"inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On this recording, trumpeter Thad Jones played his famous ""Pop Goes the Weasel"" solo, trombonist Benny Powell performed his much noted bridge, and Basie directs the band to play the short chorus ""one more time"" and then ""one more once."" The song is also featured in the film ""Blazing Saddles"" from 1974, being played by Count Basie in a cameo appearance. Basie's recording is also featured in the video game ""Grand Theft Auto IV"", on the fictional jazz radio station JNR 108.5. April in Paris (song) ""April in Paris"" is a popular song"
"of some of the players he had hired, including Eric Dixon, Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, and Dennis Mackrel. The current director is Scotty Barnhart. New recordings have continued to be released, for example ""Basie is Back"" (2006) which features new recordings of classic tunes from the Basie Orchestra's catalog, including ""April in Paris"" and even the band's early hit ""One O'clock Jump"". The group also continues to produce collaborations with high-profile singers, such as Ray Charles in ""Ray Sings, Basie Swings"" (also 2006), and with arranger Allyn Ferguson on the album ""Swing Shift"" (1999). For recordings"
"April in Paris (song) ""April in Paris"" is a popular song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by Yip Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical ""Walk a Little Faster"". The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake (inspired by the movie of the same name) was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50. Composer Alec Wilder writes, ""There are no two ways about it: this is a perfect theater song. If that sounds too reverent, then I'll reduce the praise to 'perfectly wonderful,' or else say that if it's not"
"Lights Over Paris Lights Over Paris was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California. Ranked #6 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums in August 2010, the band's music video for the song ""Turn Off The Lights"" was featured on Yahoo! Music, MTV, VH1 and received over 1 million views on YouTube. The band also hired artists such as singer Dev and hip-hop artist Game to record on its songs. The band is now on indefinite hiatus due to Robert Mawhinney's conviction and incarceration of fraudulently obtaining four bank loans in October 2013. On April 13, 2010, Lights Over Paris released"
"Paris and London. French musician Didier Alexandre also joined the band in the early 1970s. A 45 rpm record of ""Dancing in the Moonlight"" was released in Paris, with ""Lady, come on home"" on the B-side. The single languished and the group disbanded, only to be re-formed in the USA for the re-release of ""Dancing in the Moonlight"" by Perception. Australian drummer David Montgomery, formerly of the band Python Lee Jackson, joined after the band's debut album and toured with them during the spring of 1973. Other members of the band at various times included another Python Lee Jackson alumnus"
"the next album (""Cafe de Paris"") and its tours, they added the French/Tunisian/singer/guitarist/composer Robert Fitoussi and the ledendary French/Tunisian violinist of Arabic music, Maurice Meimoun. This 1975 album reached the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts in America, while their single ""Superman, Superman"", reached No. 36 in the U.S. Pop Charts. During this 1974-1975 period, they became the first French rock band to headline the famed Olympia Theatre in Paris; and the only French band to ever headline the national American TV concert show ""The Midnight Special"" and the national American radio concert special ""King Biscuit Flower Hour"". In the summer"
"Jackie Paris Carlo Jackie Paris (September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist. He is best known for his recordings of ""Skylark"" and ""'Round Midnight"" from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Paris was born in Nutley, New Jersey to an Italian-American family. His uncle Chick had been a guitarist with Paul Whiteman's orchestra. Paris was a popular child entertainer in vaudeville who shared the stage with Bill ""Bojangles"" Robinson and the Mills Brothers. He tap danced from his youth and into his years in the US Army. After serving in the army"
"King Harvest King Harvest was a 1970s French-American rock band that formed in Paris, known for their 1972 hit single, ""Dancing in the Moonlight"". Formed by a group of four American expatriates in Paris in 1970, King Harvest was best known for its one US hit single, ""Dancing in the Moonlight"", which was released in 1972. Although the band had a constantly fluctuating membership, it always included its four core co-founders: Dave ""Doc"" Robinson (lead vocals/bass/keyboards), Ron Altbach (keyboards), Ed Tuleja (guitar), and Rod Novak (saxophone), all of whom had previously attended Cornell University. At one time, the band consisted"
