Buddy Holly.

These compilations at the moment are the "Bees Knees" (An old term that means cool, the phrase "bee's knees" means sweet and good, because the knees of the bee ) !!
Because they are at last living up to the Title....And this one has all the Hits !

1. That'll Be The Day
2. Peggy Sue
3. Words Of love
4. Every Day
5. Not Fade Away
6. Oh Boy
7. Maybe Baby
8. Listen To Me
9. Heart Beat
10 Think It Over

1. It Does'nt Matter Anymore
2. It's So Easy
3. Well Alright
4. Rave On
5. Raining In My Heart
6. True Love Ways
7. Peggy Sue Got Married
8. Bo Diddley
9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
10. Wishing

          5. Not Fade Away

Female Legends Of The 50's And More 3...VA

Here is the 3rd one of the Legend Gals !

Another leap in time now to the 50's when the pace of life was more slower ! and not so frantic !!

1. Daddy- O......The Fontane Sisters

2. Memories Are Made Of This......Gale Storm

3. Sugartime......The McGuire Sisters

4. Kiss Me Another.....Georgia Gibbs

5. Too Old To Cut The Mustard......Rosemary Clooney & Marlene Dietrich

6. A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl......Teresa Brewer

7. Ivory Tower......Cathy Carr

8. Too Young......Toni Arden

9. Suddenly There's A Valley......Jo Stafford

10. He......The McGuire Sisters

11. Say Your Mine Again......June Hutton

12. Tell Me Your Mine......Mindy Carson

13. You Are My Love......Joni James

14. Hold On......Gale Storm

15. A Moth And A Flame......Georgia Gibbs

16. If I Give My Heart To You......Doris Day

17. Happy Days And Lonely Nights......The Fontane Sisters

18. Love You Till I Die......Brenda Lee

19. Close Your Eyes......Rosemary Clooney

20. A Tear Fell......Teresa Brewer

21. I'll Hold You In My Heart.....Gale Storm

22. Changing Partners......Patti Page

23. Till I Waltz Again With You......Teresa Brewer

24. Hearts of Stone......The Fontane Sisters

25. The Heel......Eatha Kitt

         6. A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl

         25. The Heel

French Songs That were Hits In English..VA

This compilation has the title which is self explanatory....I downloaded from the Net some time ago and I can't remember where.... so whoever made it up thanks for that !!

          29. If You Go Away......Terry Jacks

          30. Ne Me Quitte Pas......Jacques Brel

David Essex.

Hi folks I'm back so lets have some fun at the fair !!!! 1975 wise !!!...Including his hit song !!..all songs and lyrics are written by David so you can say its a "self penned effort !!

1. All The Fun Of The Fair
2. Hold Me Close
3.Circles
4. If I Could
5. Rolling Stone

1. Wont Get Burned Again
2. Coconut Ice
3. Watch Out Carolina
4. Here It Comes Again
5. Funfair (Reprise)

          2. Coconut Ice

Cilla Black

Now we have Cilla singing some as she say's on the back sleeve "Modern Standards"which of course they are...BUT it's not the usual Cilla it's a very subdued one with an almost little girl voice !!...I was waiting for her to rip loose and give it some "Ooooph"but it did not happen !!..It was recorded in 1980 and I suppose most of the songs are of the romantic kind hence the interpretation !! That Disco beat gets everywhere !!!!...RIP Cilla You will be missed by many !!!

1. Baby Don't Change Your Mind
2. Sometimes When We Touch
3. Just The Way You Are
4. Talking In Your Sleep
5. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
6. How Deep Is Your Love
7. Bright Eyes
8. Don't Cry For Me Argentina 

1. When Will I See You Again
2. You Needed Me
3. If You Leave Me Now
4. When I Need You
5. Knowing Me Knowing You
6. Still
7. When i Child Is Born
8. Do That To me One More Time

          1. When Will I see You Again
 

Ella Fitzgerald

Another great live performance from the one and only and sorely missed "Ella"

And she's having a Ball !!!

