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| + | [[Image:Angelin.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Imperial 5351 - ''Angel In My Life'']] | ||
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| + | '''Angel In My Life''' was a 1955 hit song by [[The Jewels]], released in May of that year. on Imperial Records. The B-side was ''Hearts Can Be Broken''. Zappa played the record in 1968 as a guest DJ on the [[KPPC, Pasadena]] Radio Show. | ||
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| + | I didn't know anything about twelve-tone music then, but I liked the way it sounded. Since I didn't have any kind of formal training, it didn't make any difference to me if I was listening to [[Lightnin' Slim]], or a vocal group called [[The Jewels]] (who had a song out then called '''Angel in My Life'''), or [[Anton Webern|Webern]], or [[Edgard Varèse|Varèse]], or [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]. To me it was all good music. | ||
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| + | There were a few teachers in school who really helped me out. [[Mr. Kavelman]], the band instructor at [[Mission Bay High]], gave me the answer to one of the burning musical questions of my youth. I came to him one day with a copy of [[Angel In My Life|Angel in My Life]] -- my favorite R&B tune at the time. I couldn't understand why I loved that record so much, but I figured that, since he was a music teacher, maybe he knew. | ||
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| + | "Listen to this," I said, "and tell me why I like it so much." | ||
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| + | "Parallel fourths," he concluded. | ||
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| + | He was the first person to tell me about twelve-tone music. It's not that he was a fan of it, but he did mention the fact that it existed, and I am grateful to him for that. I never would have heard [[Anton Webern|Webern]] if it hadn't been for him. | ||
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| + | <div align=right>[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</div> | ||
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| + | ==Streams== | ||
| + | *[https://music.apple.com/album/angel-in-my-life/415624350?i=415624382 Apple Music] | ||
| + | *[https://open.spotify.com/track/404zyJzXBlsznIYGI1hNsF?si=1eac7ed9e90042f0 Spotify] | ||
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Favorite Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:30, 2 November 2021
Angel In My Life was a 1955 hit song by The Jewels, released in May of that year. on Imperial Records. The B-side was Hearts Can Be Broken. Zappa played the record in 1968 as a guest DJ on the KPPC, Pasadena Radio Show.
I didn't know anything about twelve-tone music then, but I liked the way it sounded. Since I didn't have any kind of formal training, it didn't make any difference to me if I was listening to Lightnin' Slim, or a vocal group called The Jewels (who had a song out then called Angel in My Life), or Webern, or Varèse, or Stravinsky. To me it was all good music.
There were a few teachers in school who really helped me out. Mr. Kavelman, the band instructor at Mission Bay High, gave me the answer to one of the burning musical questions of my youth. I came to him one day with a copy of Angel in My Life -- my favorite R&B tune at the time. I couldn't understand why I loved that record so much, but I figured that, since he was a music teacher, maybe he knew.
"Listen to this," I said, "and tell me why I like it so much."
"Parallel fourths," he concluded.
He was the first person to tell me about twelve-tone music. It's not that he was a fan of it, but he did mention the fact that it existed, and I am grateful to him for that. I never would have heard Webern if it hadn't been for him.
