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South Jackson Street Band is Middle Tennessee's premier big band playing jazz, swing, Latin, waltz, and dance music from the 1930's through today. Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the band performs throughout Middle Tennessee and Northern Alabama.
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Samantha Terrell-Watters sings Hernando's Hideaway, a Tango written by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler for the musical The Pajama Game. Bob Knox wrote this arrangement, and the band recorded this video during the annual Ice Cream Social on September 19, 2024, at the South Jackson Performing Arts Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Bei Mir Bist Du Scheon ("To Me You're Beautiful") is a popular Yiddish song written by lyricist Jacob Jacobs and composer Sholom Secunda for a 1932 Yiddish language comedy musical. Vocalist Samantha Terrell-Watters and clarinetist Mikina Huefner perform the solos in this version arranged as played by Benny Goodman. We recorded this video during the annual Ice Cream Social on September 19, 2024, at the South Jackson Performing Arts Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
This song was written by Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart in 1946, and became a multimillion seller in 1950 with a recording by Patti Page. The popularity of "Tennessee Waltz" made it the fourth official song of the state of Tennessee in 1965. Peggy Burton sings the song with the South Jackson Street Band. We recorded this video during the annual Ice Cream Social on September 19, 2024, at the South Jackson Performing Arts Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Let's Dance is a jazz standard, an instrumental, used by Benny Goodman as his opening theme for over 50 years. Mikina Huefner from Tokyo, Japan plays the clarinet on this recording. We recorded this video during the annual Ice Cream Social on September 19, 2024, at the South Jackson Performing Arts Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler composed "I've Got The World on a String" in 1932 for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this arrangement by Dave Wolpe on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with Samantha Terrell-Watters.
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart composed "My Funny Valentine" in 1937 for the coming of age musical, "Babes in Arms." The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this arrangement by Jerry Nowak on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with Samantha Terrell-Watters.
George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin composed "Embraceable You" in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named "East Is West." They published the song in 1930 in that the Broadway musical, "Girl Crazy," and it became a Jazz standard. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this arrangement on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with Samantha Terrell-Watters.
Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager composed "Through The Eyes Of Love" as the theme song to the 1978 film, "Ice Castles." The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Dave Wolpe arrangement of the song with Samantha Terrell-Watters on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
Irving Berlin composed "Blue Skies" in 1926 as a last-minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, "Betsy." The show only ran for 39 performances, but the song lives on as a Jazz standard. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Roger Holmes arrangement with Samantha Terrell-Watters on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart composed "You Are Too Beautiful," for the 1933 film, "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum." It became a pop and jazz standard in the 1940s. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Carl Strommen arrangement on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with band leader Allen Johnson as the trombone soloist.
George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin composed "Someone to Watch Over Me" in 1926 song for the musical, "Oh, Kay!" English actress Gertrude Lawrence sang the song while holding a rag doll in a sentimental solo scene. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Roger Holmes arrangement on February 10, 2024, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee with Samantha Terrell-Watters.
"Beale Street Blues" is a song by American composer and lyricist W.C. Handy. It was named after Beale Street, a center of African-American music in Memphis, Tennessee, and was published in 1917. Johnny Warrington arranged this version, which the South Jackson Street Band recorded 31 December 2023 At the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named "East Is West." It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway musical, "Girl Crazy," performed by Ginger Rogers in a song and dance routine choreographed by Fred Astaire. Peggy Burton and the South Jackson Street Band recorded this version on 31 December 2023 At the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
"La Cumparsita" is a tango written in 1916 by the Uruguayan musician Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, with lyrics by Argentines Pascual Contursi and Enrique Pedro Maroni.It is among the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Art Dedrick arrangement on 31 December 2023 at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
"Stardust" is a 1927 song composed by Hoagy Carmichael, with lyrics later added by Mitchell Parish. It has been recorded as an instrumental or vocal track over 1,500 times. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Art Dedrick arrangement on 31 December 2023 At the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
"Londonderry Air" is an Irish air that originated in County Londonderry and was first recorded in the nineteenth century. The tune is played as the victory sporting anthem of Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games. The song "Danny Boy," written by English lawyer Fred Weatherly uses the tune with a set of lyrics written in the early 20th century. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Art Dedrich arrangement on 31 December 2023 At the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. It was written in late 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory and lyrics by Douglass Cross. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Lennie Niehaus arrangement on 31 December 2023 At the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. First released in 1991 by the Marcy Brothers with the title "Don't Tell My Heart," it was later recorded by American singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album, Some Gave All. The South Jackson Street Band recorded this Larry Norred arrangement on 31 December 2023 at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall, Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
Barry Mason and Les Reed composed The Last Waltz, which became a hit for Engelbert Humperdinck. The title of the song is something of a double entendre as it refers to both the narrator's first and last dances with the woman he loves: the first dance was the 'last waltz' played at the party where the two met, and the final dance signified the end of their relationship after their romance had cooled. We recorded this version at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 11, 2023.
