EPISODE · Sep 7, 2025 · 50 MIN
61 Billy Strayhorn: Young Gifted Gay and Black
from Generation X Offender · host thedukesofatmosphere
In this week's episode we go down the proverbial rabbit hole in hot pursuit of Billy Strayhorn. And all that jazz. Billy who? 12 O'clock tails. Jazz. And cocktails. Along the way we encounter the unlikely California car salesman, born in 1919, who started Concord Jazz records. And the most unlikely of all, thirtysomething Linda Ronstadt, through her chart topping #1 album from 1978, Living In The USA, revealing the secret, hidden treasure that lies within the pens of twentysomething tunesmiths Warren Zevon and Elvis. Costello, that is. Going further up river a mere five years more, Linda Ronstadt strikes GOLD again! with perhaps, the most unlikely discovery yet, Lush Life, the Great American Songbook and the young teenage Billy Strayhorn. Young. Gifted. Gay. And black. Join us in our prelude to jazz as we reveal the hidden gem enigma spinning gold in the shadow of the Great Duke. Duke Ellington, that is. The Duke The King The Count The Prince all the Crown heads of state in music's Royalty! All of this and MORE including introduction by American Academy Award Winning film composer and noted societal satirist "King Rand" Randy Newman. America's GREAT gift to us all Jazz. And rock n roll! All of this and MORE in the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas, contextualizing rock n roll since Woodstock 2024 OPENING TRACK: Dayton, Ohio - 1903 from King Rand's groundbreaking 1972 album Sail Away, chosen for the fact that, in 1915, Dayton, Ohio was the birthplace of baby Billy Strayhorn https://music.apple.com/ca/album/dayton-ohio-1903/51963348?i=51963399 CLOSING TRACK: Strayhorn's teenage magnum opus, Lush Life, in the hands of jazz Masters, the two Johns, Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane (the Jimi Hendrix of jazz) from their self titled 1963 Impulse! Records jazz album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman https://music.apple.com/ca/album/lush-life/1440640282?i=1440640290 Write to us at [email protected] Want on the mailing list? Only one weekly update email, we promise! Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the show's website at www.rocknrollfashionistas.com *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
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In this week's episode we go down the proverbial rabbit hole in hot pursuit of Billy Strayhorn. And all that jazz. Billy who? 12 O'clock tails. Jazz. And cocktails. Along the way we encounter the unlikely California car salesman, born in 1919, who started Concord Jazz records. And the most unlikely of all, thirtysomething Linda Ronstadt, through her chart topping #1 album from 1978, Living In The USA, revealing the secret, hidden treasure that lies within the pens of twentysomething tunesmiths Warren Zevon and Elvis. Costello, that is. Going further up river a mere five years more, Linda Ronstadt strikes GOLD again! with perhaps, the most unlikely discovery yet, Lush Life, the Great American Songbook and the young teenage Billy Strayhorn. Young. Gifted. Gay. And black. Join us in our prelude to jazz as we reveal the hidden gem enigma spinning gold in the shadow of the Great Duke. Duke Ellington, that is. The Duke The King The Count The Prince all the Crown heads of state in music's Royalty! All of this and MORE including introduction by American Academy Award Winning film composer and noted societal satirist "King Rand" Randy Newman. America's GREAT gift to us all Jazz. And rock n roll! All of this and MORE in the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas, contextualizing rock n roll since Woodstock 2024 OPENING TRACK: Dayton, Ohio - 1903 from King Rand's groundbreaking 1972 album Sail Away, chosen for the fact that, in 1915, Dayton, Ohio was the birthplace of baby Billy Strayhorn https://music.apple.com/ca/album/dayton-ohio-1903/51963348?i=51963399 CLOSING TRACK: Strayhorn's teenage magnum opus, Lush Life, in the hands of jazz Masters, the two Johns, Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane (the Jimi Hendrix of jazz) from their self titled 1963 Impulse! Records jazz album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman https://music.apple.com/ca/album/lush-life/1440640282?i=1440640290 Write to us at [email protected] Want on the mailing list? Only one weekly update email, we promise! Wanna leave a comment? Need to contact us? Visit the show's website at www.rocknrollfashionistas.com *Please Note: Audio portions of this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is intended academically and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
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