Song of the Day: Avalon Jazz Band, “La Mer”

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French singer and songwriter Charles Trenet was born on this day in 1913. One of his most familiar songs is "La Mer," which Bobby Darin recorded in 1960 as "Beyond The Sea," which reached #6 on the Hot 100 that year. Here are Tatiana Eva-Marie and The Avalon Jazz Band. They’ve done a number of Trenet’s songs, which you can hear on YouTube.

Published by John Holton

Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy.

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    1. Whoever doe the videos does excellent closeups of Tatiana, who’s quite an attractive lady as well as having a beautiful voice. Vinny Raniolo is the guitarist in the background; I’ve seen him with Tommy Emmanuel and Frank Vignola. I don’t know who the young lady with the green hair is, but she’s another excellent guitarist. The violinist, Gabe Terraciano, not only plays well, he looks the part of a cabaret musician…

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