Runnin' Out Of Fools...Aretha Franklin.

Now we have Two Singers one an Icon of Soul !!..who unfortunately is now no longer with us ...the other one..One of those forgotten singers that made a couple of L/Ps then seemed to vanish  into the mists of time to be revived on this Blog in 2018 !!.....Aretha singing pop songs of the time and Ann singing standards !!....Pure Heaven !!!

    2. How Glad I Am

The Intimate Ann...Ann Hathaway.

Another great forgotten / lost voice....Can't find much about this singer... I "Googled" her and kept getting the "Other " Ann Hathaway"  american actress....If anyone has any info be great to hear it !!

1. Lush Life

2. Walk In The Country

3. The Very Thought Of You

4. What Is There To Say

5. So Ends The Night

6. Suppertime

1. Stormy Weather

2. Day Dream

3. Honeysuckle In The Wind

4. Nobody's Heart

5. About The Blues

6. New Love new Wine

Ann Hathaway, a jazz singer in the 1940s, graced the stages of New York City, contributing to its rich jazz history. Despite the overshadowing presence of contemporary namesakes, her artistic contributions remain noteworthy. Hathaway performed at renowned venues such as Cafe Society, known for being one of the first racially integrated clubs in the United States. In 1947, she was active in the city’s bustling music scene, which was pivotal in shaping the landscape of American jazz music. Her performances added to the cultural vibrancy of New York, fostering an environment rich in musical innovation and artistic expression.

Hathaway’s career during the late 1940s, though not extensively documented, showcases her role in a significant era of jazz music. In particular, her involvement in the New York City jazz scene provides a glimpse into the era’s cultural dynamics and the challenges artists faced during that time. As a performer at Cafe Society, she not only entertained but also contributed to social change, performing in a venue known for its progressive stance on civil rights. Despite the scarcity of detailed records, her legacy as part of this transformative period in music history underscores the importance of recognizing and preserving the contributions of artists like Hathaway to New York City’s cultural heritage.

      3. The Very Thought Of You. 

      7. Stormy Weather

The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits.

A "Greatest Hits" L/P's that hopefully live up to their title !!...Chi Lites

1. Oh Girl

2. I Wanna Pay You Back

3. I Like Your Loving

4. Give It Away

5. Let Me Be The One my Daddy Was

6. Love Uprising

7. The Coldest Days of my Life Part 1

8. The Coldest Days of my Life Part 2

1. Have You Seen Her

2. Give More Power To The People

3. Are You My Woman

4. We Are Neighbors

5. Living In The Footsteps Of Another Man

6. I'm Ready

7. 24 Hours of Sadness

8. A Lonely Man

      11. Are You My Woman

Southside...Texas.

Flash forward to 1989... and we have a "Scottsh" band that you perhaps would mistake them for an American band by the name !! But no they are wee folks from "Scotland" !!!

Texas are a Scottish pop rock band from Glasgow. They were founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway) and Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas.

      1. I Don't Want A Lover.

Neither One Of Us...Gladys Knight & The Pips.

There are some excellent tracks on this one !

        7. Daddy Could Swear I Declare.

The 214 B.U. Singles Of The Last 70 Years..2..VA

     Here's the first of three compilations that are all different !....with music from today and going back at least 9 Decades !!

 

1. Super Bass......Nicki Minaj.

2. Swagger Jagger......Cher Lloyd.

3. Our Love.....Caribou.

4. 212 (feat Lazy Jay)......Azealia Banks.

5. Holiday (Radio Edit)......Dizzee Rascal.

6. Guilt (Radio Edit)......Nero.

7. Need U (100%)(Radio Edit)......Duke Dumont.

8. Katy On A Mission (Single Version)......Katy B.

9. Day 'n Nite (Radio Edit)......Kid Cudi vs Crookers.

10. In For The Kill (Radio Edit)......La Roux.

11. OMG (Radio Edit)......Usher..feat Will.i.Am.

12. California Gurls......Katy Perry..feat Snoopy Dog.

13. Call Me Maybe.....Carly Rae Jepson

14. Angels......The XX.

15. I Love It......Icona Pop..feat Charli XCX.

16. Royals.....Lorde.

17. Chandelier......Sia

18. Hey Now.....London Grammer

19. Good For You......Selena Gomez.. feat ASAP Rocky.

20. Black Magic.....Little Mix

21. All My Friends......Snakehips..feat Tinashe & Chance The Rapper.

     13. Call Me Maybe.

Happy Days..The Oldies Gold Collection..11..VA

Memories of the Late 40's Early 50's Big Bands and singers !!

