!!!!...nifty fifties...and decades!!!

Hello Walls=Faron Young. There was a funny version by "Ben Colder" whose real name escapes me. I have most of these on 45s or 33s. Had to go look it up, Glow Worm was The Mills Brothers.

WZ... how about the Crew Cuts[Sh-boom, Earth angel], The Mystics[Hushabye], The Fleetwoods[Come softly to me], The Coasters [Charlie Brown], Danny & the Juniors[at the HOp], the Chimes[Once in a while] for harmony group?

for solo, there is Jerry Lee Lewis[Great Balls of Fire], Richie Valens[Donna], Frankie Avalon [Venus], Bobby Freeman [Do You Wanna Dance, My Special Angel],Mark Denning [Teen Angel],Jerry Butler [He will break your heart], Lou Rawls [You'll never find another love like mine].

i also like Edith Piaf who sang "La vie en rose", also love Anthony Ventura's "je t'aime9"- French orchestration of romantic music in jazz form.

You are so right Aimee.

Wind the album I have is 'THE BEST OF SAM COOKE' some of the songs are
Bring It On Home To Me
Chain Gang
You Send Me
Twistin' The Night Away

How about these that I have
Candy Kisses by George Morgan dad of Lorrie Morgan
Bimbo by Sonny James
Giddyup Go by Red Sovine
Giddyup Go Answer by Minnie Pearle
Why Baby Why by George Jones
Six Days On The Road by Dave Dudley

The first album I remember buying was by Connie Smith. She was a victim of a rape and retired from any performing for many years. Some of the songs and I still love them all were
The Hurtin's All Over
Cincinatti Ohio
Ain't Had No Loving
Tiny Blue Transitor Radio

John Denvers Greatest Hits and the first song on the album was 'Leaving On A Jet Plane'. Ironic that he was killed in a plane crash.

An album I won on a be the 10th caller contest was Ray Stephens Shriner Convention. 9 songs in all with the title song and The Dooright Family another that was real popular on it.

Mack The Knife, Splish Splash and Dream Lover by Bobby Darin.

An Eddie Arnold album with probable all top ten hits
Bouquet Of Roses
Make The World Go Away
Anytime
I'll Hold You In My Heart
I Want To Go With You
The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
What's He Doing In My World
Just A Little Loving
I really Don't Want To Know
You Don't Know Me
Cattle Call

How about Paper Roses by Marie Osborn.



And the #1 crooner and singer of all times in my opinion is Dean Martin. Little Old Wine Drinker Me, Welcome To My World and Everybody Loves Somebody to name a few.
And who remembers when on Thursday Night on T.V. his show featured the girls Gold Diggers. No talent probably but looks that would make the men folks hoping it would start to be a daily show.

Amee that is the name I was looking for, now I can get it from the library.

Oh Jim you have touched on a singer Dean Martin that I just love as well....what a hunk! lol
I have the Sam Cooke album that your talking about, and I love the Bobby Darin's album Mack The Knife( my mother's favorite), and love Dream Lover.

MaVie you hit a nerve with all my favorites that I forgot to mentions. I have He Will Break Your Heart, Charlie Brown,Teen Angel,Venus,You'll never find another love like mine, and I also have Angel Baby.

Yes I love this,
I love Dean Martin Dreams are made of this,
I could just lister to him all day or night
didn't have time to read them all,got on after 11Pm and it is 1:12 AM now and I am doing this in my sleep, sorry
got to get off , but keep the good work up,
Mary

Windsurffer... u must be a die hard romantic like i am! LOL
U go girl ;)

do u also like Roger Whittaker - Canadian singer singing country song with a twist- French accent? LOL!!!

how about 4 tops? the Motown Legends
it's the same old song
Darling, i hum our song
then
if i were a carpenter
ask the lonely
Baby i need your loving
i'll turn to stone
helpless
never my love
stay in my lonely arms
cherish

Aimee: You're right! I was thinking of "Hello, Darlin" by Conway Twitty. Yes, the Mills Brothers! They did several good ones, like Glow Worm, Paper Doll, Cab Driver. Frankie Laine did some good ones: Moonlight Gambler, High Noon Theme (Do Not Forsake Me), That's My Desire. You know, I think I have a Ben Colder album in my collection somewhere!

MaVieRose: Yes, there are so many great old harmony groups..don't forget the ladies! The Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters...and as long as we're on the sibling groups, how about the Everly Brothers! I think I have a couple Edith Piaf tapes here..I should listen to them again.

Boy, all you guys love your Sam Cooke! I have to give him another listen. I've got him on some mixed tapes & CD's but I think the only entire CD I have of his is gospel music.

I'd sure like to find some recordings of Hogie Carmichel doing his own songs..any suggestions?...WZ

Wind I'll try to tape the Dean Martin albums that I have for you and bring them to Tn. in June.

