1951 HITS ARCHIVE: Be My Love - Mario Lanza (a #1 record)

Time for a song from the original Super Mario!


From the MGM motion picture Toast of New Orleans in which he starred in, here's Mario Lanza with "Be My Love."


He's backed by the Jeff Alexander Choir and the orchestra under the direction of Ray Sinatra (Frank's Sicilian-born second cousin).


This 1951 hit was released on RCA Victor Red Seal #49-1353.

Vintage Boston Pops - Salute To Our Fighting Forces (1944)

Here's a two-part recording "Salute To Our Fighting Forces," with the Boston "Pops" Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler.


Recorded on November 20, 1944 and released on Victor Red Seal #10-1133.