Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader of a traveling circus. By age 10 he was taking trumpet lessons from his father. His father had him on a very strict practicing schedule every day. He was given one page to learn out of the Arban's book (a trumpet drill book) every day and could not do anything until he learned that page.
In 1931 the family settled in Beaumont, Texas and James began playing with local dance bands. James joined the nationally popular Ben Pollack in 1935. At the start of 1937 he left Pollack to join Benny Goodman's orchestra, where he stayed through 1938.
In February of 1939 Harry James debuted his own big band in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He continued touring with the band into the 1980s. His was the first "name band" to employ vocalist Frank Sinatra, in 1939. In 1943 he married actress Betty Grable.
His first wife was ex B.Goodman singer.,Louise Tobin.
You can hear his trumpet playing in the 1950 film Young Man with a Horn, dubbing Kirk Douglas. His recording of "I'm Beginning to See the Light" appears in the motion picture My Dog Skip (2000). James recorded many popular records and appeared in many Hollywood movies.
In 1983, James was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer, but he continued to work, playing his last professional job on 26 June 1983 in Los Angeles just nine days before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Heartaches
Harry James Lyrics
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Heartaches
My loving you meant only heartaches
Your kiss was such a sacred thing to me
I can't believe it's just a burning memory
Heartaches
Heartaches
I should be happy with someone new
But my heart aches for you
The lyrics to the song Heartaches by Harry James are all about the pain felt after the end of a relationship. The singer laments that their love only resulted in heartaches, despite their partner's kiss being something sacred and special to them. The memory of that kiss is now just a painful memory that scorches them. The chorus of the song asks a rhetorical question - "What does it matter how my heart breaks?" - because the singer feels that they should be happy with someone new, but their heart still aches for the person they lost.
The song explores the universal feeling of heartbreak and heartaches that anyone who has gone through a failed relationship can relate to. The pain of losing someone you love can be all-consuming, and the lyrics do an excellent job of conveying that. The simplicity of the lyrics and the melody makes it easier for listeners to connect with the emotions described in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Heartaches
I am experiencing emotional pain.
Heartaches
My pain is ongoing.
My loving you meant only heartaches
Loving you caused me pain.
Your kiss was such a sacred thing to me
I cherished your kiss deeply.
I can't believe it's just a burning memory
I find it hard to accept that your kiss is just a distant memory.
What does it matter how my heart breaks?
My emotional pain is irrelevant.
I should be happy with someone new
I should move on and find happiness with someone else.
But my heart aches for you
However, my heart continues to long for you despite my efforts to move on.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: AL HOFFMAN, JOHN KLENNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@michaelglickman1300
For those wondering, the musicians are trumpeter-director Harry James; lead vocalist Marion Morgan; guitarist Allan Reuss; bassist Artie Bernstein; drummer Lou Fromm; pianist Stan Wrightsman; alto saxophonists Claude Lakey and Les Robinson; baritone saxophonist Morton Friedman; tenor saxophonists Babe Russin and Herbie Haymer; trombonists Charlie Prebble, Ed Kusby, Juan Tizol, and Vic Hamann; and trumpeters Manny Klein, Paul Geil, Uan Rasey, and Zeke Zarchy.
@littleshoemaker
Marion Morgan is still alive aged 97, I believe. She’s 98 in a few weeks.
@duckdad_
she died in 1971, when she was 90 years old
@littleshoemaker
@@duckdad_ different person
@duckdad_
@@littleshoemaker oh shoot sorry, yeah you're right
@littleshoemaker
@@duckdad_ that one is a choreographer. The singer Marion Morgan is 98.
@duckdad_
@@littleshoemaker yup
@Cont0rt
I love this cover
@WilliamSilva-ml5nw
That's quite a talented line up in the band.
@gavinhinolan3942
It’s Just a burning memory