This blog is dedicated to Big Band, Country and Western (Including Western Swing), old-line Pop, and early Rhythm and Blues and Rock 'n' Roll music.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
1947 HITS ARCHIVE: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan (#1 ...
We now present Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five with "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens."
Louis handles the vocal here.
This 1947 pop and R&B hit was released on Decca #23741.
Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm - DEDICATED TO YOU
Time for music by Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra as the boys play---and Bobby Goday sings----"Dedicated to You."
Recorded on February 1, 1937 and released on Bluebird #6803.
Friday, February 28, 2020
1937 HITS ARCHIVE: Powerhouse - Raymond Scott Quintette
Time for music by The Raymond Scott Quintette as the boys play Raymond's self-penned "Powerhouse."
Recorded in New York City on February 20, 1937 and released on Brunswick #7993.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
1949 Frank Sinatra - Bye Bye Baby
From the Broadway musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (later made into a motion picture), here's Frank Sinatra with "Bye Bye Baby."
Hugo Winterhalter directs the orchestra here.
Recorded on July 10, 1949 and released on Columbia #38556.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
1953 HITS ARCHIVE: The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson (his original version)
From 1953, here's Leroy Anderson and His "Pops" Concert Orchestra with the original recording of Mr. Anderson's self-penned "The Typewriter."
Released on Decca #9-28881.
Monday, February 24, 2020
Wanda Jackson - Funny How Time Slips Away (1963)
From the 1963 Capitol Records album Love Me Forever, here's Wanda Jackson with the Willie Nelson-penned "Funny How Time Slips Away."
Norma Jean ~ Let's Go All The Way
From 1964, it's time for music by Pretty Miss Norma Jean as she sings her RCA Victor Country and Western hit, "Let's Go All The Way."
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