The Greatest Musical Duo

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The Greatest Musical Duo
Topic Started: Sep 13 2009, 05:25 AM (84 Views)
JazzGuyy	Sep 13 2009, 05:25 AM Post #1
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,178 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	American popular music has produced few singers who redefined the entire genre and who developed a style that could never really been imitated and certainly never matched. The greatest of these is the incomparable Darlene Edwards who, along with her accompanist husband Jonathan, created some of the greatest popular singing ever heard. I am sure most of the music lovers here like Morty and Paul Panzer are familiar with the song stylings of Ms. Edwards. How about discussing some of your favorite performances from their vast repertoire?



Laughing Gravy	Sep 13 2009, 07:47 PM Post #2
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,070 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Damn it, I thought this was the long-awaited thread about Van & Schenck.



panzer the great & terrible	Sep 13 2009, 08:51 PM Post #3
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,351 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	For those who don't know, Darlene and Jonathan Edwards was a spoof Paul Weston and Jo Stafford pulled. I think there were two albums. Miss Darlene would go alarmingly off-key at the drop of a hat, and if you think that's easy and you know how to sing, try it. There is a similar country music album, The Statler Brothers' Lester Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys, Alive at Johnny Mack Brown High School! It's even funnier. I won't make the obvious comment about there being no equivalent rock album. Oh. OK, I will: who would know it was a joke? Edited by panzer the great & terrible, Sep 13 2009, 08:56 PM.
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andarius	Sep 14 2009, 01:17 AM Post #4
Charter Member Posts: 3,398 Group: Members Member #55 Joined: September 19, 2005	JazzGuyy Sep 13 2009, 05:25 AM American popular music has produced few singers who redefined the entire genre and who developed a style that could never really been imitated and certainly never matched. The greatest of these is the incomparable Darlene Edwards who, along with her accompanist husband Jonathan, created some of the greatest popular singing ever heard. I am sure most of the music lovers here like Morty and Paul Panzer are familiar with the song stylings of Ms. Edwards. How about discussing some of your favorite performances from their vast repertoire? Don't know them but Sonny & Cher wuz good!



JazzGuyy	Sep 14 2009, 02:03 AM Post #5
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,178 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	panzer the great & terrible Sep 13 2009, 08:51 PM For those who don't know, Darlene and Jonathan Edwards was a spoof Paul Weston and Jo Stafford pulled. I think there were two albums. Miss Darlene would go alarmingly off-key at the drop of a hat, and if you think that's easy and you know how to sing, try it. There is a similar country music album, The Statler Brothers' Lester Moran and the Cadillac Cowboys, Alive at Johnny Mack Brown High School! It's even funnier. I won't make the obvious comment about there being no equivalent rock album. Oh. OK, I will: who would know it was a joke? There were 5 albums plus a couple of greatest hits collections and at least one single ("Stayin' Alive" b/w "I Am Woman").



Laughing Gravy	Sep 14 2009, 07:13 AM Post #6
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,070 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	panzer the great & terrible Sep 13 2009, 08:51 PM I won't make the obvious comment about there being no equivalent rock album. Oh. OK, I will: who would know it was a joke? What about Spinal Tap?



JazzGuyy	Sep 14 2009, 08:59 AM Post #7
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,178 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	Laughing Gravy Sep 14 2009, 07:13 AM panzer the great & terrible Sep 13 2009, 08:51 PM I won't make the obvious comment about there being no equivalent rock album. Oh. OK, I will: who would know it was a joke? What about Spinal Tap? I think you could add The Rutles stuff too.



mort bakaprevski	Sep 14 2009, 09:55 AM Post #8
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	I found a little of Jonathon & Darlene went a l-o-o-o-o-o-ng way. I much preferred Jo as Cinderella G. Stump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ukeZqJYPY I also liked Karen Tedder ("the durndest thing you'll ever larn is how to love... & get a little lovin' right back") Edited by mort bakaprevski, Sep 14 2009, 09:56 AM.
	�You�ve got to take the bitter with the sour.�


JazzGuyy	Sep 14 2009, 12:58 PM Post #9
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,178 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	mort bakaprevski Sep 14 2009, 09:55 AM I found a little of Jonathon & Darlene went a l-o-o-o-o-o-ng way. I much preferred Jo as Cinderella G. Stump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ukeZqJYPY I also liked Karen Tedder ("the durndest thing you'll ever larn is how to love... & get a little lovin' right back") Well, it is satire. Serious question though, Morty. I don't know a lot about singing but a friend of mine who did once told me that what Jo did as Darlene is to sing sharp and that is much harder to do than to sing flat. I know you know a lot about vocalizing so could you confirm that for me? Is it harder to sing sharp than flat?



mort bakaprevski	Sep 14 2009, 01:07 PM Post #10
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	In a word, YES!! It ain't hard at all to sing flat... I do it all the time (not on purpose, of course)!! For years, Jo was purported to have perfect pitch. On Wikipedia, they have a quote where she disputed that. I kinda believe it as it would be extremely difficult to sing sharp as she does if she did have that mixed blessing.
	�You�ve got to take the bitter with the sour.�


panzer the great & terrible	Sep 14 2009, 01:28 PM Post #11
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,351 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	I tried to produce a demo one time with three singers, one of them a gal who unconsciously sang sharp. Her songs were a nightmare and a complete waste of money, but I got great tape on the other two. They quarelled with me about the incompetent girl and that was the end of that. I think Miss Stump was modeled on Hank Williams' wife singularly untalented wife Audrey. Her record "The Parakeet Polka" may well be the worst thing ever waxed.
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andarius	Sep 15 2009, 06:17 AM Post #12
Charter Member Posts: 3,398 Group: Members Member #55 Joined: September 19, 2005	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqrnCmorWVU And we haven't even mentioned Jet Harris & Tony Meehan!


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