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The formula was a winner as Johnson and Wilson also led three of the 12 songs selected for their first album Flamingo Serenade – George Gershwin's "Love Walked In", "But Not for Me" and "Time Was". The Flamingos had their biggest seller in 1959 with another old standard from that LP, on which Nate Nelson handled lead vocals.
Flamingo" (1940) is a popular song and jazz standard written by Ted Grouya with lyrics by Edmund Anderson and first recorded by singer Herb Jeffries and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on December 28, 1940, for Victor Records (catalog No. 27326B). [1]
The song was released on Chess' Checker Records subsidiary in January, 1956, with The Flamingos version going to No. 5 on Billboard's R&B chart, [3] its sales greatly overshadowed by the Pat Boone version released the same month. [4]
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes, which includes jazz standards, pop standards, and film song classics which have been sung or performed in jazz on numerous occasions and are considered part of the jazz repertoire. For a chronological list of jazz standards with author details, see the lists in the box on the right.
The Flamingos recorded a dozen songs from Goldner's list, but "I Only Have Eyes for You" proved difficult. Flamingos high tenor Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, who was also the group's arranger, was advised by lead tenor Nate Nelson to do something exotic with the refrain: "Go way out on it! Make it Russian, like 'Song of the Volga Boatman'". The ...
Chalk up the success of “Favorite Song” to the teams that grew it into a hit, but Toosii says it was all part of his master plan. “You gotta let actions speak louder than words,” he says.
Pages in category "The Flamingos songs" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Great Balls of Fire; I.
Flamingos are also threatened by sea-level rise and pollution. The Florida Flamingos Working Group has focused on helping flamingos recover in Florida for several years. Flamingos, in turn, have ...