Great Big Band Vocalists
Most times when the Longines Symphonette Society put out albums, we had no idea who the musicians were. But sometimes they did give us all the information. And it’s even rarer when they cram an album full of star singers.
THIS is one of those albums.
These Decca recording artists are still some of the best known. The songs, pure pop gold from the 1930s through 50s.
So, get ready to hear a few memorable singers performing memorable songs in Volume 244: Big Band Vocals.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Various – The Great Vocalists Of The Big Band Era
Label: Longines Symphonette Society – SY 5207, Decca – DL 734665
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gloversville press
Released: Of course we don't know. See above label mentioning Longine Symphonette and how we've covered that before.
Genre: Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Big Band
We will hear 6 of the 14 songs from this record.
Ethel Merman and Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra–It's De-Lovely
This recording was released in 1936, the same year she sang it with Bob Hope in the Cole Porter musical Red Hot and Blue.
Judy Garland With Victor Young And His Orchestra– Over The Rainbow
written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Released September 1939. This was the Hit song. It was first recorded for the Wizard of Oz.
By the way, this song has been recorded 2,023 times according to Second Hand Songs dot com.
Mary Martin with Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra-My Heart Belongs To Daddy
written by Cole Porter
This recording was released in 1939. Martin also was the original singer for the musical Leave It to Me! which premiered on November 9, 1938.
Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb And His Orchestra–A-Tisket A-Tasket
written by Van Alexander and Ella Fitzgerald
It was released June 1938.
She reprised that song with the Merry Macs for the 1942 Abbot and Costello movie Ride 'Em Cowboy.
Pearl Bailey – Orchestra directed by Don Redman - Ciribirbin
written by Harry James and Jack Lawrence from music by Alberto Pestalozza and Carlo Tiochet
Released September 1954.
The song was first recorded by Ardito e Torre November 1910. Of course Harry James made it his theme song.
The Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra–Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
written by Charles Tobias and Lew Brown
This version was released in May 1942.
First recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke and The Modernaires on February 18, 1942. They didn't leave much room between versions back in those days. In fact six versions of that song were recorded in 1942.
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories
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Volume 243: Hi-Fi Hawaii
Beautiful Hawaiian Music
This is episode eleventeen hundred three thousand and forty-three of Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl.
I might as well say anything I want anymore, because according to the liner notes on this album, the featured artist played all 32 instruments and sings like Bing Crosby.
While the singer’s voice does bear a remarkable resemblance to der Bingle, I had two Artificial Intelligence platforms arguing about if anything about Jack La Delle is real.
While I’ll of course cover that story in a while, there is no mistaking the beauty of the music on this record, which I can only prove - through photos and videos for myself - the beauty of the island nation it represents.
So get ready to hang loose, hang ten, then bid a sweet aloha in Volume 243: Hi-Fi Hawaii.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Jack La Delle – Hawaiian Holiday In Hi-Fi
Label: Design Records – DLP 53
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Released: 1958
Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
We will hear 6 of the 10 tunes on this album.
Blue Hawaii
written by Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
First recorded by Jack Denny and His Orchestra - Vocal by Sonny Schuyler on February 19, 1937.
Sweet Leilani
written by Harry Owens
First recording by Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Debutantes and Muzzy Marcellino on February 19, 1937
Song Of Old Hawaii
written by Johnny Noble, Gordon Beecher
First released by Al Kealoha Perry and His Singing Surfriders on August 15, 1938
Na lei o Hawaii (Song Of The Islands)
written by Charles E. King
First released by R. K. Holstein and Octette on June 1916.
Sing Me A Song Of The Islands
written by Mack Gordon, Harry Owens
First recording by Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors on December 19, 1941. It was released January 30 of 42.
Aloha Oe
written by Liliuokalani
First recording by Quartet of Hawaiian Girls from Kawaihao Seminary on July 1, 1904
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories
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Volume 242: Mancini's Gunn
Peter Gunn TV Music
This is the fourth of six Henry Mancini albums we’ve heard from my dad’s collection. This one is a little different, because most of the other records contained tunes that could have been released as singles or were the theme songs of movies.
While you’ll hear the theme song of a late 1950s TV detective show, you also get to hear the incidental music from the show. And I came to think of a couple of these tunes as some of Henry’s best melodies.
I’m also going to apologize in advance, but my show theme of skips, scratches, and pops is on full display in this episode.
