Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / Various Artists - Open The Door Richard Various Artists - Open The Door Richard Various Artists - Open The Door Richard £12.00 Stock Status: In Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications Open The Door, Richard began life as a vaudeville routine performed by a number of black performers, including Bob Russell, Pigmeat Markham and Dusty Fletcher at places like New York's Apollo Theatre. Jack McVea, sax and clarinet player for the Black & White labels studio band, wrote a riff to go with the routine and it developed into a song which became a staple of the performances of many different artists. The first hit version was by Count Basie, rapidly followed by McVeas, and one by Louis Jordan, along with others in early 1947, to the extent that it became the biggest-selling song in the Billboard charts for the year. Over the years many different artists recorded some variant of the song. This collection pulls together as many as we could find and fit on one CD, including the most successful along with some other interesting ones, along with some spin-off recordings. It makes for an entertaining and oblique look at a slice of music and theatre history that obviously struck a chord with American audiences, and became a catchphrase with political significance in the Civil Rights movement. Disc 1 Track Artist Title 1 Open the Door Richard Jack McVea & His All Stars 2 Open the Door Richard Live Version Jack McVea & His All Stars 3 Open the Door Richard Dusty Fletcher 4 Open the Door Richard Parts 1 and 2 Count Basie 5 Open the Door Richard Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 6 Open the Door Richard Alternative Version Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 7 Open the Door Richard Sid Catlett 8 Open the Door Richard Hot Lips Page 9 Open the Door Richard Live Version The Three Flames 10 Open the Door Richard The Charioteers 11 Open the Door Richard The Charioteers 12 Open the Door Richard Bill Samuels & His Cats 'N' Jammers Three 13 Open the Door Richard Walter Brown 14 Open the Door Richard Aime Barelli & His Orchestra 15 Open the Door Richard The Pied Pipers 16 Open the Door Richard Ernie Barton 17 Richard Ain't Gonna Open the Door The Four Aces 18 Richard's Jam The Four Aces 19 The Key's in the Mailbox Jack McVea & His Door Openers 20 Richard Gets Hitched Jack McVea & His Door Openers 21 Crow's Being Evicted Jack McVea & His Door Openers 22 The Surch Al Smith & Jack McVea 23 Oldsmobile Song Louis Jordan 24 Slim's Jam Slim Gaillard EAN: 824046436520 Discs: 1 Release: August 2012 Artist: Various Artists Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACMCD4365 Weight: 0.12kg
