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"Am I Blue?" is a song written by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke in 1929, and was a big hit that year for Ethel Waters. It has become a standard, reco...

Cine film of 1964 Brighton Speed Trials. I originally put 1963 in the title but have since been correctly advised that it is actually 1964. I'd lik...

6-year old Emily Bear has wowed audiences from the White House to her own house. Playing the piano since age 3, Emily also composes her own music....

live played

This has been uploaded especially for the friends and colleagues of the late Frankie Ireland. Frank played with us on many occasions and it was alw...

Les yeux noirs...

le plus beau morceau de django

I've had this tune going through my head since the 50's. I've multi tracked it as best as I remember using clarinet, guitar and organ. It 'aint per...

If you're a better singer than the artist on the track, you can remove the lyrics and sing the song yourself.

Les Paul and Mary Ford with "How High The Moon". A musical innovation

From NitroPlanes and GuanLi, comes this Japanese Zero This plane was one of the most famous airplanes in WWII. The Zero was a fast and amazing f...

Frank Sintra wrote this song for Ava Gardner.

She was the love of his life.

He wrote it when they broke up.

I'm a fool to want you

I'm a fool to w...

Some of the video clips taken over the three days at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year (2009)