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Hold On To Me

71 visits
Will Rambeaux performs “Hold On To Me” (Blair Daly – Will Rambeaux) with his wife Sherrie Austin. The event was part of the ongoing series “19 Miles From Music Row” at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Tennessee. The fina…


Count Every Star (Tout Ca) UPDATE

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UPDATE French mega-star Henri Salvador recorded "Tout Ca" (Bernard Michel - Bruno Coquatrix) as a B side in 1948. This is the artist who introduced rock and roll to France. Bandleader, songwriter, actor and songwriter Ra…


First Night (The) (Love Hangover)

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In 1976 the self-titled top ten album from Diana Ross featured her hit, the chart topping “Love Hangover” (Marilyn McLeod – Pam Sawyer). The issue was nominated for a Grammy. During her enviable music career Diana was involved with Motown CEO Berry G…


(Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie

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Ted Fio Rito (Fiorito) and His Orchestra were first to record “(Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie” (Marc Gordon – Mike Revel) in January, 1935. The song is from the movie “Love In Bloom”. Vocals were handled by Muzzy (Maurice) Marcellino and…


Killing Me Softly With His Song

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Twenty-year-old Lori Lieberman was inspired by a Don Mclean concert at the Hollywood Troubadour nightclub to write “Killing Me Softly With His Song” (Charles Fox – Norman Gimbel – Lori Lieberman). Lori issued her 1972 version without giving the other…


Waitin' On A Woman

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“Waitin’ On A Woman” (Wynn Varble – Don Sampson) as sung by co-writer Wynn Varble on Friday, January 4th, 2013 at the Von Braun Center, Huntsville Alabama is part of Jim Parker's Songwriters Series. Brad Paisley…


I'm Still A Guy

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Graduate of Nashville’s Belmont University, ordained Deacon and Grammy nominated Kelley Lovelace sings “I’m Still A Guy” (Kelly Lovelace – Lee Thomas Miller – Brad Paisley). The 2007 top ten album “5th Gear” gave us another Brad P…


Gypsy Cried (The)

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Lou Christie’s (Luigi Sacco) alternate version of “The Gypsy Cried” (Lugee Sacco – Twyla Herbert) with no backing vocals. Note the reference to co-writer Twyla at 1:23. Lou’s name was manufactured by the C&C Record label without input from the singer…


Barbie World (Girl)

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Scanadavian band Aqua (Rene Dif, Claus Norreen, Lene Nystrom and Soren Rasted) released “Barbie Girl” as written by the group in 1997. The track is from the album “Aquarium” and peaked at seven on Billboard while reaching the top ten in Australia, Ca…


Speedo

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This is the first take of “Speedo” (Esther Navarro) by The Cadillac’s (lead singer Earl Carroll, Charles Brooks, Lavern Drake, Bobby Phillips and Earl Wade). In 1956 “Speedo” took The Cadillacs to number seventeen on Bil…


Smoke Gets In Your Eyes UPDATE

90 visits
UPDATE "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern – Otto Harbach) was written for the 1933 musical Roberta where it was sung by Tamara Drasin. The track is edited to include the vocal. Tamara was killed in a United Service Organizations plane crash near…


Who'll Be The Next In Line

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The Kinks (lead singer Ray Davies and brother Dave, Mick Avory and Pete Quaife) sing an alternate mix for “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” (Ray Davies). Released as a non-album single and a B side “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” reached number t…


Vampire

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Olivia Rodrigo and what is supposed to be the first demo for “Vampire” (Olivia Rodrigo – Daniel Nigro) with multi-instrumentalist, producer Dan Nigro. Olivia has referred to the song as her “version of a rock opera”. The lead single…


Drink To That All Night

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The Warren Brothers (Brad and Brett) perform “Drink To That All Night” (Derek George – Lance Miller – Brad and Brett Warren) during the 2014 Country Music Cruise on Holland America MS Eurodam. The first single from the 2013 Jerrod Nieman…


Papa Loves Mambo

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The dance craze called the mambo was introduced to American audiences by Perez Prado and resulted in hits like “Mambo No. 5” and “Mambo Italiano”. Johnny Ray was first to record “Papa Loves Mambo” (Al Hoffman – Dick Manning – Bix Reicher) in the summ…


Tulips And Heather

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Based on the traditional Mexican song "Carmen, Carmela", Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians first recorded "Tulips And Heather" (Milton Carson) in February of 1951. When Fred was eighty-three, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. For an Ameri…


Legend Of A Cowgirl (Sunshine Superman)

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Scotland’s Donovan (Leitch) wrote and recorded “Sunshine Superman” in the summer of 1966. This became the title of his next top twenty LP. The single topped the Billboard chart and peaked in the top ten in Australia, Canada and elsewhere. Jimmy Page…


Mind Games

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In 1969 John Lennon started writing “Make Love, Not War”. The vibe was later used for “Mind Games” combined with the melody from the 1970 demo for “I Promise”. From the John Lennon recording sessions for the 1973 album “Mind Games” this is an alterna…


Once Too Often

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The 1944 film “Pin Up Girl” had Betty Grable introduce “Once Too Often” (Mack Gordon – James V. Monaco). Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra provided the backing. The movie included Betty’s famous swimsuit photographs.…


Don't Know Much UPDATE

74 visits
UPDATE The incomparable Barry Mann co-composed "Don't Know Much" with wife Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. It appears as on his 1980 album "Casablanca". Why didn't he have anything beyond "Who Put the Bomp" as a recording act? From his album “Sweet Thund…


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