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Beat Me Dadd Eight to the Bar The Cock-Eyed Mayor of Kaunakakai Beer Barrel Polka Bei Mir Bist Du Shon Pennsylvania 6-5000 Rhumboogie I Love You Too Much The Ferryboat Serenade Well All Right Nice Work If You Can Get It Ciribiribin (with Bing Crosby) One Two Three O'Leary Why Talk About Love You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer From the Land of the Sky Blue Water Pagan Love Song Hold Tight Long Time No See OOOOO-Oh Boom Short'nin' Bread Let's Have Another One I Want My Mama |
The Andrews Sisters have recorded so many songs and sold so many records (75
million) that to say they were the Queens of Pop in the 1930's and 1940's is
practically an understatement. This recording is special because it encompasses
their early years, 1937-1940; of course it includes "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,"
which established their reputation and went to number #1, but also wonderful
nostalgia such as "Ciribiribin," with Bing Crosby on lead, "I Love You Too Much,"
"Pagan Love Song" and so many more - twenty-two songs in all, too many to describe
here. Many are accompanied by Vic Schoen, their longtime bandleader and arranger.
The quality is still terrific and hasn't tarnished with age in the least.
| 4148 CD $13.98 |
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It's The Girl That's What I Like About You Heebie Jeebies Concentratin' Wha'd Ja Do To Me? I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart When I Take My Sugar To Tea Don't Tell Him What Happened To Me Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On I'm Gonna Cry This Is The Missus/Ladies And Gentlemen That's Love/Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries My Future Just Passed What Is It? Shine On, Harvest Moon Gee, But I'd Like To Make You Happy We're On The Highway To Heaven Time On My Hands Nights When I'm Lonely Shout, Sister, Shout It's You |
New Orleans, the 1925. Three sisters, classical musicians all, forsake their
proper origins and begin singing the blues-influenced jazz for which the era
is renowned, an unusual enough occupation for young ladies of the time. After
years of dues paying, including appearing in vaudeville, they obtain a record
contract and are backed by the Dorsey Bros. The results of these years are heard
on this CD. The orchestrations are reflective of the early big band sound: smooth
clarinets, fat and sassy horns, plucked upright bass. Some of the slower numbers
(there are twenty in all) feature Martha Boswell's tasty piano accompaniment,
such as "Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me," a bluesy lamentation
that downshifts into a roaring finish. "What Is It" has a lovely melody,
with a sweet hint of vibrato; Connie Boswell's lead is frank yet innocent. Truly,
there's so many treats to savor, it's hard to pick just one!
| 4147 CD $13.98 |
| He's Gone The Plea Maybe I've Lied (Willie Wilson & The Tunemasters) So Real Every Night (I Pray) Whoever You Are I Love You So How Could You Call It Off? Prayee Sure Of Love Memories If You Try I Can't Take It (There's Our Song Again) Goodbye To Love Summer's Love (Richards Barrett With The Chantels) Look In My Eyes Well, I Told You |
The Chantels were one of the first black all-girl groups to hit the national
Billboard charts ("He's Gone," 1957) and they inarguably set a new standard
of quality that reflects well on their Catholic school musical training! Fronted
by Arlene Smith, who was a classical pianist and songwriter, the young ladies
were protogees of George Goldner's staff producer/writer/arranger Richard Barrett;
they recorded for Goldner's End label in its early inception. This "Best of"
collection has the best of their recorded efforts, including their last hits,
"Look In My Eyes" and "Well, I Told You," that were made with replacement lead
Annette Smith (no relation to Arlene). The group then disintegrated, but are
still considered one of the best female harmony groups of all time.
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The Chordettes' career spanned from 1954-1961, during which they were one of
the most popular girl groups of the era. Their founder, Jinny Osborn, was the
daughter of the then President of the Barbershop Society; she began to adapt
barbershop arrangements for women's voices. (Their greatest hit, "Mr. Sandman,"
in fact utilizes one of barbershop's favorite embellishments, the bell chord,
as it's motif. ) Subsequently they began their long partnership with arranger/producer
Archie Bleyer. This association resulted in the aforementioned "Sandman," "Lollipop,"
"Eddie My Love" and many others included here. The Chordettes sound was mainstream
pop, though they flirted with the new rock music that was developing at the
end of the 'fifties, as can be heard on "No Wheels," which sounds a bit of a
period piece now. Their final hit was "Never on Sunday" in 1961, and indeed,
as the sixties began, a chapter closed in musical history, and for the Chordettes
as well. Songlist
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My Blue Heaven |
The Clark Sisters (Ann, Jean, Peggy and Mary) recorded these songs in 1959
and 1962. Formerly known as the "Sentimentalists," they sang with Tommy Dorsey
and had several chart hits. What sets them apart as special is their ability
to mimic instruments with uncanny accuracy, such as on "Sugar Blues," where
they capture every nuance of the trumpet sound, muted and open. The "Salute"
album gave the sisters the opportunity to select their favorite numbers from
groups such as the Mills Bros. ("Paper Doll"), the McGuire Sisters ("Sugartime"),
the Pied Pipers ("Dream") and the Modernaires ("I've Got A Girl In Kalamazoo"),
among many others. Listen to them cut loose on "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon," where
they trade licks with the band!
