Monday, June 10, 2019

The musical universe is vast...

It's the birthday of three outstanding (or at last famous) female musicians.  Frances Gumm (1922) was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She was a precocious and ambitious little girl. At some point, she changed her name to Judy Garland and moved to California and made a strange movie about a tornado and a fake wizard and flying monkeys.

My father always cringed and left the room when Judy Garland was on TV.



A few years later (1961), Kim and Kelly Deal were born in Dayton, OH.  One of them was in The Pixies and then together they formed The Breeders.  In one of the better-known Breeder songs, seen below, the opening phrase is a direct reference to some ominous sounds from The Wizard of Oz.  I do not know if the Deals were aware of their connection to Ms. Gumm, but it's kind of a cool coincidence.  Enjoy!



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