Today’s Song: Socotra (feat. Santiago Bosch)
Listen to Socotra (feat. Santiago Bosch) (05:03) By Artist/Band Juan Dhas From the Album Aether (Self Produced…
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"Even when singing pop standards, he was a master improviser whose stream-of-consciousness vocals ranged far from the original lyrics."
"This language, known as Vout, allowed him to compose, often instantaneously, weird, yet curiously logical fantasy tales which were superbly rhythmic."
". . .he was highly effective at what he did, and his musical ability as a singer, Charlie Christian-style guitarist, and boogie-woogie pianist was perhaps a bit overlooked in comparison to the novelty value of his music. "
". . . Gaillard’s songs, infectious humor and self-invented jive language (called “Vout”) have not only stood the test of time, but reached something approaching icon status in twentieth-century popular culture."
“His mellow baritone would have more than sufficed for a career as a ballad singer, had his sense of humor not intervened.”
"Slim Gaillard was a surrealist, who, had he been in almost any other branch of the arts, would have been hailed as a great innovator.”
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