LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ken Hughes, who wrote and directed dozens of films, including the British children's movie ``Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,'' died Saturday from Alzheimer's disease. He was 79.
Hughes' films included 1970's ``Cromwell,'' a lavish historical picture starring Richard Harris; 1960's critically praised ``The Trials of Oscar Wilde,'' starring Peter Finch; and ``Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,'' the 1968 fantasy based on Ian Fleming's popular children's story about a flying car.
He directed the 1967 James Bond spoof ``Casino Royale,'' starring Woody Allen, and 1964's ``Of Human Bondage.''
Born in Liverpool, England, Hughes made his first American film, ``Sextette,'' in 1978. It was screen legend Mae West's last film.
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:09:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <chuckmk@yahoo.com>
Subject: (exotica) Electric Pianos - Rhodes, wurlitzer
This is fine fine super fine site on electric piano albums with
sound samples and pictures of the album covers!!! This was
posted to 2 other lists but somehow it seems more suited to the
exotica list!
http://www.contraplex.demon.co.uk/
Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck
> Kevin Lee wrote:
> > pretty neat site. good for novices and scholars alike wanting
> to find out about electric pianos - rhodes, wurlitzer - and
their
> > use in funk/fusion/jazz/pop/dance music. what's nice is he
> provides audio samples as well as blurbs and album covers too
boot. he also > has a radio show on live365 linkd from the site.
there's a lot of stuff i didn't know about. very informative
Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:50:54 -0400
From: "Nathan Miner" <nminer@jhmi.edu>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Found this weekend.....
Alan:
You said <Anyway sorry to climb on your back like this Nate.>
I was almost proud that you wrote "me" a lengthy post about The Three Suns =
and your memories of an outdoor flea market in Tennessee.........I say =
this because you've become sort of like the way cool but weird (and I mean =
that in a good way) uncle that's in the family and is always fun to hang =
around with. Too bad my weird/cool uncle wan't into music, but he did =
entertain me with more "manly" pursuits such as squirrel hunting, riding =
his motorcycle, letting me drink and smoke, spending the night at his =
bayside house and swimming in his cool in-ground pool. =20
One thing I'll never forget is smoking his wife outta the house as she sat =
inside drinking Busch beer and watching Dallas or something. He lit a =
large smoke bomb to try and rid his "summer place" of mice and before =
long, his wife emerged choking and cursing while my uncle and I tried not =
to laugh too hard.........oh, he also blew up fish with firecrackers with =
me (we stuck 'em in their mouths)......
The outdoor flea wasn't exactly chock full of bins of vinyl, there were =
mostly tables (too many) of childrens clothes and toys. But, my girlfriend=
got two pairs of brand-new "super-sexy clunky shoes" as I call them for =
$2 each.
I'll agree about the 3 Suns - the reason I liked Fever and Smoke was =
because those "goofy" elements were present in the arrangements but not =
too severely (if that makes any sense)so.
Alan, is your documentary for sale yet - I'm dying to see it!!
- - Nate
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:00:07 -0400
From: nytab@pipeline.com
Subject: (exotica) Goldfrapp live on wnyc.org 5/3 8pm eastern
May 3 - LIVE Spinning On Air http://wnyc.org FM
Hear a special Spinning On Air LIVE broadcast, featuring British electronica artists Goldfrapp, from the Museum of Television and Radio at 8PM. eastern time
Goldfrapp
May 3, 2001 on Spinning On Air LIVE
Goldfrapp are only doing 6 public shows in North America, and two live radio events. Hear them right here on WNYC's Spinning On Air (the other is KCRW's Morning Become Eclectic.) The private Spinning On Air LIVE concert from the Museum of Radio and Television starts at 8PM on Thursday, May 3.
http://www.wnyc.org/new/send/index_goldfrapp.html
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:07:41 -0400
From: alan zweig <azed@pathcom.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Little Jimmy Scott
At 12:28 PM 4/30/01 -0700, chuck wrote:
>I understand he sang in Lionel Hampton's band in the 1940s. Did he
>have that peculiar phrasing back then? Any info on him is welcome.
Brian is the resident Little Jimmy expert but here's my info. You can get
reissue CD's of Jimmy from back in the fifties and sixties.
I much prefer the recent stuff is all I can say. Yes he did have that
hermaphrodite sound back in the big band day but it's more "exaggerated" in
the 90's CD's that I have and I prefer that. I think what I really prefer
are the more sparse arrangements of the recent records. I think they're a
better setting for his voice.
If you just think of him as a woman, it's easier to lose the sense of
strangeness. He's certainly no stranger than Morganna King for instance,
except that he's a man and doesn't really sound like one.
