Author: Grandma Cyd
March 7, 2009 Playlist
1] Lover, Come Back To Me by Rudy Vallee from Heigh-Ho Everybody, This Is Rudy Vallee [2] Love, You’re Just A Laugh by Ella Fitzgerald from The Early Years [3] I’ll String Along With You by Jo Stafford & Gordon Read More …
February 28, 2009 Playlist
[1] I’m Beginning to See the Light by Bobby Darin from Hooray For Love: The Great Gentlemen [2] On An Evening In Roma by Dean Martin from Capitol Collectors Series [3] A Kiss To Build A Dream On by Louis Read More …
“Christmas With the Rat Pack”
I admit it: I’m a Rat Pack freak. After all, the Rat Pack is one of the reasons I got into this type of music in the first place, starting with Frank, then with Dean. It all unraveled from there. Read More …
“White Christmas/A Christmas Special” – Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney
Fact: Christmas is not Christmas without Bing Crosby. I got this hard-to-find LP from a friend and former WSUMer who discovered it at a resale shop either here in Madison or down in Chicago. Side A features Bing Crosby, and Read More …
“Christmas Classics” – Bing Crosby
This CD was released in 2004, though it sounds like the recordings come to us from the 1950s. Bing’s baritone voice fills the room with rich, warm fuzzies and knocks you in the gut like the sack of sweet valencia Read More …
“Elvis’ Christmas Album” – Elvis Presley
There seem to be two factions out there. One (represented by my aunt, Magical Margical) wants Elvis played all the time on The Heavy Petting Zoo. The other (represented by WSUM’s General Manager and occasional HPZ fill-in host, Dave Black) Read More …
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Classics” – Gene Autry
Gene Autry is probably one of my favorite classic country stars. He’s famous for his rendition of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (Track 2) but there are other songs to enjoy, such as “He’s A Chubby Little Fellow” (Track 3) and Read More …
“The Spirit of Christmas Past” – Various Artists
While most of the Christmas carols we hear during the season (“Deck the Halls,” “Joy To the World,” etc.) are either traditional songs or hymns originating from centuries past, several of our most popular Christmas hits were written from the Read More …
A Winter Romance – Dean Martin
It seems Dean Martin is another artist people either love or hate. As one in the “Pro-Dino” camp, even I must admit that sometimes his Christmas albums can be a bit too much, with over-the-top shmoozery and shtick. Nevertheless, there’s Read More …
February 21, 2009 Playlist
[1] Embraceable You by Sarah Vaughn from The Very Thought of You [2] Lush Life by Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane from The Johnny Hartman Collection [3] Million Dollar Baby by Mel Torme from In A Soulful Mood [4] Half Read More …