -- both belong to Ace's ongoing Songwriter series, which splices rarities and interesting covers with easily recognizable hits -- the 2013 compilation Born to Be Together: The Songs of Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil does indeed contain a classic or two not heard on the first Mann & Weil collection.

READ MORE HERE:
 http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-to-be-together-the-songs-of-barry-mann-amp-cynthia-weil-mw0002480220
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Sunny is Track 8, Disc 2 on a new LOVE SONGS OF THE 60s reviewby Al Campbell Time Life's Classic Love Songs of the '60s: Sealed with a Kiss is a two-disc set highlighting 32 singles from that decade. These are the original versions of radio favorites by such artists as the Mamas & the Papas, Marvin Gaye, Patsy Cline, Mary Wells, the Moody Blues, the Righteous Brothers, Dusty Springfield, and the Grass Roots. Not a bad compilation...

http://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-love-songs-of-the-60s-sealed-with-a-kiss-mw0002419365

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NEW VERSIONS OF "SUNNY"
Thanks to our historian, Richard Ely



SUNNY BLOGS 9
* (new addition, as of 5/1/13)1001 (plus 80 downloads)
Albums:Ambos *Seelos Show  EMI 13C062-33961                Smile and Dance (Switzerland)                     BandAwe, Dennis                 Intercontinental IC203  An Evening With The Velvet Touch, Vol. 1& Vol. 2                                                                                    *(2 different cover inserts)Boney M                      *Tshauryang TP-3573              The Best Of Boney M (Asia)                                    *Arcade 289003                      Fitness “Dancing (German comp)                                    *Tempo LP7201                      Sunny – Musikbox Vol. 1 (German comp)                                    *Melodiya C60-12269/70        Raduga (comp, Russia)Borelly, Jean Claude     *Telefunken 6.24283                Profile (Germany)Brown, Maxine *Epic BN26395(WLP)            Out Of SightCher                             *Liberty LP-8497                    Sunny (red EverClean wax, Japan)Conniff, Ray                 *Sony SONP 50301                Jean (Japan, w/ lyric insert)*Crystal Sounds Orch.Polydor MR4504                      Red Rose(Japan, w/ obi)*De Boys An’ Dem      Atillana LP-6000                      De Boys An’ Dem (gfold, Trinidad)Doonican, Val              *Pye NPL18321(M)                Sounds Gentle (UK)Fernandez, Ray            Sound Triangle ST7778(dj?)*   El Ray De La Salsa(Colombia, for DARO Int’l.)*Sound Triangle ST7778            El Ray De La Salsa(Colombia, for DARO Int’l.)**Gilla                           Hansa 28 492OT                     Lieh Mich Aus (w/ poster, Germany)                                    Hansa 200 314-231                 Gilla – Star Discothek (Germany) *Hara, Nobuo              Columbia YS-10038J               Forest Flower (gfold, Japan)Hatch, Tony                 *Pye NSPL18164                    A Latin Happening (UK, mono jkt)Hebb, Bobby               Philips BL7740(M)                   Sunny *(UK, 1st press; laminated front, paste-up back                                                                                     covers)*High, Martha &          Freestyle RLP096                    Soul Overdrive (UK)            Speedometer*Hill, Freddy                Cuca KS-71-1                         For The Good Times (correction from Freddy Hall)*Kingston, Hardy         MCA MAPS 2173                  High Life Music (Germany)Lamont, Duncan           *MFP MFP5093                     Best Of The Bossa Novas (Italy) *Layton, Roger            SRT 78115                              My Favourites (UK)Lettermen, The *Capitol STM21496                Los Lettermen En Mexico (Mexico)Mauriat, Paul                *Power Exchange PXL027      Two Sides Of Paul Mauriat(UK)Mellow Fruitfulness       *Odeon URL OP-8278           A Whiter Shade Of Pale (red wax, Japan)Morris, Sarah Jane       *Liberation LIB 5185(dj)         Sarah Jane Morris (Australia)Music Minus One         MMO 1053                             Do Your Own Thing (13 Rhythm Backgrounds)w/                                                                                    Rich Mattheson Quartet *(blue jacket)*MMO 1053                           Do Your Own Thing (13 Rhythm Backgrounds) w/                                                                                    Rich Mattheson Quartet (pink jacket, w/ book)New Classic Singers     *Capitol T2599(M)                  Big Hit Sounds Of The New Classic Singers(PROMO                                                                                    perforation)Reese, Della                 *HMV CLP3605(M)               One More Time! (UK)Rhapsody                     Melodiya 33C60-12195-6       I Hurry To Your Love (Russia, red label)*                                    *Melodiya 33C60-12195-6     I Hurry To Your Love (Russia, pink label)

