FEVER! She was the perfect mascot of the genre and the first choice of any self respecting bachelor to share his pad with.
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But you put her in a pink sweater and skin tight pants. She's talented, but not the MOST talented. Her singing is the epitome of the seductive she-kitten motif. Ann Margaret - The thing about Ann Margaret is that she just had to pose and there was music. You see, Jackie was also known for his women.ġ0. And even more, his album covers are the artwork that inspired the exotica art that is classically associated with the music. Jackie Gleason - While better known for his acting and his 'Honeymooners' series, Jackie LOVED music and would have preferred to live his life in a night club. If you can imagine a Polynesian native playing his people's music on an electric organ. He also had a strange love affair with the organ. He loved multiple trumpets and bizare rhythm instruments like sticks and bongos. I dare say that the concept of Muzak came from Billy who took famous songs of the time and transplanted them in a cool samba version. Now a lot of the men already discussed on this list dabbled in Tiki but one of the band leaders excelled at it.
You listen to Tiki while drinking exotic sounding drinks with umbrellas in them. Tiki is the lounge scene of Las Vegas, only transplanted to a far away island. Billy May - Another close brother to Space Age is the Tiki. He uses that jazzy trumpet mixed with a persistent cymbal rhythm that makes you want to don shades and talk like a hep-cat.Ĩ. He is synonymous with muscle cars and the wind blowing through your hair as the Beach Boys are with surfing. I mean, this is the man that orchestrated Route '66. Les Baxter - Les and his orchestra INJECTED ultra-cool into the bachelor pad. You can picture island girls dancing to it as well as imagining a lonely gumshoe lighting up a cig under Brooklyn bridge.ħ. It's part exotica mixed with part grungy New York. That sound of swanky saxophone and what sounds like jungle music blends into something that fits only with Film Noir. He is what you hear when you watch stylized action/adventure films from the '60's. Nelson Riddle - Nelson's style is amazing. She's incredible and her voice stood up over time taking her well into the 70's.Ħ. You want her to sing you to sleep and you want her leading the latest red-hot band. But that's why Dean is the Lounge king.ĥ. It's said that Dean was actually one of the greatest singers as far as vocal skill and longevity, but because of life circumstances and the venues that the two men chose, Sinatra will be remembered as the easy listening king. The amazing thing is that Dino was the man that THE MAN, Frank, chose to listen to. Lounge is the close twin brother to Space-Age, so it couldn't be overlooked in this list. Dean Martin - Just as Esquivel is to Space-Age, Dino is to Lounge. If you must relax, either to his piano or guitar, Roger will lull you to another world.Ĥ. Williams brought about 'Born Free' and the concept of waves and seagulls in the background of most of his tracks. Roger Williams - Now this is a strange pick, and some may argue, but every good bachelor, space-aged or not, needs a moment of relaxation. What more can be said? While Esquivel introduced the genre, Sergio introduced the must have songs of the genre.ģ. Sergio Mendes - He put 'Girl From Ipenema' on the map. I imagine Esquivel lounging back with a martini while chatty it up with a girl in a go-go suit and classic Sean Connery while Jetson style space-cars fly by his window outside. No other artist will do in the space age bachelor pad. In fact, I think the whole genre name was invented because of him. There's also a lot that are more 'modern big-band' more along the style of Jackie Gleason or Herb Albert. Lately I've been into a couple of websites that post public domain records. To be honest, Esquivel is still the king and always will be in that genre. If you're asking what I'm into lately or what is a good recommendation for S-ABM, I'd answer differently. After Googling for their home page ( ), I found I really like the music style! I asked my friend, Cam, if he'd heard of them and other Space-Age Bachelor Pad music.
This morning by a group called "Los Straightjackets". I heard a very interesting rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on the radio
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