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Just my world of dreams, music and thoughts. Author of two books, one a novel of Love stories set in Framingham, Mass, Secrets of the Heart the 2nd book an autobiography of growing up in Framingham, Mass. Small Town America, Framingham My generation was the first teenage generation, that was when the word was coined. Ours was the generation that started cruising through town and to the drive in theater and drive in restaurant. In our area, Ernie Kampersal,from Holliston, drove his bucking car through town, picking up girls. It rose in the air, like a stallion! We went to the soda shops and played the juke boxes. It was a different town, a different time, and it belonged to us!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Watts plays Rachmaninoff Corelli Variations (2/2)
To me this is breath taking! The piano announces, pauses......trickles, pauses, bursts into a rainstorm of sound and color in my mind...gets quiet...have fun in your mind as you enjoy this wonderful Rachmaninoff piece by Watts. He is appearing December 11 at 7:30 in New York...check out the arts section of the New York Times today...
Andre Watts Chopin Etude op.25 no.1 & "Revolutionary" Etude
Here is a great pianist of our day, as the piano flows like liquid....Compare Beegie Adair who is not a classical pianist, and her style of liquid playing....interesting isn't it?
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On
Oops, I gave you Marvin Gaye and then said Sam Cooke...it must be too early...in the morning....here is the sound, that I compare to the sound Amy gives us...in some of her hits...I love her band... where are they hiding?
Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game
Here is another song, that has the background band sound I am trying to identify...not quite....are you with me?
The Four Aces - Tell Me Why (1951)
The seniors ruled the high school when this song came out....and we juniors stood by in awe of them. In those days we were in what is now a museum next to the police station downtown Framingham. Our girls room was in the basement and music was piped into the room. This record and its flip side , Garden in the Rain, where played and I never forgot that scene as the music froze it in my mind forever.
I donated some copies of my book, Small Town America, Framingham, to Framingham History Center so if you go carolling on Sunday on the common at Framingham Center, you will be able to buy a copy. All proceeds from the sale go to the Framingham History Center.
I donated some copies of my book, Small Town America, Framingham, to Framingham History Center so if you go carolling on Sunday on the common at Framingham Center, you will be able to buy a copy. All proceeds from the sale go to the Framingham History Center.
Teach Me Tonight - Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford has a great intro here, the sound of her voice its pitch and tone are perfect for this song! Love the drag sound of the band..horns are great to fill in the painting the song makes ...aren't they? You must agree, the two versions Jo and Amy are both terrific , each in their own way!
Teach Me Tonight-The DeCastro Sisters
A lovely version of the song....but I still choose Jo Stafford and Amy Winehouse as the two best versions. Can we tie them, or say they win each in their own way. I choose the latter!
Amy Winehouse - Teach Me Tonight (Live At Jools Holland 2005)
Looking for some of the comparisons that I spoke about with the back up band, and fell on this again. Looked at some of the comments, and guess what...I too loved the Jo Stafford version, who didn't, but you can sink right into the Amy Winehouse version too...they are just great interpretations by different artists...now I have to go check the De Castro sisters who it says on the comments recorded this first...
Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good. Live in London 2007
Love her band....and listening for the similarities with Marvin Gaye
Friday, December 7, 2012
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Small Town America Framingham Thru M... Today was the day, as Roosevelt said, "This day will live in infamy!" It was the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. What was life like in those days? What was in style, where there cars for everyone? What kind of stores did we have? How did we get around? In Framingham, we lived like most of the small towns in the United States, and in fact we where chosen as a typical small town by the United States Government.
Madlyn A Fafard
Dream - Beegie Adair
Her touch on the piano, is incredible!
Beegie Adair - The Way You look Tonight (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - ...
Love Beegie Adair playing, and of course the song is a favorite.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Marvin Gaye - Lets get it on
Marvin Gaye with more than 6 million hits....must be everyone loves this song just as I do. Now, notice something interesting....the beat, the drag, reminds me of Anmy Winehouse band....right
Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson
Smokey ! A reminder, again a favoriet of mine
Sam Cooke - You Send Me
Who could not love this great song...
Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz
What a nice voice, and great song....and I did not know her .....what a shame! Hope you like her as I do.
Come and Go With Me-The Del Vikings-1957
Time Life has a record collection of this music called the Teenyears... 1-800-978-1421 if interested in having the record collection.
Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen (1961)
What would we have done without Neil Sadaka? His music was so uplifitng and fun!
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
Farewell to one of the greatest, the first jazz album to sell over a million copies. It was a favorite of mine, playing over and over hypnotizing!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Roy Orbison - Crying with k.d. lang
What do you think of this!
Tony Bennett With K.D.Lang ( featuring Chris Botti) Because Of You
The voice of K.D. Lang, soft as velvet, the voice of Tony....another dimension of velvet, and Chris Botti providing the counterpoint.
Tony Bennett & Faith Hill - The Way You Look Tonight
Faith Hill is strong and sure, in one of my favorite songs....and Tony still has it ...
