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- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" is a 1941 song written by Billy Strayhorn and Lee Gaines. Johnny Dankworth - The Best of Johnny Dankworth (2008) June Christy...2 KB (175 words) - 19:41, 10 February 2023
was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for "Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy...3 KB (208 words) - 09:27, 16 April 2024- Strayhorn and son Mercer Ellington, who were registered with ASCAP's competitor BMI, to "write a whole new book for the band," Mercer recalled. "'A' Train"...10 KB (1,084 words) - 20:51, 17 August 2024
Doo-wop (category Rhythm and blues genres)music. "Doo-wop" is itself a nonsense expression. In the Delta Rhythm Boys' 1945 recording, "Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin", it is heard in the backing...118 KB (14,530 words) - 13:38, 16 August 2024- Anne and Laura Brand on the 1970 album The Pride O' The North, by Val Doonican as "Leaving (Durham Town)" on the 1971 album Just A Sittin' And A Rockin' ...6 KB (616 words) - 12:33, 20 August 2024
- the Swingers and the Four Bones (1969, Riviera) Humming Bird (1970, Deram) Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin' (1970, Black Lion) Paul Gonsalves and His All Stars...9 KB (815 words) - 17:19, 27 August 2024
for Joy," "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" and "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)". His multiple talents (trumpet, violin, vocals and also dancing)...9 KB (946 words) - 20:01, 26 August 2023
James, and Aretha Franklin. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" is a song composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, with lyrics by Lee Gaines. "Just Squeeze...37 KB (3,602 words) - 08:07, 8 March 2024
Val Doonican (section Early life and career)album chart #40) This Is Val Doonican, Vol.2 (Philips, 1971) Just A Sittin' And A Rockin' (Philips 1971) Morning In The Country (Philips, 1972) Morning...22 KB (2,222 words) - 00:43, 10 May 2024- except as indicated "Lush Life" - 3:25 (feat. Paris Blue Notes) "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines) - 2:49 (feat...4 KB (352 words) - 20:48, 8 February 2023
(vocal and trumpet) and her Orchestra, 1939, Sonora Art Tatum – Los Angeles, April–July 1940 Dizzy Gillespie – October 25, 1951 Chet Atkins - A Session...6 KB (559 words) - 08:00, 22 August 2024- Blue Rose (album) (section Background and content)55591 "If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)" and its b-side "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'." Rosemary Clooney – vocals Duke Ellington – piano Billy...6 KB (490 words) - 21:55, 5 April 2024
- including those nominally led by his sidemen (mainly in the 1930s and early 1940s), and his later collaborations (mainly in the 1960s) with musicians with...23 KB (552 words) - 01:51, 11 August 2024
Duke Ellington (redirect from Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)1960 and Cootie Williams in 1962. The writing and playing of music is a matter of intent... You can't just throw a paintbrush against the wall and call...89 KB (9,761 words) - 21:31, 22 August 2024- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (redirect from Duke Ellington and John Coltrane)Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. It was released in January 1963 through Impulse! Records. It was one...7 KB (393 words) - 04:02, 19 August 2024
Mercer Ellington (section Early life and education)In 1939, 1959, and 1946 through 1949, Ellington led his own bands, many of whose members later performed with his father, or achieved a successful career...10 KB (890 words) - 05:52, 7 April 2024
lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train"...21 KB (2,188 words) - 09:53, 8 July 2024- Francis A. & Edward K. is an album by Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington and his big band. The original intention was to record a mix of standards and originals...4 KB (317 words) - 23:57, 16 November 2023
Ben Webster (section Early life and career)tenor saxophonist. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from Pete Johnson, and received saxophone...21 KB (2,202 words) - 21:52, 22 August 2024
Louie Bellson (section Compositions and arrangements)Catlett, and Chick Webb. "I have to give just dues to two guys who really got me off on the drums – Big Sid Catlett and Jo Jones. They were my influences. All...25 KB (2,544 words) - 20:58, 19 August 2024
- "you jest give her that basket, an' you walk across the room, and you set down in that rockin'-chair." The old man looked down into her little, pale, wedge-shaped
- up above One Love When I was ten I was a hip-hop a shorty wop known for rockin' microphones and twistin' of a forty top One Time 4 Your Mind So analyze