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.