This American pop standard was written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman & Frank Lavere. The best-known recording was by Nat King Cole, a US No. 3 hit in 1953. Other hit versions were by Alvin Stardust (as a rockabilly tune) and by Don Williams (as a country ballad). My instrumental cover is based on a transcription in a wonderful old music book ("101 Rock'n'Roll Hits for Buskers"). Melody on mandolin with a tenor guitar rhythm. Mid-Missouri M-0W mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar Martin
Martin, I like the change-up of styles you have been playing lately and look forward to more. Happy New Year.
Yes, these are interesting applications of the mandolin. I'm enjoying them, too. You may have to adjust your YouTube tag to something like "folk, classical and all other kinds of mandolin music".
Nice version Martin, and nice to hear different styles of music. Well done for leading the way!
Thanks, Ginny, Dennis and Simon. I forgot to mention that this take also has a sketchy mandocello bass line added. I've been playing tunes from various popular styles for quite a few years, on and off, and although it can be a bit of a push to make them fit a mandolin lead, it is good fun and helps a lot in understanding harmonies and rhythmic styles. There are a lot of chord shapes here that you don't normally encounter in folk-based styles. Martin
Nice swing arrangement!
Thanks for this nice version, Martin.