Recent content by Sam_Spade_31

Bobby "Blue" Bland - If I Don't Get Involved ----R.I.P. Bobby Bland, your voice will be missed...:(http://youtu.be/ShgE7iI4nZ8

That's a great song Hadley.:eusa_clap I'm listening to the Nat King Cole Trio boxed-set "Transcriptions". I can listen to this for an entire week and not get bored. Nat King Cole Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PdlElDOwY

Bobby "Blue" Bland: Lead Me On Short but superb song. This song is timeless to me.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjvHC9VNthc

Yes, you gotta love those pre-Hays code films. I love this screenshot of Sam but it just has “creepy harassment” written all over it. Poor Effie, not paid her daily wage in the OTR versions and leered at in the 1931 film.:eeek:

Sam is pleased with your post Hadley.....

Yikes, that's scary....we think alike it seems. LOL!

And I guess I could imagine Sam Spade playing the slower version of this song in his office circa 1931...while entertaining prospective clients, I suppose...:p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RG-pgtL4_c

You are welcome Hadley :D... I may be in the minority; but I like the pace of this version of Duke Ellington's Take It Easy 1928 (the faster paced version). Most fans seem to prefer the more popular and slower-paced version of the song but I'll take this one anyday. I'd love to imagine a...

I love Louis Jordan and that song...thank you. Here's Louis at age 58 in 1966 playing "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" live. His voice and his playing is still top notch here as it was in the 1940s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQtv-9CjBsM

What a wonderful combination when Billie sang with Artie Shaw's band for a short while. I love this recording of the song. Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra "Did I Remember" - 1936http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_D0uSQ8YLg