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Among my Souvenirs - Chris Morgan on vocals
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From The Best Years of our Lives (1946)
hawaii cool dancehall swing big band hawaiian steel guitar lap steel nostalgia sinatra jamie cullum ella fitzgerald aloha waltz glenn miller hula smooch doris day hoopii sol hoopii
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Rex Reynolds plays Hawaiian and Romantic dancing songs. Some of these recordings are instrumental others include vocals, but all classics in their genre.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN DOWNLOADING MY MUSIC. I really can't believe that in the short time I have had my music available on Soundclick I have had so many thousands of visitors listening to my music. I'm really just coming to terms with the new technology that has given me the opportunity to play my music to a wider audience. I've got a real kick out of this and having heard from people around the globe I'm more than surprised that I have something that others seem to like. I've never been to Hawaii, but growing up in South Wales in the twenties and thirties I was listening and playing along to the big names that made Hawaiian music so popular. I was very fortunate to be in the company of some very fine musicians. I was in my early teens when I was encouraged to perform on stage playing with some very proficient dance bands. My trusty Hawaiian guitar was always with me and before long I was given spotlight exposure. Yes, you could say that music has been kind to me, and it has always kept bread on the table too. It is so wonderful to have a new audience in my later years. Please keep getting in touch - it makes my day ! Rex. Rex Reynolds has been a performer most of his years. Now he restricts his performances to just 2 or 3 a month. That same enthusiasm for the music he loves is still there, and whenever he appears on stage with his band he is at his happiest. In recent years Rex has converted his conservatory to a small recording studio and has become quite adept at re-creating the sounds he loves from the comfort of his home. From big band numbers to the orchestral favourites from the shows, Rex records his own versions and ideas. All of the musical parts are played by Rex. He is a real musician of the old school. Listen out for the romantic melodies of the Hawaiian Guitar, the brooding Sax, and see if you can work out how many musical instruments Rex is playing.
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Genre
Beats Beats General
Charts
Peak #337
Peak in subgenre #80
Author
music by Edgar Leslie, lyrics by Horatio Nicholls
Uploaded
April 20, 2007
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MP3 3.8 MB 128 kbps 4:11
Story behind the song
Beautifully sung and accompanied by Rex who has introduced a combination of Hawaiian influenced dance music and the more traditional fusion of sax and clarinet backing.
Lyrics
There's nothing left for me Of days that used to be They're just a memory Among my souvenirs Some letters sad and blue A photograph or two I see a rose from you Among my souvenirs A few more tokens rest Within my treasure chest And, though they do their best To give me consolation, I count them all apart And, as the teardrops start, I find a broken heart Among my souvenirs I count them all apart And, as the teardrops start, I find a broken heart Among my souvenirs.
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