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Brazil |
Born into a musical family of nine brothers and sisters, The Dinning Sisters
were twins Jean and Ginger and sister Lou (Lou was replaced in 1946 by Jayne
Bundesen, who was replaced by Tootsie Dinning in 1952). Showing more than a
little chutzpah, and without much experience, the young ladies left their Oklahoma
town and traveled to Chicago, where they tried out for NBC radio. They were
hired and remained for seven years, and were ultimately the highest paid radio
act in the Windy City. This accompanied collection begins with two cuts from
their 1943 Capitol Records sessions, "Brazil" and "Sentimental Gentleman From
Georgia," the latter with a whimsical spoken interlude on the trouble with men
reminiscent of the Boswell Sisters. "The Way You Look Tonight" is breathy and
imploring, "Love On A Greyhound Bus" relentlessly cheerful, transporting us
to the post-war era. "My Adobe Hacienda" and the previously-unreleased "Santa
Catalina" feature rollicking accordion. Twenty-five songs in all, including
their most famous hit, "Buttons and Bows."
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The Harps of Melody were formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1930s (though
this recording was made in the 1980s). Invoking the poignant history from which
these African-American spirituals originated, the Harps performed extensively
in the South, in churches and on radio, throughout their career. This CD is
a rare opportunity to discover their sound, as exemplified by the songs "Two
Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread", and "Roll Jordan Roll,"
where they demonstrate, through their use of phrasing, trills and "blue
notes," their command of the style. Their unique version of "Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is distinctive and original. A must for any
devotee. Songlist
| 3357 CD $14.98 |
The lovely King Sisters, hailing from Utah, were six in number, though the
group usually featured four at a time, allowing for flexibility as family commitments
encroached. Having been influenced by the Boswell Sisters, they sought fame
and fortune in the early thirties, and began singing with bandleader Horace
Heidt. Their success continued into the forties and fifties, as contemporaries
of the Andrews and McGuire Sisters, and even into the 1960's, when they had
their own television program, "The King Family Show." With their orchestra,
conducted by Frank DeVol, the girls produced a slew of close harmony classics,
from the wistful ballad, as in "The Day You Came Along" and "I Don't Know Why,"
to the cheerful "Cielito Linda," "You Made Me Love You" and "Pagan Love Song";
and who could forget "When The Swallows Came Back To Capistrano"? What a trip
down memory lane!
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Memories of You |
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Memories of You |
The lovely King Sisters, hailing from Utah, were six in number, though the
group usually featured four at a time, allowing for flexibility as family commitments
encroached. Having been influenced by the Boswell Sisters, they sought fame
and fortune in the early thirties, and began singing with bandleader Horace
Heidt. Their success continued into the forties and fifties, as contemporaries
of the Andrews and McGuire Sisters, and even into the 1960's, when they had
their own television program, "The King Family Show." With their orchestra,
conducted by Frank DeVol, the girls produced a slew of close harmony classics,
from the wistful ballad, as in "The Day You Came Along" and "I Don't Know Why,"
to the cheerful "Cielito Linda," "You Made Me Love You" and "Pagan Love Song";
and who could forget "When The Swallows Came Back To Capistrano"? What a trip
down memory lane!
| 5521 CD $14.98 |
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For You
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Do You Remember When? |
The McGuire Sisters (Phyllis, Dorothy and Christine) got their big break on
the Arthur Godfrey Talent Show, where they replaced the Chordettes and remained
for six years. They generated many hits throughout the 1950's and well into
the next decade, and so popular were they that, as representatives for Coca-Cola,
they received the highest fee in advertising history up to that time. These
24 romantic melodies just inspire harmony, and the orchestrations are brilliant
as well. "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" uses imitation among the horn and string
sections to reinforce the vocal line, while "Them There Eyes" is punctuated
by percussion and horn accents and a half-time coda. The three voices, very
similar in tone color and generally having a low tessitura in the female range,
blend easily, and their vocal style is natural and without artifice. It's wonderful
stuff.
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Sincerely |
| 4791 CD $14.98 |
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