Saturday, September 23, 2023

Beat Me, Daddy, Eight To the Bar - The Andrews Sisters

Beat Me, Daddy, Eight To the Bar - The Andrews Sisters
2:54
single, 1940
Written by Don Raye, Hughie Prince, and Ray McKinley

Pounding boogie-woogie piano and horns, with expert harmonies.  Supposedly, a pianist named Freddie Slack was nicknamed Daddy, and McKinley, a drummer, would ask for a boogie beat, or eight to the bar.  A couple of songwriters heard him, and a song was born.  The sisters' cheeky harmonies really make the song, bouncing effortlessly between playful syncopation and silky smooth blend.

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