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Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 -- February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinne...

A trip down memory lane back to 1939 - 1945 hearing again the songs and the sounds of war. For younger people a history lesson where the music shin...

For those that dont know, The Sons of the Pioneers are a great American singing cowboy group, who appeared in many movies in the 1930s and 40s. The...

Join me on a musical trip down memory lane back to 1940 and listen to some of the most popular songs of WWII

JANE FROMAN SINGS A NOEL COWARD SONG FROM HIS OPERETTA "BITTERSWEET", ORCHESTRATION IS BY AL GOODMAN. SHE REALLY COULD SING ANYTHING. THIS IS ONLY...

JANE FROMAN SINGS THE CLASSIC HOAGY CARMICHAEL SONG..."STORMY WEATHER", ORCHESTRATION IS BY AL GOODMAN...

ENJOY!!!!!

THE WONDERFUL JANE FROMAN SING THE ERIC COATES COMPOSITION...

"A SLEEPY LAGOON"' WHICH WAS THE THEME TUNE OF THE BBC RADIO SERIES "DESERT ISLAND DI...

JANE FROMAN SINGS A HIT SONG OF 1942 COMPOSED BY DON JUSTIN. SHE SINGS..."I DREAM OF YOU!", ORCHESTRATION IS BY AL GOODMAN.

ALTHOUGH A LITTLE SCRAT...

Dorothy Collins sings the #1 song of the week, "Mr. Sandman" on Your Hit Parade televised on December 25, 1954. Dorothy recorded on the Coral labe...

"AH SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE", COMPOSED BY VICTOR HERBERT, FOR THE MUSICAL PLAY...NAUGHTY MARIETTA, RECORDED IN 1937 BY TAUBER AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS. ...

Apologies for not posting anything lately...very busy.

In the meantime, here's something from a little performance I did at a private event a few ...

RICHARD TAUBER, NEVER APPEARED IN AN IVOR NOVELLO SHOW, THE MUSIC SUITS HIS VOICE DOWN TO THE GROUND...HE SINGS..."WE'LL GATHER LILACS" FROM PERCHA...

1947 Classic version by Gracie,The title was originally recorded in 1935 by Gracie and many others, one of the 105 tracks on the 4 set cd THE REAL ...

A British World War I song composed by Ivor Novello with lyrics by Lena Gilbert Ford, first published as "Til the Boys Come Home" on October 8, 191...

FROM A GENERAL MOTORS NIGHT AT CARNEGIE HALL, TAUBER SINGS..."LOVE IN MY HEART AWAKENS", FROM LEHAR'S...MERRY WIDOW...

ENJOY!!!

FROM THE FILM...LISBON STORY, IN WHICH RICHARD HAD A CAMEO ROLE, HE SINGS THE BEAUTIFUL SONG..."NEVER SAY GOODBYE".

ENJOY!!!!

"MUSIC IN MY HEART", FROM TAUBERS ENGLISH OPERETTA "OLD CHELSEA", WHICH WAS QUITE SUCCESSFUL ON TOUR AND BECAME A HUGE SUCCESS IN LONDON. HE PLAYED...

3/31/30 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra 1930-1931 Classics 516. (Gaskill-Mills-Calloway) Cab's famous signature tune! The lyrics are based on those ...

A trip down memory lane back to 1939 - 1945 hearing again the songs and the sounds of war. For younger people a history lesson where the music shin...

A trip down memory lane back to 1939 - 1945 hearing again the songs and the sounds of war. For younger people a history lesson where the music shin...

Full Songlist-

1940-

I'll Never Smile Again (Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Vera Lynn)

Frene...

Video of a pleasant morning spent in Looe, Cornwall. See also my video of the railway station and subsequent journey up the estuary towards Liskeard.

Drive along torquay seafront

Petula Clark celebrates 'The Festival Britain' 1951

(A time of hope in the UK)

Diana Dors with The Gentleman Is A Dope, a number from the 1960 Album "Swinging Dors", with the Wally Stott Orchestra.

From the 1959 "Jane Morgan Time" album (KAPP KL-1170) -

Victor Young composed this lovely song for the 1949 film "My Foolish Heart" with lyrics by ...

Photographers and Camera-men loved Linda! The "perfect face" aspect came from the fact that she didn't have a "good or bad" side! She could be phot...

From the OBC "One Touch of Venus," here are the two beautiful people/voices who made this all possible! Sadly, Mr. Baker's pictures are not availab...