[Dixielandjazz] Blossom Dearie - RIP

[Bill Egan]

At 03:03 AM 10/02/2009, Stan Brager wrote:
>The New York Times published an obituary of Blossom Dearie today. 
>She was a wonderful jazz pianist/singer who went her own way and 
>influenced several generations of singers.
>
>Stan
>.............................
>
>Although Ms. Dearie never had a hit as a songwriter (she usually 
>wrote the melodies, not the lyrics), a number of her songs have 
>enjoyed fairly wide circulation in nightclubs, most notably "Bye-Bye 
>Country Boy" (written with Jack Segal), a pop star's rueful farewell 
>to a farm boy she meets on the road.

My personal favourite is:
"Sweet Georgie Fame"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w90lWuPcdU

Bill in Australia


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