SEVEN FOR SUNDAY

Jimmy Clanton from the 50's - Dig that hair style !!

And today.

I mentioned Jimmy Clanton in the previous post and have today posted his biggest hit Just a dream along with his version of Venus in Blue Jeans ( Mark Wynter had the biggest version in NZ). He is still performing today. 

The Browns - 3 Bells
Laurie London with the religious He's got the whole world in his hands. I seem to remember that Laurie was 13 when he made this one hit wonder. He was born in 1944 so the song came out in 1957.
Connie Francis - Jealous Heart
Ricky Nelson - Take these chains from my heart. Partly sung in French; this version gives a whole new take on this song and rated by me as better than the Ray Charles version.
Monotones - Book of love. Yes I wonder who did write it!
Listen right here.

JAYSSSSSSSS

Yes todays listening pleasure is all JAYSSSSS, as the singers names all start with the letter J.

  

Joey Hetherington - Gone. Ferlin Husky's hit

Johnny Ray - Such a night (done much better by Elvis); the great Look Homeward Angel

Joe Valino - Garden of Eden

Jack Scott - Cool water - the best version of this standard

Jo Stafford - Shrimp Boats - shrimp always reminds me of Bubba in Forrest Gump

The Running Bear Johnny Preston with Feel so fine

Johhny Keating Orchestra with the Theme from Z cars - one of the best crime dramas ever - must have been British.

Johnathon King - Everybodys gone to the moon. Not Johnathon though, he went to jail.  

Jimmy Clanton - Go Jimmy Go. His big hit which I will post one day was Just a dream. 

Juice Newton - Angel of the morning. 

USUAL OLDIES BUT ALSO A NEWIE

Roy and Dale

The usual roundup of oldies but also today a newie.

The oldies from some 50 years ago 

Roy Rogers & Dale Evans - The bible tells me so - Roy (born Leonard Slye)  the original singing cowboy - or was that Gene Autry.  Dale Evans was his wife and they got religion and sang many songs together. 

Eddie Fisher - A girl, a girl and Lady of Spain

Merv Griffen & Mindy Carson - Be my lifes companion

Les Paul & Mary Ford - In the good old summertime. Another husband & wife duo. 

And the rare newie (well not 40 - 50 years ago) 

ABBAcadabra- - Take A Chance On Me. This is not ABBA. 

TWO BOBBY'S AND TWO BOB

 A bob (One Shilling) and a  

Bobby's helmet.

Bob Lind - Elusive butterfly

Bobby Rydell - We got love

Bob Crew - Whiffenpoof song

Bobby Vinton - My melody of love

(Link in previous post)

SOME MORE

Some more songs to listen to -

Johnny Cash - Ways of a woman in love    - his second best song afer I walk the line. 
The Risk - Clap your hands   - the hit already loaded onto thsi site was by the Canadian group The Beau Marks
Blue Diamonds - Down By The Riverside 
Chad Mitchell Trio - The Marvelous Toy
Do Ho - Tiny Bubbles  - The king of Hawaiian music
Don Cherry - 14 Carat Gold.
Eileen Barton - The Syncopated Clock.
Everly Bros-Carol Jane. 
Jimmy Rodgers - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.  - The Genre Pitney hit from the film of the same  name. 

SATURDAY SELECTION

Some oldies here with a couple of oddities.

Janet Ertel of the Chordettes married the musical director of their record company (Cadence) Archie Bleyer and their daughter married Phil Everley.

Chordettes - Just between you & me
Patti Page - How much is that doggy in the window & Tennessee Waltz
Doris Day - Teachers pet
David Seville - Witchdoctor - he was born Ross Bagdasarian and re-popularised the speeding up of the tape and invented the 3 Chipmunks.
Emile Ford - What do you want to make those eyes at me for. A song from the WW1 era. At the same time it came out Adam Faith brought out his hit of similar name - What do you want
Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell - House of Singing Bamboo
Bell Notes - I've had it
Newbeats - Bread & Butter
Tommy Steele - Shiralee & Nairobi

KIWI

 

The Patea Maori Club

led by the great Dalvanius Prime with  the fantasmagorical Poi E. The video was incredible.

Plus the Wellington based Librettos - My Babe and Great balls of fire. Here

PAPER

Paper Roses. A song that I would take with me on a trip to Mars - well my favourite version at least - Marie Osmond.

Other versions today are by -

Slim Whitman
Sonny James - unusually this is Sonny playing guitar only - no vocal.
Sue Thompson - her of the baby voice
Kitty Wells and of course Anita Bryant probably did the original modern version that Marie copied/improved upon.

Also we have some more paper from the Mills Brothers - Paper Doll from 1941.

