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