Comments on: Julie London https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2000/10/julie Lollards in the high church of low culture Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: John Abdullah-Zadeh https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2000/10/julie/comment-page-1#comment-1219684 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:45:44 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/essays/2000/10/julie/#comment-1219684 Another perspective and analysis. Great to read the debate and see it developing, albeit slowly, into an evidence-based opinion. I look forward to reading further thoughts and reflections on Julie London’s work and life. John

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By: Mutley https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2000/10/julie/comment-page-1#comment-1140732 Sun, 05 May 2013 14:17:32 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/essays/2000/10/julie/#comment-1140732 John’s recent entry led me to read Tom’s comments on Julie London (only 13 years after he wrote them!) I was interested in Tom’s view that the birth of Rock was a barrier or a wall built in time. I broadly agree with him, but it should be noted that Julie London actually appeared in probably the best rock’n’roll film of the early Rock era (The Girl Can’t Help It, 1956) along with Little Richard, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and others. Julie London is presented in the film as someone who can really sing, to be compared favourably with the Jayne Mansfield character who can’t sing. Disparaging comments are also made in the film about the singing of (the real-life) Eddie Cochran.

At that time it was common for both sides of the “wall” to work together. For example, Bill Haley and his Comets toured the UK in 1957 with The Vic Lewis Orchestra, a jazz ensemble.

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By: JOHN ABDULLAH-ZADEH https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2000/10/julie/comment-page-1#comment-1140628 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:44:34 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/essays/2000/10/julie/#comment-1140628 Hi Len, I just read your analysis of Julie London’s performance. You were to the point, expressing a fair description of her art of singing.

At the era she performed, media-publicity comparatively so basic that she did not get the greater attention she deserved, but some of us
of us who matured and reminisced our younger years. re-visiting the past times, are glad to have re-discovered Julie London too.

What a brilliant Jazz artist she was.

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By: Len Fisk https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2000/10/julie/comment-page-1#comment-709491 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:03:31 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/essays/2000/10/julie/#comment-709491 I never paid much attention when I was young and she was at her peak.just another singer.

Now that I am older(much) and wiser(some) I had the good sense to buy
“The Very Best of Julie London” 2 CD set at a flea market foe $4 bucks.

The lady just has the best timing of ANY singer I ever heard -Jazz, Pop,
Opera whatever.Male ,female or in between.
Never puts a foot wrong at any tempo.slow, mid or up.NOBODY ever could do what she did with sloooooow even sappy charts,she makes a pigs ear sound like silk.

Every girl jazz singer out there(you listening Diana?) should be made to sit down for a month of going to school on her timing.
You don’t need to sing loud if you can sing good and Julie sang very good!

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By: john abdullah-zadeh https://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2000/10/julie/comment-page-1#comment-622560 Wed, 27 May 2009 23:46:23 +0000 https://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/essays/2000/10/julie/#comment-622560 As a Middle-Eastern entering the UK in 1964, It took me 2 years to discover Julie. By then, she had passed the peak of her career of singing in the 50’s. However, to me. she was just in the peak of her career! I loved her and her singing and I still do. What a beautiful voice and a wonderful artist she is. I never get fed up of playing her recordings. have so many of her recordings. They bring me peace and tranquillity, whilst i work or do anything else. Bless her soul. Does anyone know anything about her children?

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