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Seems Like Old Times is the weekend music program of the standards, performed by the great artists of yesterday and today. [email protected]

12/06/2026

This weekend we're playing "Day" songs. We celebrate 24 little hours w/ Jane Morgan, Artie Shaw/ Helen Forrest, Fred Astaire, Julie London, Four Aces, Sophie Tucker, Robert Goulet and more.

Spotlight 1957. Ike. Khrushchev appears on US TV. Bomb testing. TV--Final Lucy episode; Paar set to host Tonight Show. Movies--Designing Woman, 12 Angry Men, Face in the Crowd. Dodgers announce move to LA. Celtics win first title.

On the chart--Gale Storm, Pat Boone, Patti Page, Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, Marty Robbins, Vic Damone, Jim Reeves, Jimmy Dorsey and more.

Robert Goulet "On A Clear Day" on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 5,...

29/05/2026

It's Destination II this weekend. We're traveling again w/ Caterina Valente, Lawrence Welk, Kenny Ball, Dizzy Gillespie, Four Lads, Ray Conniff, Frankie Laine, and more.

Spotlight 1938. FDR's purge of Dem party. Economy slumping. Germany takes Austria, wants Czechoslovakia. Radio--The Shadow, Mary Marlin, Bergen/McCarthy, Benny, Burns/Allen, Cantor, Maj Bowes. Movies--Vivacious Lady, Jezebel, Robin Hood. Chicago improbable Stanley Cup champs

Top songs by Larry Clinton/ Bea Wain, Sammy Kaye, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Red Norvo/ Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby and more.

Frankie Laine, Harry Zimmerman & His Orchestra

22/05/2026

We'll have one last dance this weekend. Dancing songs w/ Jane Morgan, Jimmie Lunceford, Jack Jones, Fred Astaire, Julie Andrews, Cal Tjader, Leroy Anderson and more.

Spotight 1947. Truman Doctrine. Post-War Europe. Tornados rip heartland. Texas City explosion. Movies--Miracle on 34th Street, Farmer's Daughter, Sea of Grass. Radio--My Friend Irma debuts; Fibber, Hope, Bergen, Benny, Skelton. Babe Ruth Day.

On the chart: Eddy Howard, Frankie Laine, Sam Donahue, Ted Weems, Dinning Sisters, Charlie Spivak, Frank Sinatra

4.5K likes, 183 comments. "Frank Sinatra - "Time After Time" from It Happened In Brooklyn (1947)"

08/05/2026

"Dancing" is our theme this weekend. We shake a leg with Ella, Vaughn Monroe, Goodman, Herman, Hi Lo's, Les Brown Tommy Dorsey and more.

Spotlight 1954. Ike. Economy surging after mild recession. US tests H-bomb. Puerto Ricans shoot-up House of Reps. McCarthy hearings begin. French lose in Vietnam. TV dinners debut. Bannister breaks 4 min mile run. Movies--Executive Suite, Witness to Murder, River of No Return. TV--Lucy, Dragnet, Godfrey, Groucho, Berle, Gleason.

Hit-makers: Perry Como, Nat Cole, Doris Day, Ames Bros, Four Knights, Kitty Kallen, Kay Starr, and Frank.

3.3K likes, 113 comments. "Frank Sinatra - "Young At Heart""

01/05/2026

It's our 20th Anniversary this weekend. 🎉🍾 A little "hooray" for us, and an homage to our first program.

Otherwise, it's business as usual. And this weekend we have more Spring songs. Celebrating the season w/ Gordon MacRae, Claude Thornhill, Monica Lewis, Ella, Nat King Cole, and Polly Bergen.

Spotlight 1941. War in Europe., Germany captures Yugoslavia, Greece, Finland. Lend-Lease. Grand Coulee Dam. Radio--Benny, Bergen, Hope, Fibber, Lux; new Inner Sanctum, Duffy's Tavern, Bulldog Drummond. Movies--Lady Eve, Meet John Doe, Citizen Kane, Road to Zanzibar. Whirlaway wins Derby.