"The Gully Jumpers The Gully Jumpers were an American Old-time string band originally consisting of bandleader Paul Warmack (1889–1954) on mandolin, Charles Arrington (1893-1960) on fiddle, Burt Hutcherson (1893–1980) on guitar, and William Roy Hardison (1896–1966) on banjo. They were regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry in the late 1920s and are believed to have been the first group to release a record recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Although their line-up changed over the years, the Gully Jumpers continued performing until the mid-1960s. Warmack, the bandleader (the band was initially known as ""Paul Warmack and His Gully Jumpers""), was born"
"publicity over the big band battle, before and after, gave the Basie band a boost and wider recognition. Soon after, Benny Goodman recorded their signature ""One O'Clock Jump"" with his band. A few months later, Holiday left for Artie Shaw's band. Hammond introduced Helen Humes, whom Basie hired; she stayed with Basie for four years. When Eddie Durham left for Glenn Miller's orchestra, he was replaced by Dicky Wells. Basie's 14-man band began playing at the Famous Door, a mid-town nightspot with a CBS network feed and air conditioning, which Hammond was said to have bought the club in return"
"total sales of albums, singles, tapes, and cassettes exceeding $50 million. The orchestra's first recordings were made in July 1935 for RCA Victor, including the first complete recording of George Gershwin's ""Rhapsody in Blue"". The Pops made their first high-fidelity recording on June 20, 1947, of ""Gaîté Parisienne"" (based on the music of Jacques Offenbach), and recorded the same music seven years later in stereophonic sound, their first venture in multitrack recording. Fiedler is also credited with having begun the annual tradition of the Fourth of July Pops concert and fireworks display on the Esplanade, one of the best-attended Independence"
"popular. The group moved to Paris in 1959 and has continued touring, primarily in Europe, since then. During his stint in the US Army, in Germany, Elvis Presley, who was a huge admirer of their work since his early childhood, visited them backstage at ""Le Casino"" in Paris, and stayed to watch their entire show, staying also with them at the hotel ""Prince de Galles"". Presley recorded a version of their popular ""Swing Down Chariot"" that appeared on his ""His Hand in Mine"" gospel album. During this time there were further personnel changes: Orville Brooks left and was replaced by"
"another band, the Piccadilly Pipers, based at the Piccadilly Club in Newark, New Jersey. The group comprised Clement Moorman (piano and vocals), Ernie Ransome (guitar and vocals), and Henry Padgette (bass). She recorded several tracks with the trio, including ""Don't Stop Now"", for Herman Lubinsky, who had recently established Savoy Records. However, because of the ""Petrillo Ban"" which prevented union members from releasing records legitimately at the time, the release was credited to Bonnie Davis - a pseudonym for Smith - with the ""Bunny Banks Trio"" - a name disguising the actual musicians. On March 6, 1943, the record reached"
"Paris"". Mad in Paris Mad in Paris is a French hip hop and groove musical band active in the 1990. It was established in 1992 and was composed of eight musicians and one female singer, Ounsa, who respectively came from the southern suburbs of Paris (Créteil, Ivry et Grigny. The singer is the rapper CC Rider. It was particularly known for its 1996 hit single ""Paris a le blues"", which peaked at number 25 in France and remained in the top 50 for 13 weeks. The second single ""Réveillez-vous"" failed to chart. Both songs are on the band's album ""Mad"
"with bottles clanging off their steel drums he persisted with real flair asking the crowd politely, 'I know it's fun but put a stop to it.'"" On August 31 the band traveled to Paris for two shows during which, through the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), they received their first gold records, which were awarded for selling 50,000 copies of ""Texas Flood"". In Paris they also visited the famous Eiffel Tower, then the Arc de Triomphe—""...where Hitler marched through on horseback. Pretty scary to think that all that shit happened just 40 years or so ago"", wrote Barr in his"
"Four Preps, the Diamonds, and the Association. Somerville died on July 14, 2015. Belland's daughters, Tracey Bryn Belland and Melissa Brooke Belland, followed in their father's footsteps as singers, forming a group named Voice of the Beehive. The Four Preps The Four Preps are an American popular music male quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group amassed eight gold singles and three gold albums. Its million-selling signature tunes included ""26 Miles (Santa Catalina),"" ""Big Man,"" ""Lazy Summer Night,"" and ""Down by the Station."" The Four Preps' numerous television and motion picture appearances included four years on ""Ozzie and"