Dickie Pride - Its only a paper moon

Paper Dolls - Something here in my heart.

MARVELLOUS

Marv Johnson (1938 - 1993) was a Detroit born singer who was discovered by Berry Gordy and had the distinction of being the first singer ever to record for what later became Motown Records. 

So click here for the marvellous Marv singing - 

I Love The Way You Love

You've got what it takes

(For  his version of (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains go to my Five For Friday posting on the 1 May 2009.)

MITCHELL

Some Guy called Mitchell plus some Mitchell called Torok here.
Guy was born Albert Cernek and died in 1999. A real star of the 50's he is supposed to have taken his name from Mitch Miller who said he was a nice guy!!

Guy Mitchell - Music, Music, Music.
Guy Mitchell - Call Rosie On The Phone.
Guy Mitchell - The Roving Kind.
Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You.
Guy Mitchell - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Guy Mitchell - Rock-A-Billy.

Mitchell Torok - Mexican Joe.

REAL ODDITIES

Some oddities are here -

Royal Regiment of Wales at Rorkes Drift - Men of Harlech - From the film Zulu. The most Victoria Crosses awarded in one day were at Rorkes Drift
Band of the Coldstream Guards - The British Grenadiers
Lucille Star -Sukiyaki - Japanese song sung in French
Playmates - Beep Beep - This is the original version. I posted the UK Bubble Car version on the 28 February 2009
Russian Red Army Choir - Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Soviets sing an American song

COPYCATS

Today's sounds were originally hits for others. Not the original singers but those that had the biggest hit with the song.

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood - Oh lonesome me ( Don Gibson)
Sandpipers - La Mer (Charles Trenet/Bobby Darin)
Boney M - Sad Movies (Sue Thompson)
Ricky Nelson - Rave On (Buddy)
Lonny Donegan - Wreck of the John B (Beach Boys)
Gerry & the Pace makers - Jambalaya (Hank Williams)

ALL J's

Jerry Lee Lewis - Don't be Cruel - Chantilly Lace

Julius la Rosa - El Cumpari

Jerry Wallace - Angel on my shoulder

John Rowles - The pain goes on forever

(Link in previous post)

JACKIE AND MORE

Jackie Wilson sings for you today - not Reet Petite as I have already done that but a couple of new oldies -

By the light of the silvery moon and Lonely Teardrops.

Talking (writing??) of teardrops brings us to an odd version of Teardrop. This is the Demo Record of Santo & Johnny playing Teardrop.

Plus we have Australia's Lonny Lee singing Yes indeed I do, When the bells stop ringing and In the middle of the island.

MORE 1950 PLUS

More from the 1950's when music was music. Basically I like the era from about 1955 through to 1970. But as you see it does range from 1920 forward but nothing much from the past 20 - 30 years.

Domenico Modugno (1928 - 1966) - Volare. Originally in Italian 'Nel blu dipinto do blu'
A world wide smash hit covered in the US by Dean Martin and later Bobby Rydell.
When entered into the Eurovision Song Contest this standard, that swept the world, could only come 3rd. Later he became an Italian Member of Parliament.

Steve Lawrence - Party Doll - the Buddy Knox song
Debbie Reynolds - Tammy - from the film of the same name
Diamonds - Words of Love. The Buddy Holly song also covered in the best version of all by The Beatles - better than Buddy.

SUNDAY SELECTION

Today we have a Sunday selection of songs led off by Tab Hunter who at 74 looks as young as ever.

Tab says he does not want to be remembered as a gay icon; he doesn’t support same-sex marriage and finds the tactics of some gay rights activists obnoxious. 

Hunter, who achieved fame in the 1950s as a star of film, television and music, holds old-school beliefs on matters of faith and sexual politics. A devout Catholic who attends Mass more than once a week, Hunter is also openly gay and lives with his partner of 23 years. 

Tab Hunter - Young love. The other version was of course Sonny James. 

Billy Fury - Collette

Tommy Steele - A handful of songs

Paul Anka - Eso Beso. 

Alvin Stardust - Pretend

Bobby Darin - Lost love.  A talent lost at such a young age but in those few years achieved so much. 

Joe Dowell - Wooden Heart. An Elvis song from G I Blues covered because they decided not release it as a single (at least in the USA) for the King. 

Garry Glitter - Donna

Jimmy Jones - Handy man

WIMOWEH

Wimoweh - The lion sleeps tonight - Mbube (Zulu for lion)
The record is Solomon Linda's Evening Birds who did the original version back in the 1930's entitled Mbube.

