Seems Like Old Times

14/06/2024

This weekend our entire show is dedicated to this week in 1942.

WWII: Midway; Doolittle's Raid; FDR-Churchill meet; Lidice massacre. Rationing. Grand Coulee Dam completed. Ted Wiliams enlists. Movies--Saboteur, Mrs. Miniver, Yankee Doodle Dandy. Radio--Great Gildersleeve, Whistler, Counterspy, Suspense debut.

On the chart: Harry James, Ink Spots, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Kate Smith, Dinah Shore, Kay Kyser, Billie Holiday, Merry Macs, and Jimmy Dorsey.

"Tangerine" is a popular song. The music was written by Victor Schertzinger, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1941 and soon became a ja...

06/06/2024

... And on the countdown we're back to 1957.

Ike in White House. Khrushchev appears on US TV. Frisbee is introduced. TV--Jimmy Dean morning star; host changes on Tonight show; I Love Lucy ends. Rocket Richard leads Canadiens to the Cup; Russell, Heinsohn star as Celtics win first NBA title.

On the chart--Perry Como, Marty Robbins, Andy Williams, Patti Page, Gale Storm, Vic Damone, and Pat Boone.

In the years immediately prior to the British Invasion, only one performer rivaled the chart dominance of Elvis Presley, and that was Pat Boone. With his tra...

06/06/2024

This weekend we'll listen to the album "Sketches By Skitch". An experimental take on the standards from Skitch Henderson...

17/05/2024

We're Dancing again this weekend. We partner with Anita O'Day, Ray Noble, Dave Barbour, Kay Starr, Rudy Vallee and Pearl Bailey.

Spotlight 1943. WWII: Yamamoto killed, Guadalcanal, Bismarck Sea, Allies take N. Africa, rationing. Wildcat coal strikes. Oklahoma! on Broadway. Movies--Pride of the Yankees, This Land is Mine, Cabin in the Sky. Baseball stars in military. Triple Crown to Count Fleet. Radio--Hope, Skelton, Fibber, McCarthy, Benny, The Falcon.

On the chart--Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby, Harry James, Glenn Miller, Ink Spots, Dorsey/Sinatra, Dick Haymes and more.

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10/05/2024

We're dancing this weekend. Cutting a rug with Vaughn Monroe, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Ella, Les Brown, Tonight Show Band and more.

Spotlight 1954. Ike. Surging Economy. Corvette. TV Dinners. H-bomb tested at Bikini Atoll. Army-McCarthy Hearings. French fall in Vietnam. Bannister breaks the 4 minute mile. Movies--Executive Suite, River of No Return, Witness to Murder. TV--Lucy, Dragnet, Godfrey, Groucho, Berle.

Countdown: Patti Page, Perry Como, Kitty Kallen, Nat Cole, Kay Starr, Eddie Fisher, Frank Sinatra, and Doris Day.

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26/04/2024

It's Spring Songs this weekend. Celebrate the season w/ Dick Haymes, Ginny Simms, George Winston, Peggy Lee, Andrews Sisters, Bobby Troup, and more.

Plus we head back to 1939. FDR asks for defense build-up; Europe on the verge of war; Marian Anderson sang at Lincoln Memorial; World's Fair in NYC; The Grapes of Wrath; Pope Pius XII; Radio--Bergen/McCarthy, Benny, Lux Theater, Skelton, Maj Bowes, Big Town; Movies--Stagecoach, Wuthering Heights, Dark Victory; Williams hits first HR.

Making the hits--Ozzie Nelson, Larry Clinton, Guy Lombardo, Glen Gray, Benny Goodman, both Dorseys, and Bing.

Bobby Troup sings his song "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring" with John Collins on the guitar

12/04/2024

This weekend we listen to the album "Ultra-Lounge: Bottoms Up". Cool stuff from Julie London, John Buzon Trio, Billy May, Leroy Holmes, April Stevens, Martin Denny and others.