Tony Bennett - What a Difference a Day Makes
Dinah Washington owns this song, in my book. But, listen to the way the voice is paced here...a master of phrasing, emotion. What do you think?
Dick Haymes - What A Difference A Day Made
lets have a run off with Dick and Tony....listen to this, Tony is coming next...
Count Every Star - Dick Haymes- Artie Shaw Orch - 1950
A fairly big hit, well liked song...magic clarinet of my favorite, Artie Shaw and the great voice of Dick Haymes
Michael Bublé~Winter Wonderland
A new album for the season
You've Changed - Harry James & Dick Haymes [1941]
When the trumpet was king of the orchestra, a different sound than Louis Armstrong...something to think about. Dick Haymes had a great voice.
Gregorian - My Immortal
All kinds of music hold clues for us as we design and put together our own music of our soul. Gregorians, masters of the chant.
BOLERO-RAVEL
This is probably one of the most well known. It is haunting.
Heinrich Schiff, Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat majo...
Just listening to this you can relate to a cartoon film of the past that featured classical music, your brain was trained....you can see deer running through the forest in a Bambi film in your mind...or you can see the wolf sneaking up on unsuspecting prey!
Symphony Hall Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra
This is wonderful, and it shows that there is hope for a future symphony orchestra
What's Opera, Doc?
I am going to get these classical music cartoons for Karenrose. I think they are a great learning tool.
Bugs Bunny - Rabbit of Seville
In the long ago, we learned classical music this way...what do you think, good idea?
Saturday, November 24, 2012
The Most Famous Quotes from Casablanca
The French Resistance film of the Century....we all left in tears, and I was determined to become a secret agent for the United States, as soon as I grew up!
The most beautiful girl - Charlie Rich
Spectacular hit for Charlie Rich
CHARLIE RICH Behind Closed Doors
Charlie Rich was a big entertainer early 70's, this song was one of his big hits
So This Is Love- The Castells
Here is a song with lots of harmony, great sound, perfect for a young artist to put in his reportoire. Couldn't you listen to it over and over?
ED TOWNSEND- FOR YOUR LOVE
Remember when your teens start to show their oats, that you too, were young once, and little crazy in your thoughts, maybe not in your actions.
Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. Tap Dance duet.
Everyone loves the male dancer for his leading, his style, but how many of you think about the female partner that has to anticipate each move, even though plotted out and studied, it is still difficult for the female to respond and dance to the commands of the leader! Elenor Powell was a fantastic dancer in her own right, as were Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth, it had to be intimidating to dance with Fred Astaire, or Gene Kelley...
Swing Time - Rogers and Astaire
this is appropriate to watch after The Nicholas Brothers, note that Fred Astaire is wearing, "spats", those are the white covers on his shoes. They were worn by the military and civilians to keep mud off your ankles, back in the 30's and 30's and early 40's. Fred had a taste for dressing, and knew the value of having the eye attracted to his feet as he danced.
I've got a Gal in Kalamazoo
Wow! Athletic dancing like you have never seen! The Nicholas Brothers, were fantastic...Tex Beneke, Glen Miller, and more. You can see why we were a generation of music lovers, because many of the films of the time were music and dancing films.
Charlie Barnet - Skyliner
Did you know that commercial air travel did not begin until after the 2nd World War? The skyliner was the silver bird that took us places that we never could have gone in such short time. The first plane I flew on, had a wheel at the tail, much like the B52 bombers of the war, probably was a version of that?
Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
Here is another great from the past, that many of you don't know today. There was a time when we heard this music on the radio and thought it would never leave us. We loved the music and didn't envision the days of heavy metal and rap coming our way.
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong - Dream a Little Dream of Me - JazzAndB...
Woops! How could I say..Harry James was ...did I say that? Louis...yes, Louis, and paired with Ella, it was dream music. Ella, skat, the horn, the contrast of their voices...its music calling out for repeat...in style, presentation, and more...
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...
Brian Setzer - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Live!
Refreshing seasonal jump and jive music...
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!
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
What's New - Beegie Adair
something about her playing, the notes all blend in beautiful sound
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
Stevie Wonder I wish - Isn't she lovely
One of the best songs of the past.
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 - These Foolish Things
I love the sound of the Sax on these albums
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.
This Old Heart Of Mine-Rod Stewart (1989 Version With Ronald Isley
Great version, great duet!
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 - Can't We Be Friends (1956)
A big popular song once
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Stars Fell On Alabama (1956)
its time to go wild with great music from the past
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Under a Blanket of Blue
this is a great channel
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb - A-Tisket, A-Tasket (1938)
Here is the great Ella singing one of her most popular songs
Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, & Al Jarreau Performs
A great tribute to Ella
Silk Shiny Stockings by Ella Fitzgerald
One of my favorite jazz songs by Ella
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
Sarah Vaughan Broken Hearted Melody LIVE
Wow, did this get played over and over on 45 records...
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 HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE
this was a major hit, for Joni, and a great old song to revive
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???
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