        7. Sunny / Goin' Out Of My Head

Terry Snyder & The All Stars

Percussion ! Percussion ! Percussion !.......Crank the speakers up !! to get full enjoyment !...that is if you have any....doesn't sound right on a Mobile or a Tablet !

1. Puttin' On The Ritz

2. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

3. The Man I Love

4. Get Out Of Town

5. Deep Night

6. Colonel Bogey

1. Once In A While

2. Everything I've Got

3. Out Of This World

4. Binga Banga Bongo

5. Picnic

6. Oye Negra

          5. Picnic

Vocal Gems--VA

 This Compilation is made up from some single tracks that I found on the internet that makes a good mixed Selection !!...all well known Songs & Tunes done differently !!!

1. The Boy From Ipanema......Ella Fitzgerald

2. Elusive Butterfly......Carmen McRae

3. How Are Things In Clocca Morra......Barbra Streisand

4. The Breeze And I......Command All Stars

5. Heart......Rita Pavone

6. Black Orpheus......Los Indios Tabajaras

7. A Tisket A Tasket......Eydie Gorme

8. Vincent......Rick Astley

9. Ooops......Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

10. Happy Heart (Remix)......Petula Clark

11. C Jam Blues......Ella Fitzgerald

12. Beatles Medley......Take That

13. Italian Girl Medley......Caterina Valente

         2. Elusive Butterfly

Boy George & Culture Club

Back to the 80's now...I hadn't listened very much to "George" in the past except for his hits so I didn't realise that he has definatly got a "Jazz" influence going on on this L/P !!...and "Helen Terry" is great on the backing vocals....The "Gem" on this one has to be Track 5 on first side "That's The Way" !!!!....Not forgetting of course Track 1 !!!

1. Karma Chameleon 
2. Its A Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's The Way

1. Church Of The Poison Mind
2. Miss Me Blind
3. Mister Man
4. Stormkeeper
5. Victims

          5. That's The Way

Mrs Mills

Change of pace and style and tempo now !!...one more from across the channel  a selection of songs from films that will get your feet a-tapping and maybe a whirl or two across the room !! That is if you have room of course !!!

          5. On The Good Ship Lolipop

Leo Sayer

 A collection of Leo's Hits produced by Richard Perry !!....Best track Is "I Think We Fell In Love To Fast !!

1. Hold On To My Love 
2. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
3. Reflections
4. When I Need You
5. No Business Like Love Business

1. I Hear The Laughter
2. Magdalena
3. How Much Love
4. I Think We Fell In Love To Fast
5. Endless Flight

           4. I Think We Fell In Love To Fast

Eddie Condon & His Orchestra

Two now from Duke.....I should thing that this original L/P would be in the Rare category ....Thanks Duke !

1. We Called It Music

2. Nobody Knows

3. My Melancholy Baby

4. Down Among The Sheltering Palms

5. Ida Sweet As Apple Cider

6. Aunt Hagar's Blues

      1. We Called It Music

 

Jimmy Dean

Country at its best now with some great tracks that do tell stories with lyrics that do makes sense !!

1. Big Bad John

2. Smoke Smoke That Cigarette

3. Sixteen Tons

4. Oklahoma Bill

5. Grasshopper MacClain

1. Make The Waterwheel Roll

2. Gotta Travel On

3. Night Train To Memphis

4. I Won't Go Hunting with You Jake 

5. To A Sleeping Beauty

          3. Night Train To Memphis

Britxotica Goes East..VA

I didn't know we Brits did "Exotica" but here's some fun tracks that  are pretty good !!.....I guess that maybe some of them might be on the rare list !!