AZ
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:13:09 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <bvergara@sfsu.edu>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Little Jimmy Scott
Jimmy Scott is one of my absolute favorite singers. There have been a whole
slew of re-releases and new albums lately -- a result of rekindled interest
in Jimmy, who wallowed in obscurity before being "rediscovered" when he sang
at Doc Pomus's funeral (that's the story as far as I remember).
If you have the Bravo Channel, there's a documentary on him that plays from
time to time (though it has too much of Lou Reed and Alec Baldwin, big
fans). Part of it details the sad tale of how his own record company didn't
even want to put him on the cover of his album and put a female model with a
'fro instead (since rereleased as "The Source," half of the songs on which
are also on "Lost and Found" -- the original LP goes for big bucks on eBay).
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-exotica@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of chuck
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 12:29 PM
> He
> sang all ballads and I thought "All of Me" was a highlight.
I've seen him start with "All of Me" twice. The crowd gave him a standing
ovation right then and there. Did he sing "When Did You Leave Heaven?" as
well?
He's amazing to see live, though it's heartbreaking to hear him miss some
high notes every now and then. Last year I saw him perform with Hank
Crawford and Jimmy McGriff, and it couldn't have been a better, if somewhat
surprising, combination -- Scott's tender ballads would alternate with
McGriff cranking up the B-3 and playing Christmas carols. (Joe Beck also
played what must be the
> I understand he sang in Lionel Hampton's band in the 1940s. Did he
> have that peculiar phrasing back then? Any info on him is welcome.
Not exactly -- but he did have that voice long before (a result of a
hormonal defiency which left him in a pre-adolescent stage -- essentially,
his voice never changed).
> I understand David Lynch is a fan. Makes sense. I can almost see
> Little Jimmy in Blue Velvet.
He was on an episode of Twin Peaks.
As for recommendations:
I believe there's a box set from Jimmy Scott's Savoy years, which up till
then was represented by somewhat dodgy-looking comps (although there's a
great one called "Everybody's Somebody's Fool," which is well worth
getting).
As for the newer stuff, I'm of two minds about them. When he sticks to the
standards ("Dream" is a good one to purchase, as is the new "Mood Indigo" --
there's an even newer one which is coming up on my cd changer as I write
this) he's generally fantastic. When he sings reinterpretations of songs
from the last 30 years, it's hit or miss; either they're sublime or just
simply forced-sounding (indicative of this is the fact that he almost never
sings any of the "new" songs in concert).
The Craig Street-produced, Jacky Terrasson-arranged "Heaven" is brilliant
from start to finish; it starts with a radical reinterpretation of Talking
Heads' "Heaven," goes to an amazing "People Get Ready," and ends with
"There's No Disappointment In Heaven," which never fails to get my eyes all
misty. (If you liked the way Cassandra Wilson's "New Moon Daughter" sounded,
then you'll definitely like "Heaven.")
"Holding Back the Years" is an album that's a good example of that "forced"
sound; it's still Jimmy Scott's voice and phrasing, but hearing him do Bryan
Ferry, John Lennon and Elvis Costello covers doesn't entirely work -- in
short, the material seems a little beneath him (despite the fact that I'm a
fan of all those people).
Later,
Ben
p.s. to Chuck: The Happy Balloon CD just arrived; will let you know what I
think later.
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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:22:53 -0400
From: alan zweig <azed@pathcom.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Found this weekend.....
At 03:50 PM 4/30/01 -0400, Nathan Miner wrote:
>I was almost proud that you wrote "me" a lengthy post about The Three Suns
and your memories of an outdoor flea market in Tennessee.........I say this
because you've become sort of like the way cool but weird (and I mean that
in a good way) uncle that's in the family and is always fun to hang around
with.
No wonder I can't get laid!
(Or maybe that's more about the drooling and the coincidental stains on my
overalls.)
But no, I take that as a compliment, I really do.
There was a period where one of my five actual nieces/nephews looked on me
that way too but then she outgrew me and got a little new agey for me to
make an impression. So it's good to have a new nephew at least until the
next generation of them grow up and learn to appreciate my eccentricities.
The truth is I'm just beginning to deal with - and acknowledge - this side
of myself.
Right now it also has to do with having too much time on my hands.
>Alan, is your documentary for sale yet - I'm dying to see it!!
Nate you might want to maintain your "innocence" as long as possible. When
you actually see me in the film then your image of me will be destroyed
(though I do resemble a dirty old uncle I guess)
But my website will be up in a few days I think and then I just have to
think of an appropriate price.
AZ
>
>- Nate
>
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