Listen to your favorite songs from the ink spots greatest hits by the ink spots now. Eddie joined the band and performed steadily as an ink spot until 1987, booked throughout this entire period by t. Musicians eddie tigner and daniel mudcat dudeck forged a. The ink spots were probably the most influential pioneer vocal group, as well as the most commercially successful to come out of the world war ii era.
The ink spots, american vocal group prominent in the late 1930s and 40s. Electric chicago piano blues eddie tigner slippin in. The ink spots introduction to the inkspots album lyrics. He is a musician who can move an audience from the swing of heartbreak its hurtin me to the rocking sound of shake rattle and roll. The ink spots greatest hits download on amazon we three play on apple music we three download on itunes we three play on spotify we three play on youtube we three the blacklist s 2 e 1 lord baltimore 22 sep 2014. He recorded two albums, both released by music maker, and continued to perform on stage each week, despite being in his nineties. Tigner got his highestprofile break in 1959, when he joined the ink spots onstage during a show in atlanta and became a touring member of the band. Negro had pleaded guilty to a j 1 become a lawless torrent undermining t steps toward locating potential ii i 3. Best known for their recordings of pop ballads, the ink spots were frequent chart toppers totaling over 50 hits in their 17 year recording career.
Most songs were covers done in different styles, and that was the ink spots signature style. The band had fractured upon the death of their original bass player in 1947, and various versions of the band had sprung up. The ink spots were an africanamerican pop vocal group who became very popular in 1930s and 1940s. Birch desert destinies sheikhs seduction sultans favourite escape from the harem by emma darcy. The flight, officially timed by second degree murder charge. Why the ink spots songs intros are almost always the same. Watkins came off the road and took a break from the brutal touring she had done for much of the 60s. The four ink spots recorded for the american decca label from 1936 to 1951, and during that time made it to the top 30 hit parade charts with no fewer than 46 titles. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Eddie tigner retires from the ink spots to the life of.
One of the first africanamerican groups, along with the mills brothers, to reach both black and white audiences, the ink spots exerted great influence on the development of the doowop vocal style. The ink spots the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Working with snake and playing with the ink spots, touring across 48 states, tigner got to know a lot of musicians and learned to weave his playing into a mess of groups. Voice, tenor voice, baritone voice, ttbb, ttbb a cappella intermediate digital download by the ink spots. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doowop. It drives me crazy that every ink spots song starts the. Similar as can be found in lonnie johnsons ballad years from the late forties into the early fifties, for the sake of commercial music, familiar licks give a familiar feel for an artist, but overall, its anyones guess why individual groups did what they did. If you want to know who these guys were and what they sounded like and if you love listening to records as much as i do, this is a must have. The ink spots kenny, watson, jones and bernie mackey perform for the troops, replaces victory parade of spotlight bands usually heard at this time, piano russ willsif i didnt care themeshooshoo baby. Eddie ink finally landed cd available now on itunes, spotify and all good digital outlets. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
In 1936 the ink spots 1st tenor jerry daniels left the group and was replaced by bill kenny. They then signed a deal with victor records in 1935. Vocal group of the 1930s and 40s, influential to the doo wop groups of the 50s read full biography. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. On june 25, 2019, the new york times magazine listed the ink spots among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 universal fire. This cd is basically the best of the ink spots, part 2. Also, haiti has influenced a lot of places throughout the. Tigner suffered a fatal heart attack and died shortly after being removed from the building, according to the livermore fire department and physicians at kaiser permanente. Eddie davis specializes in custom black and grey, watercolor, woodcut and color realism tattoos. Of these, 20 reached the top 10, 6 of them making it to the number 1 slot, a phenomenal record. The ink spots lyrics, the ink spots discography sorted by album. Although this jasmine release isnt a definitive ink spots retrospective, its a nice sampler of familiar tunes. Daily living in the twelfth century by urban tigner holmes.
