Ronnie Hilton

A rumage in the single and EP box and Lo and Behold !!.we have 15 tracks from Ronnie Hilton !!......Thanks John !!......It seems that we might have a stowaway !!!...Track 3 !!...Thanks RonH for that info !!

 Ronnie Hilton (26 January 1926....21 February 2001 was an English singer and radio presenter. with nine Top 20 hits between 1954 and 1957, that transitional era between 78 and 45rpm records. A quarter of a century later he became the voice of BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the Fifties series".His most enduring recordings were "No Other Love"; and his last chart entry in 1965 with "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam" The latter spent a total of 13 weeks on the UK 

1. Windmill In Old Amsterdam

2. The Wonder Of You

3. No Other Love.............(Perry Como)

4. Young And Foolish

5. Wonderfull Wonderfull

6. Magic Moments

7. The Ugly Bug Ball

8. Veni Vedi Vici

9. I Still Believe

10. Dear Heart

11. A Woman in Love

12. Hey look me Over

13. Dont Let The Rain Come Down

14. Stars shine in Your Eyes

15. Who Are We

RonH....

Great singer. But the sample 'No Other Love' is definitely Perry Como. I have the original version from Ronnie Hilton and no doubt possible

          4. Young And Foolish

Manuel Meets Pepe Jaramillo

A great mixture of sounds that blend to give you 12 tracks that listeners of mood music and Instrumentals will fully appreciate !!

Pepe Jaramillo (born José Jaramillo García; born October 27, 1921, Lerdo, Durango, Mexico; died April 30, 2001, Andalucía, Spain) was a notable Mexican pianist, composer, arranger, and recording artist. He was most active in London as an EMI recording artist in the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Lerdo, Durango, he began his professional music career playing in night clubs in Mexico City. Relocating to London, England, in his thirties, his many recordings and acclaimed concert appearances brought him international fame. 

          1. High Noon 

Middle Of The Road

Middle Of The Road with the distinctive voice of "Sally Carr" singing their hits !!

1. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

2. Lingering Sounds

3. Fate Strange Fate

4. I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top

5. To Remind Me

6. The Sun in Your Skin

1. Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum

2. Give It Time

3. Rainin' n Painin'

4. Yellow River

5. The Way of Life

6. We Are The Founders of All That's Around Us

Middle of the Road are a Scottish pop group who have enjoyed success across Europe and Latin America since the 1970s. Before ABBA established themselves in the mid 70s, Middle of the Road were the sound of early europop with their distinctive harmonies and lead vocals from Sally Carr. Four of their singles sold over one million copies each, and received a gold disc: "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"."Sacramento", "Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum" and "Soley Soley". By early 1972 the group had sold over five million records.

          7. Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum

Mavis Rivers

Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa in 1929, as one of thirteen children to a musical family.

In 1955 she moved to the United States. She married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player.

Jazz vocalist Mavis Rivers recorded for Reprise, Capitol, and Vee-Jay in the early '60s before making a surprising comeback in the early '80s. After the Pearl Harbor bombing. She joined her father's band as a vocalist and entertained troops stationed in Pago Pago. Then, once WWII ended, her family relocated again, moving to New Zealand, where she continued singing. She experienced some success as a vocalist in New Zealand and soon decided to move to the States. After a brief stay in Salt Lake City, UT, she ended up in Los Angeles, CA, where she worked as a secretary during the days and a nightclub singer during the nights, playing with a Hawaiian band that featured her future husband, bassist David Catingub.

By the end of the '50s, she'd scored a recording contract with Capitol Records and debuted with the Take a Number LP (1959), which was arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. More records followed: Hooray for Love (1960, Capitol), arranged and conducted by Jack Marshall; The Simple Life (1960, Capitol)

Mavis Rivers has been described by many of her peers as one of the world’s greatest female jazz singers, and she attracted an international following among jazz purists. Frank Sinatra is said to have described her as the ‘purest voice’ in jazz, comparing her to Ella Fitzgerald. 

1. Walkin' By The River

2. Give Me The Simple Life

3. Early Autumn

4. In The Cool Cool Of The Evening

5. Far Away Places

1. Home

2. At Sundown

3. Spring is Here

4. Get Out And Get Under The Moon

5. Try A Little Tenderness

6. It's A Great Feeling

          2. Give Me The Simple Life

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American recording artist, best known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye.

In early 1967, Motown hired Terrell to sing duets with Marvin Gaye, who had achieved duet success with Mary Wells and Kim Weston as well as having recorded duets with Oma Heard. During recording sessions, Gaye would recall later that he did not know how gifted Terrell was until they began singing together.

In early 1967, Motown hired Terrell to sing duets with Marvin Gaye, who had achieved duet success with Mary Wells and Kim Weston as well as having recorded duets with Oma Heard. During recording sessions, Gaye would recall later that he did not know how gifted Terrell was until they began singing together.

You're All I Need is the second studio album by soul musicians Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, released in August 1968 on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. 

          4. Baby Don't You Worry

Betty Carter

Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 19, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked: "There's really only one jazz singer—only one: Betty Carter.

An interesting early album from Betty Carter – less jazz than some of her later work, but with a bit more of an edge than some of her ABC recordings. The album's got sort of an arranged sophisticated jazz style – in the mode of 60s work by Esther Phillips or Dinah Washington – and Betty handles some wonderful material with a dark edge, like "Two Cigarettes In The Dark", "Nothing More To Look Forward To", "Round Midnight", "I Wonder", "Who What Why Where When", and "The Good Life", all done in a sorrow-drenched style that's incredibly compelling, and a very different side to Betty's career. ( Info Edited 1996-2020, Dusty Groove, Inc. )

1. Nothing More To look Forward To

2. Who What Why Where When

3. Heart And Soul

4. Call Me Darling

5. When I fall in love

1. Round Midnight

2. I Wonder

3.Theme From Dr Kildare

4. The Good Life

5. Everybody's Somebody's Fool

6. Two Cigarettes In The Dark

          3. Heart And Soul

Waldo de Los Rios And Orch.

Here is the first L/P of "Classics" with a beat....I posted the 2nd one earlier....this is the better one probably because all the tracks on this one are well known....the track listing might not mean much to those who are not familiar with the classics but I am sure that most people will recognise the tunes...especially "Mozart's 40" and"Dvorak 9th"......It's not in the least highbrow !!

1. Beethoven's... 9th Symphony (Ode To Joy)
2. Schubert's... 8th Symphony (Unfinished)
3. Mozart's... Symphony No 40
4. Brahm's... 3rd Symphony

1. Dvorak's... Symphony No 9 (New World)
2. Haydn's...The Toy Symphony
3. Tchaikovsky's...Symphony No 5
4. Mendelssohn...4th Symphony (Italian)

 

          3. Mozart's Symphony No 40
 

Constellation..VA

Another compilation L/P of instrumental tracks from the record company to try and show you how good your stereo equipment might be !!....and it works !! that is if you have a first class Stereo System !!!...if not its still a good listen !!

           10. Carnival

Liberace

This Liberace L/P has him introducing the tracks with information of how they came to be recorded which to me is an added bonus of a very pleasant L/P from 1965....and there is some good info on the back sleeve which makes a change !!!

1. Rhapsody In Blue

2. You Made Me Love You 

3. The Blue Danube

4. The Rosary

5. Tea For Two

1. Boogie Woogie

2. Paderewski's Minuet

3. I Don't Care

4. Liszt  Concerto In A Major

           6. Boogie Woogie

Katie Lee

A quick dip into the New York Record store and this quirky L/P jumped out at me !!

 It's a hoot !!!!!.....It's one that You have to listen to the words !

Katie Lee (October 23, 1919 – November 1, 2017) was an American folk singer, writer, photographer and environmental activist.Lee's early folk music albums, Songs of Couch and Consultation (1957) and Life Is Just a Bed of Neuroses (1960), parody the rising popularity of psychoanalysis at the time.

         10 Properly Loved

The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett.

 Let's now jet off now to Sunny "Spain" and do some "Flemenco" Dancing !!
 This one is IMHO one of the best of The 50 Guitar series....and again we have that little man running around fiddling with the knobs and sliders !!....Seriously I shouldn't deride the talent of the main guitar performers who according to the back of the sleeve and one or two other people that have made a comment is...TOM TEDESCO......But I like the thought of that little man running around the recording studio !!!

 1. Lady Of Spain
2. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
3. Conquest
4. Meditation
5. La Violetera
6. Adios Mariquita Linda

1. Valencia
2. In A Little Spanish Town
3. El Relicario
4. Blue Tango
5. Marcheta
6. Temptation

         10. Blue Tango

Bing Crosby

 El Señor Bing is a long-playing vinyl album recorded in June 1960 by Bing Crosby for his own company, Project Records. It was released by MGM Records in October, 1961. The album consists of ten tracks each consisting of two songs set to a Latin American rhythm. Billy May & his Orchestra provided the musical accompaniment. 

