Monday 28 June 2021

Jimmie Rodgers--The Dream Weavers--Frank Sinatra--The Four Lads--Peter Sellers--John McCormack


 Wondering at the bus stop if kisses with wine is better than the hard stuff or will two bright eyes  say goodbye to tomorrow !

1. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine......Jimmie Rodgers
2. Better Loved You'll Never Be......Jimmie Rodgers
3. It's Almost Tomorrow......The Dream Weavers
4. You've Got Me Wondering.......The Dream Weavers
5. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye......Frank Sinatra
6. If I Only Had A Match.......Frank Sinatra
7. The Bus Stop Song......The Four Lads
8. A House With Love In It......The Four Lads
9. A Drop Of The Hard Stuff......Peter Sellers
10. I'm So Ashamed......Peter Sellers
11. I Know Of Two Bright Eyes......John McCormack
12. As I Sit Here......John McCormack

James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American singer and actor. Rodgers had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. His string of crossover singles ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides, and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music.In the summer of 1957, he recorded his own version of "Honeycomb", which had been written by Bob Merrill and recorded by Georgie Shaw three years earlier. The tune was Rodgers' biggest hit, staying on the top of the charts for four weeks. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Over the following year he had a number of other hits that reached the Top 10 on the charts: "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again", "Secretly", and "Are You Really Mine". Other hits include "Bo Diddley", "Bimbombey", "Ring-a-ling-a-lario", "Tucumcari", "Tender Love and Care. 
n the United Kingdom, "Honeycomb" reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957, but "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" climbed to number 7 the following month. Both "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" were million sellers.


The Dream Weavers was an American popular music, vocal group, famous in the 1950s, formed at the University of Florida by Gene Adkinson (baritone and ukulele) and Wade Buff (lead vocals).
they were given a twice-weekly half-hour program slot, radio station, WRUF in 1955. With the program ending at 10:30pm, they felt it appropriate to sign off with a song they had composed in high school in 1953, "It's Almost Tomorrow"  Buff served as the lead singer, and the third part was sung by various female singers. It was released by Brunswick Records in the United Kingdom, where it hit the chart on February 10, 1956 and reached number one on March 16, holding the top spot for 2 weeks, before being displaced by "The Rock And Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr, only to return the following week for a further one week stay at the top. In total the song was in the UK charts for 18 weeks. However, it was the only chart appearance by the group in the UK, thus condemning The Dream Weavers to the one hit wonder tag.


The Four Lads is a Canadian male singing quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group earned many gold singles and albums. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Moments to Remember," "Standing on the Corner," "No, Not Much," "Who Needs You?" and "Istanbul."
In 1953, they made their own first gold record, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)", which launched them to stardom and kept them busy throughout the 1950s and 1960s in the U.S. and Canada.

Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English film actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series of films.

        1. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine