Jo Stafford & Liberace--Dickie Valentine--Guy Mitchell--Deep River Boys--Frankie Laine--Joe Loss

 The "Blues" got nearly 100% in this selection !

1. Indiscretion......Jo Stafford & Liberace

2. April And You......Jo Stafford & Liberace

3. In A Golden Coach......Dickie Valentine

4. The Windsor Coach......Dickie Valentine

5. A Dime And a Dollar......Guy Mitchell

6. Tear Down The Mountains......Guy Mitchell

7. Oo Shoo Be Do Be......Deep River Boys

8. The Biggest Fool.......Deep River Boys

9. Cool Water......Frankie Laine

10. Bubbles......Frankie Laine

11. Heartaches......Joe Loss & His Orchestra..(Vocal Howard Jones)

12. The Little Old Mill......Joe Loss 7 His Orchestra..(Vocal Elizabeth Batey)

         7. Oo Shoo Be Do Be

Ken Mackintosh--Winifred Atwell--Joe Loss--Frankie Laine--Perry Como--Harry James

 A bit heavy with the Dogs with this selection !!

1. Good Boogdi Googie.Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra.v Gordon Langhorn

2. Tin Pan Alley Ball...Ken mackuntosh & His Orchestra..Vocal Beryl Reid

3. Port Au Prince......Winifred Atwell

4. Startime......Winifred Atwell

5. Forget Me Not......Joe Loss & His Orchestra...Vocal Howard Jones

6. Isle Of Innisfree......Joe Loss & His Orchestra....Vocal Rose Brennan

7. Love Is A Golden Ring......Frankie Laine

8. There's Not A Moment To Spare.......Frankie Laine

9. It Only Happens When I Dance With You......Perry Como

10. Because......Perry Como

11. Easter Parade.......Harry James & His Orchestra

12. Cherry.......Harry James & His Orchestra

        11. Easter Parade

Lita Roza--Mr Borland--Mr Chris Chapman--Joe Loss Band--Johnnie Ray--Eva Turner--Tennessee Ernie Ford

 A mixture of labels and styles start off this session of 78's...bells and swing and a dash of Puccini !

1. Hillside In Scotland......Lita Roza

2. Sorry Sorry Sorry.......Lita Roza

3. Peal Of Church Bells......Mr Borland

4. Southern Girl Gavotte......Mr Chris Chapman

5. In The Mood......Joe Loss And His Band

6. At The Woodchoppers Ball......Joe Loss And His Band

7. I Miss You So......Johnnie Ray

8. So Long.......Johnnie Ray

9. Turandot...In Questa Reggia......Eva Turner

10. Turandot...O Princcipi Che a Lunghe Carovane......Eva Turner

11. River Of No Return......Tennessee Ernie Ford

12. Give Me Your Word......Tennessee Ernie Ford

  

Lilian Patricia Lita Roza (14 March 1926 – 14 August 2008) was an English singer best known for her 1953 recording "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. She was the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart.

In 1950, she became the lead female singer with the Ted Heath Band, and by 1954, had achieved enough public acclaim to leave the band and pursue a solo recording career.

Roza's "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a cover version of Patti Page's original, was the peak of her career, topping the UK Singles Chart. It made her the first British woman to have a No. 1 hit in the UK chart. Further covers of "Hey There" and "Jimmy Unknown" gave her small hits in the mid-1950s. Roza disliked her hit single so much that she never performed it live.

Eva Turner

Dame Eva Turner, DBE, FRAM, FRCM (10 March 1892 – 16 June 1990) was an English dramatic soprano with an international reputation. Her strong, steady and well-trained voice was renowned for its clarion power in Italian and German operatic roles.

She also played the title role in Turandot. She was in the audience for the April 1926 premiere at La Scala and first sang it in December that year at the Teatro Grande in Brescia. In 1928, she performed it at the Covent Garden (also playing Aida and Santuzza during the season), and in 1929, she took the part at La Scala. Recordings of her Turandot recorded live at Covent Garden in 1937 with Giovanni Martinelli as Calaf and John Barbirolli conducting remained unissued at the time but were released on EMI CD CDH 7610742 in the 1980s.

          6. At The Woodchoppers Ball

Teddy Johnson--Al Jolson--Howard Keel--Virginia Gibson--Edmundo Ros--Joe Loss

 Only one bio and pic on this selection all the other bio's and pics are further down posts !!