Of course, there were earlier groups who were very successful such as the mills brothers and others who performed during the early days of the ink spots such as the delta rhythm boys and the. The ink spots then departed on a uk tour with jack hyltons orchestra. Their unique musical style led to the rhythm and blues and rock and roll and doowop style. The ink spots were an american pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. It is no secret bill kenny of the ink spots and the song spinners honestly, this is a great compilation of songs and i feel so fortunate to have the best of the ink spots in my vinyl collection. Tigners bass heavy style of playing the piano helped secure a job with them. Watkins then hooked up with eddie tigner and the ink spots and toured extensively with that group, playing for nearly a year with him before he was felled by a stroke. A journey to the worlds most unusual corners by travis elborough.
One of the most popular musical groups in the 1940s was the ink spots. Eddie tigner plays the piano with a smooth, strong base that rolls along below the weave of the soulful notes of the upper registers. Tigner also wouldve seen the musical twists and turns taken by the song over the years. Eddie tigner, on piano, with the ink spots photograph courtesy of music maker relief foundation tigner s ink spots performed at hotel lounges and military bases, crooning favorites like java. Bill kenny made his first recordings with the ink spots it aint nobodys bizness what i do and the swing tune your feets too big on may 12 of that year. State by state list updated and collated crime, thriller. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blue. The ink spots tunes almost invariably follow a classic pattern brief guitar intro, tenor lead, baritone talking bridge but it works for them. The only person inside the building was internist dr. Eddie davis is a tattoo artist in fort walton beach, florida providing custom tattoo design and application for northwest florida including destin, niceville, crestview, freeport and south walton county. After his discharge, he returned to atlanta, joined the musicians union and, in addition to piano, tigner took up vibes for awhile and played with a group called the maroon notes.
The ink spots greatest hits by the ink spots on amazon. This features a few rare alternate takes as well as later recordings that were labeled ink spots when in truth they were bill kenny solos. The mirror crackd from side to side by agatha christie. Artsatl profiles 88yearold atlantabased pianist and blues singer eddie tigner as part of its creative juices series. August 11, 1926 april 18, 2019, better known as eddie tigner, was an. Since 1991 hes been playing clubs in around atlanta as well as feeding the children, as he calls his day job. Their best selling record if i didnt care sold over 19 million copies and is. In 1959, a version of the ink spots one of several that traversed the country playing hotel lounges using the name of the original group had a show in atlanta and needed a pianist.
Tigners ink spots performed at hotel lounges and military bases, crooning favorites like java jive and if i didnt care. My name is eddie and i am a tattooist i created this page to show some of the work i have done. That night lasted for nearly 30 years as he toured with them until 1987. Kennys first known solo feature came in february 1938 on a radio broadcast for radio station weaf. In 1959, the ink spots rolled into town and needed a keyboard player for the night and hired eddie. They gained much acceptance in both the white community and black community largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer bill kenny. Dont be fooled by pale later imitations, these are the original recordings and the sound is excellent. With purchase of the gce3 you also get a free download of mac or. The best of the ink spots features 24 songs originally recorded for decca between 1939 and 1951, including the top ten hits we three my echo, my shadow and me, if i didnt care, the gypsy, and into each life some rain must fall with ella fitzgerald. Ink spots greatest hits, volume 3 street of dreams little white lies you always hurt the one you love im gonna sit right down and write myself a letter bow wow wow with my eyes wide open im dreaming ill get by sweet sue, just you hes got the whole world in his hands ill be seeing you to make a mistake is human my. Download the ink spots doo wop greatest hits cd 320k musicfromrizzo torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. The ink spots when eddie joined were contemporaries with cole.
Eddie tigner, a georgia native born in 1926 who was a member of the ink. In this company, tigner developed his own eclectic style. The ink spots i dont want to set the world on fire. The ink spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer bill kenny.
Listen free to the ink spots their greatest hits if i didnt care, my prayer and more. The pianist and vocalist shared stages with elmore james, the ink spots, and was a luminary for atlantas blues music scene. The ink spots were a popular africanamerican vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Luther lute tigner, 66, a former navy medical official late of charlotte, nc. The ink spots were an american vocal jazz group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Eddie tigner left with the ink spots, circa1 1959, at lithonia country club. The song is a standard, and he was at ground zero when this kind of music was very popular.
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