TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA - 'Tea For Two Cha Cha' - 1958 78rpm

[chenwenhua2269]

yeah sorry I know that 78s are made from shellac. I used to have 78s too but not anymore.....they are very fragile. thanks for the info.

[jackd105]

Yes but no Grammy. he should have walked away with that! 1958 ws the first year for the Grammys

[jackd105]

Yes but no Grammy

[dancebandleader]

This sounds like this pressing has more reverb than the

posting elsewhere here.

[rhubarb4292]

You just can't beat an old 78 for letting the tonearm dance with the rythm! You blew me away with this unexpected beauty of a 78 and the lovely "record player"! How utterly sweet! Here's another one who played it over and over when it came out. My girlfriend had a copy. We turned out to be lifetime friends. What a wonderful presentation you have offered.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Floydian (Thad)

[mortygwhiz]

My dance partner and I actually danced a Cha cha cha routine to this record back in the early 60's. Practically wore it out.

[chenwenhua2269]

OH! you still have this ditty on 78's Awesome! thanks for posting Love the vinyl

[nobux60]

@chenwenhua2269 This is an old 78 rpm record....they were made out of a hard material...not vinyl. They were so hard that they could shatter like glass. Maybe this is a vinyl reproduction, but vinyl was used beginning in the 50's and 60's.

[VizionG]

YAWN!

[TheCondon1]

Tea for two is it.! Its the song that never sounds bad.

[pgh45rpms]

A wonderful posting!

T-4-2 was written by Vincent Youmans for the 1920's musical, "No No Nanette". It later became a common song for Vaudevillian dancers who performed the soft-shoe.

Tommy Dorsey died in 1956, choking on food while he slept. Warren Covington, a trombonist in the Dorsey band, is featured in this 1958 cha-cha recording of Mr. Youman's song. Latin rhythms like the mambo & cha cha were very popular dances in the 50's.

[WCPR1620AM]

@pgh45rpms Apparently, this song was also used in a WB cartoon "Show Biz Bugs" with Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck where they both tapped danced on stage. This short was released in 1957, just a year prior to that when that song was later became a hit in cha-cha form. I also have the LP which is on a US Decca label.

[308pill]

looking for a vis of tommy dorsey singing i will never smile again?

[Orangeflava]

sweet tune! didnt i hear this in a movie once?

[SentimentaIJourney]

This brings memories biG tiMe for me..thanks. sweetie♥ your grandparents had it going on♥ how awesome is that???

[ETBRAIN]

Hi! Liz, it's me again. This souldn't be, "Tea for Two Cha, Cha ,Cha"?

I remember "Cha, Cha Cha" being the name for that rhythm in the late '50s, but label reads only "Tea for Two Cha, Cha"!

A "Cha" is missing! If you know something please let me know! Cheers!

Don't have to tell you again you've got what you deserve: 5 Stars, Favorites list, Records & Turntables list, and all my thanks and love. ET.

[78s4FR]

Hi ET. Love all your lovely comments. On U2B, you can only put a word in once in the Tags bit....so it's only one 'cha'!. xLiz