Honoring Margaret on Her 109th Birthday

"A rose by
any other
name..."

This is an

important

date on the

Shady Dell

calendar.

Our dear friend

Margaret Schneider

...who for years inspired us as

"The Oldest Living Dell Rat"

...was born April 18, 1912,

109 years ago today.

Margaret's father built the

Shady Dell and the family

became its first occupants

when Margaret (right)

was one year old.

To celebrate Margaret's

birthday this year,

I posted five songs

I think she'd enjoy.

Perhaps she listened

to a few of them in

her early years.

 AVALON JAZZ BAND 

 ft. Tatiana Eva-Marie 

Tatiana

is a Swiss-born singer

raised in France and

currently living and

working in Brooklyn.

Over the last 7 years,

Tatiana has made a

name for herself as

founder and vocalist

of Avalon Jazz Band.

She and her band

specialize in 1930s

style swing and gypsy

jazz aka gypsy swing

aka hot club-style jazz,

a genre born in Paris

and a major part of the

French jazz scene that

 decade. The band also resurrects great songs

of the 40s and 50s.

 Let's begin with one

of their 50s covers,

"I Love Paris," a song

written by Cole Porter,

published in 1953 and

introduced in the musical

Can-Can. A line from the

song inspired the title of

the 1964 film Paris

When It Sizzles. 

 "I Love Paris (Cole Porter)" 

 Avalon Jazz Band feat. Tatiana Eva-Marie 

 (October 2014)  

Composed and first recorded in 1922, the song "Runnin' Wild" is best known

for the version performed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1959 comedy movie

Some Like It Hot. Here with their more than capable cover are

Tatiana Eva-Marie and the Avalon Jazz Band. 

 "Runnin' Wild (Some Like it Hot)" 

 Avalon Jazz Band feat. Tatiana Eva-Marie 

 (July 2015)  

Penned and published in 1932, "Fit as a Fiddle" was a hit for Fred Waring's

Pennsylvanians. Recorded many times since by artists that include

Doris Day, the song became most famous when it was featured

in the 1952 movie musical Singin' in the Rain. 

 "Fit As A Fiddle (Singin' In the Rain)" 

 Avalon Jazz Band feat. Tatiana Eva-Marie 

 (July 2016) 

Now here's an original song composed by Tatiana Eva-Marie as a way

of declaring her love for The Big Easy-- "Moon Over New Orleans." 

 "Moon Over New Orleans" 

 Avalon Jazz Band feat. Tatiana Eva-Marie 

 (March 2020) 

Written by Irving Berlin, the song 'Sunshine" was waxed by Bing Crosby

backed by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. Their single brushed

the top 5 on Billboard in 1928. Here's Avalon Jazz Band

with their sunny interpretation. 

 "Sunshine" 

 Avalon Jazz Band feat. Tatiana Eva-Marie 

 (July 2020)  

Happy 109th birthday, dear Margaret.

We love you and miss you!