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Good Wednesday (Hump Day) afternoon everyone! I am a bit late for my noon hour Music Interlude, but not too late for an almost mid-afternoon one... I am going to mix it up today with an assortment of great songs..., some you will recognize and some many be not... Let me know how you like them... The first song is from a group known as the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and it is titled "Mr. Bojangles" I hope you enjoy it!
ABOUT THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND:
"The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California.[1] Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band.
Constant members since the early times are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmie Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned during 2001, staying 16 years, then departing again in November 2017. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.
The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists as Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two Grammys, and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards." Read more at Wikipedia.com
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ABOUT THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND:
"The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California.[1] Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band.
Constant members since the early times are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmie Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned during 2001, staying 16 years, then departing again in November 2017. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.
The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists as Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two Grammys, and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards." Read more at Wikipedia.com
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It's not exactly a secret, Sgt (Join to see), but Mr. Bojangles was actually Bill Robinson, shown here with Shirley Temple. However, to clarify, there's this:
"Jerry Jeff Walker's 1968 folk song 'Mr. Bojangles' has been misinterpreted as a song about Robinson; it indirectly refers to Robinson through the lead character's use of his nickname 'Bojangles,' a reference to both being adept at tap dance. According to Walker, a street performer in the New Orleans first precinct jail who called himself Bo Jangles was the subject of the song. In the song, the street performer is a heavy drinker and has a dog that died; Walker also noted that the street-performer Bo Jangles was white. By Robinson's own account and those of his friends, he neither smoked nor drank (although he was a frequent and avid gambler), and he never had a dog."
SPC Douglas Bolton A1C Riley Sanders SGT Mark Anderson
"Jerry Jeff Walker's 1968 folk song 'Mr. Bojangles' has been misinterpreted as a song about Robinson; it indirectly refers to Robinson through the lead character's use of his nickname 'Bojangles,' a reference to both being adept at tap dance. According to Walker, a street performer in the New Orleans first precinct jail who called himself Bo Jangles was the subject of the song. In the song, the street performer is a heavy drinker and has a dog that died; Walker also noted that the street-performer Bo Jangles was white. By Robinson's own account and those of his friends, he neither smoked nor drank (although he was a frequent and avid gambler), and he never had a dog."
SPC Douglas Bolton A1C Riley Sanders SGT Mark Anderson
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