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Queen Bee and The Honeylovers
Season 5 Episode 3 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Queen Bee and The Honeylovers is a joyful swing band performing all-original compositions.
Queen Bee and The Honeylovers is an unabashedly joyful swing band that performs all-original compositions with a dedicated ‘nod’ to the small-jazz-combo and 'hot club' legends who first defined the genre. Their debut album, "Asheville", celebrates their hometown's history. Vocal-driven with an infectious groove, The Honeylovers are guaranteed to put a grin on your face and a tap in your toes.
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Echo Sessions
Queen Bee and The Honeylovers
Season 5 Episode 3 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Queen Bee and The Honeylovers is an unabashedly joyful swing band that performs all-original compositions with a dedicated ‘nod’ to the small-jazz-combo and 'hot club' legends who first defined the genre. Their debut album, "Asheville", celebrates their hometown's history. Vocal-driven with an infectious groove, The Honeylovers are guaranteed to put a grin on your face and a tap in your toes.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[gentle orchestral fanfare] - [Female Announcer]: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers is a joyful swing band performing all original compositions.
Their classic and timeless sound is pure perfection.
Coming up next on "Echo Sessions".
♪ In the land of a lingering springtime ♪ ♪ A lady's pining heart is longing for her beau ♪ ♪ catcher ♪ ♪ On the wheels of love we'll roam ♪ ♪ It's a Subie thing ♪ ♪ - [Male Announcer]: Echo Sessions is made possible by Prestige Subaru.
[upbeat jazz/rock] ♪ [somber waltz] - A one, two, three, four.
[energetic music] ♪ Dusky and dreaming ♪ ♪ Who can measure what the heart can hold ♪ ♪ Agony complete and glories bold, each in their time ♪ ♪ Plumed by her passions ♪ ♪ Lost inside a churning symphony ♪ ♪ Madness made of impropriety ♪ ♪ Stamped upon her maiden brow ♪ ♪ And he the north star, stalwart and bright ♪ ♪ Around which the dizzy Earth can spin ♪ ♪ Bent her without break, kept his heart at stake ♪ ♪ Bound her weary mind in revelry and gin ♪ ♪ Hung from her loose ends ♪ ♪ Elegant consumption in the night ♪ ♪ Freedom found aloft a fire so bright ♪ ♪ Highland razed down to the ground ♪ [energetic music continues] ♪ Dusky and dreaming ♪ ♪ Who can measure what the heart can hold ♪ ♪ Agony complete and glories bold ♪ ♪ Each in their time ♪ ♪ Plumed by her passions ♪ ♪ Lost inside a churning symphony ♪ ♪ Madness made of impropriety ♪ ♪ Stamped upon her maiden brow ♪ ♪ And he the north star, stalwart and bright ♪ ♪ Around which the dizzy Earth can spin ♪ ♪ Bent her without break, kept his heart at stake ♪ ♪ Bound her weary mind in revelry and gin ♪ ♪ Hung from her loose ends ♪ ♪ Elegant consumption in the night ♪ ♪ Freedom found aloft a fire so bright ♪ ♪ Highland razed down to the ground ♪ Yeah.
Thanks, that was "The Legend of Zelda Fitzgerald".
Song about F. Scott's wife who died here in a fire at the Highland Hospital back in 1947.
And I have to mention, before we move on, that my mother went to this church.
That's so cool.
I used to come here to church with her back in the early two thousands.
So mom, if you're, if you're there, if you're watching isn't this crazy?
It's changed a little bit.
Crazy, right?
All right, so we're gonna do, these are all original tunes.
This one I co-wrote with Michael Gamble.
And it's about Beacham's Curve in West Asheville, which is the spot where Heywood Road takes a hard 90-degree turn and heads down toward the river.
And I took some of my grandfather's stories about riding on the trolley and set a love story there in the trolley.
So this is "Beacham's Curve", and it just won best soundtrack at Music Video Asheville.
Whew.
[all laughing] Okay.
A one, two.
A one, two, three, four.
