Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

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[zontar]

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[lyonaudio]

Not as weird as you might think. It's been fasionable for 50 years or more to sneer at the Welk band, but if you actually LISTEN they had some superior musicians. It was trying to stay "relevant" in the 70s that had them doing the real cringeworthy stuff; had Welk just embraced and doubled down on being square, a lot of ridicule could have been avoided.

But Johnny Hodges was a master of melodic playing, and he didn't care what anyone thought of him. Welk wanted a melody player and he was paying. It's some basic strings arrangements. If not for the Welk name attached we might think of it as a less successful version of the Bird with Strings album.

 

[lyonaudio]

I got one of these Emenee Mr. Peanut peanut butter makers when I was a kid and I still have it.

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That's pretty creepy when you think about it.

 

[GonePlaid]

Not as weird as you might think. It's been fasionable for 50 years or more to sneer at the Welk band, but if you actually LISTEN they had some superior musicians. It was trying to stay "relevant" in the 70s that had them doing the real cringeworthy stuff; had Welk just embraced and doubled down on being square, a lot of ridicule could have been avoided.

But Johnny Hodges was a master of melodic playing, and he didn't care what anyone thought of him. Welk wanted a melody player and he was paying. It's some basic strings arrangements. If not for the Welk name attached we might think of it as a less successful version of the Bird with Strings album.

Oh, yeah. my dad(and later, I)played in Big Bands so I'm quite familiar with Hodges' playing. I also worked a few times with a retired Welk sax man who lived in my area. Fine player.

 

[turf3]

Yeah, that's one of the most egregious examples - where Lawrence would have done so much better to just have another performance from Pete Fountain or Myron Floren - double down on being square - don't try to chase the youth, you'll just look silly.

But that was the nature of the times, suddenly a bunch of middle aged musicians who had been the thing during their youth, suddenly found themselves orthogonal to hip and they hated it. After all, Thelonious put out an album called "Disco Monk".

 

[roccobass]

No better homage than this was paid to this song, according to co-writer Mike Shipley.

The song was performed in early 1971 by Gail Farrell and Dick Dale on The Lawrence Welk Show, which Brewer credited with giving his duo "more publicity than we could pay for."

Welk described the song as a "modern spiritual". That’s funny. I too always felt moderately spiritual after one toke over the line.

 

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[Richland123]

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I have a P38 can opener in my pocket right now.

 

[Richland123]

 

[Skeezix]

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[fretter]

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They still sell them. A lot of work. I finally found a domestically made opener that works like a charm.

 

[Richland123]

 

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[FilterFunk]

No better homage than this was paid to this song, according to co-writer Mike Shipley.

The song was performed in early 1971 by Gail Farrell and Dick Dale on The Lawrence Welk Show, which Brewer credited with giving his duo "more publicity than we could pay for."

Welk described the song as a "modern spiritual". That’s funny. I too always felt moderately spiritual after one toke over the line.

I think Welk heard "sweet Mary" and "sweet Jesus" and jumped to his own conclusion about the whole song.

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

 

[roccobass]

I love going to garage sales!

 

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