Smith, Jimmy                *Verve SVLP9253                  Groove Drops (UK)                                    *Verve 2317 019(RI)               Groove Drops (UK, SELECT series)                                    *Verve 2632-001                    Jazz History – Vol 1 (2LP, Germany)Starr Orch., Eddy         *Keser KE002                         Guitaresque (gfold, Germany)Tsunoda, Hiro              *Philips 16Y-13                       The Best (W/ OBI, Japan)*Turner, Claudia           DHS 4673                               Claudia Turner with David WellsU.S. Air Force Band    *Program 366                          Serenade In Blue (radio show)*Violinos Magicos        Musidisc 607.7053                   Violinos Magicos/3 (Brazil)*Waidele’s Conver-     RR Records 090588                It’s All In Your Head (2 LP, Germany, Jim Webb             sation Orch.                                                      credit)
45’s:Al Russ Orchestra        *Grenn 14235                              ?      Sunny Cha/Yellow Bird (round dance/call sht)Boney M                      *Melodyia 62-07333-4                ?      Sunny/Daddy Cool (blue flexi, PS w/ titles +                                                                                        nos, Russia)                                                                  *Melodyia 62-07333-4                ?      Sunny/Daddy Cool (blue flexi, PS w/o titles +                                                                                      nos, Russia)Caravelli                       *CBS EP 12075                          ?      Sunny + 3, PS, FranceCriss, Sonny                 *Prestige SMJ-1027                    ?      Sunny/Up, Up And Away (PS, Japan)Fame, Georgie              *Columbia DSA 687                1966    Sunny/Don't Make Promises (South Africa)                                    *Odeon 33-3514                         ?      Sunny/No Hagas Promesas (Uruguay)Hebb, Bobby               *Emidisc 1-sided acetate             ?      Sunny(UK)Kenton, Stan                *Capitol K23 714                        ?      Sunny/Dragnet (PS, Germany)Mabley, Moms *Mercury MF1127(dj)     ?      Sunny/Abraham, Martin and John(UK)Malvicino                     *CEM 3004                                 ?      The Latin Touch Of … – Sunny + 3, PS, SpainMarco, Ray                  Thunderbird 508                       1970    Sunny/More(Sung In Italian) *(Herb)Mauriat, Paul                *Philips 373 944 BF                    ?       Sunny/Tengo Miedo (“J’ai Peur”) (PS, Spain)                                    Fonogram 373944BF(dj)*          ?       Sunny/Tengo Miedo (“J’ai Peur”) (PS, Spain)*Promdan, Plern           Star ST-573                                ?       Sunny/? (Thailand)*Tilt-Down Men, The   D’Swan DS-1204                        ?      Sunny/Big Time Operator (Philippines)Yambu                         Sonolux 1976(DELETE)              ?      Sunny/Caballo (Colombia)*Sonolux 11-11344                 1976   Sunny/Caballo(Colombia)
7” EP’s:*Aldrich, Ronnie           London LS523             1969    Love Is Blue - Sunny + 3, hard PS, JapanMauriat, Paul                *Philips 424 503 BE                     ?      Paul Mauriat #3 – Sunny + 3, hard PS, Portugal*Tempo, Nino &          London EPP-871                     1967    All Strung Out – Sunny + 3, hard PS, Mexico            April StevensWilliams, Andy *MTR 143                                   ?      Sunny + 3, PS, Thailand
10” EP’s, SINGLES:
12” Singles:Boney M                      *Edel 0090760                             ?     Sunny – 2 mixes + 1 (UK)Yambu                         *Vampi Soul 45056                 2012    Sunny/Hippopotamus(EU, reworked by The                                                                                                Whiskey Barons, 196/300)



CD’s:*Fluitar             Self                                          Interweavings*Prince & the NPG      NPG --                                                One Night Alone … The Aftershow; It Ain’t Over*Sophie                        TTM 09032                             Sunny(promo CD single)
Tapes:Jazz Three, The            Superscope A023-T                 Daytripper (cassette, Kazuo Yashiro)
Downloads: 
 

WE LOST OUR BELOVED SHIRLEY LEWIS ON Sunday, MAY 5, 2013.

