Jack Jones

Yes it is possible, discuss all your other favourite artists here.
User avatar
Marian
Posts: 20956
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:02 pm
Location: Reading. Berkshire.

Post by Marian » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:55 pm

It was the forum that was unobtainable for a few days Mark. It's okay again now though.
Marian :D

User avatar
ROBERT M.
Posts: 22507
Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:58 pm
Location: Yorkshire, England

Post by ROBERT M. » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:44 am

Tonight David Jacobs said that Jack had just celebrated his.................61st birthday :shock: :wink: :lol: :lol:
"My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On" :(

User avatar
mariana44
Posts: 16367
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:26 pm
Location: Kent

Post by mariana44 » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:03 pm

He did say that--also JJ was the common demoninator this week--what a treat! Next week it will be Barbra Streisand.
Mariana

User avatar
Marian
Posts: 20956
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:02 pm
Location: Reading. Berkshire.

Post by Marian » Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:24 pm

Jack would be pleased to hear that! :lol: :lol:
Marian :wink:

User avatar
Terence Lee
Posts: 1095
Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:29 pm
Location: Penang Island, Malaysia
Contact:

Post by Terence Lee » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:12 am

Image

Hi Marian

Is this a rare recording?
Do you know the songs in it?

User avatar
Marian
Posts: 20956
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:02 pm
Location: Reading. Berkshire.

Post by Marian » Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:23 pm

I've only just seen this query Terence, so sorry for not replying earlier.
This looks to be the same as the album "I've Been Here All the Time" that has a couple of tracks with Jack duetting with Maureen McGovern.
The complete track list is -
This is It (with Maureen McGovern)
Love Comes For You
Deja Vu
I Could Have Told You So
Here to Love You
Don't Wish Too Hard
Don't Stop Now (with Maureen McGovern)
That's Good enough For Now
Love is a Game
I've Been Here All The Time

There is also another compilation album entitled "Deja Vu" though, with several of the same songs, but it also includes songs from the other Polydor album "Nobody Does it Better". I suppose it could be either of these.
They were made in 1980 when Jack was being encouraged to change from his smooth image to something consdered to be more trendy and popular. It was not his favourite time, and is not mine either, although I do like some of the songs.
:D :D
Marian :wink:

User avatar
Terence Lee
Posts: 1095
Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:29 pm
Location: Penang Island, Malaysia
Contact:

Post by Terence Lee » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:42 pm

Thank you Marian for the info. I wish Polygram will release these recordings on CD.

User avatar
mariana44
Posts: 16367
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:26 pm
Location: Kent

Post by mariana44 » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:52 pm

A lot of people wish that too !!
Mariana

User avatar
Marian
Posts: 20956
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:02 pm
Location: Reading. Berkshire.

Post by Marian » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:01 am

I've just heard that Jack's concert planned for the London Palladium in November has been cancelled.
However, his management are still planning for him to appear at another venue in London, and this will be added to his itinerary as soon as it is known.
Marian :wink:

User avatar
paul jh
Posts: 5367
Joined: Wed May 03, 2006 8:05 pm
Location: Washington DC USA

Post by paul jh » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:11 pm

It seems like the London Palladium could use new management. Didn't they cancel the Kings of Swing last year? Perhaps they could hire me. :idea: :?: :wink:

User avatar
Marian
Posts: 20956
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:02 pm
Location: Reading. Berkshire.

Post by Marian » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:30 pm

I believe the cancellation of The Kings of Swing was caused by The Rat Pack, who objected to a similar (although they are not) group to their act appearing there.
Quite often Sunday evenings are the only night different acts can appear at the Palladium, and it always depends on the long running show that is on at the time. I'm not quite sure what will be on there in November, but obviously they were unable to accomodate Jack's show on this occasion.
I'm sure another venue will be found. Jack really loved the accoustics at The Cadogan Hall, or maybe The Shaw Theatre would be suitable. :D
Marian :wink:

User avatar
Mark Fox
Posts: 1572
Joined: Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:40 pm
Location: UK

Post by Mark Fox » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:30 am

Jack sounds perfect anywhere(everywhere)! :D :D :D

User avatar
Terence Lee
Posts: 1095
Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:29 pm
Location: Penang Island, Malaysia
Contact:

Post by Terence Lee » Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:52 am

*Specially for Marian*

Jack Jones Is Still Swinging

by Leslie Gray Streeter
Palm Beach Post, February 22, 2009

A reviewer once lamented that Jack Jones might most be remembered for the theme of a lovingly cheesy television comedy about romantic shenanigans on a cruise ship.

