![]() The Hawaiians learned about the steel guitar from early country music 78s, and country music returned the compliment by covering a bunch of Hawaiian (and imitation Hawaiian) tunes. Jerry Byrd, "Bird of Paradise," Byrd of Paradise The steel guitar is a foundation of 20th century Hawaiian music. The guys who played this stuff dug the crap out of it-it was fun and required them to tuned up and tight. And finally, he played subtle, tasteful, and light-hearted music that most of its audience used like acoustic air freshener. For another, he was from the Netherlands. Pretty and All That Jazz Legit jazz history has paved over guys like Mat Mathews. Mat Mathews, "One, Two, Button Your Shoe," Swingin' But for Rugolo, this and his other Mercury albums were experiments in harmony and orchestration no serious band leader or studio producer would have let him get away with. As the title of this piece and the album indicates, Mercury Records was playing to audio aficionados with a serious case of mono macho. It was mono at its greatest, when an arranger and his group had just one channel to focus all their energies on. ![]() For you young uns, Hi-Fi was that short but stylish marriage of technology and culture that went the way of Reno when true love arrived in the form of stereo. Pete Rugolo, "For Hi-Fi Bugs," Music for Hi-Fi Bugs Ah, Hi-Fi. Get used to life in the world of virtual nostalgia, and read on to learn more about the superb Space Age Pop Music Broadcast from the web's most dedicated booster, Basic Hip. But then, you would also have to be wearing a cardigan, smoking a pipe, and relaxing in front of your Admiral stereo console set while the little woman busies herself fixing your evening steak and potatoes. Liner Notes for the Space Age Pop Music Broadcastįor the authentic space age pop experience, these notes should be printed on the back of a slightly worn album cover, preferably with a suitably retro or exotic cover featuring a Playtex model holding (or, in the case of a Bob Thompson album, sitting in) an oversized Martini glass. Liner Notes for BasicHip's Space Age Pop Music Broadcast
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