"Five Foot Two, Eye's Of Blue"-GUY LOMBARDO

[MsDanielle287]

lol omg this is too weird lllloooollll.........

[dxdoctr1]

Thanks for posting this. I remember this song from my youth - playing on a Wurlitzer juke box. All of 24 records. Wow! :o)

[Crockerish]

Love it,put on some more.

[envision43]

what a tune! flawless!

[Joanie3509]

Thanks for the nostalgia trip. I love these old songs. Takes me back to my young days.

[fabiandoulton]

I play this every time I play at a Nursing home in New Orleans and people of all ages love it.

Actually I add a little more swing to it than Guy.

[monteleone101]

to be more exact, I finally found that this song was recorded by the Lombardo band on March 16th 1949 and released on a 78rpm with "You Can't Buy Happiness" on the flip side. It was released a few years later on an album called "The Band Played On"

[gramophoneshane]

I'm not surprised it took almost 1yr before it was pressed here in Australia. Most songs seem to have taken at least 6 months for the masters to reach us. I was a little surprised that we had "Hop-Scotch Polka" pressed on the flip side, which I've posted as a video response above. I'll have to look out for "You Can't Buy Happiness" as I've never heard it!

[monteleone101]

love this version, probably from 1950-1952. It was released first on a 78rpm, then on an album entitled "The Band Played On".

[gramophoneshane]

Yes- mid 1950. A lot of collectors don't seem to like Guy's music, but I don't understand why. He cut some great songs, and to still be pumping out records like this 25 yrs after he started, I think he did well. He was one of a small handful of jazz/big band era artists still recording & selling records in the 50's, so that speaks for itself