♪ Trolley car in the rain ♪ ♪ Clingman Ave. was never the same ♪ ♪ You in your soggy shoes and broken umbrella ♪ ♪ Had me by the second stop ♪ ♪ Wringing out 'til we're dry ♪ ♪ As the river went streaming by ♪ ♪ You tossed your hair and smiled a knowing admission ♪ ♪ Took the seat beside mine ♪ ♪ By the time we got to Beacham's Curve ♪ ♪ The shaking wouldn't stop ♪ ♪ Was it the streetcar that was rattling ♪ ♪ Or just the strings of my heart ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ For my 6 cents, oh what a ride ♪ ♪ They turned the seats around to head back down Haywood ♪ ♪ We just stayed cozy inside ♪ ♪ By the time we got to Beacham's Curve ♪ ♪ The shaking wouldn't stop ♪ ♪ Was it the streetcar that was rattling ♪ ♪ Or just the strings of my heart ♪ ♪ At the end of the line ♪ ♪ For my 6 cents, oh what a ride ♪ ♪ They turned the seats around to head back down Haywood ♪ ♪ We just stayed cozy inside ♪ All right, so this song is called "Cornelia's Masquerade".
It's about the daughter of the Vanderbilt family who built a little shack called the Biltmore House.
And she had a fabulous coming out party when she turned 21, a masquerade ball.
And you can still see the paintings there in the basement of the Biltmore.
This is a song about her.
It's called "Cornelia's Masquerade".
And a one, a two, a one, two, three, four.
[upbeat music] ♪ Cleopatra with her entourage ♪ ♪ Garish captains with their peaked caps on ♪ ♪ Take the bough of the greatest house in the land ♪ ♪ Cowboys and probably their horses, too ♪ ♪ Will dance the Charleston with a mountain view ♪ ♪ At Cornelia's Masquerade ♪ ♪ The Biltmore baby's a woman now ♪ ♪ She's quite the lady- oh and how ♪ ♪ With both Vanderbilts on the prowl ♪ ♪ How the fellas will come running ♪ ♪ The finest gentleman will all be there ♪ ♪ With both money and affection to spare ♪ ♪ At Cornelia's Masquerade ♪ [upbeat music continues] ♪ The Biltmore baby's a woman now ♪ ♪ She's quite the lady- oh and how ♪ ♪ With both Vanderbilts on the prowl ♪ ♪ How the fellas will come running ♪ ♪ The finest gentleman will all be there ♪ ♪ With both money and affection to spare ♪ ♪ At Cornelia's Masquerade ♪ - That's a fun one.
- I'm gonna take a quick second to shout out Matt Williams, who's playing violin for us.
Because Matt Williams engineered, recorded, mastered, and produced our album, "Asheville".
He is the man behind the magic curtain, the wizard, amazing.
So, all right, so this next tune is "Beaucatcher" like the mountain.
It is the only Beaucatcher in the world.
And it got its name from the guy for whom Patton Avenue is named, George Patton.
Had a sister-in-law whose name was Charlotte, for whom Charlotte street is named.
And she used to take her boyfriend out walking on the mountain and he would tease her that she was trying to catch her beau.
It's where the mountain got its name.
So this is "Beaucatcher".
And a one, two, a one, two, three.
