[Dixielandjazz] Chords and Lead Wanted: The Lady In Red

[Stan Brager]

Bud;

I don't have a lead or any of that stuff but your request brought some old
thoughts to mind.

Stan Kenton also did a great rendition of "The Lady In Red". I've often
wondered if John Dillinger's girl-friend who ratted him to the Feds was
nick-named for the song or vice-versa.

Thanks;

Stan
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From: <BudTuba at aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:49 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Chords and Lead Wanted: The Lady In Red


> At our last gig at a local restaurant, we had a whole table of older
ladies
> wearing red hats.  They were members of the Red Hat Society.  I asked
them if
> there was any song that would appeal to them.  Later we played "I'm
Stepping
> Out With A Memory, Tonight" but announced it as "I'm Stepping Out  in My
Red
> Hat, Tonight".  That went over well, but as we were picking up at  the end
of
> the gig, one lady came up and said, "How about 'The Lady In  Red'?"  So
far I
> found out that it was a Xavier Cugat number in the late  1930's.  How ever
as
> I tinkle it in my mind, it seems that a trad jazz  version of this would
work
> really well.  They're planning to come back  in March at our montly gig
here I
> would like to work it out with the  band.
>
> Does anyone have the lead sheet, or sheet music that I could a copy  of?
>
>
> Roy (Bud) Taylor
> Smugtown Stompers Jazz Band
> 'we ain't just  whistlin' dixie!"
> Rochester, NY
>
>