1. Sphinx Wont Tell......The Beverley Sisters

2. Yashmak......Chico Arnez & His Orchestra

3. Caravan......Stanley Black & His Orchestra

4. Four Beats To The Casbah......Johnny Keating & The Z Men

5. Persian Twist......Charles Blackwell & His Orchestra

6. Baghdad Bazaar.......Philip Green & His Mayfair Orchestra

7. Sheik Or Morocco......Kenny Day

8. Marrakesh......Tony Osborne & His Orchestra

9. Climb Up The Wall......Yana

10. Misirlou......Stanley Black & His Orchestra

11. Delilah's Theme......Johnny Keating Kombo

12. Call Of The Casbah......Laurie Johnson

13. Lonely One......Roy Tierney

14. Turkish Coffee......Tony Osborne & His Orchestra

15. Kazoo......Reg Owen & His Orchestra

16. The Sultan Of Bezaaz.......Ray Ellington

        10. Misirlou

Billy May

Two driving big bands next !!

1. When Your Lover has Gone

2. Huguette Waltz

3. It Happened In Monterey

4. Unforgettable

5. Lemon Twist

6. Say It Isn't So

1. The March Of The Toys

2. Makin' Whoopee

3. The Man With The Golden Gun

4. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

5. Lean Baby

6. I'll Never Say Never Again Again

          3. It Happened In Monterey

Ted Heath & His Music

 Great arrangements..  Great Idea that swings merrily along London Bridge !

1. Lincolnshire Poacher

2. Greensleeves

3. D'ya Ken John Peel

4. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes

5. There's A Tavern In the Town

6. Barbara Allen

1. Cherry Ripe

2. Sweet Polly Oliver

3. London Bridge Is Falling Down

4. Early One Morning

5. The Lasse Of Richmond Hill

6. The Foggy Foggy Dew

          3. London Bridge Is Falling Down

          4. Early One Morning

Eddie Condon & His All Stars

Some Dixieland now recorded in 1958...music of the 20's...fill your ears with this great sound then put your feet up ready for 2 Pianos !!!

1957's The Roaring Twenties, salutes a host of jazz luminaries of the pre-swing era, from Lee Wiley and Turk Murphy to Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Condon -- appearing with cornetist Wild Bill Davison, drummer George Wettling, clarinetist Bob Wilber, bassist Leonard Gaskin, and trombone player Vic Dickenson -- illustrates perfectly how much fun jazz was before it took itself seriously, jamming on "Minor Drag," "That's a Plenty," and ten other tunes.

A lighthearted session with not much to challenge listeners but plenty to entertain them, The Roaring Twenties features a couple of longtime veterans of Dixieland-inspired jazz enjoying themselves playing the songs they'd known for decades.

1. Wolverine Blues

2. Chimes Blues

3. Put Em' Down Blues

4. Davenport Blues

5. What Cha Call em' Blues

6. Minor Drag

1. China Boy

2. My Monday Date

3. Apex Blues

4. Heebie Jeebies

5. St James Infirmary Blues

6. That's a Plenty

          3. Apex Blues

Lew Davies & His Orchestra

Command Stereo does it again !!...some great piano voices and stereo !....a relaxing and put your feet up type of L/P !!...if you like piano music then your in for a treat !!

1. Cheek To Cheek

2. I'll Never Smile Again

3. These Foolish Things

4. Sleepy Lagoon

5. April In Paris

6. Tea For Two

1. Let's Put Out The Lights

2. Paradise

3. Embraceable You

4. Adios Querido

5. Lets Do It

6. How Deep Is The Ocean

         3. Embraceable You

Charley Pride.

We now go "Country & Western" for the next three posts courtesy of my brother from the "Hoard" that I got....not forgeting "Ken & my niece "Nicola"who also made a substantial contribution !!...But now back to the Music !!..can't say That I have heard any of "Charley's" work the name seems familiar but not the songs....The selection that is on this L/P seems to be more or less the same but with different words....the tempo is the same I wish there was a "Gem" on this one but can't see or hear one !!...maybe my ears are not attuned to the 123 tempo !!!

