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Joanie Sommers "Reincarnated" As Stacey Kent

Thankfully Joanie Sommers is still with us, but if one of those body snatcher pods
were used ...
from a review by Peter Marsh
cute without cloying, sassy without being smug...15 January 2003

Now that Stacey Kent's hit the 200,000 mark in sales, it seems like a good time to whip out a collection like this. Taken from her first three Candid albums (plus a collaboration with tenor player Jim Tomlinson and one unreleased track), it's ample demonstration of the qualities that have made her one of the most popular mainstream singers around.
Kent has the knack of giving straight, unadorned readings of well worn standards witha freshness that's rare and sweet. Much like Peggy Lee, she doesn't reinvent on a grand scale or dazzle with vocal pyrotechnics but draws you in with the clarity of her delivery. It's subtle, unforced stuff; she can be cute without cloying, sassy without being smug and handles ballads with an assured delicacy and depth. What could easily become cliche is never in danger of being so; check the joyful treatment of "In The Still of the Night", "It's Delovely" or the poise of the hushed, Bill Evans-esque "You Go To My Head".
Tomlinson's tenor displays similar qualities; with a breathy tone reminiscent of Zoot Sims or Al Cohn,he elaborates on the Lester Young school with an easy grace (best heard on the delicious bossa-tinged take on "East of the Sun, West of the Moon"). Able support is given by pianists David Newton and John Pearce, guitarist Colin Oxley and rhythm sections that include the wonderful Dave Green on bass. (Though a slap on the wrist should go to Candid for not crediting Guy Barker's sparkling trumpet on Ellington's "I'm Just a Lucky So and So").
All in all, a fine introduction to the work of one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook around. Diana who?

Darin And Joanie

On January 30, 1961, this show made television history on NBC when Bobby Darin became the youngest performer to headline his own prime-time special.

Return To Innocence: Joanie Sommers

from the villagevoice

A '60s waif from Buffalo who came off sort of like a mildly hipper Eydie Gorme, Joanie Sommers is best known for having sung the hit "Johnny Get Angry" and also for helping make Pepsi palatable to the youth explosion via various swinging commercials. But her most rivetingly weird appearance was on the contempo music show Hullabaloo, when she covered Freddie & the Dreamers' "I'm Telling You Now" in a sultry, seductively nasal samba style

I'm telling you now
I'm telling you right away
I'll be staying for many a day
I'm in love with you now
I'm telling you now
I'll say what you wanna hear
I'll be telling you for many a year
I'm in love with you now
Do you think I'm foolin'
When I say "I love you"?
I love you
Maybe you'll believe me
When I'm finally through, through, through, through
I'm telling you now
I know it's been said before
Say you love me and I will be sure
I'm in love with you now
I'm telling you now
I'm telling you right away
I'll be staying for many a day
I'm in love with you now
Do you think I'm foolin'
When I say "I love you"?
I love you
Maybe you'll believe me
When I'm finally through, through, through, through
I'm telling you now
I know it's been said before
Say you love me and I will be sure
I'm in love with you now
I'm in love with you now
I'm telling you now

What Ever Happened ....

I matched up the photo from the 1963 camp photo that supposedly was Bradley Joe with this one (not a match to me) from the New Jersey Casino Control Site which:

provides for the establishment of a list of persons who are to be excluded or ejected from any licensed casino in New Jersey. The following is a list of persons so excluded by the Casino Control Commission.

With the Social Security Death Index showing the death of a Bradley Joe born in 1953 it leads one to think that Bradley is no longer with us.

Bradley Joe

there was a further discussion of Bradley Joe

Bradley Joe is either serving a life sentence or dead. ..he went off to Viet Nam and came back nuts. If neither of these, Dave--this is the biggest challenge yet. Have him join us next Sunday and the restaurant will pay us to eat there! And whatever parking spots we need down there, they're ours.

I searched for Bradley Joe and found this article dated 12/7/1979 on the nytimes site along with the death notice of a Bradley Joe who was born in 1953 and died in 2007.

Read this doc on Scribd: bradley-joe

Camp Edelia 1963

A contribution to the Knickerbocker Archives from recently rediscovered brother Mark Schumer. Though slow afoot, he was a potent punchball hitter with his unique, sweeping lefty stroke. It was my mistaken belief that Eddie Moy was in the picture, however a certain semi-kevorka blessed brother wrote this:

Top left looks like Mark, third from left top is David, Ronnie is top right, and the Asian boy next to Ronnie I think is Bradley Joe ... Bradley Joe was in my court (H bldg ?), younger, had a very attractive mom who once showed me a bowling pin given to him at City Hall lanes after he somehow hurt himself (minutia is back), and last I heard was that he became a gang leader in Chinatown ...there seems to be a dearth of Asian participants for Reunion II, besides Bradley what about Cy Chin? (superhuman speed), Eddie Moy (greatest artist ever) lived in Smith.