On the chart: both Dorseys, Andrews Sisters, Wayne King, Bing, Kay Kyser, Xavier Cugat, Benny Goodman, and Horace Heidt

11 likes. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"

24/04/2026

We welcome Spring this weekend. Seasonal tunes by Andrews Sisters, Dick Haymes, Julie London, King Sisters, Ray Noble, George Winston, and Bobby Troup.

Spotlight 1939: FDR gearing up for war. Europe on the brink. Unemployment 20%. NY World's Fair opens. Pope Pius XII. Radio--Bergen, Benny, Lux, Bing; Skelton, Mr DA debut. Movies--Stagecoach, Wuthering Heights, Dark Victory. Ted Williams debut, Bruins take Stanley Cup.

On the countdown: Glen Gray, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, Ozzie Nelson, Ink Spots and Larry Clinton

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

10/04/2026

"Destinations" is this weekend's theme. Traveling we go w/ Frankie Laine, Frank Chacksfield, Alan Dale, Mildred Bailey, Bing & Bob, Buddy Greco, Jimmy Lunceford, and Steve Tyrell...

Spotlight 1946. Truman falling popularity. Churchill coins "Iron Curtain". Killer Tsunami hits Hawaii. Communists attack in China. Iranian crisis. Radio--Fibber, Hope, Lux, Bergen, Skelton, Benny, Screen Guild, F Allen, Mr. DA, Winchell. Movies--Gilda, Seventh Vail, Harvey Girls. Keiser wins Masters.

On the chart: Frank Sinatra, Les Brown/ Doris Day, Lionel Hampton, Alvino Rey, Frankie Carle, Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Charlie Spivak and more.

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27/03/2026

Big Band Instrumentals is our subject this weekend. We have Les Brown, Artie Shaw, Stan Kenton, Chick Webb, Count Basie, Clyde McCoy, Tommy Dorsey and many more.

Spotlight 1955. Ike. America booming. Low unemployment. Deaths and crop losses from Spring cold, snow. TV--Lucy, Gleason, Dragnet, Groucho, Sullivan, Disney. Movies--Man With the Golden Arm, Bad Day at Black Rock, East of Eden. Russell leads San Francisco to NCAA title.

Countdown--Crew Cuts, McGuire Sisters, Perry Como, Billy Vaughn, Fontane Sisters, Georgia Gibbs, Bill Hayes and Joni James

Joni James performing the love song How Important Can It Be?

20/03/2026

We're having a Magic show this weekend. Songs of illusion by Eddie Fisher, Julie London, Doris Day, Ralph Flanagan, Perry Como, Frankie Laine, Tony Martin, Andre Previn and more.

Spotlight 1966. Johnson. Vietnam. Twister released. Movies--Our Man Flint, Harper, Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Flight of the Phoenix. TV--Bonanza, Pyle, Lucy, Skelton, Batman. Texas Western upset KY for college hoops title.

On the chart: Roger Miller, Astrud Gilberto, Connie Francis, Al Martino, Jack Jones, Sinatra, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, and the Tijuana Brass.

From Herb Alpert's first Television Special in 1967Herb Alpert official website: https://herbalpert.herbalpertpresents.com

20/02/2026

Our next show is all about this week in 1958. Ike. Struggling economy. US launches first satellite. TV--Gunsmoke, Danny Thomas, Wells Fargo, Have Gun, I've Got a Secret, Leave it to Beaver, Real McCoys, Perry Mason. Movies--Bridge on the River Kwai, Peyton Place, Witness for the Prosecution. Canadiens dominate NHL.

Making hits: McGuire Sisters, Perry Como, Four Preps, Andy Williams, Billy Vaughn, Jimmie Rodgers, Ames Bros, Four Preps, Connie Francis, and Pat Boone.

This was another hit for PAT BOONE.

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