Shredding on the banjo? Yeah, that’s a thing. Let’s take a trip to Appalachia with some instrumental bluegrass from 1961 by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.
Foggy Mountain Banjo on Amazon
Best of Flatt and Scruggs TV Show on DVD
Earl Scruggs on Wikipedia
Lester Flatt on Wikipedia
One of our all-time favorite albums! A staple of our collection from A&M records, Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 perfectly fuse bossa nova and american pop. Stellar arrangement and crystal clear lady vocals make this album shine.
Our save the date card featuring our handsome musician friends.
Sergio Mendes on "The Hollywood Palace" with Herb Alpert, December 12, 1967
This week we deliver a charming collection of foxtrots and such for dancing or for a simply sophisticated evening at home via London's long-time dance band leader, Sydney Lipton.
Sweet Harmony & Dancing at the Grosvenor House on AppleMusic
Sydney Lipton on Wikipedia
Sydney Lipton on AllMusic
Stay at the Grosvenor House like royalty
Grosvenor House History on Wikipedia
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) with actor John Mills and Princess Margaret arriving to Grosvenor House to attend National Playing Fields ball. Likely Sydney Lipton's band playing at the end of this clip.
Django Reinhardt and straight vs. hot jazz.
Have we mentioned that we love cha-cha? And Hammond organs? This rare release from 1959 on Liberty is the height of Latin-flavored easy listening with its nonchalant solos and minimalist instrumentation.
Come on everybody, let's do the twist! But in a really low budget kind of way. This 1962 album insists that you enjoy the first international dance craze.
For your swingin' dance party-- come one everybody, let's do the TWIST!
Listen:
Twist on AppleMusic
More information:
The Twist (dance)
Dave Miller & Somerset Records