tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post1100345470491672735..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: All the cats join in - swing classics from the likes of Cab Calloway, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Lionel HamptonScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-57491733286400917422018-12-07T04:02:56.444+00:002018-12-07T04:02:56.444+00:00Big bands are not really my thang but admire the e...Big bands are not really my thang but admire the energy, and love The Andrew Sisters, always have.<br />Your post started me to thinking on the enormous wealth of music from the deep south long before this era. <br />Songs like "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny " which would be screeched down in a contemporary auditorium should ever anyone other than Ray Charles dare to perform it. <br />The sort of music covered by the said Ray Charles on The Genius Hits The Road album, which I still have somewhere. <br />We all hope and pray for Mr.Gronmark's return. <br />southern mannoreply@blogger.com