Beegie Adair Bio
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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.
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.
They Didn't Believe Me
Beegie Adair Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'They Didn't Believe Me' by these artists:
Ambrose and His Orchestra Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
Dinah Shore And when I told them How wonderful you are They didn't…
Dinah Washington Got the cut-est lit-tle way, Like to watch you all the…
Dinah Washington & Dinah Washington Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
Dinah Washington feat. Quincy Jones Got the cut-est lit-tle way, Like to watch you all the…
Dinah Washington With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
Elvis Costello And when I told them how beautiful you are They didn't…
Ernestine Anderson Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
Frank Sinatra Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
Joe Williams Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
Johnny Hartman I'm blind-folded on this carriage ride that they call life k…
Johnny Mercer And when I told them how beautiful you are, They didn't…
Julie London And when I told them how wonderful you are They didn′t…
Ken Dodd Got the cut-est lit-tle way, Like to watch you all the…
Marvin Gaye And when I told them how beautiful you are They didn't…
Norman Wisdom And when I told them how wonderful you are They didn't…
Oscar Peterson Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Beegie Adair:
'S Wonderful 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous! You should care for me! 'S awful…
Again I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh…
Ain't Misbehavin' No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
All The Way When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you,…
Always On My Mind Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be…
And I Love Her I give her all my love That's all I do And if…
As Time Goes By Like you're alive again Take ten broken limbs And make it al…
At Last At last, my love has come along my lonely days are…
Because Of You Caminar sin ella, Es ir sin rumbo fijo Refugiarse como…
Begin The Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Bewitched She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Bewitched Bothered & Bewildered She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Blues in the Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
By Myself The party's over, the game is ended, the dreams I…
Can Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Can't Buy Me Love Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Chattanooga Choo Choo Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twe…
Dream Dancing When day is gone and night comes on Until the dawn…
Easy to Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Eleanor Rigby Ah look at all the lonely people Ah look at all…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
From This Moment On From this moment on You for me, dear Only two for tea,…
Frosty The Snowman Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corncob…
Georgia On My Mind Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be…
Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
Got to Get You into My Life I was alone, I took a ride I didn't know what…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Here It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Here There And Everywhere To lead a better life I need my love to be…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
I Concentrate on You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, W…
I Could Write A Book If they ask me, I could write a book About the…
I Left My Heart In San Francisco The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gray The glory t…
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart I let a song go out of my heart It was…
I Remember You I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
I Wish You Love If I should stay Well, I would only be in your…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'll Never Smile Again I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh…
I'm Beginning To See The Light I never cared much for moonlit skies I never wink back…
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
I'm Old Fashioned I am not such a clever one About the latest fads I…
I've Got A Crush On You How glad the many millions Of Annabelle's and Lilian's Wou…
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing But I…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
If You Go The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
In A Sentimental Mood In A Sentimental Mood I can see the stars come…
In My Life There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have…
In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening Sue wants a barbecue, Sam wants to boil a ham, Grace votes…
It Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so…
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old …
It don It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Never Entered My Mind Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be…
L-O-V-E L is for the way you look at me O is…
Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of someth…
Let It Snow Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so…
Long Ago And Far Away Long ago and far away I dreamed a dream one day And…
Love Me Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll…
Love Me Tender You see a pair of laughing eyes And suddenly your sighing…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Mam'selle It was Montmartre It was midnight Come to think of…
Merry Christmas Darling Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Mona Lisa Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa men have named you You're so like…
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
My One and Only Love The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing But I…
Nevertheless I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
New York New York Start spreading the news I'm leaving today I want to be a…
Nice Work If You Can Get It The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
Our Love Is Here To Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
P.S. I Love You If I should stay Well, I would only be in your…
Pete Kelly's Blues There are sad things There are bad things, the blues When …
Pick Yourself Up Please teacher, teach me something, Nice teacher, teach me …
S Wonderful 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous! You should care for me! 'S awf…
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Secret Love Once I had a secret love, That lived within the heart…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Smile I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh…
So In Love Strange dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear T…
Solitude In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone …
Some Enchanted Evening Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger, You may see…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Something When an irresistible force such as you Meets an old immovabl…
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because you…
Spring Is Here Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing? Spring is…
Straighten Up And Fly Right A buzzard took the monkey for a ride in the…
Stranger In Paradise Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, but…
That Old Black Magic Old black magic has me in its spell Old black magic…
The Bad and the Beautiful Wash away all the lines on your face that show…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Christmas Waltz Frosted window panes, candles gleaming inside Painted candy …
The Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
The Look Of Love The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
The Nearness Of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
The Song Is You I hear music when I look at you, A beautiful theme…
The Tender Trap You see a pair of laughing eyes And suddenly your sighing…
These Foolish Things Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never…
They All Laughed The odds were a hundred to one against me The world…
They Say it They say that falling love is wonderful It's wonderful, so t…
Three Coins In A Fountain Make it mine Make it mine Please, make it mine Three co…
Unforgettable Unforgettable That's what you are Unforgettable Tho' near or…
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Maybe it's much too early in the game Ah, but I…
What's New Maybe it's much too early in the game Ah, but I…
When You Wish Upon a Star When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…
Where Or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
Why Shouldn'T i Why shouldn't I take a chance when romance passes by? Why…
You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
You Belong To Me You make me feel so young You make me feel as…
You Took Advantage Of Me When a girl has the heart of a mother It must…
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
You're The Top At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have found…
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