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(More customer reviews)the new yorker magazine did a bio on hugh some years back. they said there were only four saloon singers of american song. mable mercer, bobby short, blossom dearie and hugh shannon. hugh sang in saloons...where mostly wealthy patrons came to drink, talk and listen...a tough crowd to impress. hugh impressed! he sang nightly. and sang the best of american song. only the best. if someone asked for a "cheap" song, hugh would simply say, "we don't sing that." recorded live, it captures a typical nite at NYCs David Ks...the crowd, the drinking and the music. i know, i was there. buy what ever is available of this man. listen to one of the greats! he was terrific.

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VIEW Video is proud to present this entertaining 22-song set, with special friend and guest Patrice Munsel's moving rendition of "My Funny Valentine," recorded at David K's in New York City shortly before his death. No Cover. No Minimum. Just maximum music from "the elder statesman of Saloon Singers." (New York Times)Hugh Shannon grew up in Missouri but later traded the Mississippi River for the East River. Nevertheless, he never forgot the blues-beat and country music that influenced him. Billie Holiday's encouragement pushed him into a career that spanned the globe, from the Hamptons to Paris, Capri, London, the Virgin Islands and New York.When Billie heard him sing at a party for Duke Ellington, George Frazier, then jazz critic for Esquire heard her tell Hugh: "Man, you don't sound like anybody. You gotta sing!"SELECTIONS: 1) Piano Man 2) I Can't Get Started With You 3) One Hundred Years From Today 4) It Never Entered My Mind 5) I Wish I Were In Love Again 6) You Fascinate Me So 7) I Love My Wife 8) Down In The Depths (on the 90th floor) 9) As Time Goes By 10)If They Could See Me Now 11)My Funny Valentine (sung by Patrice Munsel) 12)I Love A Piano 13)I Wish You Love 14)Good Morning Heart 15)You've Changed 16)They Can't Take That Away From Me 17)A Room With A View 18)Makin' Whoopee 19)Baltimore Oriole 20)Just Disgustingly Rich 21)Send In The Clowns 22)You'd Better Go Now

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