After You've Gone
Henry Creamer and Turner Layton wrote this one back in 1918. It was a hit by the likes of Bessie Smith, Sophie Tucker (the Last of the Red Hot Mamas), Louie Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra, to name a few. Some younger folks might remember it as the theme song to the movie Eight Men Out starring John Cusak. Chet Atkins, Suzy Boggus and Johnny Gimble have a version that is posted right here on youtube. AND then there is the youtube posted version by the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Check 'em out and get you toes tapping.
About R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...
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