And so, farewell then to another musical great, and one beloved in the household of Dolores Delargo Towers - Miss Beegie Adair!
Who? I hear you ask...
A maestro of jazz piano, Bobbe Gorin "Beegie" ("B-G") Adair had an extensive career that spanned seven decades, during which she recorded more than 35 albums, played on sessions for country and pop stars including Dolly Parton, Henry Mancini, Dinah Shore, Ray Stevens, Peggy Lee, Perry Como, J.J. Cale, Connie Francis, Waylon Jennings and Neil Diamond and many more besides, appeared on the soundtracks of such films as Clint Eastwood’s Every Which Way But Loose and Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit, composed ad jingles, and even headlined at Carnegie Hall at the age of 76! She hosted her own radio series in the 1990s, and was still performing - doing regular YouTube broadcasts throughout the pandemic lockdown - almost until her death.
We have a couple of her CDs in our collection, and simply adore them.
Here's just a small sample of the lady's talents:
RIP "Queen B" Beegie Adair (11th December 1937 – 23rd January 2022)
I will have a listen in the morning, but she sounds like she was a very accomplished lady.
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She's addictive! Jx
DeleteWas not aware of her... thanks for sharing. Such a loss. She truly had it together.
ReplyDeleteShe was an amazing talent! Worth exploration... Jx
DeleteThank you for bringing her to my feeble attention, that was absolutely first rate.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Peenee! It's always good to discover a musical genius of that calibre. Jx
DeleteHer jazz interpretations were second to none.
ReplyDeleteI adored her music. Her album ' Beegie Adair's Swingin' With Sinatra'
Would definitely be one of my 'Desert Island Discs'
She's definitely our "go-to-artiste" for a nice couple of hours of wind-down music. Jx
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