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

[Steve Heist]

What they were probably refering to is the Chris DeBurgh song "Lady in Red" (unless they were MUCH older) :-)
All the Best
Steve Heist

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>From: BudTuba at aol.com
>Sent: Feb 14, 2006 8:49 PM
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>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
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