March 11, 2011
For Your Weekend Entertainment
Friends,
This is an experiment and a risk I am taking. I am featuring jazz and guitarists who are my favorites. I was once a street corner guitarist during my days at the Second Residential College (now Kolej Sultanah Bahiyah), University of Malaya, Pantai Valley moons ago. That is why to this day the guitar is my favourite musical instrument. I will start off with Lee Ritenour and his friends paying tribute to the late Les Paul. I am also introducing Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrel, and George Benson.
In order not to bore you, Dr. Kamsiah and I decided to include a few songs from the 1950s and 1960s. This is to ensure that no one is left out. We trust you will enjoy our choices for this weekend.–Dr. Kamsiah and Din Merican
Lee Ritenour-Tribute to Les Paul
West Montgomery–California Dreaming
Kenny Burrel- Midnight Blue
George Benson-Breezin’
George and Lee Ritenour–Tribute to Wes
Chet Atkins-Yakety Yak
Frankie Avalon–Venus
From Bobby Sox to Stockings
Ricky Nelson–Fools Rush In
Elvis Presley-Return to Sender
Patsy Cline-Crazy
I Fall to Pieces
Connie Frances-Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
McGuire Sisters-Sincerely
Woo.. Dato , how could you have left out Chad(Chet) Atkins? One of the worlds re known guitarist
danildaud, how about Yakety Yak by Chet Atkins for you?–Din Merican
Not to be confused with Yakkity Yak.
“Yakety Yak” is a song written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Coasters and released on Atlantic Records in 1958, spending seven weeks as number one on List of number one rhythm and blues hits and a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list[1]. This song was one of a string of singles released by The Coasters between 1957 and 1959 that dominated the charts, one of the biggest performing acts of the rock and roll era.
Chet’s version of yakety axe
After watching the tragedy unfolding in Japan, your presentation of jazz with Ritenour, Wes, Benson and Atkin’s were the best remedies.
Truly awesome. Thanks.
Dato’ and Datin and everyone , have a safe and haapy weekend.
Here, here. Prayers to the people of Japan.
Our prayers go to the brave people of Japan. This is the toughest quake they and the world have to endure (8.9 on Richter scale) in a century. The aftershocks and the tsunami are causing enormous damage, resulting in loss of lives.–Din Merican
To my brothers and sisters in Japan,
There is really little we can say, but Come on Morning – a song of hope amidst despair:
I pray for Maria Ozawa and Kobe beef. Not Kobe Bryant.