[Dixielandjazz] Open the Door, Richard

[Hal Vickery]

For subscribers:  The Basie version has been getting a lot of airplay on Sirius/Xm's '40s on 4 channel in the past couple of months.

Hal Vickery

> From: rsr at ringwald.com
> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:59:13 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Open the Door, Richard
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: hvickery_80 at msn.com
> 
> Dick Baker wrote:
> 
> 
> > I'm pretty sure that the original hit recording was the one by Count 
> > Basie in 1947--it made the Hit Parade.  The vocals are by Sweets 
> > Edison and Bill Johnson.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for the MP3 Dick.  
> 
> Check out Wiki.  It gives you lots of info on the tune.  
> 
> Basie is not the version I remembered.  --Bob
> 
> > 
> > I've put at copy of it at http://dickbaker.org/richard.mp3 for those 
> > who want a quick listen and will email it to you, Bob.
> > 
> > 
> >>I remember as a kid hearing a recording of "Open The Door Richard."
> >>
> >>For years I saw a trio walking around Disneyland.  The clarinet 
> >>player, Jack McVea, (pronounced Mec Vay) was the first one to record 
> >>the song in 1946.  Since then there has been several covers.
> >>
> >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_the_Door,_Richard
> >>
> >>I'd love to hear the original version to see if that is the one I 
> >>remember.  In fact, I'd like to hear any of the versions that were recorded.
> >>
> >>If anyone has them, could you make a MP3 and email to me?
> >>
> >>
> >>--Bob Ringwald
> > 
> > --
> > ---------------------
> >      Dick Baker
> >  djml at dickbaker.org
> > 
> > 
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