Speaking of AbFab, its theme song was “This Wheel’s on Fire” by Bob Dylan, as sung by Julie Driscoll. Here’s a version that Julie Driscoll did in 1968 with organist Brian Auger:
In order of appearance: Eric Burdon, Steve Winwood, Long John Baldry (you’ll understand why he was called “Long John” when you watch the video), Julie Driscoll, and Rod Stewart, before a bird’s nest landed on his head. Check out Rod’s moves! Lots of great R&B shouting and energy all around.
One Reginald Dwight took half of his stage name after Long John Baldry; the other half he took from saxophonist Elton Dean. He, of course, became Elton John.
Julie Driscoll is probably best known for singing Ab Fab’s theme song This Wheel’s on Fire.
The US Postal Service issued the Sarah Vaughan Forever® Stamp on March 29, 2016:
The musically inclined Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) played piano, then organ, and finally realized her vocal talent singing in the church choir. Her voice ranged over three octaves, and she exercised control over it; swooping from high to low and back. Early in Vaughan’s career she toured with many of the great jazz musicians of the day, and incorporated some of their styles into her own. Later, she recorded both jazz and pop songs as a solo artist. Remarkably, her voice did not diminish with time; she sang with her signature interpretive power for the whole of her five-decade career.
Source: Sarah Vaughan Forever® Stamps | USPS
The Dinah Washington Facebook Page drew attention to Brook and Dinah’s Dream Duet on uDiscover:
It was 25 January 1960 that a dream duet took flight. ‘Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)’ made its debut on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts on on this date for one of the hot new male singers of the era, Brook Benton, and a female vocalist who had been popular since World War II, Dinah Washington.
Here is Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) for your Monday listening pleasure:
I “discovered” Dinah Washington through The Ultimate Diva Collection album. It was a revelatory experience: where had she been all my life?
Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, and a youthful Barbra Streisand just embarking on her career from the Judy Garland Show in 1963.
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