Leonard George DeStoppelaire (January 5, 1923 – February 12, 2006), better known as Lenny Dee, was a virtuoso organist who played many styles of music. His record albums were among the most popular of easy listening and space age pop organists of the 1950s through the early 1970s. His signature hit, Plantation Boogie, charted as a Top 20 hit in 1955. He also had a gold record with 1970's Spinning Wheel.
Dee played a variety of songs in numerous styles. He played original compositions, popular songs, and novelty tunes, and was a master of improvisation. Although his unique style was a pop/boogie-woogie blend, he also played ballads, country and western, jazz, rock, and patriotic songs.
Biography
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1923, Dee was an only child (though it is sometimes erroneously reported that he was one of eleven or twelve children). As a child, he sang in his church's choir; he also played ukulele, banjo and accordion. As a teenager, he turned playing the accordion into a profession in his uncle's quartet, which he continued until he volunteered into the Navy during World War II in 1943.
Side-by-side is a split-screentelevision presentation format originally introduced by sports network ESPN which allows the broadcast to show commercials and live sports simultaneously. It is primarily associated with ABC's telecasts of the IndyCar Series and ESPN's coverage of NASCAR. When used for NASCAR, it goes by the name of NASCAR Nonstop.
While primarily associated with sports telecasts, the format has been used on other forms of broadcasting. CNN has also used a similar arrangement for commercial breaks during live news events.
Background
The technology was adopted due to certain televised sports (such as auto racing and soccer) not having natural breaks in action to fit in commercial breaks. Sports such as football and baseball have timeouts and scheduled breaks, which allow for commercial time without viewers missing any actual game play. Auto racing had long suffered from commercial breaks interrupting live action, as races are never purposely halted outside of emergency situations. The only time during races which commercials could be shown without missing much action was during caution periods, but they are random and could not be counted on for regular intervals. In addition, the racing action technically does not stop during caution periods either, as competitive pit stops (an important aspect of the race) occur during yellow flag periods. However with most networks such as FOX or ESPN, during side by side coverage it is seen that the screen with the commercials is 4 times bigger than the live
sports screen. Fans complain that it should be equal size screen for both commercial and sports.
It has been recorded by many artists, but is probably best known in a 1953 recording by Kay Starr. Harry Woods, who practised songwriting only as a sideline, wrote numerous 1920s standards, including "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbing Along", "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover", and "Try a Little Tenderness". He composed his songs on piano, despite the fact that he was born without fingers on his left hand.
Elmer Gross's Dance Kings (recorded April 23, 1927, released by Silvertone Records as catalog number 5109, with the flip side "One O'Clock Baby", recorded by Eddie Miles)
The terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 78 and 45 rpm phonograph records, whether singles or extended plays (EPs). The A-side usually featured the recording that the artist, record producer, or the record company intended to receive the initial promotional effort and then receive radio airplay, hopefully, to become a "hit" record. The B-side (or "flip-side") is a secondary recording that has a history of its own: some artists, notably Elvis Presley, Little Richard, the Beatles, Chuck Berry, and Oasis, released B-sides that were considered as strong as the A-side and became hits in their own right. Creedence Clearwater Revival had hits, usually unintentionally, with both the B-sides of their A-side releases. Others took the opposite track: producer Phil Spector was in the habit of filling B-sides with on-the-spot instrumentals that no one would confuse with the A-side. With this practice, Spector was assured that airplay was focused on the side he wanted to be the hit side.
"Side" is the second single taken from Scottish indie rock band Travis' third studio album, The Invisible Band. The single peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
The video for the song has a UFO theme, similar to The X-Files television series. The video begins with three boys looking for UFOs through their bedroom skylight. When one hovers overhead, they go outside and follow it, only for it to land in a cavern in the desert, where they find Travis performing the song. At the end of the video, the band are abducted by aliens while they are performing out in the desert. Fittingly, the clip ends with a newspaper article regarding their disappearance, which coincides with the sightings.
B-Sides
The single's B-sides include two tracks taken from a gig the group played at the Glasgow Barrowlands in June 2001, including their hit single "Driftwood" and a cover of the Mott the Hoople classic "All the Young Dudes", which was originally written by David Bowie, and features lead vocals by Dougie. Another issue of the single includes a cover of the Bob Dylan song "You're a Big Girl Now".
