IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM "PAT" BEST
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
by Ella Fitzgerald And Delta Rhythm Boys
on Decca 23670 A
released in 1946
Above: Newspaper clipping from November 2, 1946: Shown smiling in the above informal picture are six of the grooviest stardusters on the rhythm horizon today. The Delta Boys and Ella Fitzgerald have teamed together on some of the finest recordings released in the past few years. Notable among these are their smooth jobs on "For Sentimental Reasons" and "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" soon to be released by Decca. The Deltas (Traverse Crawford, Kelsey Pharr, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, and Rene DeKnight) are also riding the crest of the radio waves what with appearances on two of the nation's top commercials (radio networks) weekly, they have definitely hit the jackpot. PS You can hear 'em on both the Joan Davis Show and Amos N' Andy sessions of tomfoolery.Photo (L-R): (Top) Traverse Crawford, Ella Fitzgerald, Lee Gaines, Carl Jones, (Bottom) Kelsey Pharr, and Rene DeKnight.
Above: Decca 23670 A Label recorded on 8/29/46 and released in October 1946. Decca released four sides by Ella and The Deltas (1945-46). The Delta Rhythm Boys also backed Fred Astaire (1941), Mildred Bailey (1941) and Ruth Brown (1950). William "Pat" Best, the composer of this song, was baritone singer and guitar player in vocal groups for over fifty years, starting with The Brown Dots in 1945.Click on an option below to listen to Ella Fitzgerald And Delta Rhythm Boys sing "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" using Windows Media Player. [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]
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(file size=514KB)MORE ELLA FITZGERALD (will open in a separate window):
MORE DELTA RHYTHM BOYS (will open in a separate window):
- "IT'S A PITY TO SAY GOODNIGHT" (DELTA RHYTHM BOYS)
- "BIG BOY BLUE" (MILLS BROTHERS)
- "I'M GETTIN' MIGHTY LONESOME/WHEN I COME BACK CRYING" (HER FOUR KEYS)
In 2000, Pat Best received a Special |
Partial List Of Pat's Compositions:
Sentimental Reasons Let's Give Love Another Chance You're Heaven Sent I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You) Is It Right? Where Is My Love Sometime, Someplace, Somewhere Don't Cry Darling Wrapped Up In A Dream All My Dreams Take My Lonely Heart You're A Heartache To Me How Can You Say I Don't Care I Understand (Just How You Feel) |
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