She is STILL the regal Queen of the Blues

Shirley Lewis at BCAT
Burlington Cable Access Television(Left to right in picture: Joe Viglione, Shirley Lewis, Little Joe Cook and Richie Sarno)Richie Sarno writes "God Bless You and Rest In Peace Shirley."Photo (C) Richie Sarno Archives   Shirley Lewis is still the regal queen of bluesBy Bill Copeland on March 17, 2011
Shirley Lewis recently turned 74 and her singing career is still going strong. She is still the regal queen of the blues. Raised in a musical family, she has been singing since she was four. She feels that the biggest misconception of her talent is that everyone now only knows her as a blues singer.
“I’m not a blues singer. I’m a singer. I’m a singer that sings blues,” she said. “I believe that music comes from the heart, not from the head. I believe that everything you sing, whether it’s rhythm and blues, blues, jazz, funk, punk, whatever you call it, all that stuff. If it doesn’t come from the heart, it isn’t enjoyable to me.”



http://www.billcopelandmusicnews.com/2011/03/shirley-lewis-is-still-the-regal-queen-of-blues/



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Neil Sedaka's 1964 SUNNY

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-ukF_RB8U

This is a Neil Sedaka original, not the Hebb classic!We thought you'd find it amusing!_________________________________________

Frankie Valli's TIMELESS LP
The person who posted it on YouTubesped it up a bit and added some cool repeats at the end.

The original is actually slower, Valli did another more recent version some years back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_bd86suteQ


Here's the COLLECTORS' CHOICE version, 
different from the ACE green cover (see below)

Timeless Inside Gatefold



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This is the ACE reissue of both, different from Collectors' Choice

http://www.amazon.com/Solo-Timeless-Frankie-Valli/dp/B000026AGM

Valli re-recorded "SUNNY"for ROMANCING THE 60s


______________________________Instrumental Sunny byTOOTS THIELEMANSGuitar And Strings...and Thingspor Toots Thielemans y su Orquestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuldJ6osdKg

A significant track in Bobby's history 

is his rendition of "From the Womb to 

the Tomb", track 6 from the Untamed LP


We have Bobby performing this in August 

of 1995 and May of 1998.


Bobby also recorded "Summertime", the

Gershwin classic live in Kyoto, Japan.
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A review of this LP and Live in Kyoto to 

post.  Stay tuned!


Elizabeth Lands  UNTAMED

1.Ol' Man River
2)Snow White Gown
3.Ku Ku Ba
4)Plain Gold Ring
5)Have A Child
6)From The Womb To The Tomb  2:43
7)Summertime
8)Friday The Thirteenth  (this is being written on Friday the 13th!)
9)Mr. Mountain
10)The Children
11)The Mighty One
12)WalK Softly Children


FROM THE WOMB TO THE TOMB

From the womb to the tomb/is a long, long journey
Every mother's son/has to tread
From The Womb to the tomb/is no bed of roses
Boy you gotta run/till you're dead
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Interesting information on PopSike.com




ELIZABETH (LIZ) LANDSUNTAMEDRECORDED BEFORE HER TIME WITH MOTOWN____TRULY UNUSUAL LPFROM THE LINER NOTES    "IT HAS BEEN SAID ELIZABETH LANSD HAS AN YMA SUMAC RANGE WITH A MAHALIA JACKSON SOUL"______"CLYDE OTIS & JACK HAMMER GOT TOGETHER & CAME UP WITH THE UNUSUAL AND CONTROVERSIAL SONGS  IN THIS ALBUM. THE OFF-BEAT SONGS AND FREE SWINGING' STYLE JOINED TOGETHER GIVE BIRTH TO THE TITLE THE "UNTAMED"U.S. MERCURY LP  SR-601081959 STEREO DEEP GROOVE

http://www.popsike.com/LIZ-LANDS-untamed-MERCURY-LPstereo-1959-pre-motown-RARE/270696766684.html

