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09 Jun 11 - 02:32 PM (#3167815) Subject: Obit: Ray Bryant 24.12.1931 - 2.6.2011 From: Will Fly No-one else appears to have posted this, so I'll just say "RIP" for Ray Bryant, a great swing and jazz pianist who wrote one of my favourite dance hits ever - "The Madison Time" - in 1959. (The tune was used memorably in the film "Hairspray"). Thanks for the music, Ray, and now - give me a big Jackie Gleason! |
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09 Jun 11 - 03:25 PM (#3167859) Subject: RE: Obit: Ray Bryant 24.12.1931 - 2.6.2011 From: fat B****rd I have 'Madison Time' on a compilation somewhere. Slick or what? RIP Mr. Bryant |