[78-L] KAY KYSER ON TCM ("YOU'LL FIND OUT)

[Dan Van Landingham]

One of my favourite Kay Kyser recordings was a song called "Slowly" with a vocal 
by a young
Mike Douglas.I don't know what year it was recorded.I've had mine for around 
fifty years.I used
the song as an alto sax showcase.This afternoon I dug out a batch of LPs and 
came across an old
Everest LP by former RCA recording artist Mitchell Ayres.The album featured his 
former lead al-
toist Harry Terrill.I once owned a Bluebird of "Can't Get Out of This Mood" back 
in 1973.The 

arrangements were so-so but Terrill played beautifully.I never had much of 
Kyser's work save a
Columbia 78 "Old Buttermilk Sky".I think "Huggin' and Chalkin' " was on the 
reverse.




________________________________
From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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Sent: Fri, November 19, 2010 3:15:49 PM
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Al has it nailed on this one...one of the great and oft-ignored dance bands 
of the swing era...and they did many beautiful records for Columbia after 
the war as well,  e.g.:

Say It Isn't So
Ole Buttermilk Sky
That's The Beginning of the End

The latter two have superb...SUPERB-OLIO...vocals by Michael Douglas...at 
his peak one of the finest dance band vocalists who ever was.  In 1945,  he 
and Buddy Stewart (with Krupa) were the real band vocal standouts.

Taylor




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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JD" <jackson1932 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:57 PM
> Subject: [78-L] KAY KYSER ON TCM ("YOU'LL FIND OUT)
>
> Aside from the very funny characters and clowning by the band this was a
> superbly musical orchestra with first class musicians.
> It presented  fine solo work, a killer of an ensemble sound and first 
> class
> charts..
> I find it one of the best of the swing era "gangs"
> As you say JD, his films were very good and very energetically kooky.. (is
> that a state of being?)
> I'm a dedicated fan of  few swing bands but this is definitely one of 
> them.
>
> Al Simmons
>
>
>>
>>
>> Fans of Kay Kyser, Ish, Babbit & co.  may want to watch "YOU'LL FIND OUT"
>> the 1940 comedy musical  featuring  Kyser's band, with Ginny Simms. Also,
>> Peter  Lorre, Lugosi & Karloff Tuesday 11/23 on TCM.  The band is booked
>> to play a debutante ball in a haunted mansion. It is (as they say in the
>> parlance) a hoot!.
>> JD
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