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RIP Liz Lands   January 11, 2013


Ian Levine asked Pete S. from Soul-Source to pass on the following
Would you please post on Soul Source that Liz lands passed away this morning in Atlanta.

http://www.soul-source.co.uk/_/soul-news/liz-lands-rip-r2626

by john poole » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:20 pmIt has been reported that Liz Lands, who recorded for Motown during 1963/4 and had a voice unlike anyone else at the label, passed away earlier this month, aged 73. She was (at least in the 60s) married to Tommy Brown, the blues singer (and some time comedian) - he sang on the vocal version of 'Honky Tonk' by Bill Doggett, and is still alive, aged 81
http://www.soul-source.co.uk/_/articles ... -rip-r2626

'Keep Me' (1964) accompanied by the Temptations; written & produced by Berry Gordy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_AMu1zQEjg

She was possibly best known for singing the high part (from 1:50) on 'Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do To Me)' the 'B' side of 'My Guy'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ-HCKPRNDw
It was one of the tracks Andre Williams produced when he was at Motown.
http://motownjunkies.co.uk/2011/08/22/405/
R.I.P.http://www.charliegillett.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=21477

Bobby Hebb performing "You Send Me"
May 1998

This is from the editor's personal archives,
produced and directed by Joe Viglione

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sktVyR_osfk&feature=youtu.be

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Chuck Gunderson just wrote us tonight that his book on the Beatles' tours is just about complete!

We'll have updates!

We got our copy today, April 30, 2013.  It's a fantastic disc with 25 tracks.  Watch for our review soon.

AllMusic.com has a review up currently:


http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-rockin-on-broadway-mw0000222818

CONNIE FRANCIS PERFORMS "SUNNY"

Dear Bobby Hebb fans -

The reason that Connie Francis' version of "SUNNY" is missing from YouTube is that Connie is working on a DVD of her performances on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Thanks to Roger Turner for this information.  Roger sent us a complete list of Connie's appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show  

CONNIE FRANCIS APPEARANCES
'The Ed Sullivan Show'
                                     1958-1970


26-11-1967    #937:
-21/ 12

Colour    * MEDLEY: 
-110    Goin' Out Of My Head
-111    Sunny
* THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
    * The Beatles (On Film)
* Al Hirt
* Jane Morgan



On this particular program a Beatles video was broadcast (video?  it was film back in 1967), Al Hirt and Jane Morgan appeared on the program and Connie sings a medley of "Goin' Out of My Head" and "Sunny".

Perhaps we'll get a petition together to kindly request that this 1967 medley with "Sunny" be included in the upcoming DVD.

       
http://www.conniefrancis.com/

http://www.conniefrancis.com/#!contact/c20x9

Hello Connie,

We are hoping that you are going to include Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" in your upcoming DVD from the Ed Sullivan Show.   

We are posting information on http://bobbyhebb.blogspot.com   Thanks for having performed "Sunny"

editor 
BobbyHebb.com 
Sunnythesong.com
 

The Beautiful Music All Around Us
 
Visual Radio talks to Stephen Wade on Thursday April 25, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ruL8dJirJI


According to a recent article by Rick Kogan, Stephen Wade spent 18 years working on his book "The Beautiful Music All Around Us," which tells of 13 performances that were part of Library of Congress field recordings and the stories behind the music and the people who made it. On April 25, 2013 Stephen Wade spoke to Visual Radio host Joe Viglione about his book, his release on Rounder Records (some of which is included in the book), and his talk with Bobby Hebb.

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YourNews: Maryville College Jazz Band will present spring concert

• MaryvilleCollege

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/24/yournews-maryville-college-jazz-band-will-present-/ Directed by composer, educator and pianist Dr. Bill Swann, who is also chair of the Maryville College Division of Fine Arts, the band will perform “Sister Sadie” by Horace Silver; “Sunny” by Bobby Hebb; “Philadelphia Mambo” by Tito Puente; “Maiden Voyage” by Herbie Hancock; “Milestones” by Miles Davis; “Cariba” by Wes Montgomery; “Back at the Chicken Shack” by Jimmy Smith; and “Straight Life” by Freddie Hubbard.

