Charles, i echo the prior comments - well done! I love Carol. What a talent and what a spirit. i still have the Whipped Cream album. a great reminder to give it another listen. He comments about the clubs in the late '50s and early '60s echos my father's stories from that time. I can't wait to learn more about her. See you Saturday
it must be something about the name "Carol". we got to know Carol Burnett a few years back. She, likewise, has an amazing story that goes way beyond what we all thought we knew about her. She's also an impressive human being.
👏Take a bow, Charles! Nicely done! From a simple suggestion into the perfect Kaye primer....and, the right choice to not even attempt covering all of what's out there (your readers can take it from here)! I didn't know she played 12-string, and certainly wasn't aware of her being recorded playing it.....great choices of examples of her selections, too!
I loved the "A Taste of Honey" album back in '65, but at 10 (and an apparently horny 10!), for purely visual reasons, while Dad's reasons for going back to it were certainly aural in nature! Thanks so much for the generous mentions'n'links, Charles, and thanks, especially, for the graciousness to accept a suggestion and run with it! We look forward to Part 2!
Hey Brad, this was fun, and it's not done! This is sort of a rabbit hole into tons of music. She is also quite the personality--when she talks about her three marriages, you get the sense she might not even remember their names! Re. "A Taste of Honey", I'm younger than you, but I remember being really confused over whether we were supposed to notice the model on the cover was just wearing whipped cream. It was actually shaving cream--they tried whipped cream and it didn't work, just became a mess. Thanks again for the suggestion!
I meant to add that we eagerly await Part 2! Through it all, I'm still amazed that she had the work that she had back in the day....that however prevalent sexism was or was not in the biz, here she was in L.A. studios in the early '60s (and earlier, I guess!) just gettin' along with the fellas! Hats off to her, yes, but give it up for the "palukahs" who hired her for her talent, rather than bend or break to their possible prejudices!
I had heard about the photo session for that Alpert cover....the whipped cream kept melting under the hot lights!
Your evolution of substance, Charles, is pretty thrilling to behold, I might add! Keep it up!
It's interesting that she spent so much time gigging or just jamming in Black clubs. Maybe if you're going to break "the rules" you just break all of them. Re. substance, do you mean the controlled kind? Seriously, I like writers like you and Steve because you actually do research and try to inform. I try to do the same, and I know some people don't have the patience. Most of the music writers just emote, or express opinions. That's ok, but I'm too much of a nerd to be satisfied with that.
Good point about Carol! It's possible she felt a kinship with Black artists....she was, in that era, as much as an "other" as they! And, they had no reason to ostracize her....not after hearing her play, certainly!
Charles, i echo the prior comments - well done! I love Carol. What a talent and what a spirit. i still have the Whipped Cream album. a great reminder to give it another listen. He comments about the clubs in the late '50s and early '60s echos my father's stories from that time. I can't wait to learn more about her. See you Saturday
it must be something about the name "Carol". we got to know Carol Burnett a few years back. She, likewise, has an amazing story that goes way beyond what we all thought we knew about her. She's also an impressive human being.
👏Take a bow, Charles! Nicely done! From a simple suggestion into the perfect Kaye primer....and, the right choice to not even attempt covering all of what's out there (your readers can take it from here)! I didn't know she played 12-string, and certainly wasn't aware of her being recorded playing it.....great choices of examples of her selections, too!
I loved the "A Taste of Honey" album back in '65, but at 10 (and an apparently horny 10!), for purely visual reasons, while Dad's reasons for going back to it were certainly aural in nature! Thanks so much for the generous mentions'n'links, Charles, and thanks, especially, for the graciousness to accept a suggestion and run with it! We look forward to Part 2!
Hey Brad, this was fun, and it's not done! This is sort of a rabbit hole into tons of music. She is also quite the personality--when she talks about her three marriages, you get the sense she might not even remember their names! Re. "A Taste of Honey", I'm younger than you, but I remember being really confused over whether we were supposed to notice the model on the cover was just wearing whipped cream. It was actually shaving cream--they tried whipped cream and it didn't work, just became a mess. Thanks again for the suggestion!
I meant to add that we eagerly await Part 2! Through it all, I'm still amazed that she had the work that she had back in the day....that however prevalent sexism was or was not in the biz, here she was in L.A. studios in the early '60s (and earlier, I guess!) just gettin' along with the fellas! Hats off to her, yes, but give it up for the "palukahs" who hired her for her talent, rather than bend or break to their possible prejudices!
I had heard about the photo session for that Alpert cover....the whipped cream kept melting under the hot lights!
Your evolution of substance, Charles, is pretty thrilling to behold, I might add! Keep it up!
It's interesting that she spent so much time gigging or just jamming in Black clubs. Maybe if you're going to break "the rules" you just break all of them. Re. substance, do you mean the controlled kind? Seriously, I like writers like you and Steve because you actually do research and try to inform. I try to do the same, and I know some people don't have the patience. Most of the music writers just emote, or express opinions. That's ok, but I'm too much of a nerd to be satisfied with that.
Good point about Carol! It's possible she felt a kinship with Black artists....she was, in that era, as much as an "other" as they! And, they had no reason to ostracize her....not after hearing her play, certainly!