1. Beloved Be Faithful......Teddy Johnson

2. Wanderin'......Teddy Johnson

3. Chinatown My Chinatown......Al Jolson

4. After You've Gone......Al Jolson

5. Sobbin' Women......Howard Keel

6. June Bride......Virginia Gibson

7. Piano Pops (No 5)..Part 1.......Russ Conway

8. Piano Pops (No 5)..Part 2.......Russ Conway

9. Come Closer To Me......Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band

10. Cavaquinho......Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band

11. Painting The Clouds With Sunshine.....Joe Loss And His Orchestra

12. We Won't Live In A Castle.......Joe Loss And His Orchestra

       7. Piano Pops (No 5) Part 1.

Edmundo Ros OBE, FRAM (7 December 1910 – 21 October 2011), born Edmund William Ross, was a Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin American orchestra, had an extensive recording career and owned one of London's leading nightclubs.

In August 1940, Ros formed his own orchestra, performing as Edmundo Ros and His Rumba Band in the style of Lecuona Cuban Boys directed by Armando Oréfiche. In 1941 he cut his first tracks with Parlophone, the first number being "Los Hijos de Buda". The band played regularly at the Coconut Grove club in Regent Street, attracting members of London's high society and royal family.

         9. Come Closer To Me

The Hilltoppers--The King Brothers--Frank Sinatra--Joe Loss--Jack Payne--Tennessee Ernie

 We have the Blues an Echo a Cry and a Light for Miss Otis & Marianne !... time warp alert !!(Rag & Bone Man) circa 2022

1. Marianne......The Hilltoppers

2. Your Wasting Your Time......The Hilltoppers

3. Miss Otis Regrets......The King Brothers

4. The Light In The Window......The King Brothers

5. Love And Marriage......Frank Sinatra

6. Look To Your Heart.....Frank Sinatra

7. Rag Mop......Joe Loss & His Orchestra

8. Dry Bones......Joe Loss & His Orchestra

9. Just An Echo In The Valley......Jack Payne & His Orchestra

10. Ich Liebe Dich......Jack Payne & His Orchestra

11. The Cry Of The Wild Goose......Tennessee Ernie

12. Anticipation Blues......Tennessee

The Hilltoppers were a pop vocal quartet that lit up the hit list in the early 50’s to the tune of 25 charters in five and a half years, but in early 1952 Jimmy Sacca (23, lead), Seymour Spiegelman (21, tenor), and Don McGuire (21, bass) were just three students at Western Kentucky State College.

They sang barbershop harmony at the Goal Posts, the campus candy store and hangout. What turned the barbershop banter into serious singing was Jimmy’s association with a piano player in the Ace Dining band, Billy Vaughn. The college was located in Bowling Green where Ace’s band played, and Jimmy would occasionally sit in.

Joe Loss was the son of Russian immigrants. He proved to be a gifted violinist, learning the instrument at the Hackney Academy of Music. He received scholarships to Trinity College of Music and the London School of Music. He founded his first dance band as a teenager, his first professional steps as a musician he made as a silent film accompaniment in the cinema.

Loss played in various dance orchestras and from 1930 had his first own seven-member group, which played in London's Astoria Ballroom. Three years later, the first radio appearance followed. As a result, the Joe Loss Orchestra became one of the most popular British dance orchestras.

The Joe Loss Orchestra was one of the most successful acts of the big band era in the 1940s, with hits including "In the Mood". In 1961 they had a hit with "Wheels—Cha Cha", a version of the String-A-Longs' hit "Wheels". Other hits included David Rose's "The Stripper" in 1958, "Sucu Sucu", "Must Be Madison", "The Theme from Maigret" and "March of the Mods (The Finnjenka Dance)" of 1964.

John Wesley Vivian "Jack" Payne (22 August 1899 – 4 December 1969) was a British dance music bandleader who established his reputation during the British dance band era of the 1930s.

While serving in the Royal Flying Corps, he played the piano in amateur dance bands. After the RFC became the Royal Air Force towards the end of World War I, Payne led dance bands for the troops. Prior to joining the Royal Air Force, he was part of "The Allies" concert party. This voluntary group performed to wounded soldiers convalescing around Birmingham.

He played with visiting American jazz bands at the Birmingham Palais during the early 1920s, including the Southern Rag-a-Jazz Orchestra in 1922, before moving to London in 1925.

          7. Rag Mop