Saturday, November 24, 2012
Alvin and the chipmunks - Frosty the snowman
Here is that great group, Alvin and the chipmunks, who had us all singing in those long ago days
Spike Jones- All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Spike Jones, how could we forget him? This song hit the air waves around the end of the 2nd World War! We were in a happy crazy mood as a country and loved this ! Alvin and the chipmunks came out with their version too!
Friday, November 23, 2012
Los Indios Tabajaras (playlist)
My favorite sign off song, will try and be back tomorrow, with more music and thoughts of sounds and voices....enjoy one of my favorites with this...Adios!
Harry James - Trumpet Blues & Cantabile
Harry James, probably the most famous trumpet player of his time. He has lots of music available, you can listen, and learn from his style.
Baby Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban + Betty Ga...
A peek at 1949, when I thought I might be the new Esther Williams, ha ha, what a dream! She went on to marry Ricardo Montalban.
I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time (1940) - The Andrews Sisters
You can imagine how popular this song was during the 2nd World War, it played on our radio many times, as Mom and I sang along.
Many of my contemporarys can remember this song and it reminds them that their Mom's were young once and loved music, as did my Mom.
Many of my contemporarys can remember this song and it reminds them that their Mom's were young once and loved music, as did my Mom.
Top 40 Hits Of 1941 31 Charlie Barnet I Hear A Rhapsody
The war was creeping up, people were suffering in Europe, we where trying to stay out of the war, but, it was only a matter of time Dad said, " Mark my words, we will be in this war!" A song of longing was to become so important to the young men that were drafted, and quickly sent off to foreign shores...leaving behind the sound of the horn, that followed them in their minds, trailing a melody and a memory of their loved ones,as they crossed the ocean on troop ships. The ocean liners where conscripted and put into the service for transporting our men.
Jingle Bell Rock - Brian Setzer
One of my favorites by Brian...can you imagine coming to my home with this music playing , the beautiful lights ablaze, the smell of cider, sweets , and pine...oh! Those were the days! Treasure them...
Stray Cats - Race With the Devil
Here is a little bit of music and a little bit of cars and motorcycles....he has a little sound of Elvis, do you think?
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman: Aida Donald: 9780465031207: Amazon.com: Books
Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman: Aida Donald: 9780465031207: Amazon.com: Books
I was watching book TV, just the other night, when I heard the author speak of her book on Truman. I plan to order it for my Kindle. Truman and Dewey ran a close race, Dad was a Republican, and voted for Dewey, he went to bed the night of the election saying that the election was over, Dewey had won! Everyone thought so that night, but in the morning, when we got our morning paper...In those days it was The Boston American, we heard Dad yell! Truman won!....no one could believe it...but it was confirmed on the radio and in The Framingham News, our hugh 3 foot wide paper that came in the late afternoon. It was a different town, a different time and it belonged to us!
I was watching book TV, just the other night, when I heard the author speak of her book on Truman. I plan to order it for my Kindle. Truman and Dewey ran a close race, Dad was a Republican, and voted for Dewey, he went to bed the night of the election saying that the election was over, Dewey had won! Everyone thought so that night, but in the morning, when we got our morning paper...In those days it was The Boston American, we heard Dad yell! Truman won!....no one could believe it...but it was confirmed on the radio and in The Framingham News, our hugh 3 foot wide paper that came in the late afternoon. It was a different town, a different time and it belonged to us!DRAG RACING WHEN IT WAS FUN!
Chop cars, drag racing, and more all started after the War, our generation had cars! We rode in cars with no floor boards in the back seat. Doors did not open, they had no air conditioning, some of them smelled from age and cigarettes, etc...but......WE HAD CARS!
The Inkspots - We'll meet again.
My Aunts must have sung this song, as they waited for their husbands to come home. At our little table, Sundays we had our aunts join us for dinner. Dad was 4 F, which meant he could not go to war, so he was an air raid warden for the neighborhood. "When the air raid warning comes on... can I come with you, Dad?" It was not to happen, my job was to pull down the shades, and shut off the lights, til the air raid warning was over. Dad would put on his white helmet and take his white billy club, to patrol the neighborhood, making sure the lights were out and everyone was safe!
Vera Lynn - Auf Wiedersehn
We were at war with Germany, but this song we shared with our enemies....a song of such longing for those who lost their boyfriends and husbands, as they went off to war. Women too, went to war, but they where not drafted, they volunteered and flew the supply planes across the Atlantic. Women went to work! Wow! women could go to work, I was amazed, at how the world was changing. Our car factories switched to making tanks. Our women turned out amazing numbers of B 52 bombers each week!
