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ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE by Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers. Words by Johnny Mercer and music by Harold Arlen. Though Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers did a studio version of this song on the Capitol Records label, located in Hollywood, this is a live version recorded in approx. mid 1945. Johnny Mercer wrote ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, as well as, several other songs, many of which, became hits of the day. He was an excellent singer , with a style similar to that of Woody Herman or Tex Beneke.

ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE Johnny Mercer The Pied Pipers

I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN ~ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ~ Frank Sinatra~ The Pied Pipers~ 1940~ Victor Records. Ruth Lowe, one time pianist with Ina Ray Huttons all-girl orchestra, was inspired to write "ILL NEVER SMILE AGAIN" following the death of her husband, Harold Cohen, after only a few months of marriage.

I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra The Pied Pipers Frank Sinatra

MR. BASS MAN ~ Johnny Cymbal ~ 1963~ Kapp Records. Johnny Cymbal performed MR. BASS MAN on Dick Clark's AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Friday - April 19, 1963. The song first hit the charts on February 16, 1963, where it stayed for 13 weeks , & peaked at # 16. MR. BASS MAN was written by Johnny Cymbal. The picture was taken from the August, 1961 edition of 16 MAGAZINE (once located at 745 Fifth Avenue, New York City 22, New York).

MR. BASS MAN Johnny Cymbal

WATERLOO ~ Stonewall Jackson ~1959~ Columbia Records # 41393. By definition "Waterloo" means : 1) The battle in which Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815. 2) Any decisive or crushing defeat. The meaning of "Waterloo" here refers to the fact that we all must meet our own ending or demise. Stonewall Jackson performed WATERLOO on Dick Clark's AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Tuesday- October 27, 1959. The song first hit the charts on May 25, 1959, stayed there for 16 weeks, & peaked at #4.

WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson

ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY~ Danny & The Juniors ~1958~ ABC-Paramount Records (New York City, New York). Released in March of 1958 and it peaked at the #19 spot on the US music charts. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY was written by group member David White and came about during a time when many American's ,over the age of 30, wanted "Rock and Roll" to disappear completely. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY was used in the 1983 Hollywood motion picture ~ CHRISTINE. The lead vocals were handled by Danny Rapp.

ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY Danny & The Juniors

GIRL OF MY DREAMS by Glen Gray & his Casa Loma Orchestra w/ vocals by Kenny Sargent was recorded on December 22, 1937 on Decca Records. GIRL OF MY DREAMS was used in the 1987 film , ANGEL HEART, starring: Mickey Rourke & Robert De Niro. The gal sitting on top the 1946 Ford, is my mother's cousin Bobbie and the picture was taken in Omaha, Nebraska in the early 1950's.

Glen Gray Girl Of My Dreams Big Band Angel Heart kenny sargent

IT'S ALL IN THE GAME ~ Tommy Edwards ~ 1958 ~ MGM Records. Tommy first recorded this tune in approx. 1951, but it is the 1958 recording heard here , that is best remembered. Used in the films ,"Diner" (1982) , starring: Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, & Mickey Rourke & "October Sky" (1999) ,starring : Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, & Laura Dern . Tommy Edwards performed IT'S ALL IN THE GAME on Dick Clark's AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Friday- August 22, 1958. The song first hit the charts on August 18, 1958, it peaked at #1 & stayed on the charts for 22 weeks.

IT'S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards

POETRY IN MOTION ~ Johnny Tillotson ~ 1960 ~ Cadence Records. This is the tune that made Johnny Tillotson a "Teen Idol" . Others included: DREAMY EYES, WITHOUT YOU, & IT KEEPS RIGHT ON-A HURTIN'. POETRY IN MOTION is one of my personal favorites because of "the sound". It rates with Bobby Darin's DREAM LOVER, Steve Lawrence's PRETTY BLUE EYES, Bobby Rydell's LITTLE BITTY GIRL & Paul Anka's PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER. It's all in "the sound" . Johnny Tillotson performed POETRY IN MOTION on Dick Clark's AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Thursday - September 22, 1960. The song first hit the charts on October 10, 1960, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks , & peaked at #2.

POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson

A DEAR JOHN LETTER ~Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husk~1957 ~ Capitol Records.

A DEAR JOHN LETTER Jean Shepard Ferlin Husky oldies country

IT'S DE-LOVELY ~ Eddy Duchin & his Orchestra ~ Jerry Cooper , vocals ~1936 ~ Columbia Records. IT'S DE-LOVELY was born when Cole Porter was taking a cruise. While watching the sun rise over Rio, from the ships deck, Cole remarked ...."It's Delightful" ; his wife, Linda, responded with...."It's Delicious" and their friend, actor, Monty Woolley threw in ...."It's De-Lovely" . Porter used all three comments in the song.

IT'S DE-LOVELY Eddy Duchin big band swing

THE MONSTER MASH ~ Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt Kickers ~ 1962 ~ Garpax Records.

THE MONSTER MASH Bobby Boris Pickett The Crypt Kickers

GUITAR BOOGIE ~ Arthur Smith & His Cracker-Jacks ~ 1948. Also known as , Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith , Arthur was born in Clinton, South Carolina in 1921.

GUITAR BOOGIE

BIG BAD JOHN ~ Jimmy Dean~ 1961~ Columbia Records.

BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean

IT WAS I ~ Skip & Flip ~ 1959 ~Brent Records . Skip & Flip performed IT WAS I on Dick Clark's AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Friday- August 7, 1959. IT WAS I first hit the charts on June 22, 1959, peaked at #11, & stayed on the charts for 16 weeks.

IT WAS I Skip & Flip oldies

TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT ~ Little Jimmy Dickens~ Columbia Records. (Here's a link to Little Jimmy Dickens' - A-SLEEPIN' AT THE FOOT OF THE BED) www.youtube.com

Little Jimmy Dickens

DARLING LORRAINE ~ The Knock Outs ~1959~ Shad Records.

DARLING LORRAINE The Knock Outs doo wop oldies

HERE IN MY HEART ~ Al Martino~ 1952 ~ BBS Records (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

HERE IN MY HEART Al Martino

TANGERINE ~ Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra ~ Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell ~1942 ~ Decca Records. Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Victor Schertzinger. No. 1 on the charts from May 9, 1942 June 13, 1942.

TANGERINE Jimmy Dorsey Bob Eberly Helen O'Connell Johnny Mercer

LINDA by Buddy Clark with Ray Noble's Orchestra was recorded in November of 1946 on the Columbia Records label. Buddy Clark was born Samuel Goldberg on July 26, 1911 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Buddy rated with the best of the crooners and singers of the 1940's. He was right at the top with names like: Dick Haymes, Bob Eberly, Frank Sinatra, Art Lund, & Harry Babbitt. However, fate stepped in and cut short the bright future of thirty eight year old Buddy Clark, when on October 1, 1949, the plane that he and five of his friends were traveling in, ran out of fuel and crashed in Los Angeles, CA.

Big Band swing music buddy clark 1940's music

PLEDGING MY LOVE ~ Johnny Ace~ Duke Records ~ 1955

PLEDGING MY LOVE Johnny Ace

EARTH ANGEL ~ The Penguins ~1956 ~ live from Alan Freeds ROCK & ROLL DANCE PARTY. ( NO FILM FOOTAGE, JUST THE RECORDING). Originally recorded in 1954 on Dootone Records.

EARTH ANGEL The Penguins DOO WOP OLDIES

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER ~ The Tempos ~1959 ~ Climax Records. This tune was used in the 1973 film, AMERICAN GRAFFITI , starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, & Paul Le Mat . SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER was covered later in the 1960's, but this version is probably the one which is best remembered by "oldie" fans. The Tempos performed SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER on Dick Clark's AMERICAN BANDSTAND on Monday- October 12, 1959. The song first hit the charts on June 29, 1959, stayed there for 14 weeks, & peaked at #23.