Maceo Kinkard and Kenneth Casey composed this tune in 1925. The song gets its name from Georgia Brown, the daughter of a longtime member of the Georgia State House of Representatives. On her birth in 1911, the Georgia General Assembly had issued a declaration that she was to be named Georgia after the state. We recorded this version, arranged by Sammy Nestico, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 11, 2023.
Peg o' My Heart, written by Alfred Bryan and Fred Fisher was inspired by the main character in the very successful Broadway play of the time, Peg o' My Heart, that debuted December 20, 1912, at the Cort Theatre in NYC. We recorded this version, arranged by Dave Wolpe, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on December 31, 2022.
Irving Berlin wrote "Puttin' On the Ritz" in May 1927 and first published it on December 2, 1929. Harry Richman and chorus performed this song for the musical film Puttin' On the Ritz (1930), which was the first time the song was performed by an interracial ensemble. We recorded this version, arranged by Bob Lowden, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on December 31, 2022.
Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the Scots Musical Museum in 1788 with the remark, "The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man." Some of the lyrics were indeed "collected" rather than composed by the poet. We recorded this version at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on December 31, 2022.
Louis Jordan wrote "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" with Billy Austin, and recorded it in 1943. It reached No. 1 on the US folk/country charts, number two on the pop chart, and number three on the R&B chart. Peggy Burton sings this song that was arranged by Billy Adair. We recorded this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on December 31, 2022.
W. C. Handy composed and published "The Saint Louis Blues" in 1914, and it became one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire. We recorded this version, arranged by John Denton, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on December 31, 2022.
"What'll I Do" is one of the few songs by Irving Berlin that is clearly autobiographical. His fiancée, a society beauty named Ellin MacKay, had been sent to Europe by her disapproving father, a very wealthy Long Island magnate, in the hopes that MacKay would forget Berlin. She did not and eventually they married. We recorded this video at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on December 31, 2022.
Irving Berlin released this tune in 1911 from Tin Pay Alley. Despite its title, the song is a march as opposed to a rag and contains little syncopation. Berlin's friend Jack Alexander, a cornet-playing African-American bandleader, inspired the title character. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote this song for Martin Scorsese's film, "New York, New York" in 1977 with Liza Minnelli in mind. The song became famous when Frank Sinatra put the song on his 1979 album Trilogy: Past Present Future. Dr. Jerry Anderson reprises Sinatra's tune in this video recorded at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
"It's Been a Long, Long Time" is a big band-era song that was a hit at the end of World War II. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person welcoming home their spouse at the end of the war. The most popular recording, by trumpeter Harry James and His Orchestra with vocalist Kitty Kallen debuted in October 1945. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
Neal Hefti composed and arranged Li'l Darlin' for the Count Basie Orchestra who recorded it for their 1958 album. The tune tested the band's temporal mastery with a slow and simple theme that dies if it isn't played at exactly the right tempo. Basie never flinched. Neither did we. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
Ray Anthony played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940 to 1941 before starting his own orchestra. The orchestra became popular in the early 1950s with "The Bunny Hop", "Hokey Pokey", and the theme from Dragnet. Mr. Anthony's Boogie is one of his many compositions. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
Vernon Duke with lyrics by John La Touche and Ted Fetter composed "Taking a Chance on Love" for the 1940 Broadway musical "Cabin in the Sky." Ethel Waters playing the role of Petunia Jackson both on Broadway and later in the 1943 MGM musical. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
This song was very appropriate on a rainy day that forced our outside event indoors. Melissa Manchester and Carole Bayer Sager wrote Come in From the Rain in 1975, and Manchester released it on her 1976 Better Days and Happy Endings album. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022.
The music was composed and arranged by Duke Ellington composed It Don't Mean a Thing in August 1931 during intermissions at the Lincoln Tavern in Chicago, and he first recorded it with his orchestra for Brunswick Records on February 2, 1932. We recorded this video at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 28, 2022, with Peggy Burton as the vocalist.