Vera Lynn - When The Lights Go On Again.
Oh, how we filled with hope when we heard this song play on our radio's back in Framingham, Mass, in the early 1940's. Mom and I would sing this song, and tears come to me now, as I think of those days when we hoped and prayed our uncles would come home from the war alive and well. Some of them were wounded, but they all came home! How lucky we where! Not all families saw their loved ones come home!
Michael Bublé - "Me & Mrs. Jones" Live at Madison Square Garden
Comon! This is the gift for music lovers, an album by Michael...my grandson was correct in giving me one last year! Don't forget to check out his albums for gifts..
Michael Bublé - "I've Got The World On A String" Live at Madison Square ...
Love this arrangment, love the intro very 1940's sounding, then it goes into some great horn sounds...superb! Michael Buble you will live forever, just as the great singers of the past!
Ella Fitzgerald - Always
Ella had a secret weapon, her voice was an instrument all by itself! Just listen to her .
Sunday, November 18, 2012
beegie adair ft denis solee - as time goes by HQ
The pairing of genius, listen to the easy sweep of music an unending ecstasy of sound, that sounds like angel music. If I was a singer, I would want to find music we could do together....wouldn't you?
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Satin Doll - Beegie Adair
singers have been pairing up, how about a pairing with great musicians? Its an idea!
Denis Solee with Beegie Adair Trio - You Make Me Feel So Young - Sinatra...
talking about sax players this week, how about this one? He is a wow player, and plays with Beegie Adair
Beegie Adair - I Remember You
If you are a fan of the piano, you must know this pianist, she is wonderful! How come I just found her? Her playing is so effortless, so moving!
Rod Stewart-Da ya think i'm sexy?
what genius! Rod always has great arrangements, and I love the sax...Katja Riechermann is superb!
Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of Past-Life Memories: Brian L. Weiss, Amy E. Weiss: 9780062201225: Amazon.com: Books
Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of Past-Life Memories: Brian L. Weiss, Amy E. Weiss: 9780062201225: Amazon.com: Books
Somewhere , somehow, a number of us realize that there is more to life, than meets the eye. It comes in a sudden burst of awareness, or it might be at the death of a loved one. When you meet this realization, you want to know more about it, because down deep you realize we are all on a repeating journey to learn love. We go in different directions with different twists and turns, but the ultimate goal is to learn that love is all there is. Some of us figure it out and want to continue on the journey with Love foremost in our minds as we navigate, we stumble, we fall There is always the hope if you hold it close that you will be able to end your life with that one goal, that one crumb of understanding, LOVE is all there is.
A book like this will open your senses to the place of Love in the world. I have enjoyed his past books and intend to enjoy this one.
Somewhere , somehow, a number of us realize that there is more to life, than meets the eye. It comes in a sudden burst of awareness, or it might be at the death of a loved one. When you meet this realization, you want to know more about it, because down deep you realize we are all on a repeating journey to learn love. We go in different directions with different twists and turns, but the ultimate goal is to learn that love is all there is. Some of us figure it out and want to continue on the journey with Love foremost in our minds as we navigate, we stumble, we fall There is always the hope if you hold it close that you will be able to end your life with that one goal, that one crumb of understanding, LOVE is all there is.
A book like this will open your senses to the place of Love in the world. I have enjoyed his past books and intend to enjoy this one.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Katja Rieckermann with Rod Stewart in Hamburg 2007
this girl is fabulous with Rod Stewart, she can play the sax, and has style! I have been trying to find out who she is and my former secretary of many years, Mary Munger, (Super Secretary was her name!) found information...for me
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Beegie Adair Playlist (playlist)
Here is the difference between singing and telling a story, as heard in the notes of the piano. This piano tells a story with her talented playing
Rod Stewart (playlist)
What music these guys made for us! It is wonderful to call them back if only for a few moments in time.
Michael Buble & Rod stewart - They can't take that away from me
My birthday treat is listening to these two sing.
Rod Stewart XMAS Album Promo w TigerDirect
Don't forget to stuff a stocking with Rod Stewart album and or book! Support Ron Stewart, he deserves it!
Amazon.com: the last lion winston churchill -- william manchester: Books
Amazon.com: the last lion winston churchill -- william manchester: Books: The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 by William Manchester and Paul Reid (Nov 6, 2012)
A HERO who fired up the spirit of the English people! How the power of words helped to win the war!
A HERO who fired up the spirit of the English people! How the power of words helped to win the war!
