Hes already scored at least one scholarly article the composition of celebrity. Sinatra as text in the liner notes of stan cornyn, gilbert l. Dream with deans laidback context makes it an album that liner note writer stan cornyn said will relax you like sloe gin after a fast night. Kind of blue is, in a sense, all melodyand atmosphere. Carl stanley cornyn july 8, 1933 may 11, 2015 was an american record label executive. Over time, i have developed a musical geography of sorts, mapping the places where i hear certain songs more clearly and which, as a result, have become inextricably bound up with those songs in a way that is now impossible to untangle. As i read the liner notes record albums, youll recall, often had wonderful essays printed right on the sleeve, and you could read them without use of mits electron microscope, i was struck by these words by record executive stan cornyn. Johns grisgris hit the rock underground in 1968, it wasnt certain whether its master of ceremonies had landed from outer space, or just been dredged out of hibernation from the louisiana swamps. Like pulp fiction, liner notes may one day come to be appreciated as works of literature. As box sets should have good and extensive liner notes, standards for box sets are higher than those for single cds.
Liner notes cast and crew akua allrich writer, vocalist has proven herself to be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowdmoving passion. The highs, hits, hype, heroes, and hustlers of the warner music group isbn 9780380978526. The award recognizes albums with excellent liner notes. On january 17, 2012, johnny otis died, leaving behind a rich musical legacy as a bandleader, drummer, vibraphonist.
Stan cornyn july 8, 1933 may 11, 2015 was an american record label executive. Cornyn wrote the screenplay for the phynx, and is cur rently beginning work on the next arlo guthrie film with pro ducer ai brodax. Records at its birth in the late fifties, writing liner notes for frank sinatra and. Steve goodman whod shared the bill with us that week asked us to go to old town to listen to a friend he said we had to hear, and since steve had knocked us out all week with his own songs, we obliged. John coltrane recorded only two albums in 1964, the sublime and very overlooked crescent and the recognized masterpiece a love supreme. And if you like lemonade to cool you in some lazy glade, i wish you health, and more than wealth, i wish you love. This mild description became the title of stan cornyns final liner note essay. Frank sinatra it was a very good year lyrics lyricsfreak. Doc is the best sounding 90 year old trumpet player i have ever heard. As stan cornyns liner notes explain, his longtime accompanist on piano, ken lane, with three of hollywoods most thoughtful rhythm men those being drummer irv cottler, bassist red mitchell, and guitarist barney kessel do create a mood, dean martin performing as if he were a lounge singer at 1. The dean martin tv show hdtracks the worlds greatest. There is quite a lot of detail about the writing of songs possibly too much detail for some, but i found most of it pretty interesting. In essence, miles davis was looking for new forms that would encourage his musicians to improvise in streams of pure melody, which is an aspect of music as easily appreciated by the layman as by those who speak modal. Cornyns notes use of poetic mechanisms and their conversational structure allow him.
The grammy award for best album notes has been presented since 1964. These are examples of terrific or otherwise notable liner notes. Few critics have approached the albums of frank sinatra through the lens of stan cornyns awardwinning liner notes during sinatras tenure with reprise records, particularly the words of softly, as i leave you 1964 through my way 1968. Conspiracy agogo is a release of turn me on, dead man recordings, a division of the vast worldwide conglomerate tkg analogdigital, llc. From the 1950s through the 1980s, the library of congress issued longplaying albums lps of recordings from the collections of what was first called the archive of folk song, later the archive of. Records is now including a 9x9 inch liner note sheet inside the shrinkwrapping of each new al bum, to provide biographical and musical data for instore browsers. John prine caught us by surprise in the latenight morning letdown after our last show in chicago. The work is dedicated to brandukov, who had studied with the german cellist wilhelm fitzenhagen at the moscow conservatory. Wb creative services vicepresi dent stan cornyn said. An annotated look at the grateful dead by pitchfork. The liner notes for her fifth studio album include credits, lyrics and hidden messages.