Sam Theard, a New Orleans-born blues singer and songwriter, wrote Let the Good Times Roll with Fleecie Moore, Louis Jordan's wife. Jordan played the tune in Chicago clubs until he finally recorded it in New York City in June 1946. This mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, song became a blues standard and one of Jordan's best-known songs. We recorded this video at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Beyond the Sea is the English-language version of the French song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet. Bobby Darin popularized the song in 1959. The French original was an ode to the sea, but Jack Lawrence turned it into a love song. We recorded this video at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Brazilian musician Jorge Ben wrote this song in 1961. S?rgio Mendes covered the song in 1966. The literal translation is "just nothing." Brazilians use it colloquially to disagree with someone. A fitting English translation might be a sarcastic "Yeah, right!" or "No way!" We recorded this video at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Bart Howard originally titled this tune, "In Other Words." The song became famous when he changed the name to the more familiar, "Fly Me to the Moon." Years later Howard commented that "... it took me 20 years to find out how to write a song in 20 minutes." Peggy Burton sings in this video recorded at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Originally, this instrumental score written by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero was the theme for the controversial Italian film, Mondo Cane. Norman Newell wrote the English words, which were later dubbed onto the movie using Oliviero's wife, Katyna Ranieri as the vocalist. The original title, "Ti guarder? nel cuore," translates to "I will look into your heart." Dr. Jerry Anderson sings in this video recorded at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell wrote Fever. Blackwell used the pseudonym John Davenport because he was under contract with someone else. Willie John originally recorded the song for his debut album of the same name in 1956. Peggy Lee covered the song in 1958, and it became her signature song. Peggy Burton sings with the band in this video recorded at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler wrote Let's Fall in Love as the title song of a movie with the same name in 1933. You hear the song during the opening credits, and Art Jarrett sings the song later in the film. Ann Sothern joins him on the chorus. We recorded this video at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Through the Eyes of Love (Theme from Ice Castles), written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-nominated ballad performed by American singer Melissa Manchester, from the soundtrack of the 1978 film Ice Castles. We recorded this video at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 12, 2022.
Peggy Burton from Tullahoma's "Just Plain Living" television show interviews Greg Gressel from the South Jackson Civic Center and Ron Hackett from the South Jackson Street Band about the upcoming Ice Cream Social to be held at the civic center on Thursday, 22 July 2021.
Ron begins the interview playing Joe Heyne's Petite Waltz. Later in the interview, Greg and Ron perform Herman Hupfeld's As Time Goes By. Ron ends the interview with Henry Betti's C'est Si Bon.
Fred Astaire introduced "They Can't Take That Away from Me," composed by brothers George and Ira Gershwin, in his 1937 film, Shall We Dance. George Gershwin died two months after the film's release and was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
This is a traditional song with unclear origins. Although it originated as a Christian hymn, it is often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
Written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon, this song has an uplifting message that, despite the ups and downs in life, you shouldn't give up but keep positive because soon you will be "back on top". The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
This show tune came from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews sang the song as Maria in the 1965 film version of the musical. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
"Summer Samba" (also known as "So Nice") became a bossa nova and jazz standard song soon after Brazilian composer Marcos Valle wrote it in 1964. The Norman Gimbel wrote English-language lyrics, and Paulo Sérgio Valle, the composer's brother wrote the original Portuguese lyrics. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
Burton Lane composed the music and Ralph Freed wrote the words to this popular song, and Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney introduced it in the 1941 film Babes on Broadway. Doreen Schulz and the South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
George and Ira Gershwin composed "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" about the pollution-induced fogs that were common in London during that period. Fred Astaire introduced the song in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young wrote this whimsical standard in 1935, and Fats Waller made the most famous recording of it that same year. Peggy Burton sang as the South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
Brazilian singer Morris Albert wrote this tune in 1974 and released it as a single. The song's lyrics concern the singer's inability to "forget my feelings of love." The South Jackson Street Band performed this song on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Wiseman Park Pavilion in Lynchburg, Tennessee for the annual Horse Play fundraiser.
