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Beverly Kelly - I Get a Kick out of You

Montgomery is also the location of Montgomery’s underground music club, Sous La Terre on Commerce Street. Look for the stairs leading to the basement to enter the after hours club that opens weekends at midnight. La Salle Bleu operates at the same location, except on the ground floor... Special events are held throughout the year in The Alley Entertainment District.

Birmingham’s music heritage runs deep. African American a cappella quartet singing that developed in Jefferson County as the Birmingham Sound in the 1930s and 40s is played today by the local group the Birmingham Sunlights. The Birmingham Sound has been called the direct line ancestor to the most popular versions of African American harmony later made famous by The Tempta­tions.

Starting in the 1960s, top artists from around the world including Aretha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones recorded their mu­sic in Alabama making Muscle Shoals the Hit Recording Capital of the World.


Beverly Kelly - I Get a Kick out of You
  • Written by: Cole Porter
  • Release on: December 16, 1958
  • Genre: Jazz, Blues

"Beverly Kelly made a strong impression in the 1950s as a jazz singer, and has made a few musical comebacks since then while pursuing other careers. During 1954 - 1957, she was part of a group billed as The Pat Moran Trio."

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