"was cited as a key influence by long-time Opry guitarist Sam McGee and early Country music star ""Mother Maybelle"" Carter. The Gully Jumpers The Gully Jumpers were an American Old-time string band originally consisting of bandleader Paul Warmack (1889–1954) on mandolin, Charles Arrington (1893-1960) on fiddle, Burt Hutcherson (1893–1980) on guitar, and William Roy Hardison (1896–1966) on banjo. They were regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry in the late 1920s and are believed to have been the first group to release a record recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Although their line-up changed over the years, the Gully Jumpers continued performing"
"Mad in Paris Mad in Paris is a French hip hop and groove musical band active in the 1990. It was established in 1992 and was composed of eight musicians and one female singer, Ounsa, who respectively came from the southern suburbs of Paris (Créteil, Ivry et Grigny. The singer is the rapper CC Rider. It was particularly known for its 1996 hit single ""Paris a le blues"", which peaked at number 25 in France and remained in the top 50 for 13 weeks. The second single ""Réveillez-vous"" failed to chart. Both songs are on the band's album ""Mad in"
"Paris in the Spring Paris in the Spring is a popular song composed in 1935, with lyrics by Mack Gordon and music by Harry Revel. It was first introduced by Mary Ellis in the film ""Paris in Spring"". A version was also recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra (also in 1935). In 1960, Jo Stafford and her husband Paul Weston recorded a version for their comedy album ""Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris"" in which they put their own unique interpretation on the song. This song title is often used in an informal psychological test. ""Paris in the Spring"""
"Paris (Supertramp album) Paris is a live album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1980. It was recorded on Supertramp's ""Breakfast in America"" tour in Paris, France, with most of the tracks taken from a 29 November 1979 show at the Pavillon de Paris, a venue which was once a slaughterhouse. The album was originally going to be called ""Roadworks"". ""Paris"" reached number 8 on the ""Billboard"" 200 in late 1980 and went Gold immediately, while the live version of ""Dreamer"" hit the US Top 20. According to Roger Hodgson, Supertramp had several reasons to record a live"
"Nick Straker Band The Nick Straker Band were an English pop music group from London, England, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker. Several members of the band were also in New Musik, and the band's line-up consisted of Straker along with Tony Mansfield, Tony Hibbert, David McShera, Pete Hammond and Phil Towner. Their song ""A Walk in the Park"" peaked at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart in 1980, having previously been a substantial hit in Continental Europe in 1979. Their most successful song in the US, ""A Little Bit of Jazz"", spent one week at No. 1"
"The Four Pennies The Four Pennies were an English, 1960s pop group, most notable for their 1964 UK chart-topping song ""Juliet"". The Four Pennies were probably the most commercially successful UK vocal/instrumental group that failed to chart in the United States, during the so-called British Invasion. The Four Pennies were founded in 1963, and initially consisted of Lionel Morton (vocals, rhythm guitar), Fritz Fryer (lead guitar), Mike Wilshaw (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Alan Buck (drums) The group's name was chosen as a more commercial alternative to ""The Lionel Morton Four"", and was decided upon after a meeting above a"
"Gibson Brothers The Gibson Brothers are a France-based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included ""Cuba"" and ""Que Sera Mi Vida"". The three brothers, Chris (born 20 June 1954), (lead vocals, percussion), Patrick (vocals, drums) and Alex (vocals, keyboards), were born on Martinique in the West Indies. They recorded their first single ""Come to America"" in Paris in 1976, and both it and its follow-up ""Non Stop Dance"" made the charts in Europe, where they toured successfully. The following year they released ""Heaven"", which was picked"
"top ten hits ""One Step Further"" by Bardo; ""Real World"" by D-Side and the US AC number one ""Restless Heart"" by Peter Cetera. As a performer he played guitar, and performed backing vocals, on many of his own productions. He also sang lead vocals for his short-lived early 1980s band, Paris. The group originally took part in the 1981 Song for Europe under the name Gem, with ""Have You Ever Been in Love"". Paris started out as a quartet of Hill, Nicola Martin (keyboards, backing vocals), Graham Broad (drums, backing vocals) and Ian Bairnson (guitars). Bairnson left the group after"
"Vanity Fare Vanity Fare (due to the similarity of the novel and magazine title often misspelled ""Vanity Fair"") are a UK pop/rock group formed in 1966, best remembered for its million-selling song, ""Hitchin' a Ride"", which became a worldwide hit in 1970. School friends Trevor Brice (born 12 February 1945, Rochester, Kent, England) (vocals), Tony Goulden (born Anthony Goulden, 21 November 1942, Rochester) (guitar), Dick Allix (born Richard Allix, 3 May 1945, Gravesend, Kent) (drums) and Tony Jarrett (born Anthony Jarrett, 4 September 1943, in Rochester, Kent) (bass) formed the band in Kent in 1966, originally calling themselves The Avengers."