Spotlight 1946. Americans so-so on Truman. Churchill labels Iron Curtain. Communists wage war in China. Revolt in Iran. Radio--Fibber, Bob Hope, Lux Theater, Breakfast in Hollywood. Movies--Gilda, Seventh Veil, Bells of St. Mary's, Road to Utopia . Herman Keiser edged Hogan at Masters.

Hit songs by Johnny Mercer, Les Brown/ Doris Day, Lionel Hampton, Haymes & Forrest, Dinah Shore, Sinatra and Frankie Carle/ Marjorie Hughes.

05/04/2024

It's a special edition this weekend. In Hour 1 it's April songs. Celebrating the month with Les Baxter, Dean Martin, Pat Boone, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, HiLo's, Martha Tilton, Al Jolson and others.

Then in Hour 2, Name Game, Female Edition. Saluting the ladies are Benny Goodman, Dick Powell & the Mills Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Ray Noble & Buddy Clark, the King Sisters, and Tony Bennett.

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16/02/2024

Random selections this weekend. We'll hear Buddy Greco, Larry Clinton, Harry James, Pied Pipers, Johnny Guarnieri and more.

Spotlight 1953. Ike takes office, denies clemency for Rosenbergs. Korea. Deadly flooding in Netherlands. TV--Lucy has little Ricky. Radio--Amos n Andy, Benny, Miss Brooks, Groucho, Suspense. Movies--Million $ Mermaid, Ruby Gentry, Bad and the Beautiful. Tenley Albright, Dick Button skating champs.

Hit songs by Gaylords, Joni James, Teresa Brewer, Patti Page, Kay Starr, Frankie Laine, Karen Chandler, and Perry Como.

A 1953 clip. Sorry about the brief glitch that occurs with the picture at 2:36 in this video -- I don't know if this is something that occurs in every versio...

09/02/2024

Valentine's Day is coming and we're celebrating in our unique way. Love songs by Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer, Eartha Kitt, Smothers Bros, Jackie Gleason, Allan Sherman, and Guy Marks.

Spotlight 1945. 4th term for FDR; Yalta Conference; War in Europe drawing to a close; US captures Manilla; Radio--Hope, Fibber & Molly, Bing, Winchell, Mr District Atty; Movies--National Velvet, Murder My Sweet, Song to Remember; big men dominating college basketball.

Countdown: Johnny Mercer, Harry James, Ink Spots & Ella, Sammy Kaye, Frankie Carle, and Bing & Andrews Sisters.

A performance by Guy Marks on Top Of The Pops in 1978.

02/02/2024

In the showcase this weekend is the album "$64,000 Jazz." Tracks from Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Erroll Garner, Pete Rugolo and more.

Spotlight 1949. Truman's Fair Deal, and Point Four programs. Snow in LA. Cardinal Mindszenty trial in Hungary. China revolution. Hem line debate. Eagles top Bears in NFL title blizzard. Ben Hogan car crash. CBS radio talent raids. Movies--Joan of Arc, Every Girl Should Marry, A Letter to Three Wives.

On the chart: Sammy Kaye, Bing Crosby, Evelyn Knight, Kay Kyser, Sammy Kaye, Margaret Whiting, and Dinah Shore.

Buttons And Bows (Livingston-Evans) by Dinah Shore and her Happy Valley BoysDinah’s all-time top-selling disc was this Oscar winner, recorded a full year bef...

26/01/2024

Couples sing this weekend. Steve & Eydie, Whiting & Wakely, Bing & Rosie, Ella & Louis, Stafford & MacRae, Eberly & O'Connell, and Louis & Keeley.

Spotlight 1937. Depression. FDR's 2nd term. Hughes sets flying mark. King Edward VIII abdicates. Movies--Sabotage, Good Earth, After the Thin Man. Radio--Cantor, Benny, Allen, Gangbusters. CFB title to Minnesota; Packers won NFL title.

On the chart: Benny Goodman, Eddy Duchin, Bing, Dorsey, Shep Fields, Lombardo and more.

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19/01/2024

"Spirituals" is our theme this weekend. Coming to the meeting are Mildred Bailey, Mills Bros, Charlie Barnet w/ Kay Starr, Bing & Louis, Tommy Dorsey, Fats Waller and more.

