by Sean Passmore | Feb 27, 2026 | Album of the Week, Albums You NEED!, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Definitive Version Series
The Genius of Cole/Jenkins: A Timeless Collaboration In the lush arena of mid-century American music, few partnerships resonate with depth and significance like the collaboration between arranger Gordon Jenkins and legendary vocalist Nat King Cole. Their...
by Sean Passmore | Nov 9, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, My Record Box, RNRF Hall Of Fame, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Definitive Version Series, The Vinyl Shoppe
“A Sunday Kind of Love” is a collaborative pop song written by the songwriting duo of Barbara Belle and Anita Leonard, along with Stan Rhodes and legendary jazz singer, bandleader, musician Louis Prima. Prima, beloved by children the world over for his...
by Sean Passmore | Oct 2, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Definitive Version Series
The Unlikely Story of William Pester, eden ahbez, and Gypsy Boots In the early part of the 20th century, against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America, three mysterious, long haired, bearded proto-hippies eerily emerged out of the California desert, each...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, The Definitive Version Series
The Definitive Version: Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Misty’ – A Timeless Jazz Classic In the pantheon of jazz standards, few compositions evoke the haunting beauty and emotional resonance of “Misty.” Originally penned as an instrumental by the...
by Sean Passmore | Oct 6, 2024 | The Definitive Version Series
DEFINITIVE VERSION OF: “As Time Goes By” written by Herman Hupfeld Bryan Ferry from his 1999 album of the same name. Herman Hupfeld (February 1, 1894 –June 8, 1951) was an American songwriter whose most notable composition remains the iconic “As Time Goes By”...
by Sean Passmore | Sep 15, 2024 | The Definitive Version Series
The Definitive Version Series Definitive version of “Sunday Morning Coming Down” by Alvin Youngblood Hart for the album Johnny’s Blues – A Tribute To Johnny Cash Johnny’s Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash is a 2003 Canadian compilation...
