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=About this song=
 
=About this song=
Written by Verlie Rice, Otha Hayes, and Andre Williams.<br>
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"Shake a Tail Feather" was written by Verlie Rice, Otha Hayes, and Andre Williams. It was originally recorded by The Five Du-Tones in 1963 and famously covered by Ray Charles in the 1980 movie ''The Blues Brothers''.  This version of the song was arranged by Tom Wallace.
Arranged by Tom Wallace.<br>
 
Originally recorded by The Five Du-Tones, performed by Ray Charles in the movie "The Blues Brothers".
 
  
 
=Instrumentation requirements=
 
=Instrumentation requirements=
Trombones carry the melody in the beginning.  Cowbell also really should be covered in this song.
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A strong trombone section is needed to carry the melody in the beginning.  There should be at least one sousa/bari sax to keep the song moving in the beginning (where the trombones have the melody), as the music is pretty exposed in this part.  Cowbell also really should be covered.
  
 
=Roadmap=
 
=Roadmap=
A 16 bar solo section is mercifully cut from the original sheet music (thanks Dan).  Other than that cut, there's nothing too tricky except for the music itself.
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A 16 bar solo section is mercifully cut from the original sheet music, as well as an extended ending (featuring a "soul scream" in the percussion section).  The original music was transcribed and edited to remove these parts by [[Chris Behrens]] in [[2009-2010|2009]] and is now played as written.
  
 
=History=
 
=History=
Purchased in December 2006, added to library January 2007.
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This song was purchased in December 2006 by [[Dan Schwarting]] and added to the [[:Category:Active Songs|active set]] in January 2007.
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=Other=
 
=Other=
 
[http://arrangerspublishingcompany.com/audio/117/shake_tail.ram Recording from Arrangers Publishing Co.]
 
[http://arrangerspublishingcompany.com/audio/117/shake_tail.ram Recording from Arrangers Publishing Co.]
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|nameofrecording=Live from TSBMH 2007
 
|nameofrecording=Live from TSBMH 2007
 
|prevtrack=[[437 - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida|3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]
 
|prevtrack=[[437 - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida|3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]
|curtrack=4. Shake A Tailfeather
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|curtrack=4. Shake a Tail Feather
 
|nexttrack=[[435 - You Can Call Me Al|5. You Can Call Me Al]]}}
 
|nexttrack=[[435 - You Can Call Me Al|5. You Can Call Me Al]]}}
  

Revision as of 19:11, September 20, 2009

About this song

"Shake a Tail Feather" was written by Verlie Rice, Otha Hayes, and Andre Williams. It was originally recorded by The Five Du-Tones in 1963 and famously covered by Ray Charles in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers. This version of the song was arranged by Tom Wallace.

Instrumentation requirements

A strong trombone section is needed to carry the melody in the beginning. There should be at least one sousa/bari sax to keep the song moving in the beginning (where the trombones have the melody), as the music is pretty exposed in this part. Cowbell also really should be covered.

Roadmap

A 16 bar solo section is mercifully cut from the original sheet music, as well as an extended ending (featuring a "soul scream" in the percussion section). The original music was transcribed and edited to remove these parts by Chris Behrens in 2009 and is now played as written.

History

This song was purchased in December 2006 by Dan Schwarting and added to the active set in January 2007.

Other

Recording from Arrangers Publishing Co.


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