1. His Rocking Horse Ran Away......Betty Hutton.

2. The Dreamer......Kay Armen & The Balladiers.

3. The Patty Cake Man......Ella Mae Morse.

4. Amor......Xavier Cugat & Orchestra..with Carmen Castillo.

5. Boogie Woogie......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra.

6. The Music Stopped......Woody Herman & His Orchestra.

7. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Lay......Bing Crosby.

8. How Many Hearts Have You Broken....Stan Kenton & His Orch..with Gene Howard

9. I Love You......Bing Crosby.

10. My Ideal......Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra..with Bob Everly.

11. Time Waits For No one......Dick Haymes & Helen Forest.

12. Besame Mucho......Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra..with Bob Everly.

13. I'll Get By......Harry James & His Orchestra..with Dick Haymes.

14. I'll Walk Alone......Martha Tilton.

15. It Had To Be You......Artie Shaw.

16. Besame Mucho.....Andy Russell..with Al Sack & Orchestra.

17. Dance With a Dolly......Russ Morgan & Orchestra..with Al Jennings.

18. My Shining Hour.....Glen Grey & The Casa Loma Orchestra.

19. Straighten Up And Fly Right.....The Andrews Sisters.

20. Blue Rain.....Glenn Miller & His Orchestra..with Ray Eberle

21. I Love You.....Jo Stafford.

22. I'll Walk Alone......Dinah Shore.

23. I'm Making Believe......Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots.

24. Don't Fence Me In.....Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters.

25. How Sweet You Are.....Kay Armen.

       15. It Had To Be You.

      17. Dance With A Dolly.

1001 Songs Part 14...VA

Continuing the songs that you must hear before you pop off !!

1. Famous Blue Raincoat......Leonard Cohen.

2. Chalte Chalte......Lata Mangeskar.

3. Maggie May......Rod Stewart.

4. Imagine......John Lennon.

5. Laughing......David Crosby

6. When The Levee Breaks......Led Zeppelin.

7. Surf's Up......Beach Boys.

8. Theme From Shaft......Isaac Hayes.

9. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised......Gil Scott-Heron.

10. It's Too Late......Carole King.

11. Dum Maro Dum......Asha Bhosle.

12. Tired Of Being Alone.....Al Green.

13. Won't Get Fooled Again..The Who.

14. Vincent......Don McLean.

15. CIty Of New Orleans......Steve Goodman.

16. Peace Train......Cat Stevens

17. Superstar......The Carpenters.

18. A Nickel And a Nail.......O.V. Wright.

19. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)......Marvin Gaye.

20. Papa was A Rolling Stone......The Temptations.

21. I'll Take You There......Staple Singers.

22. Soul Makossa......Manu Dibango.

23. Superstition......Stevie Wonder.

24. Elected......Alice Cooper.

25. Sam Stone......John Prine.

      3. Maggie May.

     13. Won't Get Fooled Again.

The All Time Hits Of Roy Orbison...

20  Timeless Hits from Roy Orbison

1. Only The Lonely.

2. Leah.

3. In Dreams.

4. Uptown.

5. Its Over.

6. Crying.

7. Dream Baby.

8. Blue Angel.

9. Working For The Man.

10. Candy Man.

11. Running Scared

12. Falling.

13. Love Hurts.

14. Shadaroba.

15. I'm Hurting.

16. Mean Woman Blues.

17. Pretty Paper.

18. The Crowd.

19. Blue Bayou.

20. Pretty Woman.

        7. Dream Baby.

       13. Love Hurts.

Overtures...Waldo De Los Rios & Orchestra.

So lets go a bit crazy with some off Beat ! emphasis on the Beat !!...Classical Music !!

1. Die Fliedermaus.

2. Light Cavalry.

3. Romeo And Juliet.

4. Rosamunde.

5. The Barber Of Seville.

6. Don Pasquale.

7. A Midsommers Night Dream.

8. Egmont.

       1. Die Fliedermaus

Aranjuez Mon Amour...Waldo De Los Rios.

And the classical Beat goes on !!

        4. Aida (Marche Triomphale)

Ringo...The Deputies.

Thanks to Luc for this One..

1. Ringo

2. Darling Nellie Gray

3. Bonanza

4. Hi Ho

5. Bill Bailey

6. Big Bad John

7. Shenandoah

8. Auld Lang Syne

9. College Life

10. The Drummer And The Cook

      6. Big Bad John.

This Is It...Melba Moore

Beatrice Melba Smith (born October 29, 1945), known by her stage name Melba Moore, is an American singer and actress.

In 1975, Moore signed with Buddah Records and released the critically successful R&B album Peach Melba, which included the minor hit "I Am His Lady". The following year, she scored her first significant hit with the Van McCoy-penned "This Is It",which reached the Billboard Hot 100, the top-20 position on the R&B chart, and top-10 in the UK Singles Chart, and became her biggest success in that country. "This is It" also became the number 1 disco track in the UK for that year.

