Re: [bomp] Martin Denny: April 10, 1911 - March 2, 2005

[jumpinginthenight <jumpinginthenight@xxxxxxxxx>]

Am I the only one here who thinks the revival of interest in this "dad" music a few years ago was a scam to clear all those LPs out of thrift stores?

Michael Snider <lasciviumdei@yahoo.com> wrote:
Martin Denny of 'Quiet Village' fame dies, 94 

Pianist-bandleader Martin Denny, whose tropical brand
of instrumental exotica met with wild popularity in
the late '50s, died Wednesday in Hawai'i Kai, Hawaii.
He was 94. The classically trained musician formed a
band in Waikiki that blended natural sounds, jazz
rhythms and exotic percussion. In 1959, Denny's "Quiet
Village" (which featured future Baja Marimba band
leader Julius Wechter on vibraphone) became a top five
pop hit, propelling the album "Exotica" to No. 1 on
Billboard's album chart for five weeks. Two other top
five albums followed, but Denny's sound went into
eclipse in the early '60s. He found a new audience
during the early '90s, when the resurgence of "lounge
music" rekindled interest in the music of Denny,
Arthur Lyman, Esquivel and other '50s
instrumentalists. He continued to perform until
shortly before his death. (Chris Morris) 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/people/obit_brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000827034

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