1. I'd Rather Love You
2. Time Your Not A Friend Of Mine
3. Jeanie Norman
4. Anywhere Just Inside Your Arms
5. When The Train Comes In

1. Piroque Joe
2. Was It All Worth Losing You
3. Instant Loneliness
4. This Highway Leads To Glory
5. Time Out For Jesus

 

            1. Piroque Joe

Billie Jo Spears.

Now this compilation is spot on !!..true the 123 tempo is still hanging around but it has been mixed in with popular hits and cover versions of songs by other singers...and the record company has been generous with a great 22 tracks !!

1. Blanket on The Ground
2. Here You Come Again
3. Crystal Chandeliers
4. What I've Got In Mind
5. Fire And Rain
6. Blue Blue Day
7. Just The Way You Are
8. It's a Heartache
9. All I Have To Do Is Dream
10. This Ole House
11. Tennessee Waltz

1. 57 Chevrolet
2. Cryin' Time
3. I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again 
4. For The Good Times
5. I'll Never Love This Way Again
6. Love Of The Common People
7. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
8. Blue Bayou
9. Rocky Top
10. Till I Get It Right 
11. Queen Of The Silver Dollar

          10. This Ole House

This Is Country Music.

These compilations are getting better and the last one is the best !!....out of the 12 tracks I am only familiar with 2 of the singers !!..the rest are all new to me but I bet your bottom dollar that the CW fans out there have heard of all of them !!...this is definatley full of "Gems" so don't hesitate give it a download and enjoy !!!

1. Jackson...Johnny Cash & June Carter 
2. Big Dummy...Tommy Collins
3. Help Stamp Out Loneliness...Stonewall Jackson
4. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry...The Carter Family
5. Don't Let Me Cross Over...Carl & Pearl Butler
6. Foggy Mountain Breakdown...Lester Flatts & Earl Scruggs

1. Tonight Carmen...Marty Robins
2. Saginaw Michigan...Lefty Frizzell
3. Deep Water...Carl Smith
4. Danny Boy...Ray Price
5. You Can't Have Your Kate And Ethel Too...The Statler Brothers
6. The Wheels Fell Of The Wagon Again...Johnny Dollar

           6. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Mel Torme

 Now here we have a mixed post of a CD and L/P 

The CD say's that its the Complete Recordings from 1954 & 1957...But I Only have the 2nd CD

This one is with the Marty Paich Quintet......And The L/P is with Al Pellegrini Trio.

There is also a Bonus track on the CD

CD Tracks...1957

1. It's Only A Paper Moon

2. What Is This Thing Called Love

3. One For My Baby And One For The Road

4. Love Is Just A Bug

5. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

6. Just One Of Those Things

7. The Girl Next Door

8. Lover Come Back To Me

9. Looking At You

10. The Tender Trap

11. I'm Beginning To See The Light

12. Autumn Leaves (Gag Intro)

13. Autumn Leaves (Straight In French )

14. Tenderly

15. I Wish I Were In Love Again

16. It's Delovely

17. It's Alright With Me

18. Manhattan

19. Taking A Chance On Love

20. Home By The Sea

21. Nobody's Heart

22. I Got Plenty Of Nuttin' ( Bonus Track)

L/P.....1954

1. From This Moment On

2. That Old Black Magic

3. Get Out Of Town

4. Goody Goody

5. Love Is Here To Stay

6. Blue Moon

7. Old Devil Moon

1. Get Happy

2. Mountain Greenery

3. The County Fair

4. The Christmas Song

5. Jeepers Creepers

6. You're Driving Me Crazy

7. Bernie's Tune

5. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

        7. Old Devil Moon

Female Legends Of The 50's..2.VA

 Here is the 2nd one of the Legend Gals !

A leap in time now to the 50's when the pace of life was more slower ! and not so frantic !!

