Happy 100th birthday, Mantovani!

[Dogmudgeon]

The man the hipsters loved to hate -- until recently, when their children realized how ignorant they had been.

He may have conducted an orchestra during the first great era of Rock and Roll, but he got under everyone's skin. Enoch Light, Raymond LeFebve, and even polymath George Martin trembled in awe at the mere mention of his name. His longevity is a testimony to the pact he forged with the Devil shortly after that wanker Robert Johnson got himself killed. If you're a musician, Mantovani is as much a part of you as the Beatles or Stones or Hendrix or the Partridge Family. He's in your blood and in your very brain cells. And the last sound you hear when you die will be the final beat of a cadence conducted by Mantovani.

Can "K-Fed" make the same claim? I think not.

http://www.hallowquest.com/mantiindex.htm

And don't be rude -- send him an online birthday card -- the link is about 25% of the page down.

--p!

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Kickin' it for Monty

Philistines, I say! Philistines, all of ya!

:P

--p!

[rug]

2. I prefer Skitch Henderson myself.

[Dogmudgeon]

3. I heard he died last week

A major loss to the music world ...

I'm one of those idjits who never really bought into the idea that Genre X is better than Genre Y, or whatever is in or out. Mantovani, Justin Timberlake, Woody Guthrie -- good is good. (Actually, I'd give Guthrie a little more credit for the lyrics.)

--p!