I posted Karl Denvers version on the 1 April 09. Today we have some other versions

Weavers - one version live and one with Pete Seeger
Bert Kaempfert with his orchestral version
A Techno Remix modern version
The Kingston Trio live at The Hungry I in 1959
The incredible octave range of Yma Sumac

TGIF

Harry Belafonte -Cucurucucu Paloma

The Champs - Too much Tequila. I thought it was better than their original hit, Tequila.

Goombay Dance Band - My Bonnie lies over the ocean

Lance Fortune - Be mine

Leroy Anderson - The typewriter - todays kids would say what is a typewriter??

Velvets - Tonight could be the night

Toni Fisher - West of the wall. With the phasing (shortwave) effect

Quiet 5 - Ain't It Funny What Some Lovin

Santo & Johnny - Pineapple Princess

Here

4 LADIES AND FRED

Shattered lives - Nina & Frederik.

4 ladies - Bonnie, Annette, Alma and Nina plus her Fred are here.

Nina and Frederik - Sucu Sucu - It is an amazing story. A Danish singing couple who I saw performing in the old Wellington Town Hall in, I guess, 1968. Married in 1960 they were divorced in 1969 so it must have been just after their NZ tour. Frederik van Pallandt settled in the Philippines in the 1990s and got involved in a crime syndicate, for which he provided transportation for drug trafficking, and was shot dead with his second wife in 1994. Nina went on to act in various films.
Alma Cogan - 1958 - Sugartime
Annette Funicello-I Love You Baby. The Paul Anka song
Bonnie Lou - I`m Available and Seven Lonely Days.

HALF A 100

Songs from over 50 years ago - (link in previous post) 

Georgie Shaw (1953) - Honeycomb.  The original before Jimmy R. Written by Bob Merrill

George Formby - Bless em 'all

Dick Haymes  -Its A Grand Night For Singing

Dick Haymes -The Old Master Painter

Gaylords -  Veni Vidi Vici

Four Knights -I Get So Lonely

ANDY & DANNY

Andy - Stewart that is. His big breakthrough was the Scottish Soldier.

Danny - Kaye that is. My favourite Danny Kaye film was Walter Mitty. The saying, a bit like Catch 22, has now entered the language.

Danny - and the Juniors that is.

Stewart sings -
A Scottish soldier
Scotland the Brave
Donald, where's yer troosers

Kaye sings -
Danny Kaye -Thumbelina
Danny Kaye - A lovely bunch of coconuts

And finally an unusual version of Danny & the Juniors singing not At the hop but Do the Bop. This was the original version that was subsequently reworded for release. An improvement in my opinion but still this an interesting version. .

All here.

SOME ODDS AND FUNNIES

Some odds to listen to today -


Val Doonican - Paddy McGinty's Goat. Irishman Val was very popular on TV in the 60's where his BBC show ran for 20 years. His trademark 'props' on his show were his cardigans and a rocking chair.
Bill Haley & his Comets - Joeys Song. Bill had a bit of a revival with an instrumental?? Notice it is HIS Comets not THE Comets.
Spike Jones & His City Slickers - I Went To Your Wedding
Sheb Wooley - Purple people eater Shelby F Wooley was a singer and actor (Giant, High Noon) and also recorded comedy under the name of Ben Colder (1921 - 2003)
Merle Haggard -Okie From Muskogee. Some great words that start to reflect my age.
Max Bygraves - You Need Hands.
Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard - Dear John Letter. The original - I posted the 'answer song' on the 15 February 2009.

SUNDAY SEVEN

Go to Seven for this Sunday

The Simple Image were a Wellington group from the mid 60's. Known for their great record covers and 'mod' dress style.

Simple Image - Grooviest girl in the world
Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I love her
Neil Sedaka - King of clowns
Jimmy Rogers - Bimbombey
Joe Dolan - Make Me An Island
Josef Locke - Hear My Song Violetta
Drifters - There goes my baby

ECLECTIC LINKS

Todays lot are here and are an eclectic (Selecting elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles) lot.

Donnie Brooks - Mission Bell - I saw Donnie perform in Auckland around 1961
Annette Funicello - First Name Initial
Kai Winding - More. A very interesting film with a great theme.
Mario Lanza - The Donkey Serenade
Weavers - Around The Corner (Beneath The Berry Tree)
Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525 Is this the greatest one hit wonder ever?

Jean D emailed me to say that one of my links from an early posting wasn't working and when I checked I found that 3 of them didn't work!! So I have made a link from those to a posting that does work. Thanks Jean!!

FIVE FOR FRIDAY

Five for today - here

Marv Johnson - (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains
Mickey and Sylvia -Love Is Strange.
Ray Peterson - The wonder of you.
Tommy Steele - Writing On The Wall.
Pat Boone - Beyond the sunset