Frank Murphy, writing in the fan club magazine, Crosby Post, said......"This is one of Bing’s very rare solo LPs these days. Bing likes to hide himself away in choruses and with other artistes just now, and whoever persuaded him to make this solo album is deserving of deepest gratitude and thanks. Here is Bing we love to hear, all by himself, and with a batch of great standards".

1. In The Still Of The Night/I Could Have Danced All Night

2. C'est Magnifique/Taking A Chance On Love

3. Heavenly Night (Cielito Lindo)/My Shawl

4. Marta/The Rose In Her Hair

5. How High The Moon/Old Devil Moon

6. Pagan Love Song/Cuban Love Song

7. Ramona/Amapola

8. Malaguena/Andalucia

9. Down Argentina Way/What A Diff'rence A Day Made

10. Again/Allez-vous-en, Go Away

          3. Heavenly Night (Cielito Lindo) / My Shawl

Marilyn Maye

And is if by Magic!!...we have another voice that I have not heard of !!....John & the Cosmos must be very busy !!!....and a quote from the late "Ella"
 Ella Fitzgerald referred to Maye as "the greatest white female singer in the world".
Soooooo Guy's And Gal's have listen to this and the above post for a treat !!!

1. The Lamp Is Low
2. I See The Rainbow Now
3. If I Were In Your Shoes
4. Love Me True
5. You're Gonna Hear From Me
6. If I Just Stand Still

1. The Night we Called it a Day
2. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
3. Livin'Alone
4. Too Late Now
5. Someday Forget Me Not
6. Maybe Love Wise

       4. Too Late Now

Marilyn Maye

Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye

(Stereo LSP-3397)
Marilyn's first RCA album was recorded in New York's Webster Hall in 1965. It was produced by Joe Rene and featured arrangements by both Don Costa and Manny Albam. Not surprisingly Steve Allen authored the album notes, which ended with Allen penning "All in all, this is probably the best damned vocal album of 1965--so there."
According to "Wikipedia" Marilyn is still singing and performing at the grand age of 88 !!

1. Get Me To The Church On Time
2. Misty
3. Washington Square
4. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe 
5. I Love You Today
6. Hello Dolly

1. Take Five
2. Where Are You
3. Night Of My Nights
4. Put On A Happy Face
5. Make Someone Happy
6. The Song Is You

        2. Where Are You

Dionne Warwick.

Side One is  gentle soft Dionne and Side Two is Dionne in power mode....recorded in 1969

1. I Say A little Prayer
2. This Girls In love With You
3. Little Green Apples
4. Where Is Love
5. Who Is Gonna Love Me

1. The Windows Of The World
2. Where Am I Going
3. Silent Voices
4. Lonely In My Heart
5. Yesterday I Heard The Rain

         4. Where Is Love

Pat Boone

Another  now from "Belguim" "Bob"....Some of "Pats" Hits of bygone days !!

          4. Bernadine

Count Basie & The Alan Copeland Singers

If I didn't know I would think that it was "The Mike Sammes Singers"that was singing on this L/P....but that does not distract from it being a good set of songs and a good L/P...Basie swinging with his "One Note Piano Style"and "The Alan Copeland Singers" just doing that !!

1. Happiness Is
2. I Surrender Dear 
3. Oh Lady Be Good
4. You Are My Sunshine
5. Until I Met You
6. Candy

1. Down By The Old Mill Stream
2. Fantastic That's You
3. One For My Baby
4. Girl Talk
5. Call Me

           1. Happiness is

Bing Crosby

 Some classic songs from a couple of Bing's Films with some great Duets..

1. A Flight Of Fancy

2. Just For You

3. I'll Si-Si-Ya in Bahia...with The Andrews Sisters

4. The Live Oak Tree...with The Andrews Sisters

5. Zing A Little Zong...with Jane Wyman

6. On The 10-10 From Ten-Ten-Tennessee...with Ben Lessey

1. The Road To Bali...with Bob Hope

2. Chicago Style...with Bob Hope

3. Hoot Mon...with Bob Hope

4. Merry-Go-Run-Around...with Peggy Lee & Bob Hope

5. To See You

6. Moonflowers...Peggy Lee

          5. Zing A Little Zong

Pat Boone.

Here's a new singer ! to the Blog that is !...he started his hits career in the 50's so he's at home here !!..this time he's singing from the "Film's" (Movies) to you over the pond !!...his hit records will be posted at a later date !!

    2. Mona Lisa