Once in a while a musician comes along with impecca… Read Full Bio ↴Beegie Adair Bio
Once in a while a musician comes along with impeccable technique, deep understanding of the jazz repertoire, an innate tendency to swing and the rare ability to communicate the heart and soul of a tune to listeners. That musician is Beegie Adair.
About her music Adair says, “Falling in love with jazz is like falling in love with a person, except with jazz you never get over it.” About Beegie (say B-G) Adair, what do others say?
Jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her “inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody.”
Christopher Louden of Jazz Times magazine says Adair is “an accomplished artist with a delicate touch.”
The Los Angeles Times calls her music “Elegant.”
Entertainment News writes, “Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world.”
Intrigued? So are thousands of jazz fans, who agree with critics about Adair’s sophisticated and listenable jazz performances, and who have made her recordings among the biggest sellers in the jazz world.
Citing George Shearing, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner among her influences, Adair has recorded 24 CDs, ranging from Cole Porter standards to Frank Sinatra classics to romantic World War II ballads. Her 6-CD Centennial Composers Collection of tunes by Rodgers, Gershwin, Kern, Ellington, Carmichael and Berlin became an instant collectible classic when it was released in 2002.
Kentucky born and raised, Adair lives and records in Nashville – something of a surprise to people who associate the city solely with country music. In fact Nashville lives up to its “Music City” nickname by hosting a vibrant jazz scene, in which she has been a leading light for decades. A sought-after studio musician in her early days there, Adair accompanied such legendary performers as Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash – and also worked with Lucille Ball, Dinah Shore, Mama Cass Elliott and Peggy Lee.
Her guests on Improvised Thoughts, Beegie’s radio talk/music show on the local NPR affiliate, included such greats as Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson and Helen Merrill. She has guested on McPartland’s Piano Jazz show and has performed with Nat Adderley, Bill Watrous, Lew Tabackin, Terry Clarke, Urbie Green and Jim Ferguson, among many others.
When she’s not in the studio or appearing in clubs and concert halls around the country, Adair wears a variety of hats, from adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University to teacher and mentor at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Recently she co-wrote and scored an innovative theatrical production, Betsy, which in April 2006 premiered off-Broadway in New York.
She has recorded eight projects for Village Square Records in Nashville; her most recent CDs are Sentimental Journey, a popular collection of World War II-era songs, and a solo piano recording, Quiet Romance.
She performs solo and with the Beegie Adair Trio, whose members include drummer Chris Brown, a veteran of the Maynard Ferguson ensemble, and bassist Roger Spencer, who has played with the Les Brown Band, Ray Conniff, the Page Cavanaugh Trio and Pete Jolly. They are, she says, “my main guys. They’re so tuned into the way I visualize music that it’s effortless to play with them.”
In clubs and concert venues from Los Angeles to New York, Beegie and her “main guys” win kudos from audiences and critics alike who appreciate her unique take on classic jazz. She fell in love with the music a long time ago, and indeed she’s never gotten over it -- a love affair the jazz world is much the better for.
Frosty the Snowman
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal
Frost the snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children know
How he came to life one day
In that old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around
Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh and play
Just the same as you and me, come on
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow
Oh, Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day
So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun
Now before I melt away"
Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand
Running here and there, all around the square
Sayin', "Catch me if you can"
He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop
And he only paused a moment
When he heard him holler, "stop"
Hey, Frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye, sayin', "don't you cry
I'll be back again someday"
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow
He'll be back, yes he will, again someday
See you next year Frosty
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal
The lyrics of Beegie Adair's Frosty the Snowman tells the story of the titular character, who is a magical snowman brought to life by a silk hat. The song describes Frosty as a jolly and happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal. Although Frosty is considered a fairy tale character, the children know how he came to life. It was because of the old silk hat that they found. Once they placed the hat atop the snowman's head, he began to dance around, and the children were thrilled to see him alive.
Frosty was alive, and the children say he could laugh and play just like any human. He had legs made out of snow, which he used to move around. The song highlights that Frosty knew he wouldn't last long, especially as the sun was hot; hence he led the children down to the village, saying, "Let's run and have some fun now before I melt away." The snowman ran around the square holding a broomstick, calling out, "Catch me if you can." He led the children down the streets of town and right to the traffic cop before he had to hurry along his way. He waved goodbye to the children and promised to return someday.
Line by Line Meaning
Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul
Frosty, the snowman was a cheerful and delightful character
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
He had a pipe made of corn cob and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal
His eyes were made of coal
Frost the snowman is a fairy tale they say
People say the character of Frosty is only a made-up story
He was made of snow but the children know
Although Frosty was made out of snow, the children believed in him
How he came to life one day
They knew how he came to life on a particular day
There must have been some magic
There was probably some magical force
In that old silk hat they found
Within an old hat made of silk that they discovered
For when they placed it on his head
As soon as they put it on top of his head
He began to dance around
He immediately began to move rhythmically
Frosty the snowman was alive as he could be
Frosty was animated and active
And the children say he could laugh and play
As per the children, he had the ability to laugh and engage in games
Just the same as you and me, come on
He was just like any of us
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump
A rhythmic sound that Frosty made as he walked
Look at Frosty go
Observe how Frosty moves
Over the hills of snow
Across the snow-covered hills
Oh, Frosty the snowman knew the sun was hot that day
Frosty was aware that the day was getting hotter under the sun
So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun
He suggested running away to have some fun
Now before I melt away"
Before he would entirely liquefy
Down to the village with a broomstick in his hand
He went down to the village carrying a broomstick
Running here and there, all around the square
He ran around the public area, here and there
Sayin', "Catch me if you can"
Challenging someone to catch him
He led them down the streets of town
He moved them through the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop
Stopped right in front of the traffic police
And he only paused a moment
He stopped just for a brief moment
When he heard him holler, "stop"
When the police officer shouted out "stop"
Hey, Frosty the snowman had to hurry on his way
Frosty had to leave in a rush
But he waved goodbye, sayin', "don't you cry
He gave a farewell wave and also comforted them to not cry
I'll be back again someday"
He promised to return someday
He'll be back, yes he will, again someday
He is sure to return someday
See you next year Frosty
Farewell to Frosty until the next year
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson
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