[Anthony Barnett is a poet, editor of the literary and arts print journal Snow lit rev, and a jazz historian specializing in violinists who has published books and articles and uncovered many previously unknown recordings, all available here. A version of the text below was published in the now defunct Dutch discography magazine
Leon and Otis Rene co-wrote "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" with Clarence Muse, which became Louis Armstrong's theme song. On his own, Leon wrote "When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano" and the 1950s rock and roll hit "Rockin' Robin" for Bobby Day.
Thanks so much! Interesting that they play a tango, although of course that style would feature two violins in Argentina, so perhaps not that unexpected...
Thanks, I passed this on to my friend and mentor Milt Hinton in the spirit world.
Ha ha--great! THANK YOU
Leon and Otis Rene co-wrote "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" with Clarence Muse, which became Louis Armstrong's theme song. On his own, Leon wrote "When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano" and the 1950s rock and roll hit "Rockin' Robin" for Bobby Day.
Yes, the link I provided in blue gives that info and more--Thanks for emphasizing it here--THANK YOU DAVID
Thanks so much! Interesting that they play a tango, although of course that style would feature two violins in Argentina, so perhaps not that unexpected...
Yes, a good point. Eddie South played a lot of "world music" arrangements on the violin, as you can see by this excerpt of his discography: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/104539/South_Eddie
Sometimes I think that's one reason he wasn't as well known as his talent may have deserved--he didn't focus on "standards." THANK YOU ETHAN