Bobby Hebb - The tribute to the genius

Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com  We got our copy today, April 30, 2013.  It's a fantastic disc with 25 tracks.  Watch for our review soon. AllMusic.com has a review up currently: http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-rockin-on-broadway-mw0000222818

Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com  CONNIE FRANCIS PERFORMS "SUNNY" Dear Bobby Hebb fans - The reason that Connie Francis' version of "SUNNY" is missi ng from YouTube is that Connie is working on a DVD o f her performances on the Ed Sullivan Show. Thanks to Roger Turner for this information.  Ro ger sent us a complete list of Connie's appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show   CONNIE FRANCIS APPEARANCES 'The Ed Sullivan Show'                                      1958-1970 26-11-1967    #937: -21/ 12 Colour    * MEDLEY:  -110    Goin' Out Of My Head -111    Sunny * THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM     * The Beatles (On Film) * Al Hirt * Jane Morgan On this parti...

Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com  The Beautiful Music All Around Us   Vi sual Radio talks to Stephen Wade on Thursday Apri l 25 , 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ruL8dJirJI According to a recent article by Rick Kogan, Stephen Wade spent 18 years working on his book "The Beautiful Music All Around Us," which tells of 13 performances that were part of Library of Congress field recordings and the stories behind the music and the people who made it. On April 25, 2013 Stephen Wade spoke to Visual Radio host Joe Viglione about his book, his release on Rounder Records (some of which is included in the book), and his talk with Bobby Hebb.

Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com  YourNews: Maryville College Jazz Band will present spring concert MaryvilleCollege http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/24/yournews-maryville-college-jazz-band-will-present-/ Directed by composer, educator and pianist Dr. Bill Swann, who is also chair of the Maryville College Division of Fine Arts, the band will perform “Sister Sadie” by Horace Silver; “Sunny” by Bobby Hebb; “Philadelphia Mambo” by Tito Puente; “Maiden Voyage” by Herbie Hancock; “Milestones” by Miles Davis; “Cariba” by Wes Montgomery; “Back at the Chicken Shack” by Jimmy Smith; and “Straight Life” by Freddie Hubbard. Thank you, Dr. Swann Dr. William Swann Associate Professor of Music, Chair, Division of Fine Arts Education: B.M., M.M., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; D.A., University of Mississippi Clayton Center for the Arts, Main Building 303/305   http://w...

1,293 HITS in the past 30 days April 25 around 8 AM Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com    SUNNY by Ella Fitz gerald Arranged by Gerald Wilson from th e album Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)   Listen to Ella sing "Sunny" here (1st track on LP) arranged by the great Gerald Wilson  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x7K0wwVUyo  ___________________________________________________ In 1970 Ella recorded her final album for Fran k Sinatra's Reprise label , a disc which opened up with five minutes and eighteen seconds of "Sunny", arranged and conducted by Gerald Wilson (the album wa s produced by Norman Gr anz - click on Frank Sinatra to see that Frank wanted to purchase Granz's VERVE la bel; Frank, of course, also covered "Su n ny" .) N OTICE THE SIMILAR TITLES TO WILSON'S OWN LP and ELLA'S LP with "SUNNY" Now the key here is that...

1296 pageviews for this blog in the past 30 days Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com ________________________________________________________ DISC #1 PROUD SOUL HERITAGE: The Bobby Hebb / Sunny Anthology Vo l. 1 Here is the proposed tracking for disc #1 which will also be a "stand alone" Best of Bobby Hebb - which truly needs to be a double disc.  Maybe we'll have a "double disc" best of which will include additional tracks not on the boxed set? Your thoughts to hebb_ pro ject{ @}yahoo.com ON LY e mails with legitimate names and contact information will be addressed or replied to.   1)Sunny (original) 2)You Want To Change Me  (from 45 RPM, Northern Soul hit) 3)Love Love Love  (#35 hit in the UK, from Sunny 1966 CD) 4)A Natural Man - from the Bernard Purdie sessions, Mojo & Purdie 5)See You In September - from the Brass album 6)A Satisfied Mind (from SUNNY 1966) 7)Good Good Lovin...

Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com    Folk singer Richie Havens dead at 72 By Alan Duke updated 7:19 PM EDT, Mon April 22, 2013 Two minutes with Richie Havens on  Visual Radio in Woburn, Massachusetts Richie talks about "Inside of You", a song for  a soundtrack CD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_4hH8uyCBw _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Review of a soundtrack CD Richie appears  on The stunner here is  Richie Havens  doing an original  which is up-tempo, dancey, and not what you'd expect to  hear from  Havens . It's one of the best tracks and should  have been on theBeverly Hills Cop II soundtrack.  Though  released in 1989 everyone here seems to have  taken cues from  Glenn Frey 's 1985 work.  READ MORE  HERE: ...

Pleas e always visit our m ain pages http://bobbyhebb.com  http://sunnythesong.com  BOBBY HEBB NEWS for Apri l 20, 2013 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLO MURDOCK! Flo worked at Johnny D's in Somerville and is a n eternal Bobby Hebb f riend.  Happy Birthday Wishes out to Flo . https://www.facebook.com/flomurdock    Flo shared this photo of Bobby that she took awhile back.   It's on our Twitter page http://bobbyhebb.blogspot.com/2013/04/bobby-hebb-official-twitter-account.html   _________________________________           A Celebration of “Mr. Showmanship”          Liberace: The Ultimate Entertainer         Available on DVD from Timeless Media Group May 7 th , 2013 In the pantheon of American musical idols, there are few who can compare with   Liberace . The ultimate showman, Liberace’s shows were full of gorgeous dancing gi...