Page 1 of 1
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