Gentle On My Mind

This morning it's time for Glen Campbell, what a wonderful guitar, great voice, you can still find his albums
  

Babe Soundtrack Mice sing Blue Moon Acapella

Here is a movie for the kids, that came to me this morning, because of my face off with the best Blue Moon male singers...

Ella Fitzgerald "Shiny Stockings"

This is the time for Ella to get us up and going.....wow!  I love this and Kenny always loved it...when he was 4 he would ride with me in the car to Florida, and Ella , sang this to him, he loved it...we played jazz all the way south and back...just Kenny and me, with the greatest sounds.  Maybe that is where he learned to love music of all genres, like I do
look at this price!  If you have a cassette radio, this is great and ....you can still buy the cassette radios,
This is the one I take with me, I love it  So, why do I bother with a cassette, because I can load the cassette with my old tapes, I even bought a player that plays cassettes, single 78's and old 45's too....just for the fun of being a teenager again.

Sometimes I forget how old I am, and head out with all the fire, smoke and spit of the young cowboys and cowgirls, only to be struck down by the attacking lion of old age.....in the first glimpse of the sun as I step out of the car and try to climb the stairs....oh darn!  I do better in the land of dreams, where i can run, and even fly through the air.....

Now, to find a new young body, to place this old brain in, and wow.....

Nat King Cole - Night Lights

what started the whole thing on listening to the different versions of Blue Moon, is this song. As I lay in bed the other morning, the tune came out of somewhere and started playing in my head. I knew it was my day for Nat King Cole. I loved this song, which carried me to Youtube and then Blue Moon....How great it is to be able to listen to different versions of the songs and then know what you need in your collection. I have most of these old songs on 78's and 45's

Chris Isaak - Besame Mucho

This is a good show case for his voice,

Rod Stewart Blue Moon

Listen to my favorite versions of this song, they are all great, and a special thank you to Rod Stewart for his revival of the classic songs of the past. We are waiting for yet, another, special recording of the old songs..... please Rod!

Blue Moon - Chris Isaak

Yet, another 'swooner', with a gentle yodel sound. Each artist has his own inner ear, and sound, I like each one I am posting in this comparison.  The albums are available, some reasonable

BLUE MOON - Nat King Cole

Just love this version ! A mix of sounds, and his heavenly voice, some doo wop sound in the back ground....

Tony Bennett - Blue moon Lyrics

Lets listen to the great male singers of this wonderful song.....do you think they corner the market? Imagine most were recording 50 years ago and the price of their records is pretty fair

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Can't afford the $4 million dollar car!  Try this

The Ink Spots - I Cover The Waterfront

Lonely lovers, waiting for their men to return from the second world war, made this a major hit .....There were also about 200,000  women involved in the war, nurses, pilots, drivers, even prisoners of war.Prisoner Of Love / I Cover The Waterfront

ELVIS Frankfort Special

 

Elvis Presley Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)

Elvis, this weekend, and one of my favorites is this simple song, which I played over and over
 

One of the best books, and movies   Suspense and daring dominate.  I loved it.  A perfect way to spend the holiday weekend, with a good read.  This is why we love Tom Clancy

A book that you can not put down.  I read voraciously and span a number of genres.  This is perhaps one of the most incredible stories of heroism and the triumph of goodness over evil.  The reviews are fantastic, this will make you proud to be American.  A perfect purchase for Memorial Day weekend.

Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire Best Tap dancers ever!

This is circulating in e=mail, great dancing, I agree, we may never see this again.  Here is the movie it came from Broadway Melody, 1940
Eleanor Powell: First Lady of Dance

The son of Eleanor Powell and Glen Ford has just written a book about his father, I link to that book here.

The Language of God, Francis Collins

This is a fabulous book, especially for those of us that have faith.  Richard Dawkins has gone against Collins , as have many other scientists and he is being shunned for writing this book.  Almost like the dark ages...???

THE GAYLORDS - FLAMINGO L'AMORE

The Gaylords songs are hard to find, great music arrangement, nice break in a busy day.

BMW GINA Light Visionary Model: Premiere

New BMW still under wraps

Peggy Lee: A Hundred Years From Today (Washington / Young) - Recorded No...

what a sound! Peggy Lee's best song in my opinion is "Lover." no one can present it the way she does. Her song selection was not the best for her voice, I would have loved to hear more songs that suited her husky sound, like Chris Connor.