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finally it's Christmas with the Singing Angels (1977)
finally it's Christmas with the Singing Angels was someone's idea of clever, and that's all that matters. Don't capitalize anything but the proper nouns--what an artistic touch. And, heck, why...
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On line, where questions pop up when you do a search for something--those questions the almighty Google wants (or expects?) us to ask--there's "How old was the Rat Pack when they died?" My major...
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I couldn't believe it, and almost still can't, but I'm very grateful. My pastor called and said a number of blog readers and Facebook people have contacted her expressing concern about me. About my...
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Second sackful of singles!
Well, Not all of these are singles. Actually, only four singles were played in the production of this playlist. When I'm ripping individual tracks from LPs, I call them "singles," as in single...
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The Singing Angels go to Japan
I forgot I had this. I spotted it a couple days ago on top of one of my record crates, and I said, "I forgot I had that." It's a seven-inch Japanese Christmas EP I bought while serving in Yokosuka,...
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The Chuck Wagon Gang, 1936-1940
So, last week I got up early and drove to Columbus, Ohio. My first stop was the huge Goodwill on the east side. Tons of LPs, and all stacked, but I'm fine with that, because in a previous visit, the...
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The Monarchs of Melody--All My Love (Waldorf Music-Hall 33-194; 1958)
Oddly enough, despite the intensity of the Christmas posting, I have two or three projects going, and almost ready to put up. Weird. Anyway, this is the kind of LP--10-incher in this case--that you...
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Various singles--Marais, Miranda, Miller; Don Cornell, Eddie Kirk, Carl...
The slow 1957 rock and roll ballad, A Face in the Crowd, refers to (or is literally from?) the famous Elia Kazan movie of the same name starring Andy Griffith. The lyrics are by Budd Schulberg, the...
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Lawrence Welk, featuring Larry Hooper (Coral 57260; 1959)
One of this LP's previous owners decided Lawrence needed a beard, so he or she drew one. ArcSoft MediaImpression to the rescue. Whoever defaced Lawrence decided to leave Larry clean-shaven. Less...
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Sunday morning gospel: Blackwood Brothers, Taylor Mountain Boys,...
Some toe-tappin' gospel singles to start your Sunday morning, or afternoon, or evening. Doesn't have to be Sunday, of course. But it helps put one in the mood. We start with two numbers I put up in...
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Various singles, Part 2--Full of Love, Do You Wanna Ride?, Open the Door Polka
Well, it's not every post in which I get to say, "And included in this playlist is a lovely 1957 number from The Monster That Challenged the World." So I'm saying it now. I'll never have another...
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Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets Tennessee Ernie Ford (Camay 3007)
The real title of this weird LP is Steve Lawrence Meets Tennessee Ernie Ford, as you can see on the label, but since I'm including only the five Ford tracks, I thought I'd so some fun photoshopping,...
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Steve Lawrence Meets Tennessee Ernie Ford (Camay 3007; 1963)
And here's Steve Lawrence Meets Tennessee Ernie Ford, restored--that is, with the Steve Lawrence tracks included! You get the entire LP this time--all nearly 30 minutes worth. Glad that people...
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Sunday morning gospel: Statesmen Q., Carl Story, Toney Brothers, Valley Voices
A tossed-together Sunday Morning Gospel from a CD-R I made in 2007. Unfortunately, even though I originally entered album and date info, my MAGIX program will only retrieve title and artist info....
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Various singles, Part 3--Shut Up, Rock Around the Clock, Joogie-Boogie Joint,...
Despite the significant differences between the singing styles of Elvis Presley and Don Cornell, Don's But Love Me (Love But Me) has a lot in common with Elvis'Love Me. And Don's record came first....
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Eight Top Hits, times two
It's cabin fever. The polar vortex has left this area, though the few minutes I spent outside just now were cold. I didn't realize how cold until I'd gotten back inside. My fingers were already...
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Sunday morning gospel--The Valley Voices: What Will Your Answer Be
Last week, I featured six of the twelve tracks from this LP, and I received a request to post the entire album, which I should have done in the first first, because it's so outstanding. So, today, in...
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168 years later, they tricked me
I bought this cool 1851 collection for the "piano-forte" at a local flea market mall, and for the first time, I'm running through it. Soldier's Joy threw for me a major loop, because of the way it's...
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Buy a Broom
This is the mystery waltz I mentioned last post. I made my own half-practiced recording from the folio (Piano without a Master, 1851), then thought to (duh) look up the title. Buy a Broom is an...
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I've been sick since Sunday, when the insane local weather rose to the 40s, then the high 50s. Dizzy, problems sleeping, etc., etc. Yesterday, I was violently ill with the worst kind of stomach flu...
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