WG and MaVie ya'll are listing some great songs.

Some favorite funny songs of mine.
The Cock Fight by Archie Campbell
I'm My Own Grandpa by Lonzo and Oscar
One Piece At A Time by Johnny Cash
A Girl Named Sue by Johnny Cash

For the Grand Ole Opry fans out there I have a recording by the first star of the Opry. Uncle Dave Macon singing 'Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy'. Originally recorder in 1935.
Now that was before my time. Probable the only thing around other than dirt older than me.

MaVie yes I have always been a sap for love songs,and everyone one of the songs that you have mention above just brings back some lovely memories.
Love songs always got my heart ripped out lol.
I love Dreams Are Made Of This, and Everybody Loves Somebody Some time. I never missed one of Dean Martin shows, I love to watch his celeberity roasts.
Hey MaVie did you know that Louis Armstrong also sang La Vie En Rose?

Jim you are such a nice person and I do thank you for the offer but I won't be in TN this June,something has come up.
I remember I Am My Own Grandpa now that was a cute song, I also like A Boy Name Sue, and because your mine I walk the line.
I love Patsy Cline's Crazy, Walking After Midnight,I Fall To Pieces, She's Got You and Leaving On Your Mind.

What about Dire Straits Money For Nothing, Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World,When It's Sleepy Time Down South(mom's favorite)

"Jump Back you Honky Cat the change is gonna do ya good" that's from Elton John's Honky Cat. I love the song "Lost In The Fifities Tonight by Ronnie Milsap, MaVie now that is a love song that makes a woman feel like her man loves her from the bottom of his heart. I like Patti LaBelle's Over The Rainbow,On My own( with Michale McDonald), New Attitude,and Oh People.
What is loooovvveee,baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no mo that is a few lines from the song What is Love by Haddaway.
Your remember that stupid movie where the two brothers are always bobbing their heads and trying to be cool. The guys from Sat Night live lol.

Georgiaredclay: I'll bet you remember Little Jimmy Dickens. One of my favorites of his is "Take an Old Cold Tater and Wait". There's an old Homer & Jethro song I'd like to find. I think it was called "Five Bladed,Nickel Plated, Pearl Handled Pocket Knife.

My dad used to listen to the Grand Ol' Opry, and I remember Uncle Dave Macon! I was just a young girl at the time, and I had a crush on a singer named Marvin Rainwater. He sang a song called "Albino the Pink-Eyed Stallion", and being a young girl who loved anything to do with horses, I thought it the most wonderful song I'd ever heard!

I, too, love those old Patsy Cline songs. I used to sing with a small band here in Seward, and I always had requests for Patsy Cline songs.

If we're digging up old romantic tunes, how about the Righteous Brothers: Ebb Tide, Unchained Melody, You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin, You're My Soul and Inspiration.

Windsurfer: You're not talking about Dan Akroyd and John Baluchi as the Blues Brothers, are you?

Gosh, I've got to get off this thread...I'm listening to Frankie Laine on my E drive while my DH is downstairs stringing more lights for my plant table...I could talk about music all day...We were singing on the last thread I visited...maybe we should start a cyberspace vocal group!..WZ

WG I remember Little Jimmy also. He was my favorite when I was growing up. I think it was the same name syndrome.LOL
However I am not that fond of him now that he has gotten older. I see him some times on the Grand Old Opry. You surprised me knowing Uncle Dave Macon. I though I would be the only one that had ever heard of him.
Here's something that I found a couple of years ago. There's a program that comes on T.V. on the religious channel TBN called Melody Mountain. It is hosted by Betty Jean Robinson. I was watching and some one mentioned that she started off in country music and was quite successful. I happened to be reading later on an album that I had of a country singer and lo and behold she was listed as singing a duet with this artist. I can't remember the artist right now without going and looking it up but I thought that was quite interesting and a little bit of trivia. It was a popular country artist however.

Wind what do you mean you ain't going to Tn. in June. I was looking forward to meeting you so much. Maybe things will happen that will change your mind. I'll try to get a tape ready anyway and if you don't make it I'll mail it to you.

No Weez it's not Dan Ackrod, I do love the Blues Brothers but the Movie was called A Night At The Roxberry, it just came out last year I think.
I have Soul Inspiration, You've Lost That Loving Feeling.
What about Blue Velvet, I also like the way Jean Almonds did it with his sax, now there's and instrument to make the ladies scream...wait a minute I think I'll swoon ooohhh!

Jim I am so sorry but it seems that too many things went wrong so I won't be able to make it, I would love to meet you and your wife. I just know we would have a wonderful time.

oops wrong forum. I'll "just walk on by around the corner"

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LOL Jim