Thank you for this article. I've always thought A Taste of Honey was one of the most evocative ballads ever written. It incites a mood of instant or near instant "recognition" in the listener that he knows that song, from somewhere, although he may never have heard it before, which most truly sublime popular songs seem to have. Musically, it reminds me of the persuasively authentic yet inauthentic American folk songs which Dmitri Tiomkin wrote in the late 50s. John Lennon hated that The Beatles recorded it, but when was Lennon ever not Lennon?
I'm looking forward to discovering this man as a singer.
People whose work I'd enjoy reading about:
1. Neal Hefti
2. Bernice Petkere
3. Louis Jordan
4. Georgie Fame
This is a terrific Substack you're doing. I'm always glad to see a new one.
Thanks so much - so glad you're enjoying my Substack. A piece on Hefti would be interesting - his theme to 'The Odd Couple' is my favourite movie/TV theme period.
I'm one of those that knew the songs but not the name behind them. Thanks as always for a fantastic deep dive into a forgotten corner of the music world!
Thank you for this article. I've always thought A Taste of Honey was one of the most evocative ballads ever written. It incites a mood of instant or near instant "recognition" in the listener that he knows that song, from somewhere, although he may never have heard it before, which most truly sublime popular songs seem to have. Musically, it reminds me of the persuasively authentic yet inauthentic American folk songs which Dmitri Tiomkin wrote in the late 50s. John Lennon hated that The Beatles recorded it, but when was Lennon ever not Lennon?
I'm looking forward to discovering this man as a singer.
People whose work I'd enjoy reading about:
1. Neal Hefti
2. Bernice Petkere
3. Louis Jordan
4. Georgie Fame
This is a terrific Substack you're doing. I'm always glad to see a new one.
Thanks so much - so glad you're enjoying my Substack. A piece on Hefti would be interesting - his theme to 'The Odd Couple' is my favourite movie/TV theme period.
I'm one of those that knew the songs but not the name behind them. Thanks as always for a fantastic deep dive into a forgotten corner of the music world!
Thanks Kevin, as always!
Thanks for sharing this. I knew the songs but not the singer!
Thanks for reading. Scott was a marvelous singer.