Comments on: JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Joe Long–Part Two!

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:38:13 +0000

Thanks, Tom. I guess I had just read Part One when I posted that on the other thread. I miss things if I don’t print them out also.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:48:52 +0000

Ted,

Check out the first sentence of the sixth paragraph above. Joe confirmed what I’ve been saying all along about his first song with the group–great song.

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:58:50 +0000

Those songs with the Band/Orchestra type accompaniment were an inspiration to those of us who played wind and string instruments. The Left Banke was doing something similar, the Happenings did Gershwin (“I’ve Got Rhythm”) a little later than the Four Seasons’ Cole Porter cover, the Cowsills had interesting instrumentation, still later there was the Neon Philharmonic. I really miss the accoustic instrumentation in today’s pop music. I think Hank Medress, Dave Appell, and Charlie Calello did some work with at least some of these groups, as I recall without more google searches.

By: David Cace

David Cace — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:36:07 +0000

The Sound of Music (with other “music” songs) medley was also performed live on stage but only when the 4 Seasons appeared with a full orchestra which was usually limited to appearing at the more notable night clubs like the Empire Room at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York or the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. In this version we get an extended musical arrangement. As I recall during this extended musical arrangement, the Red Skelton Dancers did a dance routine.

By: LindaL

LindaL — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:10:50 +0000

Very nice interview. With no apologies to Frank Sinatra, I have always preferred The Four Season version, especially the pause, as mentioned above.