American singer-songwriter Julie Gold wrote this song in 1985 while working as a secretary HBO and writing songs in her free time. Bette Midler made the song a major hit in 1990. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020, for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers wrote this jazz standard in 1939 for the Ray Noble orchestra. Big-band leader Randy Brooks chose this tune as his theme song the following year. Scott Young plays tenor sax with the South Jackson Street Band at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020, for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht wrote this tune for their 1928 music drama, "The Threepenny Opera." Bobby Darin made the song a hit in 1959. Jerry Anderson sings this version with the South Jackson Street Band at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020, for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Anne Murray took this tune composed by Wayland Holyfield and Bob House to the top of the country chart in 1980. Peggy Burton sings the lyrics in this big band arrangement of the song. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Ray Charles and his band improvised this song one evening late in 1958 when the band had finished their set and still had time left. The enthusiastic response from the audience inspired Charles to record it. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Billy Joel said that the melody and chord progression for this song came to him while he was dreaming. He wrote the song for his first wife, Elisabeth Weber, and rarely performed the song after their divorce. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Consuelo Velázquez, one of Mexico’s best known modern songwriters, wrote this song when she was only 14 years old. The Spanish title translates to "Kiss Me a lot" in English. She once said that she had written it before she had ever been kissed, and attributed the song to a "product of imagination." The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
This is a swing version of the song Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. This version was arranged by Roger Holmes and performed by Peggy Burton and Jerry Anderson with the South Jackson Street Band at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Songwriters Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine wrote this classic Christmas song for Judy Garland's 1944 movie, Meet Me in St. Louis. She considered the first draft lyrics to be too sad and asked for a revision. The producers also wanted an upbeat song for the sad scene, so she could be smiling through her tears. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Originally released in 1953 by Eartha Kitt, the suggestive lyrical content caused the song to be temporarily banned in the Southern United States. This controversial song has been included on lists of both the best and worst Christmas songs ever written. Samantha Terrell-Watters sang the lyrics as the South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson wrote this whimsical seasonal tune about Frosty, a snowman who is brought to life by a magical silk hat that a group of children find and place on his head. Gene Autry's first recording of this song does not explain the reason for Frosty's departure. Later versions added lyrics that attribute his departure to the hot sun. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
A medley of Johnny Marks songs, including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Holly Jolly Christmas. The 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special entitled Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer featured both songs that were sung by Burl Ives who voiced the narrator, Sam the Snowman. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Banjoist Harry Reser and his band recorded the earliest known version of this song on October 24, 1934. Eddie Cantor's radio show version in November 1934 became an instant hit with orders for 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records sold within 24 hours. Over 200 artists have recorded this song, including Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Bill Evans, and Michael Bublé. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Irving Berlin wrote this song that reminisces about an old-fashioned Christmas setting in 1940. Bing Crosby introduced the song in the 1942 film Holiday Inn. The song was a hit and became a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Leroy Anderson had started this piece during a heat wave in July 1946 and finished it in February 1948. Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra recorded it in 1949. Mitchell Parish wrote the lyrics about riding in a sleigh and other fun wintertime activities in 1950. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Father Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" in 1816 at Mariapfarr, the hometown of his father in the Salzburg Lungau region. Mohr brought the words to Franz Xaver Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for the Christmas Eve mass, because the church organ had been damabed by river flooding. "Stille Nacht" was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne wrote this popular Christmas waltz "during a very hot spell in Los Angeles," when Frank Sinatra wanted another song for the B-side of his new recording of White Christmas. It also appeared on his A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra album and again on his The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas album. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Irving Berlin wrote this popular song in 1937 for the film On the Avenue. The lyrics make no mention of Christmas, but it has been recorded for many artists' Christmas albums and is a standard part of the holiday song repertoire in the U.S. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
This Christmas carol based on the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1863 poem "Christmas Bells" about hearing Christmas bells during the American Civil War. The poem says, "hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men". The carol concludes with the bells carrying renewed hope for peace among men. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire," Robert Wells and Mel Tormé originally subtitled this popular Christmas song as, "Merry Christmas to You." Tormé once said he wrote the song in July during a blistering hot summer in an effort to "stay cool by thinking cool." The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields wrote this jazz standard in January 1928 for Lew Leslie's Blackbird Revue. They got the idea for the song when they overheard a young gentleman say the title words to his lady while window-shopping at Tiffany's. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020, for the annual Ice Cream Social. #bigband #musicvideo
The Count Basie Orchestra first recorded this song in 1938 and became one of the band's signature tunes. The band collaboratively created the tune as a "head arrangement," which is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Heinz Meier and Hans Bradtke wrote "Summer Wind" in 1965 using the sirocco wind which passes from North Africa into Southern Europe at the end of summer as a metaphor for the changing seasons and the passage of time. Dr. Jerry Anderson sings the lyrics made famous by Frank Sinatra. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster wrote this theme song for the 1965 film "The Sandpiper." Dave Wolpe wrote this big band arrangement, and Allen Johnson performed the trumpet solo. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Old Normandy School House on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for a Christmas dance.