Thank you, Dr. Swann

Dr. William Swann
Associate Professor of Music, Chair, Division of Fine Arts
Education: B.M., M.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; D.A., University of Mississippi
Clayton Center for the Arts, Main Building 303/305
 

http://www.maryvillecollege.edu/academics/divisions/finearts/faculty/ 
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Picked up a copy of Nancy Wilson's LUSH LIFE (which includes "Sunny", of course) yesterday at a yard sale in Medford with thousands of vinyl discs.  Also picked up the Frank Sinatra version of "Sunny" on the Francis A and Edward K (Frank and the Duke) LP



Vinyl appears to be back!
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LUSH LIFE, NANCY WILSON

We'll look into the new reissue

Michael Cuscuna - Reissue Producer

 

http://www.ejazzlines.com/LUSH-LIFE-p15316.html

LUSH LIFE BLUE NOTE 32745NANCY WILSON

1. Free Again
2. You've Changed
3. Only the Young
4. Lush Life
5. Do You Know Why [#]
6. Midnight Sun
7. When the World Was Young
8. River Shallow
9. (I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair
10. Sunny (Bobby Hebb)
11. The Right to Love (Reflections)
12. Over the Weekend

Abe Most - Clarinet, Flute, Flute (Alto), Flute (Bass)

Alfred Lustgarten - Violin

Anatol Kaminsky - Violin

Ann Mason Stockton - Harp

Armand Kaproff - Cello, Violin

Betty Marks - Violin

Billy May - Arranger

Bob Hardaway - Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Flute (Alto), French Horn

Buster Williams - Bass

Carl LaMagna - Violin

Catherine Gotthoffer - Harp

Dan Luse - Violin

David Cavanaugh - Producer

Donn Trenner - Piano

Edward Bergman - Violin

Emil Briano - Violin

Erno Neufeld - Violin

Frederick Seykora - Cello

Gerald Vinci - Violin

Harry Bluestone - Violin

Harry Klee - Flute, Flute (Alto), Flute (Bass)

Henry Sigismonti - French Horn

Jacques Gasselin - Violin

James Gavin - Liner Notes

James Getzoff - Violin

James M. McGee - French Horn

Jeff Rach - Remixing

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ALLMUSIC.COM/REVIEW BY NICK DEDENA
Nancy Wilson was one of the few jazz-based pop singers of the 1960s who was able to navigate that decade's rock & roll-crazed waters and stay on top of the single and album charts. While her natural physical beauty certainly didn't hurt her career, it was probably her honest feel for soul and the blues, as well as jazz, that had her riding high during a time when so many of her peers were being dropped by the major labels or moving to Europe. Lush Life follows Wilson's winning formula of combining jazz and adult pop

http://www.allmusic.com/album/lush-life-mw0000176190
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Connie Francis Found!

Thanks to Roger Turner who sent us an entire list of Connie's appearances on Ed Sullivan from 1967.

Roger writes: " The reason that all of Connie's tracks are off YOUTUBE is that she is going to compile a DVD of ALL her appearances on Ed Sullivan."
http://conniefrancis.com 


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 SUNNY by Ella Fitzgerald
Arranged by Gerald Wilson
from the album
Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x7K0wwVUyo 

In 1970 Ella recorded her final album for Frank Sinatra's Reprise album which opened up with five minutes and eighteen seconds of "Sunny", arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson (the album was produced by Norman Granz.)

NOTICE THE SIMILAR TITLES TO WILSON'S OWN LP and ELLA'S LP with "SUNNY"
Now the key here is that Gerald Wilson's "You Better Believe It" album was what Bobby Hebb immersed himself in after the passing of Hal Hebb, Bobby's older brother.

