Johnny Smith: Walk, Don't Run!
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Uploaded by Shreddy13 on Oct 13, 2008
From the "Walk, Don't Run!" album (1954)
1. Walk, Don't Run! (Johnny Smith)
2. Loverman (Davis - Ramirez - Sherman)
3. 'S Wonderful (Gershwin - Gershwin)
4. Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing)
Johnny Smith - guitar (with second part overdubbed on "Lullaby of Birdland")
Perry Lopez - rythm guitar
Arnold Fishkin - bass
Don Lamond - drums
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@lazur1 Yeah-- I know what you mean! Ever notice how the TV advertisements for "the greatest oldies collection ever assembled" are all from the EIGHTIES!!!????
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@Pickinbuddy ...and to the Shadows in the 70s - also a great version.
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Amazing journey THIS song went on--from Smith, then Chet, to the Ventures-to the world!
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SO INTERESTING , THANKS - I HAVE WONDERED ALL MY LIFE ABOUT THE ORIGINAL VERSION ,!! IM 63 !!
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one of the best jazz guitarists ever
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oh also sleepwalk by santo n johnny was inspired by softly as a morning sunrise, same as this song.. u can hear somma the same chord progression n em all
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i just learned & am still learning, about this whole.. 1928-softly as a morn sunrise, then johnny made this, then chet a., then the ventures, then ofcourse.. a billion guitars were sold..very interesting history... also the song sleep-walk by santo n johnny was inspired by softly as a morn sun-rise.. n ofcourse many guitarists (claptop, paige, harrison, n 1000,s more) were inspired by the ventures.. walk don't run being their 1st hit.. interesting stuff.. Im gonna put all these songs together.
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cool
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Cool. Lately I've been greatly enjoying Johnny and his band's backing on old LPs by singers Bev Kenney and Jeri Southern. Didn't realize he wrote WDR or the origin of the melody. Maybe you could write a countermelody to "Stardust" and have a surfing anthem there too.
Was hoping to hear Jethro Tull play "Softly" but their 1st single was actually entitled "Sunshine Day" and it sounds more Kinks than Kern.
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The Ventures actually took their version from CHET ATKINS....Chet got it from Johnny
DukeBasil 3 years ago 14
The paltry six years between Smith's version and the Ventures' seemed like centuries at the time. Nowadays, I wake up and it's six years later.
lazur1 1 year ago 8