Small Town America Framingham Thru My Eyes: The War Years and Beyond: Madlyn A Fafard: 9781466201026: Amazon.com: Books
Small Town America Framingham Thru My Eyes: The War Years and Beyond: Madlyn A Fafard: 9781466201026: Amazon.com: Books
My plan in writing this book, was to paint a broad stroke picture of the time. Heavy immigration brought thousands to our shores at the turn of the Century, just before the 1st World War. We were influenced by the times that came before us and by the desire of immigrants to make a better life for their children. When the 2nd World War came bearing down, we became a land of heroes. I don't know about you, but I thought we lived in a land of HEROES!
I believe that those of us who lived the period of time that enveloped the world in war, always have tears inside when the war is recalled. Yes, look carefully at the faces , at the eyes of those remaining people of the time , you will see, when the war is recalled, the pain hidden just under the surface.
Virtual reality was our constant companion as we shouted terms we heard on the radio..."Yamamoto!
Axis Sally! Hari Kari! We played make believe war games on our side streets and fields off Hollis Street in Framingham, Mass., a small town at the time, maybe like the small town you grew up in.
At night tears followed us to bed, in our roller shade bedrooms with flowered wallpaper and lace curtains, as the songs of the time drifted down the hall and under our bedroom doors, while air raid practice caused all the lights to go out. A song of tears for me, When the Lights Go On Again All Over the World, was like a prayer!
My plan in writing this book, was to paint a broad stroke picture of the time. Heavy immigration brought thousands to our shores at the turn of the Century, just before the 1st World War. We were influenced by the times that came before us and by the desire of immigrants to make a better life for their children. When the 2nd World War came bearing down, we became a land of heroes. I don't know about you, but I thought we lived in a land of HEROES!
I believe that those of us who lived the period of time that enveloped the world in war, always have tears inside when the war is recalled. Yes, look carefully at the faces , at the eyes of those remaining people of the time , you will see, when the war is recalled, the pain hidden just under the surface.
Virtual reality was our constant companion as we shouted terms we heard on the radio..."Yamamoto!
Axis Sally! Hari Kari! We played make believe war games on our side streets and fields off Hollis Street in Framingham, Mass., a small town at the time, maybe like the small town you grew up in.
At night tears followed us to bed, in our roller shade bedrooms with flowered wallpaper and lace curtains, as the songs of the time drifted down the hall and under our bedroom doors, while air raid practice caused all the lights to go out. A song of tears for me, When the Lights Go On Again All Over the World, was like a prayer!
Amazon.com: Smokey and the Bandit: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field, Jerry Reed: Movies & TV
Amazon.com: Smokey and the Bandit: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field, Jerry Reed: Movies & TV This was a great fun movie and Totch could be such a movie between Little Eddie and Totch playing hide and seek in the Everglades Park. The movie is a great idea for a Christmas treat for the kids.
Totch: A Life in the Everglades: Loren G. Brown: 9780813012285: Amazon.com: Books
Totch: A Life in the Everglades: Loren G. Brown: 9780813012285: Amazon.com: Books
A book that I received on a Florida antique car tour. It sat unread for a few years. I decided to put it in the car, and read it whenever I was waiting for my husband to do his many errands and talk fests. Surprise! I even took to telling my husband the escapades of Totch, the fisherman and alligator poacher! He loved the storytelling. Here is a flavor of the book.
The family so poor that they had no way to survive the depression moved into the Everglades and lived off the land, first in a lean- to shelter. Here is a man who could survive in primitive conditions who raised a family through tough times,and became a HERO in the second world war, This was the America I knew as a child, at least I thought our country was a land of HERO'S, but then I was a child during the most terrible war our world had known. Surviving hardship was what I thought we could do. We were created by the survivors of the old world who came here for a better life and they knew how to do it. If you like to read about how people survived in tough times. Totch's episodes with Little Eddie the game warden remind me of Jackie Gleason the Sheriff chasing Burth Reynolds, in the famous movie about the speeding driver ...what was that movie, do you remember the name , Sally Fiedls was in it too! I will try and find it..and post it here. Maybe Totch would make a good movie, because it is adventurous. Totch has a heart attach while poaching alligators in the swamp, his baby daughter is trapped in a fire sitting on the engine of his fishing boat. His love for his wife, his Queen, the mother of his children, is evident as he risks his life to support his family.
A book that I received on a Florida antique car tour. It sat unread for a few years. I decided to put it in the car, and read it whenever I was waiting for my husband to do his many errands and talk fests. Surprise! I even took to telling my husband the escapades of Totch, the fisherman and alligator poacher! He loved the storytelling. Here is a flavor of the book.