Spotlight: 1951. Truman assassination attempt. Korea. Wages/ salaries frozen. Radio--Duffy's Tavern, Lux Theater, Benny, Amos n Andy. TV--Berle, Your Show of Shows, Lone Ranger, Godfrey. Movies--All About Eve, Born Yesterday, Mating Season. Browns edge Rams for NFL title

On the chart: Guy Mitchell, Mario Lanza, Sammy Kaye, Perry Como, Weavers, and Patti Page

Marvelous Patti Page sings her mega-hit "Tennessee Waltz" wearing a beautiful gown in a sophisticated setting. Here is an alternate 1956 video version of "T...

12/01/2024

We're doing our Resolutions this weekend. Songs of self-improvement by Eddie Cantor, Boswell Sisters, Mary Martin, Jo Stafford, Johnny Desmond, Tommy Dorsey and more.

Spotlight 1942. 5 weeks since Pearl Harbor; record number of enlistments; Churchill gave inspiring address to Congress; Radio--Great Gildersleeve, Shadow, Bergen & McCarthy; Movies--Suspicion, Man Who Came to Dinner, Babes on Broadway (video); Minnesota won CFB crown, Bears clobbered Giants to win NFL.

On the chart: Bing Crosby, Harry James, Charlie Spivak, Kay Kyser, Freddy Martin, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, and Glenn Miller

Babes on Broadway (1941) -up film to Babes in Arms sees Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland crying "Say Kids, let...

08/12/2023

This weekend it's Christmas on the Bandstand.

Seasonal sounds by Sammy Kaye, Freddy Martin, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, Louis Jordan, Harry James, Russ Morgan, Paul Whiteman, Ray Anthony, Eddy Duchin, Benny Goodman, Shep Fields, Hoagy Carmichael w/ Martha Mears, and many more.

from ARA 3001A 78 rpmwith Hoagy Carmichael and orchestra and the Tudor Williams QuartetMusic by Hoagy Carmichael - Lyrics by Furniss Peterson and Paul Franci...

01/12/2023

It's Christmas Comedy this weekend.

Some seasonal levity from Gene Autry, Louis Prima, Stan Freberg, Jerry Colonna, Allan Sherman, Mel Blanc, Tom Lehrer, Foster Brooks, Mona Abboud, Jerry Lewis, and Straight No Chaser. Plus, some vintage radio and TV clips.

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24/11/2023

It's 1953 this weekend. Including Christmas songs from that season by Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Joni James, Stan Freberg and more.

Ike; warm weather hurting Christmas sales; French trying to hold SE Asia; TV: Lucy, Dragnet, Godfrey, Berle, Gleason; La Rosa fired on Godfrey radio show; Movies: Big Heat, From Here to Eternity, Calamity Jane; Lions heading to NFL title, Maryland college champs.

On the chart: Ames Bros, Tony Bennett, Paul & Ford, Dean Martin, Teresa Brewer, P*e Wee Hunt, and Eddie Fisher

Coke Time with Eddie Fisher. Circa 1953.Words by Jessie Barnes, music by Felix Stahl.

23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!!

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17/11/2023

We're being thankful this weekend, which includes Food Songs. Joining the feast are Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, George Winston, Nat Cole and others.

Spotlight 1940.

FDR beats Willkie; N**i Blitz on London; Draft begins in US; Radio--Benny, Shadow, Ma Perkins, Truth or Consequences; Movies--Strike Up the Band, Long Voyage Home, Zorro; Minnesota CFB champs.

Hit songs by Bing, Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Ink Spots, Artie Shaw, and Will Bradley.

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03/11/2023

We're serving Fruit Cocktail this weekend. Sweet songs by Ray Anthony, Georgia Gibbs, Jimmy Dorsey, Gaylords, Bob Crosby, Harry Belafonte, Anita O'Day, and more.

