i meant to post this on a more timely basis. lutcher was one of the best of many great musical tips i got from my parents. she hailed from lake charles la and hit their musical radar in the mid fifties while they were living in new orleans. she played a mean stride piano ably holding her own with the jazz men she collaborated with who included among others nat king cole. she sung and wrote with a wonderfully sophisticated baudy jump jive style. and bless her heart, she lived to be 94.
- bill 8-06-2007 5:11 pm [add a comment]

zoom over! is all im finding on you tube.


this cd has most of her best material. there are larger collections as well. i recommend the following songs (even the brief listens off the tasting menu) for a sense of her greatness:

Hurry On Down
He's A Real Gone Guy
Fine Brown Frame*

and my dad used to sing "A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird" around the house while i was growing up.

*perhaps her greatest work
- bill 8-06-2007 8:29 pm [add a comment]

rip lee hazelwood
- jaschwarz (guest) 8-07-2007 3:42 am [add a comment]

damn
- bill 8-07-2007 3:42 am [add a comment]