The family so poor that they had no way to survive the depression moved into the Everglades and lived off the land, first in a lean- to shelter. Here is a man who could survive in primitive conditions who raised a family through tough times,and became a HERO in the second world war, This was the America I knew as a child, at least I thought our country was a land of HERO'S, but then I was a child during the most terrible war our world had known. Surviving hardship was what I thought we could do. We were created by the survivors of the old world who came here for a better life and they knew how to do it. If you like to read about how people survived in tough times. Totch's episodes with Little Eddie the game warden remind me of Jackie Gleason the Sheriff chasing Burth Reynolds, in the famous movie about the speeding driver ...what was that movie, do you remember the name , Sally Fiedls was in it too! I will try and find it..and post it here. Maybe Totch would make a good movie, because it is adventurous. Totch has a heart attach while poaching alligators in the swamp, his baby daughter is trapped in a fire sitting on the engine of his fishing boat. His love for his wife, his Queen, the mother of his children, is evident as he risks his life to support his family.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Small Town America, Framingham
List Price: $11.99
6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on White paper
192 pages
Black & White on White paper
192 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1466201026 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1466201029
LCCN: 2011916764
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
ISBN-10: 1466201029
LCCN: 2011916764
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
The word teenagers was born, we got cars! Drive-in's came into being as did soda shops, and drive up restaurants. It was the time of the duck tail hair do, pegged pants, pegged skirts, bobby socks and the most wonderful music...our town was just a microcosm of all the small towns in America at the time.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Duke Ellington - Satin Doll
over 1.5 million hits, you can see why we loved this rendition of Satin Doll so much
Diana Krall - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
I found something by Diana Krall, that is overall gorgeous....
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Stars Fell On Alabama (1956)
its time to go wild with great music from the past
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb - A-Tisket, A-Tasket (1938)
Here is the great Ella singing one of her most popular songs
Top Tracks for Sarah Vaughan (playlist)
Phrasing, voice, back up music, Sarah and Ella vied for the best female jazz singer...and of course there was Mel Torme on the male side....my favorite jazz singer
little things mean a lot / kitty kallen
another big hit of the past for those of you who want to be sentimental, or just curious to know the songs once popular that are no longer heard..
Joni James - Have You Heard (1953)
The teenagers in 1953, went wild for this song....in our watering spot in Framingham Mass., called the Wellworth
The Mills Brothers ("Paper Doll")
Another long ago hit, my mother once sang as the radio played in the background.
Friday, November 2, 2012
JOHN LEGEND Live (Adele's Rolling in the Deep) 8/9/11
This appeals to me, reminds me of the Bible Singers.
Dedicated To You - Sonny Knight
Can you see how the arrangement suits his voice? Can you imagine Nat King Cole singing it this way...?? Maybe Natalie could have done it this way???
Ella Fitzgerald & Mills Brothers - Dedicated to you
Sounds like early Ella, in the style of the Mills Brothers...of course.
Natalie Cole - Love Letters
what makes someone stand out. Here is an example of story telling with effect, whether it is telling a story, or singing a song, the difference is making it personal...the way you present the story counts, and how the story matches your inner voice.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Nat King Cole song, Love Is The Thing, sung by Greg Peterson
Here is a fabulous Nat King Cole hit from his album of the same name. If you have the album it is one to listen to over and over...maybe a perfect song for Michael Buble
Sammy Davis Jr. Boogie Woogie
This is Sammy dancing before his accident, was seriously injured, losing an eye.
Sammy Davis Jr. - I'll Know (playlist)
This is adorable....bet you didn't know that Sammy was on the stage so young!
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Teresa Brewer - (Put Another Nickel In) Music, Music, Music (1950)
After the war, we had juke boxes and soda shops, drive in's for food and music, it was a wild time, as teens got CARS!
Teresa Brewer - "Gonna Get Along Without you now"
After the war the word Teenagers was coined, and with this song you can see how we bopped!
Chris Connor - I Wish You Love
Most of her great songs are all on one 78 album, and might be available today, if interested.
I Miss You So - Chris Connor - 1957
This never became a mega hit, but I loved her voice, the song and the arrangment, played it over and over...don't you think it has potential?
Top Tracks for Chris Connor (playlist)
She was one of my favorites, tones of Ella seem to resonate ...lovely voice
Los Lobos - We Belong Together
The interview with The President on MTV, did not discuss the beauty of the past music...Who wants to hear about urban gangs, and terror in song? It is one thing to envision horror, in the Warsaw Concerto, a piece of great beauty, but these songs we immortalize now, will they really be immortalized? What do you think...up against the great songs of the past mid century, what will survive into the next mid century?