1. You Send Me.....Teresa Brewer

2. Fire Down Below......Jeri Southern

3. Alright Okay You Win......Peggy Lee

4. Teach Me Tonight......Jo Stafford

5. Goodnight My Love Pleasant Dreams......The McGuire Sisters

6. Mr Wonderful......Peggy Lee

7. How Important Can It Be......Joni James

8. Secret Love......Doris Day

9. I Wanna Be Loved.....The Fontane Sisters

10. Gonna Get Along Without You Now......Patience And Prudence

11. Allegheny Moon.....Patti Page

12. Happiness Street......Georgia Gibbs

13. Something's Gotta Give......The McGuire Sisters

14. Hey Joe......Kitty Wells

15. Old Cape Cod......Patti Page

16. The Banjo's Back in Town.......Teresa Brewer

17. Mango's......Rosemary Clooney

18. Mama Teach Me To Dance......Eydie Gorme

19. Go On With The Wedding......Patti Page

20. Sisters......Rosemary Clooney

21. Ready Willing And Able......Doris Day

22. Tra La La.......Georgia Gibbs

23. Music Music Music......Teresa Brewer

24. I Love My Baby My Baby Loves Me......Jill Corey

25. Under The Bridges Of Paris......Eartha Kitt

          18. Mama Teach Me To Dance

          25. Under The Bridges Of Paris

Don Costa Echoing Voices & Trombones

We now have an Orchestra doing a "Ray Conniff !!.. that  usually arranged and conducted for singers like Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence, Frank Sinatra....Sounds are great Stereo 

Dominick P. "Don" Costa (June 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was an American conductor and record producer. He discovered singer Paul Anka and worked on several hit albums by Frank Sinatra, including Sinatra and Strings and My Way.

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé invited Costa to write vocal backgrounds for their recordings. He agreed and thus began an association that led to their joining a record label headed by Sam Clark: ABC-Paramount Records. Costa accepted the position of head A&R man as well as chief arranger and producer. Many hits were to follow, not only with Lawrence and Gormé, but with Lloyd Price, George Hamilton IV, and Paul Anka.

1. Day In Day Out

2. Deed I Do

3. The Breeze And I

4. Just In Time

5. But Not For Me

6. I'm Beginning To See The Light

1. Skyliner

2. Echo Of Love

3. Opus No 1

4. Adios

5. Thou Swell

6. Nice Work If You Can Get It

         4. Adios

The Harmony Records Story VA..Disc 2

 Now we have the second Disc of a great Various Artists selection Disc One is below !!..together with my comments of this Great selection !!!

1. Autumn Leaves......Hank Garland

2. Dream A Little Dream Of Me......Dinah Shore

3. My Melancholy Baby......Ella Fitzgerald

4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky......Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

5. Book Of Love......The Harmony Blazers

6. Personality......Pearl Bailey

7. As Time Goes By......Liberace

8. On A Little Street In Singapore......Harry James with Frank Sinatra

9. For Me And My Gal......The Chordettes

10. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White......Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra

11. San Antonio Rose.......Polly Bergen & Bill Bergen

12. Too Young......Rosemary Clooney

13. Sabre Dance......Woody Herman & His Orchestra

14. Slippin' Around......Floyd Tillman

15. My Rough And Rowdy Ways......Lefty Frizzell

16. Come Back To Sorrento......Toni Arden

17. Boogie Blues......Gene Krupa with Anita O'Day

18. Fool Am I......Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa

19. Pistol Packin' Mama......Al Dexter & His Troopers

20. Without A Song......Nelson Eddy

21. Foggy Mountain Special......Flatt & Scruggs

22. The Lonesome River......The vStanley Brothers

23. Just As I Am......Jimmy Dean

24. Nice Work If You Can Get It,,,,,,Sarah Vaughan

25. Worried Man Blues

           3. My Melancholy Baby

           21.Foggy Mountain Special

50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett

The man with 50 Guitars at his disposal does "South America" and it sounds great !!...courtesy of "Bob" !!

      1. Maria Elena