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER The Tempos

BAND OF GOLD ~ Don Cherry ~ 1955 ~ Columbia Records. BAND OF GOLD was a big record for Don Cherry, as it was for The Roomates, who recorded it later in 1961. Cherry had an excellent voice, with a rich tone and a consistently even vibrato. A style very similar to Dick Haymes & Bob Eberly from a few years before. It's too bad that not much is heard about this great singer today.

BAND OF GOLD Don Cherry

This is a dedication to my grandparents. My grandfather, ROLAND J. DILLON, passed away on April 18th. 1961 in a home fire at approx. 45 years of age. My grandmother, FLORENCE E. NIGHTINGALE DILLON , passed away on November 20, 1985. They both attended Benson HIgh School in Omaha, Nebraska , where they graduated in 1934. They were later married on March 21, 1935 in Logan, Iowa, at just nineteen years of age. The song is THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU, which was recorded on April 21, 1934, is by Ray Noble & his Orchestra with vocals by Al Bowlly. Again, this is a dedication to my grandparents.

The Very Thought Of You Ray Noble Al Bowlly Dillon

Here is an overview of the tent that will be provided to Caregivers within the CFCC network. Keep in mind that all of this is provided with NO OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE TO YOU, the Caregiver.

MMJ Compassion First 8X8 grow tent weed cannabis 600w lights Cannabis (drug) viagrow t-5 marijuana caregiver network circle

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME ~ Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters ~1948 ~Decca Records. The Stardusters had been the featured vocal group with the Charlie Spivak Orchestra in 1941-43.

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Evelyn Knight The Stardusters big band

RUNNING SCARED~ Roy Orbison~1961~ Monument Records.

RUNNING SCARED Roy Orbison

GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND ~ Ral Donner ~ 1961~ Gone Records. Ral Donner was born, Ralph Stuart Donner, in Chicago, Illinois on February 10, 1943 and died of lung cancer on April 6, 1984.

GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND Ral Donner

RUMORS ARE FLYING ~ Frankie Carle & his Orchestra ~ Marjorie Hughes ~ 1946 ~ Columbia Records

RUMORS ARE FLYING Frankie Carle Marjorie Hughes

HARLEM NOCTURNE ~ The Viscounts ~ 1960 ~ Madison records. Used in 1983's, CHRISTINE.

HARLEM NOCTURNE The Viscounts oldies

LAURA ~ Woody Herman (vocal) & his Orchestra ~ 1945~ Columbia Records. LAURA was originally recorded as an instrumental and used in the 1944 film classic : "LAURA" , starring: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, & Vincent Price. In 1945 lyrics were added by Singer-Composer- Lyricist, Johnny Mercer, and was recorded in February of the same year by Woody Herman on the Columbia Records label. The film was based on a 1942 novel written by Vera Caspary, also titled " LAURA " . It should be noted that when Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics to David Raksin's melody, he had never watched the film that the melody was used in and yet, his lyrics captured the feeling & tone of the film almost completely. Johnny Mercer was an amazing talent.

LAURA Woody Herman Johnny Mercer

SEA OF HEARTBREAK ~ Don Gibson ~ 1960 ~ RCA Records.

SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson

BIG CITY ~ Wynn Stewart ~ 1963~ Challenge Records (Los Angeles, California). Winford Lindsey Stewart aka Wynn Stewart was born on June 7, 1934 in Morrisville, Missouri and sadly, passed away , due to a heart attack, at just 51 years of age on July 17, 1985. He signed with Challenge Records in 1958-59 and by 1960, he'd already racked up number #5 hit with WISHFUL THINKING.

