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Martin Denny (April 10, 1911 - March 2, 2005) was an American musician. He gained fame as one of the most successful producers of exotica music, a type of big band music with Latin rhythms and overtones of Pacific Ocean culture that found its origins in artists such as Les Baxter, and which is largely scorned by critics despite extreme popularity in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
Released: 1996 40 tracks-
- 3. Manila
- 6. Swamp Fire
- 7. Bali Ha'i
- 9. Flamingo
- 11. Stone God
- 17. August Bells
- 18. Jungle Drums
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- 2. Lotus Land
- 3. Cubano Chant
- 5. Caravan
- 7. Mau Mau
- 10. Ruby
- 11. Coronation
- 12. Similau
- 14. Bacoa
- 16. Tsetse Fly
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1. The Shirelles, "Dedicated to the One I Love." The several hit versions of this song are all wonderful. This one, which was actually something of a flop in 1959 but was a hit in a re-release a couple of years later, is a favorite of mine for the way Doris Coley pronounces the word "dedi-KAY-ted." In the absence of a good Shirelles video, the clip is of the Mamas and Papas' version. No one who writes about this one can neglect to mention Ed Ward's phenomenal essay ... MORE
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