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.
Moanin
Harry James Lyrics
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I'm feeling mighty sick and sore
So bad I feel
I said I'm feeling sick and sore
And so afraid
My man don't love me no more
Moanin' low
My sweet man I love him so
He's the kind of man
Who needs the kind of woman like me
I wanna die
If sweet man should pass me by
If I doubt where he'd be
He's the kind of man
Who needs the kind of woman like me
Don't know any reason why he treats me so poorly
What have I gone and done
Makes my trouble double
With these worries when surely
I ain't deservin' it none
Moanin' low
My sweet man is gonna go
When he goes oh lordy
He's the kind of man
Who needs the kind of woman like me
Don't know any reason why he treats me so coolly
What have I gone and done
He makes my trouble double
With these worries when surely
I ain't deserving enough
Moanin' low
My sweet man is gonna go
When he goes oh lordy
He's the kind of man
Who needs the kind of a woman like me.
The lyrics to Harry James's song Moanin' Low speak of a woman who is feeling down and insecure because her man is not showing her the love and attention she deserves. She is moaning low about feeling sick and sore because she is afraid that her man does not love her anymore. She admits that he is a mean man, but she still loves him and believes that he needs a woman like her. She is so attached to him that she says she wants to die if he passes her by.
The woman in the song is confused about why her man is treating her so poorly, and she is worried and anxious about it. She asks what she has done to deserve this treatment and says that it makes her troubles double. She is afraid of losing her man because she believes that he needs her kind of woman. She is willing to put up with his mean ways and apparent lack of love because she believes that he cannot do without her.
Overall, Moanin' Low is a poignant and introspective song about love, insecurity, and the fear of losing the one you love. The lyrics express the pain and confusion that one can feel when they are not being treated right in a relationship. However, in the end, the song suggests that sometimes, despite the pain, we are willing to hold on to love because we believe that it is worth fighting for.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel too bad
I feel really terrible right now
I'm feeling mighty sick and sore
I am in a lot of physical pain and discomfort
So bad I feel
I feel really, really bad
I said I'm feeling sick and sore
I am reiterating that I am in a lot of physical pain
And so afraid
I am feeling scared and worried
My man don't love me no more
My partner no longer loves me
Moanin' low
I am moaning and groaning out of sadness and pain
My sweet man I love him so
I love my partner very much even if he no longer loves me
Though he's mean as can be
Even though my partner is very mean and unkind to me
He's the kind of man
My partner is the type of person
Who needs the kind of woman like me
He needs someone like me in his life
I wanna die
I feel so hopeless that I wish I could die
If sweet man should pass me by
If my partner were to leave me
If I doubt where he'd be
If I were unsure of where he had gone
Don't know any reason why he treats me so poorly
I don't understand why my partner is treating me badly
What have I gone and done
What did I do to deserve this treatment
Makes my trouble double
This only adds to my existing troubles and worries
With these worries when surely
In addition to all my other worries
I ain't deservin' it none
I don't deserve this treatment at all
My sweet man is gonna go
My partner is going to leave me soon
When he goes oh lordy
When he leaves, I will be devastated
He's the kind of man
My partner is the type of person
Who needs the kind of woman like me
He needs someone like me in his life
Don't know any reason why he treats me so coolly
I can't understand why he is so distant and uncaring
What have I gone and done
What did I do to deserve this treatment
He makes my trouble double
His behavior only adds to my worries and troubles
I ain't deserving enough
I don't deserve to be treated this way
My sweet man is gonna go
My partner is going to leave me soon
When he goes oh lordy
When he leaves, I will be devastated
He's the kind of man
My partner is the type of person
Who needs the kind of a woman like me.
He needs someone like me in his life
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HOWARD DIETZ, RALPH RAINGER
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Listen to the entire Harry James Requests On-The-Road album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7iJHtCzjzs&list=PL0E0123v1zlPH_iXlfeM62WSagGLm-JO_