Author: Grandma Cyd
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 …
July 11, 2009 Playlist & #TBT Archive
The Throwback Thursday special has ended! Follow The Zoo on Facebook and Twitter for links to the next #TBT show archive. “Throwback Thursday” Special! Click here to download Hour 1 Click here to download Hour 2 ~~Co-hosted by Paul Snyder~~ Read More …
July 4, 2009 Playlist
[1] Stars and Stripes Forever by Boston Pops – Arthur Fiedler from Fiedler Greatest Hits [2] Do I Love You by Helen Forrest w/ Artie Shaw & His O from Great Band Era (1939) [3] Under the Bamboo Tree by Read More …
They came a long way from St. Louis
Fans of the Heavy Petting Zoo know that I have a special place in my heart for Rosemary Clooney. My friends know this too (how could they not?), and upon a recent stop in Chicago, two good friends surprised me Read More …
June 13, 2009 Playlist
The Hour of Unknowns Aside from “Mr. Bojangles” and “Mr. Booze,” this edition of HPZ featured songs never before played on the program or otherwise unfamiliar to Grandma Cyd. [1] When You’ve Got A Man On Your Mind by Jo Read More …