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

Johnnie Ray--Mario Lanza--Perry Como--Bing Crosby--Buddy Cole--Tennessee Ernie Ford

 It seems the girl and the boy are traveling to Granada then Copacabana in the moonlight with plenty of time so lets hope they had a lovely night of that year !

1. As Time Goes By......Johnnie Ray

2. To Every Girl To Every Boy.......Johnnie Ray

3. The Loveliest Night Of The Year......Mario Lanza

4. La Donna E Mobile.......Mario Lanza

5. Did You Ever Get That feeling In The Moonlight.....Perry Como

6. Till The End Of Time......Perry Como

7. Granada......Bing Crosby

8.  Copacabana......Bing Crosby

9. You're Breaking my Heart......Buddy Cole

10. Song Of Surrender......Buddy Cole

11. Sixteen Tons......Tennessee Ernie Ford

12. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry......Tennessee Ernie Ford

Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in World War II, and he became one of the nation's top crooners. He died in a plane crash in 1949.

In 1949 Clark opened the year with "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" again a duet with Doris Day on a top 15 seller and two more that were top 25 tunes - "I Love You So Much It Hurts" with Earl Hagen's band on and "It's A Big Wide Wonderful World" from the Broadway show "All In Fun" with Mitchell Ayres on In the spring of 1949 Clark recorded another duet, this time with Dinah Shore on the tune "Baby It's Cold Outside" from the film "Neptunes Daughter" on It was another huge hit remaining a top seller for five months and topping out at number four on the national charts. This was followed by another top five seller and a long time hit parade mainstay "You're Breaking My Heart" with the orchestra of Harry Zimmerman on In the fall "A Dreamer's Holiday" was recorded with Ted Dale's orchestra on, and it was another big seller for Clark and Columbia Records that went to number 12 on the charts.

          12. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry

Vic Damone & Ann Blyth--Frank Sinatra--Tennessee Ernie Ford--Sid Phillips & His Band--Jo Stafford & Nelson Eddy--Al Martino.

Hands, heart, feet, crying farewell to the Ball !

 

1. Night Of My Nights......Vic Damone

2. And This Is My Beloved......Vic Damone & Ann Blyth

3. Not As A Stranger......Frank Sinatra

4. How Can You DoA Thing Like That To Me......Frank Sinatra

5. The Ballad Of Davy Crocket......Tennessee Ernie Ford

6. Farewell.....Tennessee Ernie Ford

7. Darktown Strutters Ball......Sid Phillips & His Band

8. Fidgety Feet......Sid Phillips & His Band

9. With These Hands......Jo Stafford & Nelson Eddy

10. Till We Meet Again......Jo Stafford & Nelson Eddy

11. Here In My Heart......Al Martino

12. I Cried Myself To Sleep......Al Martino

Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons".

He released almost 50 country singles through the early 1950s, several of which made the Billboard charts. Many of his early records, including "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Blackberry Boogie", were exciting, driving boogie-woogie records.

Isador Simon "Sid" Phillips (14 June 1907 – 23 May 1973) was an English jazz clarinettist, bandleader, and arranger.

In 1930, Phillips began writing arrangements for Bert Ambrose, and joined Ambrose's ensemble in 1933, remaining there until 1937. Later in the 1930s, Phillips played in the United States on radio and freelance in clubs. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, then put together his own quartet in 1946 and wrote several pieces for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He led a Dixieland jazz band of his own formation from 1949, and his sidemen variously included George Shearing, Colin Bailey, Tommy Whittle, and Kenny Ball.

Phillips's first recordings under his own name were made in 1928, and he continued to record as a leader into the 1970s.

In 1937 through 1938, a number of his recordings were issued in the United States, through a contract he signed with Irving Mills and issued on Mills' Variety label, as well as Vocalion, Brunswick and Columbia labels, most recordings were made in England.

Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer and occasional actress, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical training to become an opera singer before following a career in popular music, and by 1955 had achieved more worldwide record sales than any other female artist. Her 1952 song "You Belong to Me" topped the charts in the United States and United Kingdom, becoming the second single to top the UK Singles Chart, and the first by a female artist to do so.

Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather.

He aspired to become a singer, emulating artists such as Al Jolson and Perry Como, and by the success of a family friend, Alfredo Cocozza, who had changed his name to Mario Lanza.

Cini began his singing career. Encouraged by Lanza, he adopted the stage name Al Martino.

He won a recording contract with the Philadelphia-based independent record label BBS, where he recorded "Here in My Heart". Lanza's label, RCA Victor, had asked Lanza to record the song, but Martino called Lanza and pleaded with him to let Martino's version have a clear chance. The song spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US pop charts in June 1952, earning Martino a gold disc, and later in the year, also reached the top of the UK charts. It was number one in the first UK Singles chart, published by the New Musical Express on November 14, 1952, putting him into the Guinness Book of World Records. "Here in My Heart" remained in the top position for nine weeks in the UK.

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