You'd Better Believe It by Gerald Wilson (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnV8_-eh89o
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Wilson's disc was released in 1961, Ella's in 1970, 9 years later.
In between Bobby would write and record "Sunny".
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Things Ain't What They Used to Be is a 1970 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The final album that Fitzgerald recorded on the Reprise Records label. The album was re-issued on CD with alternative artwork, in 1989. Released together on one CD with Ella's first album recorded for Reprise label, Ella. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_Ain%27t_What_They_Used_to_Be_%28And_You_Better_Believe_It%29
 

Released1970RecordedMay 26-30, 1969GenreJazzLength34:06LabelRepriseProducerNorman Granz
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ELLA FITZGERALD and TOM JONES sing "SUNNY"
by Bobby Hebb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkWBmhVj2Y

FROM: THIS IS TOM JONES!


Google Doodle celebrates birthday of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald The Doodle is published on what would have been her 96th birthday
 Google today honoured jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald with a Doodle on its homepage.

The Doodle is published on what would have been her 96th birthday and shows the singer, also known as 'Queen of Jazz', 'The First Lady of Song' and 'Lady Ella', performing on stage with a band and 'Google' emblazoned on the backdrop.

The singer was born on 25 April 1917 and died on 15 June 1996 at the age of 79. She made her first recording in 1936 when she was just 17. She enjoyed a highly successful career that spanned six decades and saw her win 13 Grammy awards.http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-doodle-celebrates-birthday-of-jazz-singer-ella-fitzgerald-8587125.html
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Gerald Wilson was born in 1918
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Wilson

Gerald Stanley Wilson (born September 4, 1918) is an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer/arranger, and educator. He has been based in Los Angeles since the early 1940s.[1]

, Wilson has written arrangements for others including Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Nancy Wilson to name a few.

Here's Joe Viglione's review of "You'd Better Believe It" on Fresh Sounds

http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/you_better_believe_it_+_moment_of_truth_2_lps_on_1_cd_+_bonus_track-cd-5812.html


Review on "You Better Believe it":

"Long out of print, the sophisticated and timeless instrumental work titled You Better Believe It by underrated conductor/arranger Gerald Wilson is a first-rate masterpiece released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1961. [...] Beginning with "Blues for Yna Yna," the album starts off like an intriguing spy movie complete with understated dramatic tension. Written for Wilson's pet cat, according to liner note writer John William Hardy, the almost seven-minute excursion features the reeds of Harold Land. Explosive horns chirp over Richard "Groove" Holmes' jazz organ solos, but the 17-piece orchestra never gets in the way -- just the opposite as Wilson adds this or that in clever fashion so that the pieces stay fresh over endless spins. "Jeri," the second title and written for Wilson's daughter, is almost half the length of the opening track, but pulls away the curtain and explodes with the horns flowing and Holmes' keyboard ebbing, the rhythm section of drummer Mel Lewis and bassist Jimmy Bond directing the current so everything else can fall nicely into place. "Moody Blue," with its pensive and majestic oozing prowl, was a major inspiration to "Sunny" author and Wilson aficionado Bobby Hebb who immersed himself in this album in the early '60s and pointed out: "The great Gerald Wilson believed in the talent of Richard Holmes." Indeed, Wilson gave Holmes a tremendous platform to infuse his ideas with those of the other gifted players, Joe Maini on alto, Walter Benton on tenor, and reed player Teddy Edwards, who helps open side two with his participation on "The Wailer." "The Wailer" is almost like a "Part Two" to side one's opening track, "Blues for Yna Yna," back to the spy movie style -- and Hardy's essay notes that it was written for a television play. One website claims Wilson appeared as a trumpeter in a 1959 CBS-TV drama, Lineup, for an episode called The Wailer. On the track with the same name as the TV episode the music creeps in and evolves into thickly textured swirls of brass, keyboards, and advancing drums. Richard "Groove" Holmes' organ swells up about six minutes into the seven-and-a-half minute expedition, just a marvelous performance that transcends jazz and borders on modern pop, a foundation for things that became mainstream within a decade of its release.