So get ready to hear music that was as much a star of the show as the actors in Volume 242: Mancini's Gunn.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Henry Mancini – The Music From Peter Gunn
RCA Victor – LPM-1956, RCA Victor – LPM-1956 RE 2
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
Released: 1959
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Space-Age, Theme
from the sound track of the NBC-TV series "Peter Gunn"
Recorded in Hollywood, August 26 and 31, and September 4 and 29, 1958.
All the music for this recording session was composed by Henry Mancini.
We will hear 6 of the 12 songs from this album.
Peter Gunn
Sorta Blue
The Brothers Go To Mother's
Fallout!
The Floater
Not From Dixie
Peter Gunn for 100th Birthday
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#henrymancini #petergunn #oldTVmusic #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories
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Volume 241: Nashville Souvenirs
The Ultimate Nashville Stars
Here’s a nice little compilation album with some pretty big names on it. The recordings you are about to hear sold millions of copies combined.
And they all came from a town at the heart of country music smack dab in the heart of Tennessee.
So get ready to hear wall-to-wall solid gold from wall-to-wall talent in Volume 241: Nashville Souvenirs.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Various – Souvenirs Of Music City U.S.A.
Label: Plantation Records – PLP-506
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: 1978
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
We will hear 10 of the 20 songs on this album. I got a little carried away.
Jeannie C. Riley – Harper Valley P.T.A.
written by Tom T. Hall
Released in August 1968
Charlie Rich – Sittin' And Thinkin'
written by Charlie Rich
First recorded on August 9, 1962 and released in October of that year.
Gordon Terry – Johnson's Old Gray Mule
is attributed to Thomas Westendorf, who wrote the song in 1884, but it's listed as traditional on Second Hand Songs dot com.
Released in March of 1957.
Rita Remington – Feel My Love
Written by Rita Remington and Shelby S. Singleton
Released in January of 1977
Roy Orbison – Sweet And Easy To Love
written by Sam Phillips
recorded on December 14, 1956 and released on January 24, 1957.
David Allan Coe – Got You On My Mind
Written by Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas
Released August of 1977 more than 10 years after recording it.
Willie Nelson – Night Life
written by Myles Goodwyn, Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, and Willie Nelson
Released in September of 1965.
Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes
Written by Carl Perkins
Recorded and released in December 1955. Elvis did his version just three months later.
Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line
Written by Johnny Cash
recorded on April 2, 1956 and released May 1.
Little David Wilkins– Just Blow In His Ear
Written by Bill Way, John Reynolds, and Johnny Bienstock
Released in 1969
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#nashvillesound #musiccity #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories
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Volume 240: A Singing Satchmo
The Voice of Louis Armstrong
My dad’s favorite trumpet player also was an extremely popular vocalist. I have documented many trumpet players who have also recorded their singing voices during the course of this show. Rarely do they commit to a full record of it. And none were as famous for it.
This musician popularized a singing style, while making some of the hottest jazz records in the 1920s and 30s with his trumpet.
So, get ready to hear the gravely voice of the guy they called pops in Volume 240: A Singing Satchmo.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Louis Armstrong – Satchmo Sings
Label: Decca – DL 8126
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Released: 1955
Genre: Jazz
We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this album
Someday You'll Be Sorry (Louis Armstrong and the Commanders)
Written-By – Louis Armstrong
Sincerely (Sonny Burke and His Orchestra)
Written-By – Allen Freed, Harvey Fuqua
Your Cheatin Heart (Sy Oliver Orchestra)
Written-By – Hank Williams
April In Portugal (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra)
Written-By – Jimmy Kennedy, Raul Ferrao
Kiss Of Fire (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra)
Written-By – Lester Allen, Robert Hill
The Gypsy (Louis Armstrong and the Commanders)
Written-By – Billy Reid
Takes Two To Tango
Written-By – Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#louisarmstrong #satchmo #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories
Extensive and Eclectic and we hear them as is with skips, scratches, and pops.
Being a radio and mobile DJ for a decade and a half, I collected several hundred albums. I had nothing on my dad who owned more than 500 (33 1/3) LPs and over 100 78 RPMs at the time of his death in December 2019. I had no idea he had so many. We found them spread all over the house when we prepared for the estate sale. I went through every one and categorized them on an app called Discogs. I thought so many were unique, I decided to start a podcast called Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. Each episode will feature an album. I’ll tell stories about the family listening to these albums and I’ll give other info about the album and the time it was released.
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