[Dixielandjazz] RIP Mitch Miller.

[Harry Callaghan]

Putting the whole Miller/Sinatra thing on the back burner, see if you can
find yourself a means of listening to Stan Freberg's hilarious parody on
Miller's major hit record, "The Yellow Rose of Texas"

I was motivated to give a listen to it yesterday after reading Mitch's obit.

Throughout the recording, he becomes increasingly irritated as he is being
drowned out by what he refers to as a "smart alec Yankee drummer",
threatening to "secede from the band, so help me, Mitch Miller I will"

Another Freberg classic.

Tides,
HC


On 8/3/10, macjazz <macjazz at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Mitch's job at that time was "if this isn't working, try that."  What
> Sinatra was doing (at the time) was no longer working, by the accepted
> standards. "O.K., let's try something else."  Miller obviously had more work
> than those that didn't work. He held the A&R post for years.
>
> In the meantime, there can be no lower common denominator than "Sing along
> with Mitch."  This was from an outstanding symphonic oboe playing Eastman
> School of Music Graduate.  Yes, he knew how tacky it was!
>
> At the same time he help lots of  performers and other musicians earn a
> living one way or another. (My personal favorite is his support for the
> computer Alec Wilder).
>
> I don't think he should be remembered by just the story that he pissed off
> Sinatra, even if Sinatra proved himself right (and Miller wrong). There was
> a whole lot more than that.
>
> Mart
>
> Martin D. McKay (Designated Listener)
> St. Augustine, Florida (Come on down and bring money)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hal Vickery" <hvickery_80 at msn.com>
> To: "Martin D. McKay" <macjazz at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] RIP Mitch Miller.
>
>
>
>
>> I hate to speak ill of the dead, but Mitch Miller was responsible for this
>> abomination that resulted in Frank Sinatra literally hating him:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRNRaMToK1g
>>
>> This occurred as Sinatra's career was hitting bottom, and I'm sure it
>> accelerated his descent.  Soon Sinatra would join Capitol records and then
>> win his Oscar, but still can anyone be forgiven for insisting that he record
>> this?
>>
>> Okay, I'm magnanimous and he's no longer with us.  I'm just wondering what
>> how that conversation with Frank is going right now.  RIP Mitch.
>>
>> Hal Vickery
>>
>> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:07:19 -0400
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