Jackie Gleason's LONESOME ECHO, featuring a Dali cover
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Yes, the Honeymooners star had a sideline as a musician... And a surprisingly successful one. He wrote the theme for The Honeymooners, among other songs, and recorded over 20 albums, with Music for Lovers Only selling over 500,000 copies.
I have no idea how Gleason hooked up with Dali, but this cover strikes me as a rather indifferent Dali composition, about as close as the famed surrealist came to "hacking it out".
The back cover features a photo of a grinning Gleason and a grim-looking Dali shaking hands. How is this image not for sale on a t-shirt already?
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2 comments:
Gleason did not write any of the music on his albums - others did. He didnt even arrange them He merely conducted the orchestra.
Jackie did what successful producers do-he got it done.
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