Pianist in "Pillow Talk" piano bar?
J. Reinschmidt
In 1959's "Pillow Talk," starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day, there's a
scene in a piano bar. The pianist looks suspiciously like Mary Lou
Williams. She sings a tune called "Roly Poly" and "You Lied" and plays
very MLW-esque piano behind the intervening dialogue. Is it indeed she? If
not, who is the pianist?
J. Reinschmidt
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"Play vanilla," Lester Young is said
to have said to a piano player
comping too elaborately behind his solo...
--Clayton Eshleman, from "Foo to the Infinite"
t.cruise
On Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:07:45 -0600, jrei...@geoMetriccities.com (J.
Reinschmidt) wrote:
>In 1959's "Pillow Talk," starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day, there's a
>scene in a piano bar. The pianist looks suspiciously like Mary Lou
>Williams. She sings a tune called "Roly Poly" and "You Lied" and plays
>very MLW-esque piano behind the intervening dialogue. Is it indeed she? If
>not, who is the pianist?
>
The IMD credits Dorothy Abbott for the role of the singer.
Interestingly, she's also listed for two other Doris Day vehicles,
"That Touch of Mink," uncredited, and an appearance as a dancer in
"Love Me or Leave Me." Her other film credits, although bit parts,
are impressive due to the importance of the films involved: "The
Apartment," "Rebel Without a Cause," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Take Me
Out to the Ballgame." Her bio states that she died in 1968, with
suicide listed as the cause of death.
T.Cruise
Steven Cohan
Regarding the piano bar singer in *Pillow Talk*--according to the CD the
singer's name is Perry Blackwell, and I believe she is listed in the
film's credits too.
Steve Cohan
Michael Hathaway
I just saw "Pillow Talk" the other day, and you're talking about Odetta
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Elizabeth J Scherrer
On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Steven Cohan wrote:
> Regarding the piano bar singer in *Pillow Talk*--according to the CD the
> singer's name is Perry Blackwell, and I believe she is listed in the
> film's credits too.
> Steve Cohan
>
>
Wasn't she also in DEAD RINGER? Bette Davis' character owned a piano bar
but the pianist was playing an organ instead. There was also a drummer.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
The songs in Pillow Talk? Were they "YOU LIED" and "ROLLEY POLLEY??"
Liz in Milwaukee.
J. Reinschmidt
In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.970731...@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu>,
Yes, they were indeed. Thanks for the info, y'all.
Sincerely, the original post-er,
