Tag: Music
“Stomp!” – From the Nursery to Broadway
Here's Kevin Shortsleeve, stomping around.
Franz Schubert
You’re hearing a little from Franz Schubert’s “Noble Waltz” No. 4. The reason the recording is so grainy is because it’s a thin, small vinyl disc that was included in a pocket inside the back cover of a small, square picture book for children called A Little Schubert by M. B. Goffstein.
The Monster Mash
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Monster-Mash.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/25/2001 The Monster Mash Transcript Much like Christmas, Halloween has it’s own set of songs that reflect the stories and themes of the holiday. You might call them Halloween Carols. Haunted House, by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons, Spooky, by the Classic’s Four, Moondance by Van […]
Carl Stalling
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Carl-Stalling-Pioneer-Animator-.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/09/2001 Carl Stalling Transcript One of the great unsung heroes of Warner Brothers cartoons was composer, Carl Stalling. In the early 1920s, Stalling met Walt Disney at a theatre in Kansas City where Stalling was employed as a piano accompanist for silent films. At […]
“Abbey Road” and the Beatles Legacy
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/From-Abbey-Road-to-Sesame-Road.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/1/2001 “Abbey Road” and the Beatles Legacy Transcript Today, in 1969, the Beatles released what would become one of their best-selling albums, Abbey Road. According to one commentator, it was half traditional rock album, half pop symphony, with all the songs on the second […]
Sherman Brothers
It's the anniversary this week of the premiere of Disney's animated musical Mary Poppins, and Kevin Shortsleeve has some thoughts about the brothers who composed the score for that film.
An Interview With Roland Brival
That's Roland Brival singing part of his "Creole Gypsy," which was recently a hit song in France.
Woody Guthrie
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Woody-Guthrie-1-1.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 7/16/2001 Woody Guthrie Transcript Woody Guthrie is best known for such folk songs as This Land is Your Land, and Pastures of Plenty. His lyrics have had no small influence on rock music, inspiring the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and John Mellancamp. […]
Accordion Dreams
You probably didn’t know that June is National Accordion Appreciation Month, but Shelley Fraser Mickle remembers that much-maligned, oft-forgotten instrument.
Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Brian-Wilson-and-The-Beach-Boys.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 6/20/2001 Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Transcript “Their hearts were full of spring.” So begins chapter one of Back to the Beach, A Brian Wilson and Beach Boys Reader. It would be difficult to describe the appeal of the early Beach Boys recordings […]