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icecream · 02-23-2013, 05:28 PM

Did Desi release any vocal albums? I would love to have a CD of him singing.

LittleRickyII · 02-23-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

Did Desi release any vocal albums? I would love to have a CD of him singing.

There are plenty of Desi Arnaz CDs available for sale:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...rds=Desi+Arnaz

Hughsgirl · 02-27-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleRickyII

There are plenty of Desi Arnaz CDs available for sale:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...rds=Desi+Arnaz

Yup and they are wonderful, I have them all. He really played some beautiful music.

missy's pop pop · 11-23-2013, 11:08 PM

I play hand drums (bongos, congas, etc.) as a hobby, and one of my influences was watching Desi Arnaz perform "Babalu" as Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy."

When I began taking percussion lessions some 30 years ago, I mentioned this to my drum teacher (who is no slouch at Latin percussion himself) and it was all he could do to keep a straight face. As I learned later when I found a serious study on the origins of Afro-Cuban music and the development of what is now the conga drum, Desi Arnaz was not at all the best conga player in the world! But, as is quoted in Bart Andrews' THE I LOVE LUCY BOOK, Desi may have had "meager talents," but he made up for it with his "effervescent personality" and good looks.

One could have done much worse, though!

dougiezerts · 11-24-2013, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by missy's pop pop

I play hand drums (bongos, congas, etc.) as a hobby, and one of my influences was watching Desi Arnaz perform "Babalu" as Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy."

When I began taking percussion lessions some 30 years ago, I mentioned this to my drum teacher (who is no slouch at Latin percussion himself) and it was all he could do to keep a straight face. As I learned later when I found a serious study on the origins of Afro-Cuban music and the development of what is now the conga drum, Desi Arnaz was not at all the best conga player in the world! But, as is quoted in Bart Andrews' THE I LOVE LUCY BOOK, Desi may have had "meager talents," but he made up for it with his "effervescent personality" and good looks.

One could have done much worse, though!

I've got a very rare 78 of the Desi Arnaz band playing a tune!

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11-23-2013, 11:08 PM	#4
missy's pop pop Hooray for "Hazel!" Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2013 Location: St. Louis Posts: 396	Desi may have some " 'splainin' " to do... I play hand drums (bongos, congas, etc.) as a hobby, and one of my influences was watching Desi Arnaz perform "Babalu" as Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy." When I began taking percussion lessions some 30 years ago, I mentioned this to my drum teacher (who is no slouch at Latin percussion himself) and it was all he could do to keep a straight face. As I learned later when I found a serious study on the origins of Afro-Cuban music and the development of what is now the conga drum, Desi Arnaz was not at all the best conga player in the world! But, as is quoted in Bart Andrews' *THE I LOVE LUCY BOOK,* Desi may have had "meager talents," but he made up for it with his "effervescent personality" and good looks. One could have done much worse, though!