On the back cover of the original imprint, Hardy calls this disc "one of the most thoroughly ingratiating big-band jazz recordings in years," and the test of time proves Hardy correct. The 17-piece orchestra performs like a trio or quartet, each musician knowing where to be and when to execute, so the tension shifts and the moods change as subtle instrumentation slides in track by instrumental track. Shifting from quiet to quickly dramatic, the ideas keep flowing from Wilson's creative fount and titles like "Straight Up & Down" continue the mission inside the under four minutes. It sure feels as if Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago were inspired by these sounds from 1961, and most certainly the Henry Mancini composed original soundtrack to The Pink Panther, recorded in 1963 and released in 1964, owes some debt to You Better Believe It. That this music is so film-ready should come as no surprise as Wilson was involved in the soundtrack to the motion picture Where the Boys Are in the '60s and other TV and movie work. "Gerald Wilson's groove can only be told if you have the strength to pull the corner of your lips out of your ears, because he produces a heavy smile" Bobby Hebb says of one of his favorite artists specifically for this review, and it's difficult to disagree. You Better Believe It somehow got lost in the shuffle in the 46 years between when it was released and when this review was written. It's a textbook for future generations, a dynamic and powerful combination of sounds waiting to inspire the world again."

Joe Viglione -All Music Guide

 

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1)Sunny (original)
2)You Want To Change Me  (from 45 RPM, Northern Soul hit)
3)Love Love Love  (#35 hit in the UK, from Sunny 1966 CD)
4)A Natural Man - from the Bernard Purdie sessions, Mojo & Purdie
5)See You In September - from the Brass album
6)A Satisfied Mind (from SUNNY 1966)
7)Good Good Lovin  (from SUNNY 1966)
8)Dreamy (from 45 RPM You Want to Change Me)
9)Proud Soul Heritage (from Laurie 45)
10)True, I Love You (from Laurie 45)
11)Flower (from LOVE GAMES)
12)Jenny Jenny (from JUDY LP Fleetwood Sessions, 1979)
13)That's All I Wanna Know  (Dr. Rubberfunk, Remix)
14)Cold Cold Nights (from That's All I Wanna Know)
15)As Time Goes By (from Mojo & Purdie)
16)Sunny Pillow Remix
17)Sunny  Jose Feliciano Remix
18)Sunny  Marvin Gaye Remix
19)Sunny  James Brown remix
20)Got My Mojo Working  (live)
21)Love You (from Bobby Hebb Music Publishing demos)

Folk singer Richie Havens dead at 72By Alan Dukeupdated 7:19 PM EDT, Mon April 22, 2013  Two minutes with Richie Havens on 

Visual Radio in Woburn, Massachusetts


Richie talks about "Inside of You", a song for 

a soundtrack CD


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_4hH8uyCBw _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Review of a soundtrack CD Richie appears  on  The stunner here is Richie Havens doing an original  which is up-tempo, dancey, and not what you'd expect to  hear from Havens. It's one of the best tracks and should  have been on theBeverly Hills Cop II soundtrack.  Though  released in 1989 everyone here seems to have  taken cues from Glenn Frey's 1985 work.  READ MORE  HERE: http://www.allmusic.com/album/speedzone-mw0000204084   

BOBBY HEBB NEWS for April 20, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLO MURDOCK!

Flo worked at Johnny D's in Somerville and is an eternal Bobby Hebb friend.  Happy Birthday Wishes out to Flo.

https://www.facebook.com/flomurdock  

Flo shared this photo of Bobby that she took awhile back.   It's on our Twitter page
http://bobbyhebb.blogspot.com/2013/04/bobby-hebb-official-twitter-account.html 

