All Videos Tagged irvng (Pittsburgh Jazz Network) - Pittsburgh Jazz Network 2024-04-28T15:29:51Z http://jazzburgher.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=irvng&rss=yes&xn_auth=no GEORGE BENSON - MOODY'S MOOD FOR LOVE, MONTREUX - 1986 tag:jazzburgher.ning.com,2008-07-15:1992552:Video:15368 2008-07-15T00:22:23.875Z Dr. Nelson Harrison http://jazzburgher.ning.com/profile/NelsonHarrison <a href="http://jazzburgher.ning.com/video/1992552:Video:15368"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="100" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/327507931?profile=original&amp;width=125&amp;height=100" width="125"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Another version of this Moody's Mood. King Pleasure (Clarence Beeks) recorded it first in Chicago around 1951. He actually learned the lyric indirectly from Eddie Jefferson who had been singing it around town for several years. the original lyric was written by Irving Taylor (Najee Hamid) of the Dancin' Demons when he was Eddie's tap dance partner in Chicago in the early 40s. I haveā€¦ <a href="http://jazzburgher.ning.com/video/1992552:Video:15368"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/327507931?profile=original&amp;width=125&amp;height=100" width="125" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Another version of this Moody's Mood. King Pleasure (Clarence Beeks) recorded it first in Chicago around 1951. He actually learned the lyric indirectly from Eddie Jefferson who had been singing it around town for several years. the original lyric was written by Irving Taylor (Najee Hamid) of the Dancin' Demons when he was Eddie's tap dance partner in Chicago in the early 40s. I have proof. GEORGE BENSON - MOODY'S MOOD FOR LOVE tag:jazzburgher.ning.com,2008-07-15:1992552:Video:15366 2008-07-15T00:13:33.526Z Dr. Nelson Harrison http://jazzburgher.ning.com/profile/NelsonHarrison <a href="http://jazzburgher.ning.com/video/1992552:Video:15366"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/327507536?profile=original&amp;width=130&amp;height=97" width="130" height="97" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Does anyone know who taught this sing to George Benson when he was only 6 years old? I do. Tell you later. <a href="http://jazzburgher.ning.com/video/1992552:Video:15366"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/327507536?profile=original&amp;width=130&amp;height=97" width="130" height="97" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Does anyone know who taught this sing to George Benson when he was only 6 years old? I do. Tell you later.