[Dixielandjazz] Guy Lombardo, a hip 1930s band. - was The Chicken Song

[Charles Suhor]

C'mon, the intersections between the qualities of jazz and the music of 
Guy Lombardo are pretty sparse, at best. By contrast, Prima made much 
use  of jazz, no?

Charlie Suhor


On Jun 18, 2005, at 8:18 AM, Steve barbone wrote:

> chaz_2053 at comcast.net (the senile senior in Illinois) wrote
>
>> Thank each of you for giving me the clues as to where to find this 
>> song.  To
>> one special person, who sent me a copy, I especially thank you.  
>> Although not
>> in vogue for a long time, Lombardo and his group, along with Paul 
>> Whitemen and
>> others cut quite a groove for themselves in the mid-portion of the 
>> last
>> century.  I love their music, because of the talent of their 
>> regulars, who you
>> could understand what they were saying in song.
>>
>> It is still difficult for me to visualize Guy Lombardo competing in 
>> speed boat
>> races.  Gee, that makes my mind boggle.
>
> It is well to remember Guy Lombardo's band of that era. Louis 
> Armstrong was
> very much enamoured of that band's sound and arrangements. In fact, If 
> one
> listens to Louis fronting of "his" big bands during the 1930's, the 
> Lombardo
> influence is readily apparent.
>
> Guy Lombardo, and Louis Prima. Two jazzy Italians who decided to make 
> lots
> of money in the music business also.
>
> I once saw Lombardo racing that boat off Jones Beach (Long Island). He 
> was a
> gutsy guy.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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