Oriental Blues

Jack Newlon, Oriental Blues and Oriental Rag

by Ben Model
February 26, 2019February 25, 2019
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Jack Newlon may have been hoping lightning might strike twice in 1952 when he composed and recorded Oriental Rag. His former piano student Tony DeSimone’s recording of his Oriental Blues was now being heard fairly regularly on Ernie Kovacs’ popular… Read More »Jack Newlon, Oriental Blues and Oriental Rag

Ernie Kovacs’ Theme Song

by Ben Model
February 14, 2019February 14, 2019
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Throughout the various iterations of Ernie Kovacs’ television shows over different networks, time slots and formats from 1951-1962 there was one thing that remained constant — his theme song. And like much of Kovacs’ humor, there was an element of… Read More »Ernie Kovacs’ Theme Song