Post #176177 by SwampCreature on Mon, Aug 1, 2005 10:13 AM

Funny as it sounds, it was hispanic gang culture that turned me on to Martin Denny. One of the several gangs around when I was growing up, was Quiet Village. This was the late 70's, early 80's I'm refering to, area of Pico Rivera. I don't know if they're still a gang. Anyway, I used to see this record in the used records(Lovell's) all the time, "Quiet Village" by Martin Denny. My buddy and I just thought it was kind of funny, so I ended up buying it for something like 50 cents. Didn't know what to make of it the first few listenings, but my mother recognized it, and told me that she used to go see Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman when my father was stationed in Hawaii(mid 50's). Needless to say, the song, and Martin Denny, grew on me. So I'd have to say that Martin Denny's version, from the "Quiet Village" LP would be my fave.