Wednesday 3 March 2021

Debbie Reynolds--Lou Busch--The Four Aces--Frank Sinatra--Jan Rosol--Les Paul & Mary Ford


 Horizontal  and colourful with plenty of info with a trip to France Africa & Italy on a Rainbow!

1. Tammy.....Debbie Reynolds
2. French Heels......Debbie Reynolds
3. Zambezi......Lou Busch & Orchestra
4. Rainbows End......Lou Busch
5. Three Coins In The Fountain......The Four Aces
6. Wedding Bells.....The Four Aces
7. Oh What A Beautiful Morning......Frank Sinatra
8. The Girl That I Marry......Frank Sinatra
9. The Story Of Tina......Jan Rosol
10. Chez Moi......Jan Rosol
11. Meet Mr Callaghan......Les Paul
12. Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me......Les Paul & Mary Ford

Mary Frances Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016), known professionally as Debbie Reynolds, was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years.Her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Her other successes include The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953), Susan Slept Here  and Tammy and the Bachelor (1957), in which her performance of the song "Tammy" reached number one on the Billboard music charts. In 1959, she released her first pop music album, titled Debbie.In 1969, she starred on television in The Debbie Reynolds Show, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. 
Louis Ferdinand Busch (July 18, 1910 – September 19, 1979) was an American record producer, musician and songwriter, best known for performing as a pianist under the pseudonym Joe "Fingers" Carr.
One summer, Busch backed singer Jo Stafford and conductor Paul Weston on the hit record "Ragtime Cowboy Joe". The success encouraged both him and the label to release his own original single, "Ivory Rag", early in 1950. His biggest hits from the 1950s include "Portuguese Washerwoman", "Sam's Song", a cover of Del Wood's version of "Down Yonder", and the international hit "Zambezi". Often overlooked are several mainstream and jazz sides he recorded as Lou Busch, featuring exciting band or orchestral arrangements.

The Four Aces are an American male traditional pop music quartet, popular since the 1950s. Over the last half-century, the group amassed many gold records. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Stranger in Paradise", "Tell Me Why", and "(It's No) Sin". Other big sellers included "Shangri-La", "Perfidia", and "Sincerely". The original members, responsible for every song made popular by the group, included Al Alberts, Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro.

Singer, born in Le Havre, who escaped to England from occupied France in 1943 and joined the Free French Forces. Detailed to tour England as a singer he decided to dedicate himself to French folk music. But he was probably best known as a broadcaster, singing and playing regularly for the Home, Light and Third programme networks of the BBC and from 1948 performed every week in various programmes for schools. Little is known of Jan Rosol from the mid-1960s onwards.
Les Paul and Mary Ford were a popular 1950s husband-and-wife musical duo, who performed and recorded during 1945—1963. They both sang and played guitars.Ford and Paul were music superstars during the first half of the 1950s, putting out 28 hits for Capitol Records between 1950 and 1957, including "Tiger Rag", "Vaya con Dios" (11 weeks at #1), "Mockin' Bird Hill" (top 10), "How High the Moon" (nine weeks at #1), "Bye Bye Blues" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"

      3. Zambezi

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