Author: Grandma Cyd
January 16, 2016 Playlist
Celebrating the 78th anniversary of Benny Goodman’s historic jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. Benny Goodman & His Orchestra “Don’t Be That Way” from The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Count Basie w/ Benny Goodman & His Orchestra “One O’Clock Read More …
January 9, 2016 “HPZ 4 Kids!” Playlist
Judy Garland & Cast “Skip To My Lou” from Meet Me in St. Louis Soundtrack Music In the Russ Morgan Manner “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down” from Top Hits of the 1930s Gloria Wood w/ Kay Kyser and His Orchestra “Woody Read More …
January 2, 2016 Playlist
Ella Fitzgerald “Day In – Day Out” from The Johnny Mercer Songbook Rosemary Clooney “Be My Life’s Companion” from Come On-a My House Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf Astoria Orchestra “Perfidia” from The Best Loved Bands Of All Time Skip Read More …
2015 Holiday Sing-Along Spectacular Playlist
Co-Hosted By Noel Snow! Low “Just Like Christmas” from Just Like Christmas – Single Andy Williams “Sleigh Ride” from Personal Christmas Collection June Christy “The Merriest” from Christmas Cocktails 2 Dinah Shore “You Meet the Nicest People” from You Meet Read More …
December 12, 2015 Playlist
Frank Sinatra “Ring-A-Ding Ding” from Ring ‘A’ Ding! Frank Sinatra w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra “We Three” from These Were Our Songs (1940) Al Bowlly “When We’re Alone (Penthouse Serenade)” from Top Hits Of the 1930s Frank Sinatra “The Read More …
December 5, 2015 Playlist
Les Brown/Starlighters “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm/Jing-A-Ling” from Christmas Cocktails 2 Jack Teagarden “At the Jazz Band Ball” from Father of Jazz Trombone Lionel Hampton “Ring Dem Bells” from Founder Of the Jazz Vibes: 1930-1944 Sammy Kaye Read More …
5 Sinatra Songs You Gotta Hear: “One For My Baby”
1. “One For My Baby” (click title to listen) From Sinatra Sings For Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1959) I can’t remember if I bought the Only the Lonely album in my junior or senior year of high school, but I’m Read More …
5 Sinatra Songs You Gotta Hear: “Where Or When”
2. “Where or When” (click title to listen) From Sinatra at the Sands (Reprise, 1966) As a general principle, I detest live albums. I see the reason for them, and sometimes they become a necessary evil because it’s the only Read More …
5 Sinatra Songs You Gotta Hear: “You’d Be So Easy To Love”
3. “You’d Be So Easy To Love” (click title to listen) From Ring-a-Ding-Ding! (Reprise, 1961) As many torch songs and albums as Frank commandeered throughout the 1950s, it’s kind of interesting that one of the most heartbreaking tracks he ever Read More …
5 Sinatra Songs You Gotta Hear: “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me”
4. “You’re Getting To Be a Habit With Me” (click title to listen) From Songs For Swingin’ Lovers! (Capitol, 1956) If hipsters were more into Sinatra (and soon they will be, I promise you), Songs For Swingin’ Lovers! would be Read More …