2 ENZED & 3 FOREIGN

Today we have here some Kiwi/Foreign with

KIWI
Simple Image - Spinning spinning spinning. They used the shortwave fade effect sound in this song like in West of the Wall.
John Grenell - Blue smoke. Formerly of course he was John Hore but as I understand it the name Hore does not go down well in the good ol' USA so he changed it to his mothers maiden name of Grenell. Interestingly he couldn't use his middle name due to a conflict with another artist - his middle name being Denver. So he had C & W in him from birth!!

FOREIGN

Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki. Not the usual version - the foreign bit being he was Japanese but this version he sang in English
Rocco Granata - Marina - Italian

THE KEIL ISLES

Herma Keil in front, Bill Fairs to his left, Norman Akers then Olaf Keil at top
with Lou Miller and Klaus Keil.

One of the greatest NZ groups of the early 60's. Stars of the Jive Centre (where Johnny Devlin got his start) they started at the Orange Hall at the top of Symonds Street around 1958.

The Orange Hall was also Bill Sevesi's home - Bill was the backing band for many others such as Ronnie Sundin, under the name of Will Jester & his Jesters.

Freddie Keil also played for a while before going solo as Freddie Keil & The Kavaliers.

I saw the Keils perform in 1961 at the Auckland Town Hall with Cliff Richard and The Shadows and the next year with Bobby Rydell and Del Shannon.

Later in the mid-late 60's they became the resident act with the Pete Sinclair hosted, Kevan Moore produced TV show C'Mon.

The Twist, the biggest seller for Herma, was recorded because the NZBS refused to play Chubby Checker's original version, considering it to be too loud (they also wouldn't have Bobby Rydell on TV as they didn't like his looks!!).
As I have said before they were the Post Office in Show Business.

Today Herma and the group perform -

Around the world
The Twist
Quarter to 3
Goodnight Irene
What a night

Say mama
If you want to be happy

(Previously I have posted their version of Be My Guest)

ALL MEN

For your listening pleasure here is todays offering.
Charlie Drake with Darin's Splish splash.
John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me
Carl Mann - Ubangi stomp
Jay Justin - Reminiscing
Billy Grammer Gotta Travel On



Charlie Drake was better known as a comedian with his hit My boomerang won't come back and Mr Custer.
He was very stubborn and like a great many great artists, wasn't the easiest person to get on with. It is said his stunts and slapstick humour led to Michael Crawfords creation of Frank Spencer.

ALL LADIES

Patsy Riggir - Sailor
Helen Shapiro - Lipstick on your collar.
Alma Cogan - Lucky lips
Sue Thompson -Norman - 1960
Sarah Vaughn - Broken Hearted Melody

All ladies - Patsy is a Kiwi singer - the original was by Lolita (German) & Petula Clark. Lipstick was Connie Francis while the others were the hit versions.

(Link in previous post)

THE SUNDAY SELECTION

Mostly C & W today.
Ned Miller - Invisible Tears
Ned Miller - Do what you do, do well
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers - Sea of heartbreak - the original written & sung by Don Gibson
Jack Scott - Cool water
Duane Eddy - Freight Train - originally by Chas McDevitt & his Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey
Tony Bennett - Cold cold heart - one of Hank Williams greatest songs

ANZAC DAY

Vera Lynn - A medley for today's auspicious date - Bless 'em all, Siegfried Line, Kiss me goodnight Sgt Major

Mitch Miller - March from the film Bridge over the River Kwai.

(Link in previous post)

GET OUT THOSE OLD RECORDS

Get out those old records is the theme of this blog and you can get that old record record and some others right here.

So we have Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra with that song and the others in todays production of the old records are -

Roy Rogers - Don't fence me in

Gaylords - The Little Shoemaker

Vaughan Monroe - Ballerina

Jaye P Morgan & Eddie Arnold - Mutual Admiration Society

Gordon McRae & Jo Stafford - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo came from the film Cinderella.