Hula Hoop

Today we go back to the Hula Hoop era with the Georgia Gibbs version.

Pussy Cats - Mississippi
Joanie Summers - Johnny get angry
Meat Loaf - You took the words right out of my mouth. This song has a great introduction.
Kathy Kirby - Secret love

MOSTLY COUNTRY

Mostly country with -

Jimmy Rodgers - not the man from the 1930's (who spelt his name Jimmie) but the 1950's version with Woman from Liberia
Gerry & the Pacemakers - Pretend
Johnny Cash - Oh lonesome me - the Don Gibson classic
George Jones - A good year for the roses
Everly's - Memories are made of this - the best version ever - even better than Dean Martins version

and the non-country - Johnny Keating Orchestra with the Theme from Z Cars. A great favourite TV show of mine. Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor were superb. Also starring were James Ellis and Brian Blessed who went on to fame as a writer with the Oscars (The British are coming rant).

Mostly odds

Some odds and others are here.

Brook Brothers (at one stage thought to be the UK's answer to the Everly Brothers but not good enough) - I wanna love my life away - Look for a star

Bernard Bresslaw - You need feet. His play on You need hands
Jo - Don't wanna be another good luck charm (an answer song)
Peter Posa - Gonk - NZ own guitar master.
Petula Clark & Bobby Darin - All I Have To Do Is Dream (Live)
Alma Cogan - In the middle of the house. Another version of this great comedy song.

ITALY 1 - NZ 1

Soccer - however I am a Rugby person so enjoyed All Blacks 42 Wales 9 - still a marvelous result that really should have been a NZ win except for the poor reffing - well onto the music mix here. We start with a NZ song because with the Soccer result it is the hour -

Robert Delagdo Orch - Now is the hour
Emile Ford - live in Paris in 1961 with Its now or never
Marty Robbins in his R & R days with That's all right mamma
Paul Anka - I love you baby
Vaughan Monroe-Railroad runs through the middle of the house - the original version
Rob EG - In The Middle Of An Island
Xavier Cugat - Calcutta

TODAYS MIXTURE

Raining and pouring and the wind blowing so I thought I would upload a few for your pleasure.

Col Joye - Clap your hands - The Canadian group the Beaumarks hit. In NZ the original was on the Viking label which fostered many NZ artists.

The Browns - Unchained melody - I have written before about this great song and the background to it.

Robin Luke - 5 Minutes more - an oldie but goody from the Susie Darling guy.

Craig Douglas - Come softly to me - the Fleetwoods hit. His greatest was of course Only 16

Don Ho - Tiny Bubbles - The King of Hawaii

Buddy Knox - Endless sleep

Bob Wills - Faded love - one of C & W Greats.

I read today that Jimmy Dean of Big Bad John died at 81.

STILL MORE KIWI

Listen today to still more Kiwi with a few old favourites -

Johnny Cooper with Don Richardsons Festival 5 - See you later alligator
Johnny Stevenson & the Saphires - Swanee River
Max Merritt & the Meteors - Sea Cruise
Supersonics - Perfidia
Teddy Bennet - You must have been a beautiful baby
Teddy Bennet & the Blockbusters-Oh me oh my

ALL KIWI

Johnny Cooper - front left - still around living quite close to me in Naenae where he has recently been involved in the setting up of a local small powered radio station. Unfortunately I can't get it at home but it is OK on the car radio.

Teddy Bennett - I hadn't realised he also had a link to Naenae.

All kiwi to listen to -

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Johnny Cooper - Pie cart Rock & Roll.

Johnny Cooper - Rock around the clock

Max Merritt & the Meteors – C’mon everybody.

Max Merritt & the Meteors - Get a haircut.

Max Merritt & the Meteors - Teenbeat.

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Supersonics - Detour.

Supersonics - Guitar Boogie.

Teddy Bennet - Babyface .

Teddy Bennet - Where were you on my wedding day.