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George Shearing - Lullaby of Birdland
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Sir George Shearing 1919-2011. He will be remembered always for this composition which brought him international acclaim.
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Rosemary Clooney - Honey
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Rosie Clooney having fun with a young audience of US Navy crew for a television special in 1953.
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Dickie Valentine - You Made Me Love You
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All through the 1950s, Dickie Valentine was one of the UK's most popular vocalists, enjoying many chart hits including two No.1s with 'Finger Of Suspicion' and 'Christmas A...
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Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun
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A TV performance from Harry Belafonte of the title song from his 1957 movie 'Island In The Sun'. It was one of several hit records the calypso singer enjoyed during the la...
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Margaret Whiting - Alone Together
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Margaret Whiting 1924-2011. In memory of one of America's finest vocalists, here is a television performance of a Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz song that she had recorded...
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Margaret Whiting - It Might As Well Be Spring
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Margaret Whiting died on 10 January 2011, aged 86. This song from State Fair was her first hit record for Capitol Records in 1945, and is offered for your enjoyment in mem...
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Peggy Lee - The Boy From ....
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Norma Deloris Egstrom twists her tongue around Stephen Sondheim's impossible lyric. This is a 1981 TV performance from Peggy of Stephen's witty parody of The Boy From Ipan...
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Betty Clooney - A Guy Is A Guy
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Talented younger sister of Rosemary Clooney, Betty sings 'A Guy Is A Guy' - the song which was a huge hit record for Doris Day in 1952, and went on to earn Doris a Gold Dis...
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Kay Starr - Bonaparte's Retreat
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Kay's original recording of Bonaparte's Retreat goes back to 1950 - pre-dating Wheel of Fortune by two years. Many years later Kay is still in fantastic voice and gives a ...
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Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz
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A Million Selling No.1 hit record in both the USA and UK - Seen here in a 1983 TV performance by the ever fabulous Kay Starr.
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