STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SALT AND PEPPER (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE) - JOHN DANKWORTH, SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again .  If you look through the annals of music history, a lot of stuff went down on December 8th. Here are a few :

In 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped at gunpoint,
In 1968 Graham Nash left The Hollies,
In 1980, John Lennon was murdered by crazed fan Mark Chapman,
In 1982 country singer Marty Robbins died aged 57,
In 1984 Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil was involved in a car accident that killed "Razzle" Dingley from the glam Hanoi Rocks,
2004, guitarist Dimebag Darrell was one of five people murdered by crazed fan Nathan Gale while performing on stage with his band Damageplan,
1925 Sammy Davis Jr is born,
1943 Doors vocalist and Poet, Jim Morrison is born,
1947 Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band is born,
1956, rock musician Warren Cuccurullo of Frank Zappa/ Duran Duran/ Missing Persons - fame, is born,
1957 Phil Collen, guitarist for Def Leppard is born,
1962 Megadeth's former guitarist Marty Friedman is born,
1966 Sinead O'Connor is born,
1973 vocalist Corey Taylor, lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour is born.

Today we remember Samuel George Davis Jr., Harlem born  singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian, and comedian, on what would have been his 96th Birthday. He passed away on  May 16, 1990, age 64 from throat cancer. He is severely missed. With him in mind, we spotlight the Original Motion Picture score to the 1968 United Artists film, Salt And Pepper. Salt And Pepper is comedy directed by Richard Donner and starring Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Michael Bates, Ilona Rodgers and John Le Mesurier. It revolves around Davis' character Charlie Salt and Peter Lawford's Christopher Pepper, owners of aa nightclub in London who become involved in a plot to overthrow the British government. The Soundtrack, by John Dankworth,  was released in 1968 on the UA label and features Davis on two tracks, including the title track and "I Like The Way You Dance. The album cover art is by page favorite, Jack Davis, who would have celebrated his 97th Birthday on December 2. Our copy was purchased within the last couple of years from The Wax & The Needle.

A1 Salt And Pepper
Composed By – Leslie Bricusse
Vocals – Sammy Davis Jr.
2:15

A2 Fine Flavour 3:10

A3 Chase In Mini Moke 4:47

A4 Quietly With Feeling 3:31

A5 Submarine Chase 2:31

B1 I Like The Way You Dance
Composed By – George Rhodes
Vocals, Composed By – Sammy Davis Jr.
3:01

B2 It Happens Quietly
Lyrics By – Buddy Kaye
3:49

B3 Flight For An Island 6:06

B4 Fine Trad Flavour 2:28

B5 Quiet Ending 2:22

Arranged By, Composed By, Conductor – John Dankworth
Cover – Jack Davis