Seger Ellis (b. 1904 in Houston, Texas - d. 1995 in Houston, Texas) was a jazzpianist and vocalist. He also made a few brief film appearances, most notably in collaboration with director Ida Lupino. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Houston redirects here. ... ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Lupino in High Sierra Ida Lupino (February 4, 1918–August 3, 1995) was a film actress, director,and a pioneer in the field of women filmmakers. ...
In the late 20s and early 30s, Ellis made several recordings for the OKeh label. He sang in a bittersweet alto, with which he was uncomfortable early in his career, believing his voice to be too high. He had a pair of hit songs - Prairie Blues and Sentimental Blues for Victor recordings, among the first to be recorded with an electric microphone. Although he didn't achieve the same degree of fame as his contemporaries neither as a singer or pianist, many of his recordings included such well-known jazz musicians as Louis Armstrong. Okeh Records began as an independent record label based in the United States of America in 1918; from the late 1920s on was a subsidiary of Columbia Records. ... A Victor (from vincere defeat, victoria victory) is a winner. ... Inside a condenser microphone. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ...
Later in his career, Ellis focused on songwriting in preference to recording and performing.
Seger continued to suffer from lapses of taste and inspiration, of course--remember that he never transcended his journeyman status--and produced some albums where he was witlessly trying to rewrite "Night Moves" over and over, proving nothing other than extended bouts of introspection didn't serve Seger well at all as a songwriter.
Seger has often equaled the genius of rock and roll masters Chuck Berry and John Fogarty in writing what actually constitutes the life pulse of rock; short songs, spiked and fine tuned rage in the lyrics, and creditable, riveting beats to make the two or three minutes memorable, cathartic, and infinitely re-playable.
Seger's strength as a lyricist is that he's not introspective and that what he has to say isn't hindered with club-fingerd attempts at metaphor;unfortunately, Seger attempts poetry time and again, with laughable results, but his ability to recover these gaffes places him over Springsteen, who has not reined in his grating habits of poet-speak.
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