Spotlight 1956.
Ike vs. Stevenson rematch; segregated buses illegal; Hungary revolution; Suez crisis; TV: Lucy, Sullivan, $64K Question, December Bride; Larson perfect game as Yanks win WS; B'way: Auntie Mame, My Fair Lady, Mr. Wonderful; movies: 10 Commandments, Giant, Lust for Life.

On the chart: Pat Boone, Chordettes, Jim Lowe, Eddie Haywood, Johnnie Ray, Andy Williams, Patti Page, and the Lennon Sisters.

The Lennon Sisters are a singing group consisting of four siblings: Dianne (born December 1, 1939), Peggy (born April 8, 1941), Kathy (born August 2, 1943), ...

27/10/2023

We have Halloween tunes this weekend. Trick or Treating with Cab Calloway, Kay Starr, Spike Jones, Louis Armstrong, Larry Clinton, Bing & Andrews Sisters, and Archie Bleyer.

Spotlight 1939. War in Europe, US neutral; Lindbergh promotes isolation; NYC World's Fair; Movies--Mr Smith, The Women, Ninotchka; Radio--Bergen/McCarthy, Benny, Fibber, Big Town, Ma Perkins; Yanks sweep Reds for 4th straight WS title.

Hit Parade: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey/ Jack Leonard/ Edythe Wright, Bob Crosby/ Helen Ward, Ink Spots, Shep Fields, Judy Garland, and Artie Shaw.

With elemenated dialogs and the studio recording from the original musical score of the movie `Dancing Co-Ed´, 1939.Buddy Rich on drums and Georgie Auld on T...

20/10/2023

It's Dealer's Choice this weekend. Random picks by CO include Matt Monro, Jimmy Roselli, Jaye P. Morgan, George Shearing, Johnny Mann Singers and Andy Williams

Spotlight 1943. WWII: Allies take Italy; Mussolini captured, rescued; US raids Wake Island. Movies--Best Foot Forward, Lassie Come Home, So Proudly We Hail. NBC Radio Tuesday--Fibber & Molly, Bob Hope, Red Skelton. Yanks beat Cards.

On the chart: Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Mills Bros, Bing Crosby, Al Dexter, Frank Sinatra and more.

Love this uptempo pop song and it charted for Andy twice; in 1967 it charted #34 on Billboard’s Hot 100, then in 1999 the song was used in a British Fiat com...

13/10/2023

This week it's Taking songs, part 2. Both Dorseys, Jimmy Roselli, Artie Shaw, Al Martino, Eydie Gorme, Louis Armstrong and more.

Spotlight 1949. Truman; Cold War, Communists in Europe, Asia; CBS radio power Sunday--Benny, Amos n Andy, Bergen/McCarthy, Skelton; Movies--I Was a Male War Bride, White Heat, Pinky; Yanks top Dodgers, Eagles own NFL.

On the countdown: Vic Damone, Al Morgan, Andrews Sisters, Ink Spots, Stafford/MacRae, Whiting/Wakely, Vaughn Monroe, and Frankie Laine.

That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine, Harry Zimmerman & His Ork

06/10/2023

This weekend: Autumn, Part 2. Nice seasonal sounds from Bobby Troup, Claude Thornhill, Andy Williams, Vera Lynn, Four Freshmen and Anita Kerr.

Spotlight 1935. Depression; Italy invades Ethiopia; Dionne quintuplets; Will Rogers, Wiley Post died; Huey Long assassinated; radio--Bowes, Vallee, Benny, Amos n Andy, Flash Gordon; Detroit won WS and NFL title; movies--Garbo as Karenina, 39 Steps, Top Hat.

Hit songs by Bing Crosby, Eddy Duchin, Dorsey Bros, Smith Ballew, Teddy Wilson, and Fred Astaire

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29/09/2023

Autumn Songs this weekend. Enjoying the season w/ Eva Cassidy, Buddy Greco, Frankie Carle, Harry James, Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole and more.

Spotlight 1957. Strong economy; Edsel; Kerouac's On the Road; Ike sends troops to protect Little Rock Nine; Sputnik; Braves beat Yanks; TV Westerns; Movies--Pajama Game, Three Faces of Eve, 3:10 to Yuma.

