Songs in Lopez, Hank. Afro-6

Songs in Hank Lopez. Afro-6

Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar –

Moon Over Miami –

Springtime in the Rockies

Für einen Roman in und über Harlem spielt die Musik in Afro-6 eine geringe Rolle. Man muß sie suchen und auch dann stoßt man auf eher untypische Musik.

S. 149	*Moon Over Miami* (Edgar Leslie, Joseph A. Burke)
	"Moon Over Miami" war 1935 dreizehn Wochen in der Hit Parade und erreichte Platz 1. Edgar Leslie und Joseph A. Burke schrieben zahlreiche Songs, z.B. "On Treasure Island" (Louis Armstrong). Joe Burke 16.3. 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, – 9. Juni 1950, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
	Film: "Moon Over Miami (1941), ein Remake von "Three Blind Mice". Mit Betty Grable, Carole Landis, Jack Haley, Charlotte Greenwood; Regie: Walter Lang
	TV: "Moon Over Miami" (TV-Serie, Premiere: 15. September 1993) mit Bill Campbell, Ally Walker
	Zahlreiche Aufnahmen, z.B. Eddy Duchin, 15.8.1940 Glenn Miller (in einem Medley), Tommy Tucker, Ray Charles, Vaughn Monroe, 3. 4. 1957 Bill Haley
	Textbeginn laut University of South Florida Tampa Campus Library Special Collections Department : “Tropical twilight descending, Signals the end of the day,...”
	Text nach anderen Quellen: Moon over Miami Shine on my love and me So we can stroll beside the roll Of the rolling sea Moon over Miami Shine on as we begin A dream or two that may come true When the tide comes in Hark to the song of the smiling troubadours Hark to the throbbing guitars Hear how the waves offer thunderous applause After each song to the stars Moon over Miami You know we're waiting for A little love, a little kiss On Miami shore
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S. 149	*Springtime in the Rockies* (Woolsey-Saver)
	Film: "Springtime in the Rockies" (1937) mit Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette
	Film: "Springtime in the Rockies" (1942) mit Betty Grable, John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero; Regie: Irving Cummings
	Benny Goodman konterte 1936 mit Swingtime in the Rockies (Jimmy Mundy, Benny Goodman) 27. Juni 1936 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
	Zahlreiche Aufnahmen, z.B.: Gene Autry, Leadbelly, Johnnie Ray
	When it's springtime in the Rockies I am coming back to you Little sweetheart of the mountains With your bonny eyes of blue Once again I'll say I love you While the birds sing all the day When it's springtime in the Rockies In the Rockies, far away
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S. 168	Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar (Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Eleanor Sheehy)
	"Eight to the Bar" bezeichnet einen Boogie Woogie Stil, bei dem der Klavierspieler 8 Beats mit der linken Hand pro Bar (sich rhythmisch wiederholende Phrase der rechten Hand) spielt.

In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
He can play piano any way that you like it
But the way he likes to play is eight to the bar
When he plays, it's a ball
He's the daddy of them all

The people gather around when he gets on the stand
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance
Nobody there bothers to dance
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

A-plink, a-plank, a-plink plank, plink plank
A-plunkin' on the keys
A-riff, a-raff, a-riff raff, riff raff
A-riffin' out with ease
And when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar
A boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano
And we all know
That when he plays he puts them all in a trance
The cats all holler "Hooray"
You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
When he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

The people gather around when he gets up on the stand
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance
Nobody there ever bothers to dance
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

A-plink plink, a-plank plank, a-plink plank, plink plank
A-plunkin' on the keys
A-riff riff, a-raff raff, a-riff raff, riff raff
A-riffin' out with ease
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

Textvariante

In a dinky honky tonky village in Texas,
There's a guy who plays the best piano by far,
He can play piano any way that you like it,
But the style he likes the best is eight to the bar,
When he plays, it's a ball
He's the daddy of them all

Refrain
The people gather around when he gets on the stand,
Then, when he plays, he gets a hand,
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance,
Nobody there bothers to dance,
But, when he jams with the bass and guitar,
They holler: "Aw, beat me daddy, eight to the bar."

A plink, a plank, a plink, plank, plink, plank,
Plunkin' on the keys
A riff, a raff, a riff, raff, riff, raff,
Riffin' out with ease,
And when he jams with the bass and guitar,
They holler: "Aw, beat me daddy, eight to the bar."

"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" wurde zu einem eigenen Song.
28. 8.1940 Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra; höchste Chart Position 1941: #2
12.9.1940 Glenn Miller Orchestra, voc. Jack Lathrop
weitere Glenn Miller Aufnahmen folgten
10.10.1940 Woody Herman & His Orchestra
1941? Will Bradley, Ray McKinley, dr, voc; höchste Chart Position 1941: #1
und zahlreiche weitere Aufnahmen, z.B.
31.8.1959 Ella Fitzgerald, Russel Garcia Orchestra
1973 Grateful Dead

4 - 6/1986 Broadway Show "Big Deal" aufgrund des Films "Big Deal on Madonna Street" (1956), die "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" brachte.
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" wurde auch von der Formation Eight to the Bar aufgenommen und auf Hey, Sailor! veröffentlicht.

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