What a great song! Too bad they changed the title from "Crazy about a Married Man" to "Crazy about a Man". Why? Was this for Radio (as there was no TV back then) or at some sort of special venue where certain ideas were not allowed?
Wow - what a mellow voice. Didn't she replace Billie Holliday with Basie's band? If you can work some magic and find Holliday's "Strange Fruit", I'd be all sorts of pleased! :-)
She did replace Holiday. And She turned Basie down the first few times he asked her. She said she was satisfied being employed by a venue where she made decent money and didn't have to travel. "Go figure?"
What a great song! Too bad they changed the title from "Crazy about a Married Man" to "Crazy about a Man". Why? Was this for Radio (as there was no TV back then) or at some sort of special venue where certain ideas were not allowed?
strangeromance1 3 years ago
Wow - what a mellow voice. Didn't she replace Billie Holliday with Basie's band? If you can work some magic and find Holliday's "Strange Fruit", I'd be all sorts of pleased! :-)
islamsins 3 years ago
She did replace Holiday. And She turned Basie down the first few times he asked her. She said she was satisfied being employed by a venue where she made decent money and didn't have to travel. "Go figure?"
strangeromance1 3 years ago