On the chart: Debbie Reynolds, Johnny Mathis, Jimmie Rodgers, Ames Bros, Pat Boone, Tony Bennett, Jane Morgan, and The Chordettes.

The Chordettes - "Just Between You And Me" (The Ed Sullivan Show 1957)On The Ed Sullivan Show, 8th September 1957Colorized using DeOldify

22/09/2023

"Taking" is the musical theme this weekend. Acquisitions from Pearl Bailey, Duke Ellington, Perry Como, Dave Brubeck, Gene Krupa, Tony Pastor, Jane Monheit and more

Spotlight 1946. Truman; work stoppages; B-29; nuke testing; Radio--Fibber & Molly, Hope, Bergen & McCarthy, Benny; Movies--Big Sleep, Notorious, Brief Encounter; Cards beat Red Sox, Musial, Williams struggle.

On the chart: Freddy Martin, Sinatra, Bing/Andrews, Frankie Carle, Tony Martin, Ink Spots.

Jane Monheit (born 1977) is an American jazz vocalist.I do not own any rights to this video or audio.Lyrics:Here I go againI hear those trumpets blow againAl...

15/09/2023

Football is our theme this weekend. We hit the gridiron with Perry Como, Andy Griffith, Neil Hefti, Hugo Winterhalter, Tom Lehrer, George Carlin and more.

Spotlight 1964. Gulf of Tonkin; Johnson vs Goldwater; Florida hurricanes; Bewitched, Gomer Pyle, Gilligan's Island new on TV; movies Mary Poppins, Fistful of Dollars, Goldfinger; Phillies blow late lead.

On the chart: Trini Lopez, Jerry Wallace, Dean Martin, Brenda Lee, Gale Garnett, Al Martino, Andy Williams and more.

The Perry Como Show. December 8, 1956.With The Ray Charles Singers & Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra."You Gotta Be a Football Hero" is a song written by Al Sherman...

25/08/2023

We're "Giving" this weekend w/ Kitty Kallen, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, Cab Calloway, June Christy, Jerry Vale and others.

Spotlight--1947. Truman; first US surplus since '29; housing shortage; Heyerdahl sails Kon-Tiki; India gains independence, Pakistan formed; summer radio--Boston Blackie, Mr District Attorney, Take it or Leave It; movies--Life With Father, Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, Crossfire; Yanks-Dodgers cruising.

Pop hits by Sammy Kaye, Red Ingle, Perry Como, Tex Williams, Eddy Howard, Three Suns, Phil Harris, and Harmonicats.

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18/08/2023

Gambling is this week's theme. We're placing bets on Kay Kyser, Ray Anthony, Frank Sinatra, Julie London, Dean Martin, Henry Mancini, and more.

Spotlight 1942. WWII, gas rationing, Ike leads European forces, WAVES began, U-boats off US coast, Midway, Guadalcanal; musicians strike; Movies--Mrs. Miniver, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Holiday Inn; Cardinals about to surge to WS title.

Hit songs by: Kyser, Glenn Miller, both Dorseys, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Merry Macs and more.

November 27, 2019: Originally published at YouTube on April 28, 2015, this revised version is practically a new video although some of the original footage f...

11/08/2023

It's another week of Comedy. Chuckles from Andy Griffith, Bob Newhart, Ziggy Talent, Four Preps, Groucho Marx, Sammy Davis Jr, and more.

Spotlight: 1954
Ike; Dr. Samuel Sheppard ("The Fugitive") case; France surrenders N. Vietnam; GM & Ford auto battle; Movies--High and the Mighty, Caine Mutiny, On the Waterfront; Indians-Giants WS bound.

On the chart: Rosie Clooney, Frank Weir, Kitty Kallen, Four Aces, Paul/Ford, Archie Bleyer, Gaylords, and Crew-Cuts.

A more traditional version of Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) was made by the Crew-Cuts (with the David Carroll Orchestra), for Mercury Records and was No. 1...