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[nSc] Ella & Duke (Read 628 times)

Wild Bill Rocks Off Regular Offline Peace, love y abrazos Posts: 447 East Ozarks Gender:	[nSc] Ella & Duke Mar 12^th, 2011 at 7:24am This fuckin' rocks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxfMRhyzu3g
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Wild Bill Rocks Off Regular Offline Peace, love y abrazos Posts: 447 East Ozarks Gender:	This One Rocks Too Reply #1 - Mar 12^th, 2011 at 9:35am Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (1943) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
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Ginda Rocks Off Regular Offline The ghost of Belle Starr Posts: 926 WA State Gender:	Re: [nSc] Ella & Duke Reply #2 - Mar 12^th, 2011 at 3:17pm They were sublime. Thanks for the clips, WB.
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texile Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 935	Re: [nSc] Ella & Duke Reply #3 - Mar 14^th, 2011 at 6:17pm I discovered Ella when I was in my early 30s. No one comes close, except Aretha. The purity of her voice is just amazing and untouchable. She also did great live stuff with Sinatra, who revered her. Ella never had the tragic back story of a Billie Holiday, but she was, as Ginda says, sublime.
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: [nSc] Ella & Duke Reply #4 - Mar 14^th, 2011 at 6:26pm Ella was simply the best. No one like her on the planet. I was brought up on her music...
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Brainbell Jangler Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,331 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: [nSc] Ella & Duke Reply #5 - Mar 14^th, 2011 at 8:39pm Ella received her honorary degree from the music school at Harvard the same day I got my law degree, so I like to say I graduated with Ella Fitzgerald (and Stephen Hawking). Brainy
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: [nSc] Ella & Duke Reply #6 - Mar 14^th, 2011 at 11:27pm Hey, now, that's quite a cool thing...and an honor. Yeah, for sure......you graduated with them!
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: [nSc] Ella & Duke Reply #7 - Mar 14^th, 2011 at 11:28pm No WONDER you're Brainy.....
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