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George Jones [mm:ss] "Uh, Uh, No" The Great George Jones Wing Records SRW-16266 1964 The Possum lays down the law. The Mills Bros. [mm:ss] "Lazy River" Great Hits Dot Records DLP 25157 A fine laid back version of the Hoagy Carmichael classic. Chicago Symphony Orchestra [mm:ss] "Overture, Fidelio, Op. 72" Great Men of Music - Ludwig van Beethoven Time Life Records STL 546 1976 The overture from Beethoven's 1814 opera. Guarneri Quartet [mm:ss] "Third Movement: Menuetto - Allegretto, String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421" Great Men of Music - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Time Life Records STL 542 1975 Completed in 1783, purportedly while his wife Constanze was in labor with their first child Raimund. And here is where I come into the mic break with my best quiet somber FM classical radio DJ voice. Luciano Pavarotti [mm:ss] "La riverdrà nell'estasi (Un Ballo in Maschera - Verdi)" The Great Pavarotti London Records OS 26510 1979 A member of the Great Tenor Craze of the late 20th Century. Sex Pistols [mm:ss] "Substitute" The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Virgin VD2510 1979 Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? The sooner John moves onto Public Image, the better. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles [mm:ss] "Tears of a Clown" Great Songs and Performances that Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special Motown 2824ML 1983 Huh, how is it now that I just noticed the harpsichord in the left channel? Music by Stevie Wonder and Hank Cosby, lyrics by Smokey. The Robert Shaw Chorale [mm:ss] "Ave Verum, K. 618 (Mozart)" Great Sacred Choruses RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1117 1956 Sadly, not the actor Robert Shaw. Written by Mozart while Constanze was pregnant with their sixth child, Franz Xaver. Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme [mm:ss] "Sleigh Ride" Great Songs of Christmas by Great Artists of Our Time Columbia Special Products CSP If it play, I'll play it. And it gets us to the end of this track faster. Pat Boone [mm:ss] "Stagger Lee" Great! Great! Great! Dot Records DLP 3346 1960 Everyone's favorite peppy murder ballad, the one that The Clash warned you about it. ABBA [mm:ss] "Ring Ring" Greatest Hits Atlantic SD 19114 1977 Naturally, hard to choose just one, but let's go with the lead track from their first album. The English language version had some lyrical help from Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody. The original Swedish version (https://youtu.be/8YaH3VgFG9w) was their first entry into the Eurovision contest. The Association [mm:ss] "Along Comes Mary" Greatest Hits! Warner Bros. Seven Arts WS 1767 1968 Since we had R. Steve Moore's version a few episodes ago, I figured we could go with the original here. Chér [mm:ss] "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" Greatest Hits MCA Records MCA-2127 1974 Sometimes you gotta go with the classics, especially if you're an X-Files fan. The Dave Clark Five [mm:ss] "Bits and Pieces" Greatest Hits Epic LN 24185 1966 If you're a fan of Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos like I am, I think you'll enjoy his overview of Dave Clark licks (https://youtu.be/R7jQVBHxYJo). Commodores [mm:ss] "Slippery When Wet" Greatest Hits Motown M7-912R1 1978 Their first number one single on the Hot Soul Singles. Bob Dylan [mm:ss] "Subterranean Homesick Blues" Greatest Hits Columbia KCS 9463 1967 As a former goth club kid, I concur... don't try Nō-Dōz. Just have a cup of coffee instead. Music behind the DJ: "Summer Samba" by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra.
Phil Cody launched the UK shoe brand Cody & Co in 2019. The company manufactures all its footwear in Sheffield, using traditional methods inspired by Phil’s favourite Italian brands.
In the sixth episode of MashUpheaval - your all-request, live performance mashup podcast - Amelia Ray performs two mashups: one of Billy Joel’s “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” and Neil Sedaka’s “Laughter in the Rain,” and another of Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” and Blind Melon’s “No Rain”.Episode video: https://youtu.be/zn_dX2biKTsSong List:(1) “Movin’ Out in the Rain” - a mashup of “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song),” written by Billy Joel; and “Laughter in the Rain” written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody(2) “Flagpole Sittin’ in the Rain” - a mashup of “Flagpole Sitta,” written by Sean Nelson, Jeff J. Lin, Aaron Huffman and Evan Sult; and “No Rain,” written by Christopher John Thorn, Thomas Rogers Stevens, Brad Smith, Glen Graham and Shannon HoonBackground music: “Papa Was a Bloody War Pig,” - a mashup of “War Pigs,” written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward; and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett StrongIf you would like to request a mashup, send an email to: mashupheaval@ameliaray.net Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/ameliaraywww.ameliaray.net
The LTN is currently in talks with producers for a musical bioptic, but will only green light it if it narrated by the cryptkeeper. Soundtrack by Biz Markie. This week, Phil Cody, Frank, and EmTee discuss the heat wave, our mystery influx, cold water showers, music bioptics, Wick 2 and 3, Keanu, Stadia, the sexually confusing black mirror episode that is not the one with the pig, and the cryptkeeper.
