Back again

Mike Preston in Australia (he is top right) with The Bachelors and Twinkle.

A shot from an Australian TV cop show

Been away so some more of the real oldies from Bing Crosby with Quicksilver plus a terrific song that I have finally located, Mike Preston with My lucky love. Mike was born in Hackney U.K. in 1938 and emigrated to Australia where it seems he gave up singing (previously was a boxer) to go into acting and getting steady work in various T V shows.

Also all here today - Al Oster with Way up Alaska Way, Conway Twitty - Hey little Lucy, Bill Justis and Tamoure.

POLITICAL & ODDITIES

A couple of political ones here -

Leonard Cohen - Democracy - a brilliant song. His album with this on is worth every penny
Billy Bragg - Internationale - the song of the working class - or the Communists (the very opposite of democracy!!)

It was until 1944 the national Anthem of the Soviet Union until replaced by Hymn of the Soviet Union as it seems the soldiers were prepared to die for mother Russia but not the working class.

Some odds -

David Whitfield - Cara Mia - almost classical
Joe Dassin - Pour Un Flirt Avec Toi - a little bit of France
Millie Small -Tom Hark - the Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes version is said to the the most played song at UK football (Soccer) grounds
Royal teens - Who wears shorts shorts
Tommy Steele - What a mouth - a brilliant piece sung live by the great steelman himself who did turn himself into an allround entertainer and sculptor.

ANOTHER LOT FEATURING TWO RONNIES

Ronnie Carroll - Footsteps - the original was by Steve Lawrence

The original two Ronnies above - Corbett and Barker. It is claimed that at 1m 56 (5'1) Corbett who served in the RAF was the shortest commissioned officer ever.

Chris Andrews - Pretty Belinda
Everly Bros - True Love
Lonnie Donnegan - The Party's Over
Marty Robbins Return to me.
Seekers - Isa lei
Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino

(See link in previous posting)