It is presented to the liner notes author or authors, not to the artists or performers on the winning work, except if the artist is also. I wish you bluebirds in the spring, to give your heart a song to sing, and then a kiss, but more than this, i wish you love. The blend of druggy deep blues, incantational background vocals, exotic mandolin and banjo trills, ritualistic percussion. Sinatra, masculinity, and fifties culture roger gilbert bobby sox and blue suede shoes. At the concert in sherman on 442018 with doc severinsen. Personnel dean martin vocals ernie freeman arranger ed thrasher art direction lowell frank engineer stan cornyn liner notes jimmy bowen producer les brown. Juried scholarly articles the vicious cycle of abundance and.
Part of that albummaking process was devised outside of the studio, in the form of liner notes. If the group has a the in their name or such, they are listed by the name. The white stripes white blood cells in 3 minutes by pitchfork. He was cousins with united states senator john cornyn. Frank sinatra and elvis presley as teen idols james f. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher, has successfully etched out a place for her unique musical expression, electrifying audiences with soldout performances. The highs, hits, hype, heroes, and hustlers of the. Frank sinatra as literary conceit in a chapter entitled the composition of celebrity. John patrick bray coscreenwriter of liner notes, based on his stageplay has a play coming to the 14th st. Brandukov also gave the first performance of the piece with orchestra, with tchaikovsky conducting.
From 1973 to 1976, a separate award was presented for best album notes classical. Historic afc lp liner note booklets anglo american ballads cover image. Great writing but not necessarily, and often great presentation. Released 01 november 20 acknowledgments thanks to andras fekete, chip tennille, shy degrace, jeremy otto, ray donato,valis, and kopper for their help along the way. I reported to joel friedman and was writing liner notes, some of them terrible and a. Liner notes ebook by loudon wainwright, iii rakuten kobo. Written by journalists, critics, copywriters, fans, or other interested parties. Smith the composition of celebrity sinatra as text in the liner notes of stan cornyn, gilbert l. They could only be obtained by mailorder cutting out the middleman, the ads touted, and were described by the company as a winwin situation for the label and consumers. Astor piazzolla zero hour liner notes these get my vote for best liner notes ever. If thats the kind of thing that interests you, and if you like jimmy webb, i recommend his book tunesmith. Local producers can access talent all over the world and local v. Francis albert sinatra december 12, 1915 — may 14, 1998 was an american singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and. Historic afc lp liner note bookletsthe american folklife.
Stan cornyn, creative record executive, is dead at 81 the new. Cornyn has won two gram mies for frank sinatra album liner notes and, in 1969, wrote a series of tongueincheek ads for warnerreprise which cre. Customer login hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Gigliotti sinatras fans discussions in three tenses the past, the present and the future, ken hutchins sinatra. Unlike the liner notes for her past albums, the hidden messages, when put together, actually form a thirteen. Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day, but before you walk away, i sincerely want to say. Thats when a writer named stan cornyn who later came to be known as king of the liner notes won his first grammy. The camera men seen walking around filming on stage were filming a documentary continue reading. And when they do, its certain that stan cornyn will be viewed as the jim thompson of liner notes. This book is as candid, moving, and hilarious as loudon wainwrights music.
The literary qualities of his liner notes are discussed in a storied singer. Twotime grammy award winner stan cornyn began working at warner bros. He also wrote three privately published family genealogy books all in the library of congress. Rising sun performance company is presently fundraising for the season which includes this haunting, bizarre, and compassionate play called friendlys fire, which made its world premiere at barter theatre in 2017. In 1983 i met johnny otis, a rhythm and blues pioneer and legend, who brought me into the center of his musical world. Liner notes january 11, 2018 i enjoy a ton of different things and have experienced a lot of cool stuff.
They both project a spiritual serenity and inner peace that belies the turbulence that would enter his music the following year. In this music brahms seems to be drawing his musi cal life to a peaceful close. Stan cornyn, an offbeat recording industry executive known both for his unusual promotions and for his album notes, two of which won grammy. Frank sinatra, stan cornyn, liner notes, music, traditional pop, album, september. Please visitshare the link as you are able, and if and only. The prelude on deck my soul, with gladness imitates the style of j. Released in 1966, the dean martin tv show features dean martin in performance with the les brown orchestra, with arrangements by ernie freeman. The albums often featured liner notes and blurbs about the artists. Zinc media is now using source elements source connect isdn replacement. Like seeing an animal in its natural habitat instead of in a zoo.
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