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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 6-29-16 Independence Day

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: June 29, 2016

On today’s show we are going to mark the imminent arrival of July Fourth – Independence Day – in all of its summery splendor, along with those relevant relaxations and adventitious avocations associated with the season, including a number of creative contributions from our 50th state.

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  1. “Stars and Stripes Forever,” performed by the Opihi Pickers Featuring Imua Garza, taken from the copious compilation: Legends of the Ukulele – Hawaiian Masters. Composed on Christmas Day, 1896 by John Phillip Sousa, this was declared by an act of Congress to be the official national march of the United States.

  2. “I Wanna Go Back to My Little Grass Shack,” the originally written in 1933 song by Tommy Harrison and Bill Cogswell for the July Fourth canoe races in Kona, performed in 1989 by none other than Harry “The Hipster” Gibson, who added his own lyrics. This was found on his pharmacornucopia: Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?

  3. The John Phillip Sousa march “El Capitan” was recorded by the New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra on their 1975 ambitious album: From New Orleans to Constantinople – On the S.S. Leviathan.

  4. “Bugle Blues” was waxed in the late 1930s and found on the bodacious box set: Cab Calloway & His Orchestra -- Volume 2.

  5. “With Thee I Swing,” inked by Basil Adam, Alexander Hyde and Al Stillman, comes from the copacetic collection: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 2: 1936, featuring Ben Webster on Tenor Sax, Teddy Wilson on Piano, Irving “Mouse” Randolph on Trumpet, Vido Musso on Clarinet, Allen Reuss on Guitar; Milt Hinton on Bass and Gene Krupa on Drums.

  6. “My Hawaiian Queen,” the 1932 song composed by Johnny Noble by, was performed in 1934 and found on the righteous retrospective: Sol Hoopii and His Novelty Quartette – Classic Hawaiian Steel Guitar Performances 1933-34, spotlighting the talents of Mr. Hoopii on vocal and acoustic lap steel guitar.

  7. “Skip Rope,” written by Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee, was sung by June Christy in 1947 when she was just 21 years old, fronting Frank De Vol’s Orchestra although she was performing with the Stan Kenton band at the time. It is found on her diurnal reverie: Day Dreams.

  8. “I'd Cry Like a Baby,” by Howard Steiner and Simon Gallup, was recorded in 1954 by Dean Martin and appears on his heady helping: The Capitol Collectors Series.

  9. “Kohala March” was sung by Robi Kahakalau on her scintillacious CD: Sistah Robi, ably assisted by Bucky Pizarelli and Barry Galbraith on Electric Guitars, Bobby Hackett on Cornet Solo, Dave Mckenna and Lou Stein on Pianos, Buzz Brauner on Tenor Sax, Flute and Bassoon, Bob Wilbur on Tenor Sax and Clarinet, Bob Carter and Pops Kahakalau on Bass, and John Cressi and Dick Scott on Drums, Bongos and Percussion.

  10. “Backwater Town,” with lyrics by the singer Lorraine Feather on her incomparable compact disc: Such Sweet Thunder – Music of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, featuring Bill Eliott on Piano, Russel Ferrante on Bass and Chuck Berghoffer on Drums.

  11. “Strike Up the Band,” is drawn with swizzle sticks from the 1966 loquacious LP: Brass on Fire, from arranger and conductor Manny Albam, with Barry Galbraith on Guitar; Danny Stiles, Johnny Frosk, Ernie Royal and Joe Newman on Trumpets; Wayne Andre, Bob Brookmeyer, Eddie Bert and Tony Studd on Trombones; James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Howard Howard and Al Richmond on French Horns; Richard Davis on Bass, Ted Summer on Bongos and Mel Lewis on Drums. This was written by George & Ira Gershwin for the 1930 Broadway musical also called: Strike Up the Band.

  12. “A Slight Minority” comes from the 1954 arithmetical album: The Three and the Two, with an ensemble led drummer Shelly Manne including Russ Freeman on Piano.

  13. “Happiness Is,” by Paul Evan and Paul Parnes, was performed by composer and arranger Benny Golson on his 1967 albumic oddity: Tune In, Turn On – To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties, spotlighting Mr. Golson’s talents on Tenor and Baritone Sax.

  14. “Of Thee I Sing,” Was also written by George & Ira Gershwin for the 1931 Broadway musical of the same name as the song. This version was served up by tenor sax master Stan Getz in 1951 and was included on his Best of West Coast Sessions.

  15. Originally recorded by the Beastie Boys, the song: “Fight for Your Right” comes from the surreptitious CD: The Sunny Side of the Moon – The Best of Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine.

  16. “Fairweather” composed, sung and played on piano by Kenny Dorham, was recorded at Norwegian jazz fan Randi Hultin’s home in Oslo's Gartnerveien neighborhood in Norway and is taken from the compact disc accompanying her book of reminiscences: Born Under the Sign of Jazz – Public Faces, Private Moments.

  17. “Rebel Rouser,” the 1958 song by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazelwood, was performed by jazz guitarist Bill Frisell on his interstellar album: Guitar in the Space Age, with Tony Scheer on Acoustic Guitar, Greg Leisz on Electric Guitar and Tony Wollesen on Drums.

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