THIS MAGIC MOMENT-JAY AND THE AMERICANS
Just imagine over 1.3 million hits for this song that was popular ...how many years ago, take a peek!
Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia
Thts is one of the most amazing songs of all time as sung by Jay and The Americans...
"Stranger on the Shore" Acker Bilk
This was a favorite of mine in the long ago, how many of you know it or remember it?
over the rainbow- los indios tabajaras
As the east coast of the U.S. prepares for a severe storm, here is a calming song to think beyond it, make it go away with the power of many minds.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Black Obelisk: Erich Maria Remarque: 9781931541909: Amazon.com: Books
The Black Obelisk: Erich Maria Remarque: 9781931541909: Amazon.com: Books
This book was wonderful to teach us the tragedy of war, and what happens when people don't have jobs and money collapses in value etc. This is what makes me think that maybe , just maybe the plan is to destroy the economics of the world, destroy jobs and bring the world to its knees....who and why? The questions are out there, is it possible? Am I the only one thinking this way? But then what do I know?
This book was wonderful to teach us the tragedy of war, and what happens when people don't have jobs and money collapses in value etc. This is what makes me think that maybe , just maybe the plan is to destroy the economics of the world, destroy jobs and bring the world to its knees....who and why? The questions are out there, is it possible? Am I the only one thinking this way? But then what do I know?
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - That Old Feeling (1937)
When you heard this sound on the radio, you knew instantly it was Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Everyone took in New Years's eve with Guy Lombardo...I thought that he was the only one to play on that evening, in the long ago.
Louis Hayes & Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band - Stars Fell on Alabama-Ch...
We loved the sound of the Sax and now you know why, here it talks to you.
Armstrong & Fitzgerald - "Stars Fell On Alabama"
Louis sounds a little hesitant...Ellas is cool calm and collected....then he warms up....
STARS FELL ON ALABAMA (Jack Teagarden)
He looks like a prize fighter of the past...but he was one of the well known jazz artists of his time
Vera Lynn - When The Lights Go On Again.
Could there have been a plan to destroy the economy of the world? Why not?
Reba McEntire - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
Country, catchy tune, a story...can't be beat and great voice!
So This Is Love- The Castells
I almost forgot about this beautiful song. I think it could be a hit again, as so many of the old songs could be.
ED TOWNSEND- FOR YOUR LOVE
Another hummer song, something to counter the hip hop, something to close your eyes and dream on.
NAT KING COLE - LOVE LETTERS 1957
The album, Love is the Thing, if you can find it, buy it for long time enjoyment. It never wore out, and is part of my treasured collection of wonderful songs by Nat King Cole.
nat king cole & gordon jenkins/stay as sweet as you are
Just to hear this voice and arrangment again after so many years of being stored away in my record collection, brings memories of that long ago time. His voice was incredible, his arrangments...I would play this over and over
26 Miles Across The Sea...
I wanted to go to California to see this Island, as all the young teens did, in those days, then we had Ft Lauderdale college break, and...
Santo & Johnny / Indian Reservation
Most of us love to watch Westerns, and the best ones are the ones that include the Indian nations of our great country. They had a wonderful civilization, one that gave birth to our Constitution, did you know that? Look up the Mohawk nation constitution, I think they where the ones whom we copied.
Santo & Johnny - a thousand miles away.wmv
Great song to play with ..maybe a mash up with another song?
You've Changed - Harry James & Dick Haymes [1941]
The sound of Harry James drags me back to the war years, the time of tears...for all of us that lived those days, safe in this country while our uncles, dads, and others went off to terrible battles on far away shores.
Oh! What It Seemed to Be - Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest
A song that played in our heads, and people sang, as they worked ...a song that took away the troubles of the day.
Dick Haymes - A Sinner Kissed An Angel..wmv
Sounds of the 1940's that carried into the 50's, some of the songs are forgotten, some live on, even the sounds are so different. Do you think that people will be singing rap and hip hop in 50 years, as they do for the romantic ballads of the past.
Dick Haymes - Room Full Of Roses - A hit from the 1930s
Dick Haymes, a wonderful voice of the past and a major hit of the past...
Joni James - Love Letters Straight From Your Heart (With Lyrics)
This version is so sweet, it reminds me of my young self.
KETTY LESTER - LOVE LETTERS (STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HEART)
A major hit many years ago, and my favorite version was by Nat King Cole
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