Author: Grandma Cyd
The Cole Porter Story
. For years, a copy of The Cole Porter Story, as told to Richard G. Hubler, has been tucked away on the bookshelf of the headboard of my grandma’s guest bed upstairs. It appears to be stolen from a library, Read More …
October 10, 2009 Playlist
[1] Pettin’ thePark by Dick Powell from Lullaby of Broadway [RCA Victor] [2] I Love being here with you by Peggy Lee from the very thought of you: romantic crooner’s collection [Reader’s Digest] [3] I thought about you by Johnny Read More …
October 3, 2009 Playlist & #TBT Archive
The Throwback Thursday special has ended! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the next exclusive link to a #TBT Archive! “Throwback Thursday” Special! Click here to download Hour 1 Click here to download Hour 2 [1] Charmaine by Billy Read More …
September 26, 2009 Playlist
[1] (I’ve Got) Beginners Luck by Ella Fitzgerald from The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook [2] Sleepy Time Gal by Dean Martin from Autumnal, Vol. III [3] Somethin’ Stupid by Frank & Nancy Sinatra from Greatest Hits [4] What A Read More …
September 19, 2009 Playlist
[1] Our Love Affair by June Robbins & Johnny Drake from Best of the Big Bands: Eddy Duchin [2] Perhaps by Rudy Vallee from Heigh Ho Everybody, This Is Rudy Vallee [3] I Used To Be Colour Blind by Fred Read More …
Review: “Fred Astaire” by Joseph Epstein
For some time now, I’ve been meaning to post a review of the book Fred Astaire by Joseph Epstein. The only thing that kept me from doing this sooner was knowing how much time it would take to page through Read More …
August 15, 2009 Playlist
[1] Memories Are Made of This by Dean Martin from Capitol Collectors Series [2] Let’s Fall In Love by Ella Fitzgerald from The Harold Arlen Songbook [3] This Is The Night by Ruth Etting from Shaken, Not Stirred [4] I Read More …
August 8, 2009 Playlist
[1] The Lady Is A Tramp by Frank Sinatra from Sinatra Reprise [2] The Things We Did Last Summer by Dean Martin from A Winter Romance [3] Shadow Of Your Smile by Johnny Hartman from The Johnny Hartman Collection [4] Read More …
August 1, 2009 Playlist
[1] Pettin’ in the Park by Dick Powell from Lullabye of Broadway [MGM] [2] Gotta be this or that by Benny Goodman from Your Hit Parade [Reader] [3] Trumpet Blues and Cantabile by Harry James from Best of the Big Read More …
Get to know Doris Day
To the dismay of fans everywhere (Peppermint Patty included), Doris Day has pretty much fallen off the radar of society over the years. I, for one, thought she was dead until I read that she wasn’t — she’s just in Read More …