(Nolanbuck's note: since I started using Blogger.com's new posting format, I inadvertenly saved a couple of posts as drafts without publishing them. Here's one)
I posted this vid on my Facebook awhile back, saying this is where jazz harmony came from. I stand by that statement. Even if this music isn't your cup of tea, the end of the song will impress you.
Those are the Boswell sisters, from the year19 and 32. The owner of those magnificent pipes seated on our left is Connee Boswell, who went on to have a successful solo career after her sisters Martha and Vet called it quits. She credits the legendary Mamie Smith as her earliest influence (and it shows), and Connee herself went on to be a huge influence on one Ella Fitzgerald (maybe you've heard of her).
And as if her talent and showmanship weren't impressive enough, our little songbird Connee there...she was a parapalegic from childhood, she always performed from a wheelchair or seated. Now that's moxy. Anyway, as you can tell, my tastes in music can be somewhat ecclectic. Check out more of Conne and her sisters on YouTube.
Nolanbuck
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