[78-L] Billie

[David Lennick]

Julian Vein wrote:
> Cary Ginell wrote:
>> Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the death of Billie Holiday. Everyone pull out "God Bless the Child" and give it a spin for Billie. Me? That's too much of a downer to play by itself, so I'm adding her 1935 Brunswick recording of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" with Benny and Teddy.
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>> Cary Ginell
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> Never quite understood the sentiment behind the lyric of "God Bless the 
> Child". Is it along the lines of "God helps those who help themselves"?
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>       Julian Vein
> 
That and "I'm all right, Jack."

At the risk of being taken out and shot by this crowd, I'll express my 
appreciation for a version by the Anita Kerr Singers we used to play in the 
70s. Great choral work and a nice arrangement. It also runs over 5 minutes so 
it came in handy as a "trip down the hall" record.

dl