yorks5stringer Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Just stumbled across these on YT: Police, Sir Elton John, Tony Bennett, Lou Reed, John Mellencamp, Norah Jones and James Taylor. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLq5LTEgCkosi4HJzd5RgQ A nice way to spend an hour or so listening to the music and background to it Edited April 13, 2020 by yorks5stringer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Elvis Costello - a fine musician, excellent songwriter and he displays extremely refined taste in choosing other songwriter's material. It's a shame I've really never liked his voice - always sounds to me like he's just recovering from a bad cold. 😟 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I shall definitely be giving this a look/listen. Elvis is a fantastic musician and songwriter as well as being an engaging wit and nice bloke. Thanks for posting that 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 He lost a bit of credibility with me when I found his dad is the person on the R White's Lemonade ad..you know the one I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, TheGreek said: He lost a bit of credibility with me when I found his dad is the person on the R White's Lemonade ad..you know the one I mean. Yup, Ross McManus. He sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra in the 50’s. I backed him once in a club, nice fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, TheGreek said: He lost a bit of credibility with me when I found his dad is the person on the R White's Lemonade ad..you know the one I mean. Funny, that has exactly the opposite effect on me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Just found out there is a second series with people like Richard Thompson, Levon Helm, Allen Toussaint , Ray Lamontagne , Lyle Lovett, The Boss etc Edited April 13, 2020 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Thanks, been listening to the Herbie Hancock one. Interesting guy. Lovely double bass playing and tone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I loved that quote from Tony Bennett in the trailer: Elvis (to Tony Bennett): "I read somewhere that Frank Sinatra once said you were the best singer in the business." Tony Bennett: "Yeah.... but what does he know?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I chose his version of Charles Aznavour's 'She' to walk the current Mrs Bassfinger up the aisle, but only because I couldn't remember where I'd put my Tenacuous D CD with 'F*** Her gently" on it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 13/04/2020 at 14:37, casapete said: Yup, Ross McManus. He sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra in the 50’s. I backed him once in a club, nice fella. In massively tenuous link, the Joe Loss Orchestra played at a posh wedding I went to about 10 years ago. So I can now say I once saw a band who once had a singer who was Elvis Costello’s dad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I was at an EC gig at Portsmouth Guildhall back in the days of TOTP. It was a Wednesday night and the band were still in London recording the backing for the next might's show (I think Nick Lowe was depping on bass too). He came out on his own and did about an hour before the rest of the band arrived and they started again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 17 hours ago, bassbiscuits said: In massively tenuous link, the Joe Loss Orchestra played at a posh wedding I went to about 10 years ago. So I can now say I once saw a band who once had a singer who was Elvis Costello’s dad. Alas Joe Loss's brother, Dead Loss is no longer with us.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Alas Joe Loss's brother, Dead Loss is no longer with us.... Or indeed his drag queen brother, Candy F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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