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SALTY DOG
Salty Dog may refer to: * Salty dog (cocktail), a drink made with vodka or gin and grapefruit juice * Salty dog (slang), a slang phrase with several meanings, including "an experienced sailor" Music * ''A Salty Dog'', a 1969 album by the band Procol Harum ** "A Salty Dog" (song), a song from the album * "Salty Dog", a song from a 1964 album " Back in Town" by The Kingston Trio * "Salty Dog", a 2000 song by Flogging Molly *Salty Dog (band), an American hard rock band formed in 1986 * "Salty Dog Blues", a traditional folk song * "Salty Dog Rag", a 1952 hit by Red Foley Other uses *The Original Salty Dogs Jazz Band, a jazz ensemble from the Midwestern United States *Syracuse Salty Dogs, a soccer team from Syracuse, New York * VX-23, a U.S. Navy squadron known by the nickname Salty Dogs * Salty Dog, a character on ''Lily's Driftwood Bay ''Lily's Driftwood Bay'' is a Northern Irish animated children's television series. Produced in Northern Ireland, the series premiered on Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty Dog (cocktail)
A salty dog is a cocktail of gin, or vodka, and grapefruit juice, served in a highball glass with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a salty dog and a greyhound. Historically a gin drink, it is believed to date back to the 1920s. The drink is 2 fluid ounces of gin, or vodka, mixed with fresh grapefruit juice, shaken, and poured into a glass whose rim has been salted. In popular culture The salty dog is a favorite drink of Artie (the producer played by Rip Torn) on the sitcom ''The Larry Sanders Show''. See also * List of cocktails A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments. Sweetened liqueurs, w ... * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salty Dog (Cocktail) Cocktails with gin Cocktails served with a salty rim Cocktails with grapefruit juice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty Dog (slang)
{{wiktionary, Appendix:U.S. Navy slang Salty Dog is a nickname for an ornery Sailor or a U.S. Marine who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea. A Salty Dog is also called old salt or true grit. The phrase features prominently in ''Salty Dog Blues'' where it refers to the belief that applying salt to valuable hunting dogs would keep ticks away. In this context, a "salty dog" would be someone dear to the speaker's heart. "Salty dog" also means ornery, as in the T-Bone Walker Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 ''Roll ... tune "Ain't Salty No More". References Nautical slang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Salty Dog
''A Salty Dog'' is the third studio album by English rock band Procol Harum, released in 1969 by record labels Regal Zonophone and A&M. Content ''A Salty Dog'' has an ostensibly nautical theme, as indicated by its cover (a pastiche of the famous Player's Navy Cut cigarette pack). Interspersed with straight rock, blues and pop items, ''A Salty Dog'' showed a slight change of direction from its predecessors, being thematically less obscure. The title track itself was the first Procol track to use an orchestra, as would be referred to in the live album performance released some three years later. The album was the first record produced by Matthew Fisher, who quit the band soon after its release. This was also the last Procol Harum album to feature bass guitarist Dave Knights. Background and recording ''A Salty Dog'' was recorded in March 1969. The musical tensions between the group and Robin Trower were beginning to show in this album, and although his guitar sound rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Salty Dog (song)
"A Salty Dog" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum. Written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, it was released as the lead single off the band's 1969 album ''A Salty Dog''. It was also included on the 1972 album '' Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra''. Background and composition The song's lyrics were written by Keith Reid and its music was written by Gary Brooker when he was on tour in Switzerland; Brooker also sang. It was featured on the band's 1969 album, ''A Salty Dog''. Reid's lyrics describe sailors crossing the unknown seas with the crew dying during their voyage. The string arrangement recalls Frédéric Chopin. The song is reportedly one of Reid's favourites. Release and reception "A Salty Dog" peaked at #44 on the UK Singles Chart.Roberts 2006, p. 440 BBC Radio DJ John Peel explained the lack of chart success: The song was generally well received by music critics. Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic praised the narrative as "brilliant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back In Town (The Kingston Trio Album)
''Back in Town'' is a live album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1964 (see 1964 in music). It reached number 22 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and is the final principal album recorded by the Trio for Capitol Records. The Trio's seven-year contract with Capitol ended in February 1964 with one album due. Unable to negotiate another contract, the group released this live album and moved to Decca Records.Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) ''The Kingston Trio On Record.'' Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: Reissues *''Back in Town'' was reissued along with '' Something Special'' on CD by Collectors Choice Records in 2000. A bonus track, "C'mon Betty Home", which was written by Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul and Mary is included. Allmusic entry for reissue of ''Something Special''/''Back in Town''./ref> *In 2000, all of the tracks from ''Back in Town'' were included in '' The Stewart Years'' 10-CD box set issued by Bear Family Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds. It rose to international popularity fueled by unprecedented sales of LP records and helped alter the direction of popular music in the U.S. The Kingston Trio was one of the most prominent groups of the era's folk-pop boom, which they kick-started in 1958 with the release of the Trio's eponymous first album and its hit recording of " Tom Dooley", which became a number one hit and sold over three million copies as a single. The Trio released nineteen albums that made ''Billboard''s Top 100, fourteen of which ranked in the top 10, and five of which hit the number 1 spot. Four of the group's LPs charted among the 10 top-selling albums for five weeks in November and December 1959, a record unmatched for more than 50 years, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is an Irish-American seven-piece Celtic punk bandLife Is Good Out Now Floggingmolly.com, Retrieved on March 13, 2020. formed in Los Angeles in 1997, led by Irish vocalist Dave King, formerly of the hard rock band Fastway. They are signed to their own , Borstal Beat Records. History Early years Prior to forming Flogging Molly, -born ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty Dog (band)
Salty Dog was an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1986 by former Max Havoc guitarist Scott Lane, bassist Michael Hannon, and drummer Khurt Maier who also played on Max Havoc's 1983 album. Later, they were joined by lead singer Jimmi Bleacher. The band was managed by Vicky Hamilton, who also managed Poison, Faster Pussycat, and Guns N' Roses. History Before the recording of their debut album, guitarist Scott Lane was replaced by Pete Reeven in 1987. The band signed a record deal with Geffen, and recorded their debut album ''Every Dog Has Its Day''. The record was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and the band was reportedly not told by the label they had to pay back the recording costs. Salty Dog appeared on a flexi-disc along with the thrash metal band Nuclear Assault which appeared in issue 280 of ''Kerrang!'' magazine, where they covered the Sonny Boy Williamson song, "Sad To Be Alone". Released in 1990, ''Every Dog Has Its Day'' peaked at No. 176 on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty Dog Blues
"Salty Dog Blues" is a folk song from the early 1900s. Musicians have recorded it in a number of styles, including blues, jazz, country music, bluegrass. Papa Charlie Jackson recorded an adaptation for Paramount and Broadway in 1924. According to Jas Obrecht, "Old-time New Orleans musicians from Buddy Bolden’s era recalled hearing far filthier versions of 'Salty Dog Blues' long before Papa Charlie’s recording." Similar versions were recorded by Mississippi John Hurt and Lead Belly. The Morris Brothers version includes "Let me be your Salty Dog, Or I won't be your man at all, Honey let me be your salty dog." According to Richard Matteson: Music Services, an administrator for music publishers, identifies the song as "Public Domain", while the performing rights organizations American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) list songwriters and composers of over 10 works titled "Salty Dog Blues". History In his Library of Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Foley
Clyde Julian "Red" Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968) was an American musician who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more than 25 million records. His 1951 hit, "Peace in the Valley", was among the first million-selling gospel records. A Grand Ole Opry veteran until his death, Foley also hosted the first popular country music series on network television, ''Ozark Jubilee'', from 1955 to 1960. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which called him "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music." Biography Foley was born on a farm in Blue Lick, Kentucky, and grew up in nearby Berea. He gained the nickname Red for his hair color. He was born into a musical family, and by the time he was nine was giving impromptu concerts at his father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Original Salty Dogs Jazz Band
The Original Salty Dogs Jazz Band is a traditional jazz ensemble founded in 1947 in West Lafayette, Indiana, and later based in Chicago, Illinois. The Salty Dogs play standards and original pieces influenced by the Dixieland artists of the 1910s and 1920s, as well as the 1940s and 1950s "revivalists" such as Lu Watters and Turk Murphy. History A group of Purdue University students created a club in 1947 to discuss, listen to, and (later) perform jazz music. This club became semi-official when the university created the Purdue Jazz Society. The Jazz Society's performance group called themselves "The Original Peerless Jazz Band" at school functions and "The Salty Dogs" at paid performances at local taverns. Some band members moved to Chicago after graduation and continued to perform as a band. By the late 1950s, there were two "Salty Dogs" jazz bands: the one in Chicago and the one on the Purdue campus which was still being replenished by newer students. This occasionally led to misun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse Salty Dogs
The Syracuse Salty Dogs (formally Syracuse Football Club) were a professional men's soccer team based in Syracuse, New York. The name of the club originates from "Salty Dog" which is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea and thus generally given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. The club was a member of the USL A-League, playing only two seasons from 2003–2004. The club was owned and operated by the Syracuse Pro Sports Group and played most home games at P&C Stadium. The team suspended operations in October 2004 due to financial difficulties and has not played since. However, groups have been working to return pro soccer to Syracuse. History The Salty Dogs debuted in their first season in 2003, where they ended with a record of 11–12–5 (W–L–D) under coach Laurie Calloway. The club improved their record to 15–8–5 in their second season and averaged the thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
