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Kay Kyser Tunes?

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:59 pm
by Jose Tello
Hey everyone. I was watching "Stage Door Canteen", a classic B&W film from the '40s with Kay Kyser and Benny Goodman... and I got to thinking, I don't really hear many Kay Kyser tunes DJ'd or even spoken of.

In the film he sounded fantastic. Why is it that we don't hear many of his songs? Or am I mistaken?

Here is the clip, by the way: http://youtu.be/YiQnDyAO9rg?t=33m22s

(Unless I'm mistaken and that's not Kay Kyser. Although the bandstands read "KK")

Re: Kay Kyser Tunes?

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:24 pm
by Eyeball
Jose Tello wrote:Hey everyone. I was watching "Stage Door Canteen", a classic B&W film from the '40s with Kay Kyser and Benny Goodman... and I got to thinking, I don't really hear many Kay Kyser tunes DJ'd or even spoken of.
He had a very good band that got better and better as they rolled into the 40s. His 30s work is very light-weight and relies on a lot of novelty tunes and sweet ballads.

Some of his 40s pop tunes are very good - SLOW BOAT TO CHINA seems to have been a big hit and gets reissued all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTyZAM4ROQQ

PUSHIN' SAND is the one title by KK that got a fair amount of play over the years as one of his few excursions into swinging instrumental tunes.

See what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_x5hZ1RkAQ

Wow - Alternate take
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS42HI92Pxo

A Zoot Suit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Hq1Qv9N2U

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:44 am
by Jose Tello
These are fantastic! Thanks!
I'm glad there's good Kyser recordings out there. :)

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:22 am
by Eyeball
Jose Tello wrote:These are fantastic! Thanks!
I'm glad there's good Kyser recordings out there. :)
Super! Glad you like them!

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:13 pm
by Eyeball
Mucho Kyser records and broadcasts on this page

http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/k ... 499-1.html