"He said 'It's too bad people think all he's good for is singing that song,'" Jones remembers. "And that tells you something right there."

The song, of course, was the theme from ABC's "The Love Boat," but Jones happily knows that people understand his talents extend far beyond the soundtrack of the Lido Deck. The 71-year-old crooner, who returns this week to Palm Beach's Royal Room at the Colony Hotel, has had lots of hits -- "Lollipops and Roses," "Call Me Irresponsible, " "Love with the Proper Stranger," "The Impossible Dream" and others.

Having celebrated his 50th anniversary in show business last year, the singer, who could count Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme and Tony Bennett as fans, takes his "Love Boat" fame in stride.

Q: So you celebrated your 50th anniversary in show business last year. What was that like?

A: The brain is something. It doesn't want to look at it as having gone by that fast!

Q: I understand that you saw Frank Sinatra sing at your high school in Los Angeles, because his daughter Nancy went there, too.

A: She was a year behind me. She was this little skinny kid carrying her books. We used to talk in the patio at lunchtime... . They kept it kind of quiet -- we were just summoned to an assembly, and he was there. I had already started to examine his renaissance. He had already come back from that dark place he had gone to, and he was a teacher of breathing and phrasing. I realized how great he was, and suddenly he was playing at my school! It was like being in heaven.

Q: Your father, Allan Jones, was famous, as well.

A: He wasn't famous like Frank. You know, he was big in the late '30s and very well known for "Donkey Serenade," and for being in "Show Boat." But by the time I got to high school, no one knew who he was, like my daughter's friends with me. I have an 18-year-old daughter, and those kids only know me because I'm visible here in town. Otherwise it wouldn't mean that much to them. We had her 18th birthday party at the house. When the kids were leaving, they spotted my Grammy and went nuts.

Q: Do they know that you're actually famous?

A: I don't make that big of a deal about it. They know I'm on the road. We have our own niche that has nothing whatsoever to do with what's on the radio. I do like some of it, like John Mayer -- I'm gonna put his song "Daughters" in my show. And then Jason Mraz, who is just extremely gifted. There are a few in any generation that are prolific.

Q: Did you always know you wanted to be a singer?

A: There was never a question. I was one of the lucky ones. My daughter's sung with me several times, but she's not passionate about it. Now with music the way it is, it's not as challenging as it used to be.

Q: In what way?

A: People are gonna say I'm a snob, but it's not as challenging as it used to be from an aesthetic and intellectual point of view. Then somebody like John Mayer comes along and makes people think. Or... what's that guy from Hootie and the Blowfish? Darius Rucker. Somebody pointed out to me a song he wrote about his daughter, that was absolutely profound. There is some stuff that is going on that is challenging, but there's so much that the media pumps out there for commercial reasons that isn't. It's all follow the bouncing ball.

Q: What is it about the crooner era that has endured, and has so many younger guys singing it too?

A: It allowed people to touch each other, both figuratively and literally. You can dance, and touch each other cerebrally.

Q: In your 51st year in show business, what do you know about being a performer that you didn't know when you started?

A: When I started out, I had nothing to talk about. I had no history. Somebody said "You know, you should talk more," so they sent me to this wonderful television writer Harry Crane, who used to write for all these variety shows. He said "What you do is, you go out there, do a couple of songs and then you say, 'You know, this room is so small, a man dropped his toupee on the floor, and they had wall-to-wall carpeting!'" I said "I can't do that!" My own self-effacing humor developed over time. I tell the history of the song, where I was when I heard it. It all comes together, and that doesn't change. I do that in front of a symphony and at the Colony. When you come see me there, you'll see. It's all the same thing.

User avatar
Marian
Posts: 20956
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:02 pm
Location: Reading. Berkshire.

Post by Marian » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:33 pm

Many thanks for this Terence. I enjoyed reading it.
Peter and I were lucky enough to see Jack's Grammy's too. :D :D
Marian :D

User avatar
Terence Lee
Posts: 1095
Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:29 pm
Location: Penang Island, Malaysia
Contact:

Post by Terence Lee » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:55 pm

Hi Marian

That's interesting! How on earth did Peter & you manage to see Jack's Grammy? Please spill the beans. :D

Post Reply

Return to “Your other favourite artists”