Sing Along With Mitch (2 of 4)

[Stincil]

Cute girls!

[reptile5150]

that is also Bob from Sesame Street too

[Landser64]

Thank God for YouTube. So many treasures here

[Supergungun]

You do know this show was mainly for people born in the late 19th century, who, by this time were in their 60s-70s-80s. At least it gave them one last chance to remember their youthful days and the freer world associated with it.

[hogomeiko]

@Supergungun We kids loved it too. My cousins and I had no idea of what was "cool"; we put on shows and sang freely with Mitch.  Years later we became singers; one of us in opera. :)

[Supergungun]

@hogomeiko Sadly this is not the majority else we wouldn't have had rap.

[Digit654]

I remember watching this program in the 60's. Back then I did not, as well as my parents, know that the show was lip synced in the musical numbers.

[hank29pc713]

this and other live entertainment TV shows were so frequently shown on TV during the 1960s.live entertainment TV shows,like "The Porter Wagoner Show","Sing along with Mitch","The Jimmy Dean Show","The Guy Lombardo Show","The Arthur Murray Party","The Lawrence Welk Show",etc...,are just about never shown on broadcast TV,nowadays.oh,well.who knows?cable TV channels,like RFD-TV,BYU-TV,Arts & Entertainment TV,etc,,,just might be carrying this or other live entertainment TV shows!

[RoadCaptainEntertain]

I didn't know PeeWee Herman could sing like that!  ;-)

[deconstructionist67]

I am now afraid of white people.

[DforDelinquent]

@deconstructionist67

"I am now afraid of white people"

-Good. Now get lost.

[generationll]

How I wonder how many of these guys are still alive

[pietrrocks]

beatles revolver 66 long way from this

[opinionize]

Bob McGrath sang that song beautifully. It is so nice to hear true singing. Gorgeous voice.

What a sweet sax! Whew!

[CarlDuke]

Thanks so much for this and other Miller posts. Not only are they so enjoyable, they also give us a place to gather and remember this musical genius, who not only led this program, but for many years ran Columbia Records transforming it from a 3rd rate outfit to the leading label in the country. He helped guide the careers of Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett, Rosie Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Patti Page, the Four Lads, Teresa Brewer and many others. He had a profound effect on 20th century music.

[nitaseyboldsault]

God Bless you Mitch Miller may you rest in Heaven with all the angels.

[CarlDuke]

Just learned from a musician friend that the name of the saxophonist is Vincent J. (Jimmy) Abato who had played with the Glenn Miller band. Obviously he was a great talent. The name Mitch mentions while introducing the tune is that of the song's composer.

[wwebtime]

Great sound! I remember watching this when I was knee high to a grasshopper!

[airdaleva42]

I remember the program as a small child. I ennjoyed it then and always wondered what became of Mitch. A long life is the true reward of a good lfe. You will always be remembered

[patrick9648]

I had forgotten how good Bob from Sesame Street sang in his early days.

[acedrumminman]

RIP Mitch, tell Welk to cough up the baton...

[CarlDuke]

For anyone who may care, Eddie Leonard and his version of the song Ida are on youtube. Just do a search on the name Eddie Leonard. Leonard was a true pioneering giant and in his wake came Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Georgie Jessel, among others. .

[CarlDuke]

Victor Griffin's rendition of Ida is just great. A wonderful salute to the legendary Eddie Cantor and the great pioneer minstrel man Eddie Leonard who wrote the song in 1903. And that saxophobia is just great as well.

[newjean2000]

I hope that someone will keep these songs alive. It would be a shame for them to die and our children and grandchild not to ever hear them.

[Maxwell1901]

Bob McGrath has. In fact, his Sesame Street record "Sing Along with Bob" was a tribute to Mitch Miller - had to have been!

[eiwaz]

To think that we went from this to Hendrix, Joplin and Zep in a few short years. Yep, we've seen some changes in our lives.

[BaritoneCan1]

How fortunate we had shows of this calibre. What a golden Irish Tenor voice Bob McGrath had. Brings a tear to the eye.

[oneandatwo]

The whole show so far:

wow!

[fromthesidelines]

The instrumental at 7:48, as Mitch identified it, is "Saxophobia", "technicolor'. The real Rudy Wiedoeft (whose famous composition this saxophonist is recreating) died in February 1940.

[technicolorfantasies]

Thanks!  i appreciate it!

[technicolorfantasies]

Thanks for the info! I really enjoy all this olde time music!

[CarlDuke]

@fromthesidelines Thanks for that information about this piece of music. I found a version by Rudy on youtube which is quite good, but I find the performance by this musician even better. His arrangement seems just a bit more exciting. And bravo to Mitch for his great taste.

[fromthesidelines]

Bob McGrath was a "featured singer" on the program from 1962 through '64; he first appeared as a last-minute substitute for an "Irish tenor" on a St. Patrick's Day theme show, and became a regular performer shortly afterwards. Today, of course, most people know him from "SESAME STREET"- and yes, "Mary Poppins" (6:46) was going into re-release in the summer of '66 [normally, Disney usually waited about seven years to reissue their "classic" movies to theaters, but "Mary" made so much money...].

[Treemeadowsbackup]

Bob from Sesame Street!!!

[carloeduardoborra]

i remember my father used to sing it to my mother when i was a kid.. they are really old that time may he rest in peace.

[technicolorfantasies]

That's some cool stuff. I like the saxophone piece. What's it called again?

[Supergungun]

@technicolorfantasies Saxophobia. It was a hit in 1920.