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Mike Reed plays Lenny Dee's "Side by Side" on his Hammond Organ
"Side by Side" is a popular song by Harry M. Woods written in 1927, now considered a standard. It has been recorded by many artists, but is probably best known as a 1953 recording by Kay Starr. It's "Hammondized" in the style of Mr. Lenny Dee, today, on a cool rainy afternoon, 4/12/2021, where "Life is Good" by special "DEE-mand". Yee-Haw..... 🎹🤠🌴
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Mike Reed plays "Side by Side" in the style of Lenny Dee
Part II of the show.
Live in concert in Highland Lakes, Florida.
Mike Reed at the Hammond Concorde
Track 13
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Side By Side · Lenny Dee
Essential Organ Masters
℗ 2009 Master Classics Records
Released on: 2009-04-01
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Side By Side · Lenny Dee
Essential Organ Masters
℗ 2009 Master Classics Records
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"Side by Side" is a popular song by Harry M. Woods written in 1927, now considered a standard. It has been recorded by many artists, but is probably best known...
"Side by Side" is a popular song by Harry M. Woods written in 1927, now considered a standard. It has been recorded by many artists, but is probably best known as a 1953 recording by Kay Starr. It's "Hammondized" in the style of Mr. Lenny Dee, today, on a cool rainy afternoon, 4/12/2021, where "Life is Good" by special "DEE-mand". Yee-Haw..... 🎹🤠🌴
"Side by Side" is a popular song by Harry M. Woods written in 1927, now considered a standard. It has been recorded by many artists, but is probably best known as a 1953 recording by Kay Starr. It's "Hammondized" in the style of Mr. Lenny Dee, today, on a cool rainy afternoon, 4/12/2021, where "Life is Good" by special "DEE-mand". Yee-Haw..... 🎹🤠🌴
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Side By Side · Lenny Dee
Essential Organ Masters
℗ 2009 Master Classics Records
Released on: 2009-04-01
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"Side by Side" is a popular song by Harry M. Woods written in 1927, now considered a standard. It has been recorded by many artists, but is probably best known as a 1953 recording by Kay Starr. It's "Hammondized" in the style of Mr. Lenny Dee, today, on a cool rainy afternoon, 4/12/2021, where "Life is Good" by special "DEE-mand". Yee-Haw..... 🎹🤠🌴
Leonard George DeStoppelaire (January 5, 1923 – February 12, 2006), better known as Lenny Dee, was a virtuoso organist who played many styles of music. His record albums were among the most popular of easy listening and space age pop organists of the 1950s through the early 1970s. His signature hit, Plantation Boogie, charted as a Top 20 hit in 1955. He also had a gold record with 1970's Spinning Wheel.
Dee played a variety of songs in numerous styles. He played original compositions, popular songs, and novelty tunes, and was a master of improvisation. Although his unique style was a pop/boogie-woogie blend, he also played ballads, country and western, jazz, rock, and patriotic songs.
Biography
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1923, Dee was an only child (though it is sometimes erroneously reported that he was one of eleven or twelve children). As a child, he sang in his church's choir; he also played ukulele, banjo and accordion. As a teenager, he turned playing the accordion into a profession in his uncle's quartet, which he continued until he volunteered into the Navy during World War II in 1943.
At a diner booth I sit down to eat Glance across the table to an empty seat Even after all these years I feel your hand fall on my leg Your head hits my shoulder and I hear you say Amen, God led us here And there’s no place I’d rather be Me next to you, you next to me Side by side, on the sidewalk, in the pew Side by side, your love will always see me through Until our dying day, ‘til our souls fly away To that sweet bye and bye, side by side Every night we fall into the same routine You wash the dishes and I dry them clean With you, I can be found At the movies or at the beach Or hand in hand driving down the street The music up, the windows down There’s no place I’d rather be Me next to you, you next to me Side by side, on the sidewalk, in the pew Side by side, your love will always see me through Until our dying day, ‘til our souls fly away To that sweet bye and bye, side by side Every time that we’re apart I hope you know that in my heart we’re always Side by side, on the sidewalk, in the pew Side by side, your love will always see me through Until our dying day, ‘til our souls fly away To that sweet bye and bye