[lively music] ♪ In the land of a lingering springtime ♪ ♪ A lady's pining heart is longing for her beau [catcher] ♪ ♪ A cavalier of truly noble heart, a gentleman indeed ♪ ♪ Who never begs for kisses, or acts with jealousy ♪ ♪ So to the mountain, to take in the sunset ♪ ♪ Her every charm intent on making him her own ♪ ♪ The magic mood is set, the trail is clear, ♪ ♪ The autumn night is still ♪ ♪ And so, she bares her soul to him, as foolish lovers will ♪ ♪ Said Charlotte to her one beau ♪ ♪ Oh won't you let me love you ♪ ♪ My heart has been waiting all these years ♪ ♪ I'm tired of the craving, the nights anticipating ♪ ♪ For you just to let me hold you near ♪ ♪ Sweet Charlotte, just the thrill of you ♪ ♪ Would satisfy most men, it's true ♪ ♪ I cannot give the love you crave ♪ ♪ It's Henry who has got my heart, this he cannot share ♪ ♪ Sweet Charlotte, your dreams can go nowhere ♪ [lively music continues] ♪ In the land of a lingering springtime ♪ ♪ A lady's pining heart is longing for her beau [catcher] ♪ ♪ A cavalier of truly noble heart, a gentleman indeed ♪ ♪ Who never begs for kisses, or acts with jealousy ♪ ♪ So to the mountain, to take in the sunset ♪ ♪ Her every charm intent on making him her own ♪ ♪ The magic mood is set, the trail is clear, ♪ ♪ The autumn night is still ♪ ♪ And so, she bares her soul to him, as foolish lovers will ♪ ♪ Said Charlotte to her one beau ♪ ♪ Oh won't you let me love you ♪ ♪ My heart has been waiting all these years ♪ ♪ I'm tired of the craving, the nights anticipating ♪ ♪ For you just to let me hold you near ♪ ♪ Sweet Charlotte, just the thrill of you ♪ ♪ Would satisfy most men, it's true ♪ ♪ I cannot give the love you crave ♪ ♪ It's Henry who has got my heart, ♪ ♪ This he cannot share ♪ ♪ Sweet Charlotte, your dreams can go nowhere ♪ ♪ Your dreams can go nowhere ♪ This is a tune Mr. Posedel and I wrote together.
- [James] This tune is about pants.
- It is a tune about pants.
Should we do the skronky version?
- Yeah.
- Every time.
- Wanna skronk it?
Okay, so James wrote the music to this tune and brought it to me.
And I turned it into a song about my grandfather's tailor shop, which was downtown on Pack Square.
He inherited it from his uncle.
It closed down in the fifties when Sears and Roebuck came along with ready made suits that were much cheaper than the tailors could afford to make.
So it put most tailors in America out of business.
So this is "Logan and Moore".
Again, taken directly from their ads.
So it is indeed a song about pants.
I mean like, good skronk, right?
Like an 8 out of 10.
- [James] Yeah, all right.
- We don't want to get too skronky, break everything.
- Pants are a little dirty - A one, a two.
A one, two, three, four.
♪ Hand tailored suits for men and women ♪ ♪ From driving gloves to fancy woolen socks ♪ ♪ That fetching silk piece is bespoken for ♪ ♪ All that and more at Logan and Moore ♪ ♪ Draft a dozen times before the cutting ♪ ♪ Basted til the inseam fits just right ♪ ♪ Dapper by design we've got all the stylish fixings ♪ ♪ Over at Logan and Moore ♪ ♪ It won't be long before innovation comes ♪ ♪ Knocking down our door ♪ ♪ Maybe Sears and Roebuck can make it cheaper ♪ ♪ But what price can you put on a community's livelihood ♪ ♪ In walks the dashing Mr. Cecil ♪ ♪ He wants a suit like Edison and Grove ♪ ♪ Whose thoughts were as original as what they wore ♪ ♪ Made down at at Logan and Moore ♪ Bass, could you give me a solo, please?
Next, the violin.
♪ Hand tailored suits for men and women ♪ ♪ From driving gloves to fancy woolen socks ♪ ♪ That fetching silk piece is bespoken for ♪ ♪ All that and more at Logan and Moore ♪ ♪ Draft a dozen times before the cutting ♪ ♪ Basted 'til the inseam fits just right ♪ ♪ Dapper by design we've got all the stylish fixings ♪ ♪ Over at Logan and Moore ♪ ♪ It won't be long before innovation comes ♪ ♪ Knocking down our door ♪ ♪ Maybe Sears and Roebuck can make it cheaper ♪ ♪ But what price can you put on a community's livelihood ♪ ♪ In walks the dashing Mr. Cecil ♪ ♪ He wants a suit like Edison and Grove ♪ ♪ Whose thoughts were as original as what they wore ♪ ♪ Made down at Logan and Moore ♪ - [Man] Whitney Moore, you guys.
[upbeat jazz/rock] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ On the wheels of love we'll roam ♪ ♪ It's a Subie thing ♪ ♪ - [Male Announcer]: Echo Sessions is made possible by Prestige Subaru.
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