[78-L] Celebrity "titles".... ?

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Tue May 26 20:17:31 PDT 2009


And The Lindy Hop, which wasn't named for a restaurant.

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> How about Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry?
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Celebrity "titles".... ?
> 
> 
> Bud Black wrote:
>> Those Bette Davis Eyes
> 
> Or, as Dale Gonyea sang (briefly) in his act, "She's got Sammy Davis Eye".
> 
> Didn't somebody record a song called "Marty Feldman Eyes"?
> 
> Okay, let's try and find some serious suggestions, like the songs about
> Lindbergh (Lucky Lindy//Lindbergh--The Eagle of the USA//FDR Jones). We 
> still
> haven't had many more with celebrity names and dance titles in them.
> 
> dl
> 
>> Lon Chaney Will Get You (If You Don't Watch Out)
>> Stanley  (dedicated to Stan Laurel)
>> M-M-M-Mamie  (dedicated to Mamie Van Doren)
>>
>> Bud
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: I. Cubillo
>> Date: 05/26/09 17:46:40
>> To: .78L
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Celebrity "titles".... ?
>>
>> Bach Goes To Town (Benny Goodman)
>>
>> Mr. Crosby and Mr. Mercer (as Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean was before...)
>>
>> I want to cling to Ivy (Jack Hylton, I believe that the song was made in
>> reference to his pianist Clalude Ivy; right or wrong...?)
>>
>> Our Jack's Back (Jack Hylton; referring to the return of Jack Hylton to 
>> the
>> recording studios after an accident that almost takes his life to an 
>> abrupt
>> end...)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Iñigo Cubillo
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "RAY KILCOYNE" <kil at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Celebrity "titles".... ?
>>
>>
>>> Can't find any more rhumbas, but........
>>> Mambo Bardot - Pete Rugulo
>>> Confuscius Mambo - Tito Puente
>>> Earl Wilson Mambo - Pupi Campo
>>> John Peel Samba - Edmundo Ros
>>> RayK
>>> From: "David Weiner"
>>>> There's an RCA LP/CD by Perez Prado titled MAMBO MANIA that has the
>>>> Mambo a La Kenton
>>>> Marilyn Monroe Mambo
>>>> Mambo a La Billy May
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>>>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:30 PM
>>>> To: 78-L Mail List
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Celebrity "titles".... ?
>>>>
>>>> Find the Bogart Rhumba on MGM..that actually has Bogey's voice at the
>> end,
>>>> according to Betty Garrett.
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>
>>>> Darrell Lehman wrote:
>>>>> I've seen several of the "Walter Winchell Rhumba" on Columbia but just
>>>>> found the "The Humphrey Bogart Rhumba" on RCA - were there other such
>>>>> tunes named for a "celebrity"?  A lot of "rhumba's"?
>>>>>
>>>>> best, Darrell
>>>>> ___________________________



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