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One of the songs we are learning for this year's Spring Show is Take Me To The Land Of Jazz (no. 7298) which uses the term "Jazzbo" in the lyrics twice; once in measure 22 and again in measure 58. The question arises: who (or what) is (a) Jazzbo? What is the significance of the lyrics "We won't get home until morning, 'cause ev'rybody's full of Jazzbo"? Jazzbo refers to a long-time, late-night DJ by the name of Al Collins, who started his broadcast career by accident in 1941 when he subbed for a fellow student at the University of Miami radio station. His debut included lines such as: "What's new at the 'U'? This is Al Collins and here is Professor Hoo-ha". Collins so thoroughly enjoyed his initial performance he decided to pursue broadcasting as his life's work. A few year's later, while working for Chicago's WIND, his engineer suggested that since his show was, after all, a jazz show, that he use some form of the word jazz to title his program. Prompted by the |
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Jazzbo By Ken Lyle |
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name of a product of that day, a clip-on bow tie called "Jazzbows", Collins went on the air that night and said: "Hi, this is Jazzbo here with some really fine music". Within minutes, calls poured in inquiring about this "Jazzbo" person. And the name stuck. Collins' colorful career progressed as he moved to WNEW in New York City in 1950. He quickly became known as one of the coolest of the cool with an announcing style so laid-back that it seemed to be half-speed. His background patter accompanied the music of notables such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Sinatra and Shearing and Peggy Lee. Collins created numerous zany fictional characters (human and animal) over the years and has attracted thousands of jazz aficionados. After a couple of stops in San Francisco and a return to New York City, by 1993, Jazzbo (or sometimes Jazzbeaux, depending upon how whimsical he feels) moved to KCSM at the College of San Mateo where his show airs from 9 PM to midnight on Saturdays. If you're in the 'Frisco area, you might loose your lobes on him (FM 91). Yeah! |
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tional pride and loyalty. Classical and easy listening music calm our nerves. Even tunes we remember from years ago can reach into the past and bring back old memories and feelings. Such is the strange and wonderful power of music. Our Creator has given us music as a gift for our enjoyment and as a means of expressing our thoughts and emotions. Is there a special song of kind of music you love to dance to? Is there a hymn that has been particularly meaningful to your faith? What song has been running through your mind lately, putting a spring in your step and a smile on your face? God delight in our enjoyment of his gifts. Don't hesitate to thank Him for His gift of music today. In fact, you might even choose to express your thoughts to him in a song of praise. Prayer: Music is a wonderful gift you've given me, God; it can stir and lift my spirit as nothing else can. |
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Verse for the day: "David took the lyre and played it with his hand, and Saul would be relieved and feel better" (1 Sam 16:23) When I was a young girl, I took piano lessons. I tended to enjoy playing songs that were very melodic or in some way beautifully haunting, and I memorized several such pieces. In the evenings, I would play them for my father, who would lean back in his easy chair, close his eyes, and absorb he sound. Sometimes as he relaxed, he would even doze off. The range of moods and feelings we experience as humans can be expressed in usic as in no other medium. Music can move us to tears. It can urge us to dance. Hymns and praise choruses turn our hearts toward worship. Anthems call to our sense of na |
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Reprinted from Daily Devotions for Seniors Submitted by Rev. Kenneth Kirkendall The Simple Gift of Music Music is a special gift that touches our emotion |