From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Jack Jones, Traditional Pop Legend, Plays UK During 50th Anniversary Tour

by John Micheal Rivera on May 19, 2008

The traditional pop vocals superstar is as popular in the UK as he is here at home in the good old USA. The 2008, 50th Anniversary Tour includes stops in London, Manchester, Northhampton as well as other cites in the UK.

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Sammy Kaye Sings “The Old Lamplighter”

May 12, 2008

Song History
“The Old Lamp Lighter” is a popular American song by Charles Tobias and Nat Simon. It was published in 1946 and was first recorded by Sammy Kaye, reaching #1 on the Billboard Charts in December of 1946. It was also major country-pop hit for country act The Browns in 1960.

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Johnny Mercer Sings “Personality”

May 10, 2008

Another giant of American popular music that came out of the Big Band/Swing era is Johnny Mercer. Mercer first achieved notoriety and success as a lyricist on collaboration with Hoagy Carmichael, who at the time had already some measure of success with the song “Star Dust”. The two spent a year working on the song [...]

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Perry Como Prisoner of Love

May 9, 2008

In the 1930s and 40s big bands were all the rage. The advent of radio made it possible, for the first time, for music lover’s national wide to listen to the popular bands of the time. Swing music became the dominant form of Jazz and established itself as mainstream popular American music.

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Brenda Lee – He’s Sure To Remember Me

May 3, 2008

Brenda Lee is like a dream come true. The dream that is still Brenda Lee was born on December 11, 1944. She was born in the charity wing of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. By the Way Grady Memorial Hospital is still there as part of the Emory University Hospital Complex. [...]

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Cozy Cole – Old Man Moze

May 1, 2008

Cozy Cole was born, William Randolph Cole, in October 1909 around East Orange, New Jersey. He began playing drums at a young age landing his first job with Wilber Sweatman in 1928. After leaving Wilber he played for Jelly Roll Morton’s Red hot Poppers in 1930, recording a very early drum solo on [...]

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