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They were musicians too (3) =
Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) - Prolific American inventor with 1,093 patented inventions. He created the world's first industrial research lab. Edison played the piano.
DAVID ROSE
After starting as an arranger for NBC Radio in Chicago, Rose moved to Hollywood in 1928 and led the orchestra for the Mutual Broadcasting network. Mutual is supposed to have forced Rose to cut his orchestra back to just a string section to save costs, leading him to focus on writing for strings. The climax of this period was his 1944 hit, "Holiday for Strings," "Holiday for Strings" was later used as the theme song for the Garry Moore and Red Skelton shows.
Rose joined MGM after the war and worked for the studio in television, film, and recordings. He orchestrated much of the first few seasons of "Bonanza." He backed a number of MGM's vocalists, including Connie Francis on her hit, "My Happiness," and had several instrumental hits of his own. He cashed in on the calypso craze of 1956-57 with "Calypso Melody," a Top 40 hit. He also released an album of classical pieces done with upbeat rhythm sections, titled "Concert with a Beat."
In 1958, he wrote "The Stripper" for a television show called "Burlesque," starring Dan Dailey. The tape sat for several years until MGM asked Rose to record "Ebb Tide" to cash in on its use in the film, "Sweet Bird of Youth." They looked around the tape library and slapped "The Stripper" on the B-side. Los Angeles DJ Robert Q. Lewis decided one night to play "The Stripper" over and over, no matter what his listeners asked for. Word of this stunt got out and soon other DJs were imitating Lewis, and the exposure won an audience for the record
Rose also contributed one television's most memorable themes for "Bonanza," and worked on the late 1960s western series, "High Chaparral." Rose won a total of 4 Emmys during the course of his career. He continued to work in television, serving as musical director for the series "Little House on the Prairie" in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
At the same time, he recorded numerous albums with easy listening music as "David Rose and His Orchestra".
TACO HOLIDAY
Written and arranged by David Rose for his 1967 album "Holiday for Strings" - an album that mainly contained Rose compositions.
MHO
There is no doubt that David Rose was a Multi-talented musician, who could write exciting music (think of his famous television themes for "Bonanza" and "High Chaparral") but who also was a master-arranger. Here's a good example where he combines both skills - offering us a highly original and happy sounding tune, which has been superbly arranged. The way Rose adds minor brass accents here, versus the "massive" strings, is just out-of-this-world. This definitely is ... one of "easy listening's hidden treasures" ! Enjoy.
They were musicians too (3) =
Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) - Prolific American inventor with 1,093 patented inventions. He created the world's first industrial research lab. Edison played the piano.
DAVID ROSE
After starting as an arranger for NBC Radio in Chicago, Rose moved to Hollywood in 1928 and led the orchestra for the Mutual Broadcasting network. Mutual is supposed to have forced Rose to cut his orchestra back to just a string section to save costs, leading him to focus on writing for strings. The climax of this period was his 1944 hit, "Holiday for Strings," "Holiday for Strings" was later used as the theme song for the Garry Moore and Red Skelton shows.
Rose joined MGM after the war and worked for the studio in television, film, and recordings. He orchestrated much of the first few seasons of "Bonanza." He backed a number of MGM's vocalists, including Connie Francis on her hit, "My Happiness," and had several instrumental hits of his own. He cashed in on the calypso craze of 1956-57 with "Calypso Melody," a Top 40 hit. He also released an album of classical pieces done with upbeat rhythm sections, titled "Concert with a Beat."
In 1958, he wrote "The Stripper" for a television show called "Burlesque," starring Dan Dailey. The tape sat for several years until MGM asked Rose to record "Ebb Tide" to cash in on its use in the film, "Sweet Bird of Youth." They looked around the tape library and slapped "The Stripper" on the B-side. Los Angeles DJ Robert Q. Lewis decided one night to play "The Stripper" over and over, no matter what his listeners asked for. Word of this stunt got out and soon other DJs were imitating Lewis, and the exposure won an audience for the record
Rose also contributed one television's most memorable themes for "Bonanza," and worked on the late 1960s western series, "High Chaparral." Rose won a total of 4 Emmys during the course of his career. He continued to work in television, serving as musical director for the series "Little House on the Prairie" in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
At the same time, he recorded numerous albums with easy listening music as "David Rose and His Orchestra".
TACO HOLIDAY
Written and arranged by David Rose for his 1967 album "Holiday for Strings" - an album that mainly contained Rose compositions.
MHO
There is no doubt that David Rose was a Multi-talented musician, who could write exciting music (think of his famous television themes for "Bonanza" and "High Chaparral") but who also was a master-arranger. Here's a good example where he combines both skills - offering us a highly original and happy sounding tune, which has been superbly arranged. The way Rose adds minor brass accents here, versus the "massive" strings, is just out-of-this-world. This definitely is ... one of "easy listening's hidden treasures" ! Enjoy.
