Wednesday, October 7, 2009

If I Didn't Care

NOTICE-THIS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TONGUE-IN-CHEEK BLOG.

Music from my mom's generation. Good stuff.

UPDATE: I very quickly posted this video video yesterday. A little more about this group is in order...unless, of course, you don't care.

Excerpts from Wikipedia:

The Ink Spots were a popular African American vocal group that helped define the musical genre that led to rhythm & blues and rock and roll, and the subgenre doo-wop. They and the Mills Brothers, another black vocal group of the 1930s and 1940s...

...The style of their songs, usually began with a guitar riff, followed by the tenor, who sang the whole song through. After the tenor finished singing, the bass would either recite the first half, or the bridge of the song, or would speak the words, almost in a free form, that were not part of the song, commonly using the words "Honey Child", or Honey Babe", expressing his love for the opposite sex in the song. This was followed by the tenor, who finished up singing the last refrain or the last half of the song...


Their first smash hit was "If I Didn't Care", a song written by Jack Lawrence, on Decca, in 1939. They released such other Decca singles as "Address Unknown" (1939), "My Prayer" (1939), "When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano" (1940), "Whispering Grass" (1940), "Do I Worry" (1940), "Java Jive" (1940), "Shout, Brother, Shout" (1942), "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (1942), "I Can't Stand Losing You" (1943), "Cow-Cow Boogie" (1944 - with Ella Fitzgerald), "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall"/"I'm Making Believe" (1944 - both with Ella Fitzgerald), and "The Gypsy" (1946). Many of these records made # 1 on early versions of the US pop charts - "The Gypsy" was their biggest chart success, staying at the # 1 position for 13 weeks.


14 comments:

Mango Girl said...

I love music from that era...

THANK YOU!!!!! for sharing. Unfortunately, now I will spend the rest of the evening searching Youtube for other videos like that...

xo, Mango

Mr. Condescending said...

Can't see anything on my bb! What music is it?

the walking man said...

Funny to think that that was the music that removed some clothes at Make Out Point.

The Peach Tart said...

This brings back so many memories. My Grandparents loved the Ink Spots and I remember hearing them when I would visit.

jadedj said...

Mango---nice change isn't it.

Mr C---Ink Spots, a black vocal group which influenced later R&R, cir. 1940's

wm---har har har. Smoooooooth was the name of the game.

Peach---You had to say GRANDparents, didn't you :)? That's OK as long as you appreciate them.

mo.stoneskin said...

I'm with Mr C here, the damn BB gives me nothing, will have to visit later with a real browser.

jadedj said...

mo---does this mean, real men use real browsers?

Mr. Charleston said...

Must be the moon or something. Everyone's posting music. Love the Ink Spots but must say I preferred the Mills Bros. They had more boogie.
But then again, I like the Temptations and The Drifters even more. Proof of Evolution.

Holte Ender said...

Very good - They paved the way for the Drifters, Smokey and the Miracles,, The Temptations etc., great music. Glass breaking falsetto at the end of that song.

Doug said...

Before my time, but I like it :-)

Punch said...

Music has changed, and not all for the good.

jadedj said...

Mr. Charles (as opposed to condescending)---I too like the Mills Brothers...but...THIS IS ABOUT THE INK SPOTS...jeez.

Holte---Yes, when you consider WHEN they were popular, it is amazing. I mean, music was basically pretty lily white at that time. I could listen to them all day.

Punch---Indeed. I don't advocate stagnant, but this stuff is enduring for those who don't shut down their minds, methinks (sorry I'm not living up to expectations...just couldn't think of anything wise ass, bro.)

jadedj said...

Oops---DOUG---slipped right by me. Sorry man. I am glad you like them...youngster.

Doug said...

I need to see if I can find The Mills Brothers/Cab Driver on Limewire...