Born and raised in Ontario, Ben Wilkins moved to Montreal, Quebec, at the age of eighteen to study music at McGill University. He majored in Classical Trumpet and soaked up whatever he could regarding composition, arranging, singing, theory and jazz harmony – spending countless nights sneaking into the piano studios afterhours to write songs. Upon graduation, Wilkins received a scholarship to study Mandarin in China, and spent the better part of a year at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Beijing Language and Culture University. In 2008, he returned to Montreal to perform locally and at colleges and clubs in the north-eastern U.S. Shortly after, he was approached by Pascal Shefteshy, an acclaimed engineer and producer working for famous producer Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright) to record an album. They got to work, and then just as their limited budget was running out, Marchand announced that he was going to India for three months, leaving the door to his studio open and Wilkins and Shefteshy in the position to record an album without compromise. Wilkins' first independent release "Back Of My Head EP", was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and prominently featured on the NPR music website as “Piano Pop, Beautifully Arranged”. The single reached a top 50 position after only a few weeks of tracking on commercial radio and stayed in the charts for more than twenty weeks. His second single, “Through To You" was launched to radio stations across Quebec with impressive results, hitting top 10 adult contemporary, reaching 6th position for 5 consecutive weeks. Ben Wilkins debut self-titled album, signed to Milagro Records, was released in stores across Canada on October 18th, 2011. The album has since received rave reviews from Le Journal de Montreal, Le Soleil, Le Devoir, and was featured as a favorite by both Archambault, Renaud-Bray and HMV – and was in the top ten albums of 2012 according to Icon Fetch, and 98.5 FM - Montreal's most listened to radio station. Wilkins was scouted by S.L. Feldman & Associates and toured through Quebec and Ontario – headlining theaters and opening for artists such as David Usher, Eric Lapointe, Cowboy Junkie, Matthew Good, and Kim Mitchell. He was named in the top 5 favorite arts in the Chicoutimi Jazz and Blues Festival and his various live formats, be it a band of seven, a trio or solo, have been very well received by audiences and critics alike. Wilkins collaborated with James Di Salvio on The Garden, Bran Van 3000’s fourth album writing string and brass arrangements and singing lead on the track entitled “This Day”. He wrote vocal and string arrangements on 2010 Juno nominee Misstress Barbara's upcoming album, and has been writing arrangements, co-songwriting and producing for local Montreal artists consistently since 2010. Ben Wilkins was awarded the Emerging Artist Sound Recording Grant from FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording) for production and marketing of his sophomore album. He also received the Sound Production grant from Cirque du Soleil. He also received Canada Council of the Arts grant to individuals to study songwriting at the Songwriting School of Los Angeles where he studied under Rob Seals, Ryan Toby, and Phil Cody. His sophomore album entitled All From Hello, was well received by the press and radio in Canada and online media sources. Shortly after its release he was given a residency at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. He released three music videos in support of the album with the help of FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording) and had an album feature and video cameo by Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters. Ben Wilkins is currently based in Los Angeles and has produced music for Sophie Ann, Sofia Zorian, Brigitte Bertrand, Jupiter Deluxe Tube, Alan Roy Scott, Alicyn Packard, Chloe Agnew, Siena Pinney, Alex Thériault, among others. He has just released a collection of solo piano compositions in 2019 and is working on his third solo studio album.
Phil Cody celebrates the release of Cody Sings Zevon with an hour long set at the Crescent Beverly Hills Hotel. I recorded it for you. Enjoy my friends, and pick up Cody Sings Zevon here: http://philcody.bandcamp.com/album/cody-sings-zevon
Here's an hour of stuff I produced and other stuff you just need to hear, and won't most places. Featuring Kelley James, Danny O'Keefe, Chris Laxamana, Jonathan McEuen, The Pen15 Club, Phil Cody, The Bayonets and more. Click play and turn up your ears.
On this week's Front of House, singer/songwriter Phil Cody plays us some live songs from his new Warren Zevon tribute lp, Cody Sings Zevon. We talk about Phil's major label record deal, the craft of songwriting, and share a few laughs. Enjoy this episode of FOH my friends.