 1. This Is It

2. Free

3. One Less Morning

4. Make Me Believe In You

5. Lean On Me

6. Stay Awhile

7. Playboy Scout

8. Blood Red Roses

9. Brand New

In 1982, she set a Guinness World Record ("longest recorded note in music") by holding a note for a whopping 36 seconds on the title cut of her album The Other Side of the Rainbow, her 12th LP.

        1. This Is It

Louis Jordan.

Lets keep the tempo up with some of "Louis" classic tracks and "Get With It "!!

Louis Jordan was an American popular music innovator who recorded from the 1930s until the 1970s. During the 1940s, he was the most popular recording artist of the soon-to-be-called rhythm and blues music. Jordan had eighteen No. 1 hits, which places him as the third most successful singles artist in Billboard R&B charts history. His 1946 recording of "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" is tied for second place for spending the most weeks (eighteen) at No. 1. Jordan's success was not limited to the R&B market — he also had No. 1 hits on the Billboard Pop and Country charts.

        08. Beans And Cornbread.

On The Sunny Side...The Four Lads.

 This L/P it is what it is a great group from "Canada" from the 50's & 60's Swingin' some standard songs !!

       B1. Side By Side

All The News That's Fit To Sing...Phil Ochs.

Never heard any songs from  this singer but there is a hell of a lot of info about him on "Wikipedia"

Philip David Ochs.December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.

All the News That's Fit to Sing was Phil Ochs's first official album. Recorded in 1964 for Elektra Records, it was full of many elements that would come back throughout his career. It was the album that defined his "singing journalist" phase, strewn with songs whose roots were allegedly pulled from Newsweek magazine.

1. One More Parade.

2. The Thresher.

3. Talking Vietnam.

4. Lou Marsh.

5. Power And The Glory.

6. Celia.

7. The Bells.

1. Automation Song.

2. Ballad Of William Worthy

3. Knock On The Door.

4. Talking Cuban Crisis.

5. Bound For Glory.

6. Too many Martyrs.

7. Whats that I Hear.

     1. One More Parade.

Tranquility...Phil Coulter.

This is a gentle selection of tunes by A pianist that I have not heard of..but now after I sought him out on "Google" ect I'm glad that I found him Via John...And what a great P.S.on his L/P sleeve from a Fellow Composer !!

Philip Coulter (born 19 February 1942) is an Irish musician, songwriter and record producer from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was awarded the Gold Badge from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in October 2009.

In 1965, he met Bill Martin and the two became established as a successful songwriting team that lasted more than ten years (Martin for the lyrics, Coulter for the melody). They wrote Sandie Shaw's 1967 Eurovision-winning entry, "Puppet on a String", which became an international hit which was covered more than a hundred times. The following year their song "Congratulations", sung by Cliff Richard, came second in the Eurovision Song Contest. 

Between 1967 and 1976, Coulter and Martin had four No. 1 hits in the UK: "Puppet on a String", "Congratulations", "Back Home" and "Forever and Ever". There were also numerous Top 10 hits including the Bay City Rollers' "Shang-a-Lang", "Fancy Pants" by the glam rock band Kenny, and "Surround Yourself with Sorrow" by Cilla Black. In 1975, Martin and Coulter were joint recipients of an Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year'.

     9. Tranquility

    16. The Town I Loved So Well

I guess the back notes of this "George Jones" say's it all !!

       9. Not What I Had In Mind.

Got A Mind To Ramble...Tom Rush.

Tom Rush (born February 8, 1941) is an American folk and blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose success helped launch the careers of other singer-songwriters in the 1960s and who has continued his own singing career for 60 years.

        6. Rye Whiskey

Neil Young.

Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. He then moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. His solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse.

Neil Young is the debut studio album by Canadian/American musician Neil Young following his departure from Buffalo Springfield in 1968, issued on Reprise Records, catalogue number RS 6317. The album was first released on November 12, 1968, in the so-called 'CSG mix'. It was then partially remixed and re-released in late summer 1969, but at no time has the album charted on the Billboard 200.

"The Emperor of Wyoming" and "String Quartet from Whiskey Boot Hill" are both instrumentals. Young recorded many such instrumentals during his time with Buffalo Springfield. 

1. The Emperor Of Wyoming.

2. The Loner.

3. If I Could Have Her Tonight.

4. I've Been Waiting For You.

5. The Old Laughing Lady

1. String Quartet From The Whiskey Boot Hill

2. Here We Are In The Years.

3. What Did You Do To My Life

4. I've Loved Her So Long.

5. The Last Trip To Tulsa.

        1. The Emperor Of Wyoming.