Dickie Valentine--David Whitfield--Sydney Baynes--John McCormack--Lord Rockingham XI--Russ Hamilton

No its not Xmas yet...seems like the reds from the 30's/40's have squeezed themselves into the middle of the Blue 50's !

1. Christmas Alphabet......Dickie Valentine

2. Where Are You Tonight......Dickie Valentine

3. Santo Natale......David Whitfield

4. Adeste Fideles.......David Whitfield

5. Twiggy Voo.......Sydney Baynes & His Orchestra

6. The Maxina......Sydney Baynes & His Orchestra

7. I'll Walk Beside You......John McCormack

8. The Star of The Country Down......John McCormack

9. Hoots Mon......Lord Rockingham XI

10. Blue Train.......Lord Rockingham XI

11. We Will Make Love......Russ Hamilton

12. Rainbow......Russ Hamilton

Sydney Baynes (2 January 1879 – 9 March 1938) was an English conductor, composer and leader of one of the United Kingdom's most popular radio bands. He gained his first employment as an organist in London and was later the piano accompanist for singers such as Edward Lloyd and Ben Davies. Through this work he became a respected conductor for London theatres including the Adelphi and Drury Lane. He worked for the BBC for many years and formed and conducted his own orchestra between 1928 and 1938 which broadcast and recorded regularly. His original compositions are largely in the light music genre. His most famous piece of work was the Destiny Waltz published in 1912, which sold over a million copies 

Lord Rockingham's XI was a group of British session musicians, led by Harry Robinson (1932–1996), who had a No. 1 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1958 with "Hoots Mon".

The group was created to perform as the resident band on the pop TV programme Oh Boy!, which was produced by Jack Good, and shown nationally on Britain's ITV network during 1958/59. They were fronted by Harry Robinson and also included jazz baritone saxophonist Benny Green, and organist Cherry Wainer.

          9. Hoots Mon

Ted Heath--John Bonner--Joe Mr Piano Henderson--John McCormack--Charlie Kunz--Lee Lawrence

 A Great mix of styles...and a surprise for me...I didn't think that they had the technology in the 30's/40's for a singer to sing with their selves as on the Boy Soprano John Bonner and as a Bass Baritone !....Aled Jones Made an L/P  One Voice which he sang with his younger self in about 2016...

1. Lullaby Of Birdland......Ted Heath And His Music

2. Seven Eleven......Ted Heath And His Music

3. Angels Guard Thee......John Bonner Boy Soprano /Bass Baritone

4. Somewhere A Voice Is Calling......John Bonner Boy Soprano / Bass Baritone

5. Jangle Box Rag......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

6. Theme From Modern Times (Smile).......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

7. Mother Machree......John McCormack

8. I Hear You Calling Me......John McCormack

9. Charlie Kunz Medley No D 98 ( Part One).......Charlie Kunz

10. Charlie Kunz Medley No D 98 ( Part Two).......Charlie Kunz

11. Young And Foolish......Lee Lawrence

12. Don't Tell Me Not To Love You.......Lee Lawrence

John Bonner was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral during the late 20s and early 30s. He made several records as a boy soprano, and later as a baritone. He had his voice dubbed onto two of his earlier records, Somewhere a Voice is Calling and Angels Guard Thee.

          1. Lullaby Of Birdland

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

Sally Ann Howes & Ken Cantril--Eve Boswell--Red Ingle--John McCormack

Show Tunes.. Pop Tunes.. 40's.. ending in the Clouds !

1. Paint Your Wagon  Songs 1....Sally Ann Howes & Ken Cantril

2. Paint Your Wagon Songs 2.....Sally Ann Howes & Ken Cantril

3. It's Almost Tomorrow.....Eve Boswell

4. Cookie.....Eve Boswell

5. Turn Your Head Little Darlin'......Red Ingle And His Orchestra

6. You Can Be Fit As A Fiddle......Red Ingle And His Orchestra

7. Ave Maria......John McCormack

8. Angels Serenade......John McCormack

                            Sally Ann Howes                                

Sally Ann Howes (born July 20, 1930) is an English actress and singer who holds dual British-American citizenship. Her career on stage, screen, and television has spanned over six decades. She is best known for the role of Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1963 for her performance in Brigadoon.

Eve Boswell (born Eva Keleti, 11 May 1922, Budapest, Hungary – 14 August 1998, Durban, South Africa) was a successful pop singer in Britain in the 1950s.

 She went to the UK in 1949 and replaced Doreen Lundy as the star vocalist in Geraldo’s Orchestra. After featuring on several of the orchestra’s records, including ‘Again’, ‘Best Of All’ 

Signed to Parlophone Records in 1950, her first record, ‘Bewitched’, was followed by several other successful titles, including ‘Beloved, Be Faithful’, ‘The Little Shoemaker’ and ‘Ready, Willing And Able’. Her biggest hits were two up-tempo South African songs, ‘Sugarbush’ (1952) and ‘Pickin’ A Chicken’, which entered the UK chart in 1955.

2. Paint Your Wagon Tunes 2.