jazzbo Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) I'll start off. . . . Did you know that Marvin Gaye's second wife, the beautiful Janice Gaye, is Slim Gaillard's daughter? 'Strue! Edited March 15, 2005 by jazzbo Quote
tonym Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 I did not know that. May I ask Lon, how you? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Posted March 15, 2005 Did you know that Britney Spears' sister Jamie Lynn wants to be a singer too? Just a guess on my part. . . . Quote
tonym Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Sorry. Difficulty in scrolling down..... Can't...... not...... look...... Quote
jazzbo Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Posted March 15, 2005 I'm assuming it's true about Janice Gaye . . . cuz I read it in "Mercy, Mercy Me : The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye" by Michael Eric Dyson. Quote
JSngry Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 It's true. And probably more commonly known was that MPG's first wife, Anna, was Barry Gordy's sister. She was much older than Marvin, and Marvin was much older than Janice, who was, at the time of their meeting, a Soul Train dancer. Both marriages were apparently quite "interesting"... How's that Dyson book compare to Divided Soul by David Ritz? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Posted March 15, 2005 Haven't yet read Divided Soul. This one was pretty breezy in some good ways and interesting. I'd recommend it (especially at the 5 dollars or so I paid for it total through Half.com). Quote
bertrand Posted March 16, 2005 Report Posted March 16, 2005 So should we call him Marvin Gaye-a-roonie McVootie ? Bertrand. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 16, 2005 Report Posted March 16, 2005 I just heard yesterday that it's a drum machine on the title track of "What's Going On". Is that true? I mean, I know there is real percussion on there, including Marvin hitting a cardboard box, but a drum machine? Quote
Alon Marcus Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 More trivia about Britney (she is my favorite after Ella and Sarah). Few of us know that she is an expert in semiconductors. Britney's Guide to Semiconductor Physics B-) Quote
JSngry Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 I just heard yesterday that it's a drum machine on the title track of "What's Going On". Is that true? I mean, I know there is real percussion on there, including Marvin hitting a cardboard box, but a drum machine? I'd never heard that, Jim. Can't say that I hear it, but I've not been listening for it either, so... Maybe your source was thinking of "Sexual Healing"? Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 Did you know that the model for the cover of this Bill Evans album was Nico--later of Velvet Underground fame? Quote
JSngry Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 So why's the album not called BANANA PEEL? Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 So why's the album not called BANANA PEEL? Or PEEL SLOWLY AND SEE? Actually, kinda wonder what Bill Evans' version of "Heroin" might've sounded like... you ever hear the live radio station recording of Lou Reed & Don Cherry doing it? Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 No! It's long... I'll be playing it on the "Jazz Cameos" edition of Night Lights in April. Quote
BruceH Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 So why's the album not called BANANA PEEL? Or PEEL SLOWLY AND SEE? Actually, kinda wonder what Bill Evans' version of "Heroin" might've sounded like... you ever hear the live radio station recording of Lou Reed & Don Cherry doing it? No, but I'd love to! Quote
dave9199 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 Nico was also in a famous Italian movie who's name escapes me right now. She just happened to be around & the director used her in the movie. Quote
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