Showing posts with label Michael Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Holiday. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 March 2024

Michael Holiday--Peter Dawson--The Stargazers--Walter Glynne--Suzi Miller--Tom Barrett


 We seem to have a left hand and right hand divide on this selection "Pop" Versus Bass Baritone / Tenor / Baritone !

1. Hot Diggity......Michael Holiday
2. The Man With The Yaller Shoes......Michael Holiday
3. I Travel The Road......Peter Dawson
4. My Sword And I......Peter Dawson
5. Celebration Rag......The Stargazers
6. I Love Love Love It......The Stargazers
7. I Dream Of A Garden Of Sunshine......Walter Glynne
8. Passing By......Walter Glynne
9. I Love My Baby......Suzi Miller
10. The Money Tree.......Suzi Miller
11. Will The Angels Play There Harp For Me......Tom Barratt
12. Old Pal......Tom Barrett

Singer Tom Barratt was present on a large number of recordings, especially dance band ones, from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, mainly those directed by Nat Star and Harry Bidgood for Sterno & the Vocalion Group respectively. He was also vocalist on many Edison Bell sides and those directed by Debroy Somers and Stan Greening for Columbia & Regal. Almost nothing is known about him or his career outside of recordings, but it is thought his main work lay in the music halls or the theatre.

          9. I Love My Baby

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Jimmy Young--Frank Sinatra--The Mills Brothers--The Platters--Michael Holiday--Johnnie Ray


 Sipping chapagne with Irene wondering if a million words would ease an aching heart looking at the blue heaven above for eternity !

1. Eternally......Jimmy Young
2. Is It Any Wonder......Jimmy Young
3. My Blue Heaven......Frank Sinatra
4. Goodnight Irene......Frank Sinatra
5. Oh My Aching Heart......The Mills Brothers
6. What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You.....The Mills Brothers
7. On My Word Of Honor......The Platters
8. One In A Million......The Platters
9. Old Cape Cod......Michael Holiday
10. Love You Darlin'......Michael Holiday
11. Give Me Time......Johnnie Ray
12. The Lady Drinks Champagne.....Johnnie Ray


Sir Leslie Ronald Young CBE, known professionally as Jimmy Young (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016), was an English singer, disc jockey and radio personality. Early in his career in the 1950s he had two number ones, "Unchained Melody" and "The Man from Laramie", both in 1955, and several other top ten hits in the UK chart, but he became better known for his long-running show on BBC Radio 2, The JY Prog, which ran from 1973 until 2002.


The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed the Four Mills Brothers, and originally known as the Four Kings of Harmony, were an American jazz and traditional pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records.
The Mills Brothers were the first African-American artists to have their own show on national network radio (on CBS in 1930); they made appearances in film; and were the first to have a #1 hit on the Billboard singles chart, with "Paper Doll" in 1943. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.


The Platters are an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre. The act has gone through multiple line-ups over the years, earning it the branding tag "Many Voices One Name," with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, founder and naming member Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1967, including four number-one hits. The Platters continue to fulfill Reed's enduring legacy and perform around the world today.


John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called Ray the "father of rock and roll", and historians have noted him as a pioneering figure in the development of the genre.

       12. The Lady Drinks Champagne.

Saturday, 10 April 2021

Michael Holiday--Royal Brass Band--London Philharmonic Orch--Morgan & Hadley

A story to be told ! by a kindly light with Orpheus with a banjo on his knee

1. The Story Of My Life......Michael Holiday
2. Keep Your Heart......Michael Holiday
3. Nearer My God To Thee......Royal Brass Band
4. Lead Kindly Light......Royal Brass Band
5. Orpheus In The Underworld Overture Part 1......London Philharmonic Orch
6. Orpheus In The Underworld Overture Part 2......London Philharmonic Orch
7. Banjo Hit Medley Part 1......Banjo Duets by Morgan & Hadley
8. Banjo Hit Medley Part 2......Banjo Duets By Morgan & Hadley


Norman Alexander Milne, known professionally as Michael Holliday (26 November 1924 – 29 October 1963) was a British singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He had a number of chart hits in the UK, including two number one singles, "The Story of My Life" and "Starry Eyed".Holliday's style of singing was influenced by Bing Crosby, who was his idol. The style earned him the title of "the British Bing Crosby". A biography entitled The Man Who Would Be Bing, written by Ken Crossland, was published in 2004.

     1. The Story Of My Life