My Baby Just Cares For Me
And Their Banjos
Photo: Dirone
Epic Records LN 3138
From the back cover: The stars of the program are Somethin' Smith himself, and the Redheads, the latter being Saul Striks and Major Short. The uniquely-named leader, with his highly personal singing style, studied banjo in Norfolk, Virginia, where he earnestly pursued musical training when he was not hunting out parts in local plays and musicals. Four years with the Navy helped him sharpen up his talents on the guitar as well, and in 1946 he won an award on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts program, before joining up with his present cohorts. Saul Striks is also a veteran of four years with the Navy, and of intensive piano studies also.
When he was only nine, he made three guest appearances with the Detroit Symphony. Major Short studied all band instruments, with particular emphasis on the violin. His service time was spent in the Air Force, and he has played with numerous symphonies in addition to his experience with jazz combos. The three first got together at the University of California at Los Angeles, and within a remarkably short period of time they have become one of the most popular trios in the entertainment world. Their uniformly fine reviews have stressed not only their musical accomplishments, but the high degree of humor they inject in their work, an aspect that is happily present in this program.
Alabamy Bound
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Sweet Georgia Brown
The Ace In The Hole
Charley, My Boy
At The Darktown Strutters' Ball
California, Here I Come
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Pretty Baby
Jealous
Back In Your Own Back Yard
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