Dream Lover: The Line Dance

This will be performed at the Reunion by all participants on the 6th in Tanahey Park at 12PM. Please study the steps. Mrs. Lebergott and Marty B will be leading
(I kid, I kid-but wouldn't that be a hoot?)
DREAM LOVER
2 Walls, 64 counts (Higher Beginner)
Choreographed by Chee Kiang Lim (Singapore) Oct 2006
Choreographed to “Dream Lover" by Lobo, Album “Very Best of Lobo”
Email : monack@singnet.com.sg

SCISSOR STEPS (X2)
1-4 Step R to right, step L besides R, Cross R over L, Hold
5-8 Step L to left, step R besides L, Cross L over R, Hold

RUMBA BOX
1.4 Step R to right, step L besides R, Step R forward, Hold
5-8 Step L to left, step R besides L, Step L backward, Hold

BACK ROCK HALF TURN, SWEEP, BACK ROCK, FORWARD
1-2 Rock R back, recover on L
3-4 Half turn left and step back on R, sweep L from front to back
5-6 Step L back, recover on R
7-8 Step L forward, Hold

RIGHT MAMBO, LEFT MAMBO
1-4 Step R to right, recover on L, step R besides L, Hold
5-8 Step L to left, recover on R, step L besides R, Hold
(Styling : Show those Cuban Hips !)

ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, HITCH (X 2)
1-2 Turn 1/ 4 turn to right, Rock forward on R, recover on L
3-4 Rock forward on R, turn 1/ 4 turn to right while hitching L
5-6 Rock forward on L, recover on R
7-8 Rock forward on L, turn 1/ 4 turn to right while hitching R

ROCK, ROCK , ROCK, HITCH (X 2)
1-2 Rock forward on R, recover on L
3-4 Rock forward on R, turn 1/ 4 turn to right while hitching L
5-6 Rock forward on L, recover on R
7-8 Rock forward on L, hitch R

WALK BACKWARD, LOOK, WALK FORWARD, SCUFF
1-3 Walk backwards on R, L R
4 Look over right shoulder (Weight on R)
5-7 Walk forward on L, R, L
8 Scuff R besides L

JAZZ BOX, CROSS ROCK, SIDE STEP
1-2 Cross R over L, step back on L
3-4 Step R to right, Hold
5-6 Cross L over R, recover on R
7-8 Step L to left, Hold

Repeat

Restart : After 32 counts on wall 3

Simple Song Of Freedom

Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war
Hey there, Mister Black Man can you hear me?
I don't want your diamonds or your game
I do want to be someone known to you as me
and I will bet my life you want the same
Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war
Seven hundred million are enlisted
Most of what you read, most of what you read, is made of lies
But speaking one to one, ain't it everybody's sun
To wake to in the morning when we rise?
Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never sung, never sung, before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war
No doubt some folks enjoy doin' battle
Like presidents, prime ministers and kings
So let's all build them shelves so they can fight among themselves
and leave us be those who want to sing
Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never, ever, sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war
Come and sing a simple song of freedom
Sing it like you've never, ever, sung before
Speaking one to one
Ain't it everybody's sun
To wake to in the morning when we rise
Speaking one to one
Ain't it everybody's sun
To wake to in the morning when we rise

Dream Lover

lyrics

Ev'ry night, I hope and pray
A dream lover will come my way
A girl to hold in my arms
And know the magic of her charms
(Chorus:)
Because I want a girl
To call my own
I want a dream lover
So I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover, where are you
With a love oh so true
And a hand that I can hold
To feel you near when I grow old?
(Repeat chorus)
(Bridge:)
Someday--I don't know how
I hope you'll hear my please
Some way--I don't know how
She'll bring her love to me
Dream lover, until then
I'll go to sleep and dream again
That's the only thing to do
Until my lover's dreams come true

Queen Of The Hop

#9 in 1958)

Well, you can talk about your Julie and your Peggy Sue.
You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou.
When it comes to the chicken or doin' the bop?
I got a girl they call the queen of the hop.
(chorus)
Oh well I love my queen.
Do you know who I mean?
Sweet little sixteen
Yes, that's my queen.
Well, she wears short shorts and a rock 'n roll shoes.
You ought to see her dance to the yellow dog blues.
She's my sugar time baby, I'm her lollipop,
An' everybody knows I love my queen of de hop
(chorus)
Oh well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA.
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll.
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll. yeah
- - - - - - -
Well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA.
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin' rock and roll.
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll.
(chorus)
Well, that's my queen.
Yes, that's my queen.
Oh, well that's my queen.
Yes, that's my queen.

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