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        A Celebration of “Mr. Showmanship”        Liberace: The Ultimate Entertainer
       Available on DVD from Timeless Media Group May 7th, 2013
In the pantheon of American musical idols, there are few who can compare with Liberace. The ultimate showman, Liberace’s shows were full of gorgeous dancing girls, swirling lights, stunning colors and, of course, his trademark candelabra. On May 7th, 2013 Timeless Media Group, a division of Shout! Factory, will release Liberace: The Ultimate Entertainer on DVD. Taped before studio audiences in 1960s London , this special two-DVD box set features the best of Liberace’s live performances as well as rare bonus content. From the spectacular girls and the glittering costumes, to the fun and joyous music of Liberace and his musicians, led by his brother George, this box set highlights the delightful showmanship that made Liberace a star.  Liberace: The Ultimate Entertainer also features celebrity guests including George Gobel, Minnie Pearl, Eva Gabor, Jack Benny, Larry Storch and many more. 
Liberace’s flamboyant and unique style, including his trademark candelabra, captivated audiences around the world. Regardless of what genre of music he was playing, Liberace’s performances to sold-out crowds around the world were imbued with subtle humor and grace. Remarkably, Liberace still holds the title of the highest paid solo pianist and musician ever for a single night’s performance in the Guinness Book of World Records, which took place at Madison Square Garden , New York City in 1954.
Liberace began his first television show in 1952 as a summer replacement for Dinah Shore . One of the first television stars to go into syndication, he was appearing on 217 American stations and in 20 foreign countries by 1954.  A truly legendary performer, Liberace earned a number of major accolades in his life, including six gold albums, two Emmy ® Awards, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Bonus FeaturesLiberace’s Home Movies – An inside look at Liberace at work and at play.Liberace’s Wild Wardrobe – A fascinating look at Liberace’s dazzling costumes.The History of the Piano – The history of the piano as told by Liberace.
About Timeless Media GroupTimeless Media Group, a division of Shout! Factory, LLC, produces and distributes a variety of home entertainment products, including classic television programming, first run movies and its own award-winning military history documentaries, along with an extensive offering of special interest DVD and Blu-ray™ collections. Visit timelessvideo.com.


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MAY 26th LIBERACE MOVIE to broadcast on HBO

The novel was adapted for a television film, directed 


by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas and Matt 

Damon, and will premiere on HBO on May 26, 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Candelabra:_My_Life_With_Liberace 

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Some of Joe Viglione's LIBERACE reviews

SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME
review  by Joe Viglione Liberace utilizes the Antonin Dvorák composition "Songs My Mother Taught Me" as the first track of his album of the same name on the Hamilton label, a Dot Records subsidiary. Holding a picture of his mom on the Baldwin piano -- next to the candelabra, of course -- it's an elegant experience with the pianist seemingly performing solo before arranger/conductor Gordon Robinson's strings come in as if from out of nowhere. Produced by Tom Mack, known for his work on Francis Lai's 1971 hit "Love Story" along with recordings by Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, and others, the album consists of fine piano playing complemented by Robinson's strings, which make the affair sound at times like a film soundtrack, especially on the traditional "Londonderry Air." The pianist playfully covers Strauss' "Tritsch Tratsch Polka," gives the listener a studied take on Manuel Ponce's "Estrellita," and puts his unique spirit on material by Tchaikovsky, Rubinstein, and Chopin Read more here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-my-mother-taught-me-mw0001318665
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Here's Liberace





review[-] by Joe Viglione With one side almost 20 minutes and the other clocking in at 13 and a half, this MCA reissue of Here's Liberace, a concert performance recorded live at the Palladium, is what you expect from the maestro. After a little chatter about his jacket, he tickles the ivories on Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and "I Got Rhythm." For those who underestimate the pianist -- don't. Liberace was more than running scales and showmanship -- his variations on Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's "Mack the Knife" are tremendous here, mixing the pop song with Strauss, Beethoven, and other masters. His touch on the keys is as elegant as always, taking "Mack the Knife" again and turning it into a rhumba

Read more here:

http://www.allmusic.com/album/heres-liberace-mw0000194639

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LVC's Guitar Ensemble is open to guitar majors and non-majors by audition and features both acoustical and electric guitars. The ensemble is under the direction of Joseph Mixon, adjunct instructor of music.

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Photographs Courtesy of Lebanon Valley College

Bobby Hebb's Official Twitter Account is here! 

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Image (C) Flo Murdock and the Bobby Hebb Estate.

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For Bobby Hebb's official new Twitter account we have a combination of Flo Murdock's photo of Bobby and the cover of the Rich Records Story



Bobby Hebb and Audrey Bryant appear on the NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE CD
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 AMG's THOM JUREK reviews NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE
the appeal of this collection should not be limited to aficionados, as virtually every track is crackling with energy, verve, and raw immediate soul. Sound is better than decent, the selection is impeccable, and the track notes by Michael Gray are top-notch.

Read full review here:

http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-train-to-nashville-music-city-rhythm-blues-1945-1970-mw0000326820

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