"his Orchestra. On May 5, 1948, the Étienne Sisters recorded the song with Raymond Legrand and his Orchestra and this version became a hit. In 1968, they recorded it again with Raymond Legrand and his Orchestra. On May 7, 1948, Yves Montand recorded the song with Bob Castella and his Orchestra. In 1964, he recorded the song again but with Hubert Rostaing and his Orchestra for his album ""Le Paris de..."" On March 30, 1950, Jean Sablon recorded the French version of the song in London with Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra. On November 23 of the same year, he"
"Million Dollar Quartet ""Million Dollar Quartet"" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956, at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. An article about the session was published in the ""Memphis Press-Scimitar"" under the title ""Million Dollar Quartet"". The recording was first released in Europe in 1981 as ""The Million Dollar Quartet"" with 17 tracks. A few years later more tracks were discovered and released as ""The Complete Million Dollar Session"". In 1990, the recordings were released in the United States as ""Elvis"
"Lester Young, George Shearing, and Stan Getz. In 1957, Basie released the live album ""Count Basie at Newport"". ""April in Paris"" (arrangement by Wild Bill Davis) was a best-selling instrumental and the title song for the hit album. The Basie band made two tours in the British Isles and on the second, they put on a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II, along with Judy Garland, Vera Lynn, and Mario Lanza. He was a guest on ABC's ""The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom,"" a venue also opened to several other black entertainers. In 1959, Basie's band recorded a ""greatest hits"" double"
"The Lemon Pipers The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s psychedelic pop band from Oxford, Ohio, known chiefly for their song ""Green Tambourine"", which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper. The Lemon Pipers comprised drummer William E. Albaugh (1948–1999), guitarist Bill Bartlett (born 1946, South Harrow, Middlesex, England), vocalist Dale ""Ivan"" Browne (born 1947), keyboardist Robert G. ""Reg"" Nave (born 1945), and bassist Steve Walmsley (born 1948, Cleveland, Ohio) who replaced the original bass guitarist Bob ""Dude"" Dudek. The band was formed in 1966 by student"
"Paris (The Cure album) Paris is a live album recorded by The Cure at Le Zénith de Paris, in October 1992 during their ""Wish"" tour, but released in October 1993. The band announced the album in July 1993. ""Paris"" was released at the same time as ""Show"", which was recorded in the United States. The album features more cult classics like ""The Figurehead"" and ""One Hundred Years"" than ""Show"", which is generally more single-friendly. 50% of the royalties earned by the album were given to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement charities in support of their international relief work."
"The Four Preps The Four Preps are an American popular music male quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group amassed eight gold singles and three gold albums. Its million-selling signature tunes included ""26 Miles (Santa Catalina),"" ""Big Man,"" ""Lazy Summer Night,"" and ""Down by the Station."" The Four Preps' numerous television and motion picture appearances included four years on ""Ozzie and Harriet"" backing heartthrob Ricky Nelson and with Sandra Dee in the ""Gidget"" movie. Their most recent television appearance was with the award-winning 2004 PBS special, ""Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop"". The current incarnation of the"
"Paris (band) Paris was an American rock music power trio formed in 1975 by guitarist and vocalist Bob Welch, who had just left Fleetwood Mac, bass player Glenn Cornick, formerly of Jethro Tull, and drummer Thom Mooney who had been a member of Nazz with Todd Rundgren. The group released two albums for Capitol Records, ""Paris"" and ""Big Towne, 2061"", both in 1976. After the first album, Mooney was replaced by Hunt Sales, who had also played with Rundgren. Initially the band's sound was rock-oriented, but later developed towards funk, and represented a departure from Welch's work with Fleetwood Mac."
"Paris 1945 Paris 1945 is a swing album featuring guitarist Django Reinhardt along with five members of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force big band. The album was recorded in Paris, France, and originally released in 1945. On January 25, 1945, Reinhardt recorded four tunes with Bernie Privin on trumpet, Peanuts Hucko on tenor saxophone, Mel Powell on piano, Josz Schulman on bass and Ray McKinley on drums. In addition to these four tracks, the album included four tracks of Hucko playing clarinet with a trio, and several tracks of Powell on solo piano. Miller's band members were all members of"