Sweet lyrics sang by Lonette McKee, for the crime-drama centered on a Harlem jazz club of the 1930s.
What happened to Ronnie Hammond of Atlanta Rhythm Section?
Ronnie Hammond, former lead singer of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the Georgia band that made the suburb of Doraville a household name in the 1970s, died Monday at a hospital near his hometown of Macon. The Macon Telegraph reported that Hammond, 60, died of heart failure late Monday morning at a hospital in Forsyth.
Did Classics 4 become Atlanta Rhythm Section?
The song was popular on a Louisville radio station, then became a national hit in the winter of 1967-68. The group changed its name again, to Dennis Yost & the Classics IV. Some members left in 1970 to work in recording sessions and form what became the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The popularity of the Classics IV waned.
Who played sax for the Classics Four?
There’s been some controversy over who played the sax solo on this song, as different people have claimed to have played it. According to Classics IV’s biographer Joe Glickman, it was Mike Shapiro, who wrote and recorded the original instrumental version of the song, who played the sax.
Who sang Stormy Weather in the 50s?
Lena Horne recorded the song in 1941 for RCA Victor. In 1943, she recorded another version for the movie Stormy Weather. She recorded the song at least five times throughout her career, including for the 1957 album Stormy Weather. Her original 1941 version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000.
Is Stormy Weather a jazz song?
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin’ All the Time)) ”’Stormy Weather’ was originally writtenfor vocalist and bandleader Cab Calloway.”
