I have a doowop club in New York that features groups that still perform today. facebook.com/groups/243888652646518 When things get back to normal please give us a call and pop on over , you'll enjoy yourself
Wow! When my mother was a teen she'd go to her uncle's club to see Cal Tjader and Mongo Santamaria. When she was 18 I went with her. Had no choice since I was inside her. We lived right across from where Cal Tjader played concerts in my home town. The stage used to rise up when they'd start playing. Mom had lots of Cal's records and a Mongo Santamaria record.
Hi Cucuru..I'm Warren, a Cal Tjader fan also, Where was the club?, San Francisco?..The Blackhawk..are you on facebook?..Once I aat in with im on Mission St. and I knew every tune and Armando Peraza was with him at the time
I have sang this song all my life, this without a doubt is the best version of Gloria ever done. Nicky's voice has always impressed me with this version.
Steve Allen wrote and hosted a strange series called "The Meeting of the Minds" that won several awards. He hosted a panel of historical figures from different eras to discuss current topics. One panel was US Grant, Marie Antoinette, St. Thomas Aquinas and Gengis Kahn. Grant and Kahn got along just fine and flirted with Marie.
Judy Garland had a TV variety show in 63/64. Judy was thrilling (Old Man River will knock your socks off) and funny. Steve Allen and Mel Torme and Count Basie and his band all guested on one show. Can you imagine? It was clear that Mr. Torme and Mr. Allen brought their own material to the show. It caught a lot of Mr. Allen's contagious silliness. They elevated the quality of a troubled series with talent galore, and great good humor. And Judy matched them. Steve and Mel said that they knew each other in high school.
