Mambo With Mozart
Classical music and folk tunes were a treasure trove for record producers who needed to create a hit song without paying royalties to composers. When there was a music craze, the demand for more of the same was huge, and there was nothing that couldn't become a hit song.
For instance, anything could become a boogie-woogie number;
from the soundtrack for "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," the synth version of a 1950s Hammond-organ remake of "Red River Valley":
The 1959 Hammond rock version:
The folk song:
A famous pianist made this sentimental Stephen Foster melody danceable. "Swanee River Boogie" by Albert Ammons:
The "boogie-ization" thing also happened with Latin music, especially the cha cha and the mambo.
Something a little more languid:
At one point, Johnny who marched home became Juanito Romero:
Finally, unraveling where Alfredito Levy's mambo version of "Turkish Delight" mambo came from means following a thread:
The trad-jazz hit by The Village Stompers:
Cleo Laine sings about Mozart, who composed the tune.
And finally, the original:
For instance, anything could become a boogie-woogie number;
from the soundtrack for "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," the synth version of a 1950s Hammond-organ remake of "Red River Valley":
The 1959 Hammond rock version:
The folk song:
A famous pianist made this sentimental Stephen Foster melody danceable. "Swanee River Boogie" by Albert Ammons:
The "boogie-ization" thing also happened with Latin music, especially the cha cha and the mambo.
Something a little more languid:
At one point, Johnny who marched home became Juanito Romero:
Finally, unraveling where Alfredito Levy's mambo version of "Turkish Delight" mambo came from means following a thread:
The trad-jazz hit by The Village Stompers:
Cleo Laine sings about Mozart, who composed the tune.
And finally, the original:
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