Irving Berlin wrote this song for a musical in 1926. The musical was a flop, but the song was a hit. Jack Mason wrote this arrangement, and Peggy Burton sings the lyrics. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Danish composer Jacob Gade wrote Jalousie in 1925, with words by Patience Strong. Its full title is Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane,' which translates to Jealousy 'Gypsy Tango.' The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Drummer Ray Bauduc hummed the basic tune to Bob Haggart who scribbled it down on a hotel tablecloth. Then he had to steal the tablecloth to create an arrangement. Richard Malsby arranged this version, and The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward composed Summertime for the 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess, and it has since become a jazz standard. Michael Sweeney wrote this arrangement for a big band, and The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
Anne Murray took this tune composed by Wayland Holyfield and Bob House to the top of the country chart in 1980. Peggy Burton sings the lyrics in this big band arrangement of the song. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the South Jackson Civic Center on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for the annual Ice Cream Social.
South Jackson Street Band's leader, Allen Johnson and guitarist Ron Hackett join host Peggy Burton on Tullahoma, Tennessee's "Just Plain Living" to talk about the band and the annual Ice Cream Social at the South Jackson Civic Center on July 30, 2020. Thanks to PeaHead Productions Inc., for allowing us to use this video.
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Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager wrote the Theme from Ice Castles, also known as Through the Eyes of Love for the 1978 film Ice Castles. Peggy Burton performs the song to a big band arrangement written by Dave Wolpe. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
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Sylvester Stewart wrote Dance to the Music in 1967, and it became a hit single by soul/funk/rock band Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic/CBS Records label. Roger Holmes wrote this arrangement for big band. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
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George Gershwin composed Love Is Here to Stay with his brother and lyricist Ira Gershwin for the movie The Goldwyn Follies in 1938. Dave Wolpe arranged this Foxtrot version for big band, and Doreen Schulz belts out Ira's lyrics. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
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Danish composer Jacob Gade wrote Jalousie in 1925, with words by Patience Strong. Its full title is Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane,' which translates to Jealousy 'Gypsy Tango.' The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
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Cole Porter wrote Night and Day for the 1932 musical Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of musicians. Dave Wolpe wrote this arrangement for big band. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
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Buddy Johnson composed Since I Fell for You as a blues ballad in 1945. Dave Wolpe arranged this version as a foxtrot for a dance band. Tom Mauer performed the saxophone solo as a tribute to his wife at the show. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Tequila is a 1958 Mexican-flavored rock and roll instrumental written by Danny Flores and recorded by the Champs. Because Flores was signed to another label, the tune was credited to "Chuck Rio", a stage name Flores used. Paul Lavender arranged this version of the song, and the South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald wrote A Tisket, A Tasket with Al Feldman, and it soon became her her breakthrough hit. Al Feldman, who would later be known as Van Alexander. Klaus Lessmann arranged this swing version, and Doreen Schulz give it pizazz. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Alberto Dominguez wrote Frenesi for the marimba. It has since been adapted as a jazz standard. This big band Rhumba version was arranged by Dave Wolpe. The word frenesí is Spanish for "frenzy". The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Makin’ Whoopie is a whimsical swing tune written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn for a 1928 musical about the dire consequences of marriage. Dave Wolpe wrote this arrangement for big band, and Doreen Schulz sings the lyrics. The South Jackson Street Band performed this song at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Ron Hackett, the guitarist for the South Jackson Street Band, plays and talks with Peggy Burton, one of the hosts of Just Plain Living in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The South Jackson Street Band, a 19-piece big band, will be playing dance music for the Valentines Dinner and Dance at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Elvis Presley recorded "Can't Help Falling in Love" in 1961 for his Blue Hawaii album. It was also featured in Presley's 1961 film Blue Hawaii. George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, and Luigi Creatore wrote the song, and John Berry wrote this arrangement. Dr. Jerry Anderson reprises the role of Elvis in this video that was recorded at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 9, 2019.
Perry Como recorded the best known version of "Papa Loves Mambo" in 1954. Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner wrote the tune earlier that year. This big band version was arranged by Johnny Warrington, and the vocalist is Dr. Jerry Anderson. This video was recorded at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 9, 2019.
Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Brasil" in 1939, while a heavy rain storm kept him trapped in his home. Known simply as
"Brazil" in the English speaking world, its original title is a reference to a watercolor painting. The South Jackson Street Band performed this version, arranged by Dave Wolpe, at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on February 9, 2019.
Interview with "Just Plain Living" on Tullahoma TV channel 6 on January 22, 2019. The interview promoted the South Jackson Street Band and their upcoming Valentine's Dinner and Dance gig. Peggy Burton is the host and vocalist, Jim Fitzgerald is the tenor saxophonist, and Ron Hackett is the guitarist.