BIG CITY Wynn Stewart

CHEW, CHEW, CHEW (YOUR BUBBLE GUM) ~The Smoothies~ 1939~Bluebird Records~ bw "BREEZIN' ALONG WITH THE BREEZE" . The Smoothies, also known as, Babs & Her Brothers, were a vocal trio which consisted of Arlene "Babs" Johnson, Charlie Ryan and Little Ryan. Interestingly , when the trio was using the name Babs & Her Brothers, the "Babs" part was, at different times, being handled by Blanche Redwine, Rosalind Stuart, or a number of other female vocalists.

CHEW CHEW CHEW THE SMOOTHIES BABS AND HER BROTHERS BREEZIN ALONG WITH THE BREEZE THREE LITTLE FISHIES

YOUR LOVE ~ Paul Anka ~ 1959 ~ ABC-Paramount Records #10022. The list of great songs written & recorded by Paul Anka is long. YOUR LOVE stands out among my personal favorites though. With the eerie back ground vocals, the twangy guitar, the haunting melody, combined great lyrics and vocals, YOUR LOVE is right up there with Paul's PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ~ another true classic !

YOUR LOVE Paul Anka

ONCE IN A WHILE ~ Frances Langford~ Harry Sosnik & His Orchestra~ 1937~ Decca Records Frances Langford was born Frances Newbern on April 4, 1914 in Lakeland, Florida & passed away in Jensen Beach, Florida on July 11, 2005, she was 91. She was known during WWII as "The Sweetheart of the Fighting Fronts" because of her performances for the troops over-seas as part of Bob Hope's USO tours.

ONCE IN A WHILE Frances Langford

TIS AUTUMN ~ Woody Herman & Orchestra ~ 1941 ~ Decca Records. Except for a brief bit by Carolyn Grey, "Autumn" is all Woody Herman. As usual, he handled the vocals well. Whether it was a jump number or a ballad, Woody Herman, could pull it off perfectly each and every time!

TIS AUTUMN Woody Herman Carolyn grey big band

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY ~Doris Day ~ Les Brown & his Orchestra ~Columbia Records ~1944. With the exception of, possibly, Glenn Miller's IN THE MOOD and a few others, SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY stands out as one of the most remembered songs of the war years. By the end of 1945, the war was coming to an end & husbands, boyfriends, etc. would be returning home and SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY reflected the feelings of millions across the United States. The picture's included in this video were pictures that I personally liked, though I am not related to any one in them. I dedicate this video to those who were in the military, serving The United States during the "war years" and to those who lived through it safely here at home.

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY DORIS DAY LES BROWN BIG BAND

I SURRENDER, DEAR ~ The Four King Sisters ~1945 ~ on the "At Ease" radio program~live. The King Sisters consisted of Yvonne, Louise, Alyce, & Donna King. Alvino Rey & his Orchestra are the featured orchestra. Band leader / guitarist , Alvino Rey's real name was Al McBurney, who was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. King sister, Louise, was he wife.

I Surrender dear The King Sisters The Four King Sisters Alvino Rey

BRISTOL STOMP ~ The Dovells ~ 1961 ~ Parkway Records. The lead vocals are handled by Len Barry.

BRISTOL STOMP The Dovells

OH ! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE ~ Frankie Carle & His Orchestra ~ Marjorie Hughes~ 1945~ Columbia Records. Marjorie Hughes was Frankie Carle's daughter. (Links to other Big Band videos) (Here's the link to Tommy Dorsey's - I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN) www.youtube.com (Here's the link to Artie Shaw's - GLOOMY SUNDAY ) www.youtube.com (Here's the link to Tommy Tucker's - I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE ) www.youtube.com (Here's the link to Freddie Slack's - COW COW BOOGIE ) www.youtube.com

OH ! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE Frankie Carle & His Orchestra Marjorie Hughes

SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD by Dave Dudley recorded in 1963. A truck driving Classic!

SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD Dave Dudley Country & Western

LOVE ON A GREYHOUND BUS ~ Kay Kyser & His Orchestra Lucy Ann Polk & The Campus Kids ~1946 ~ Columbia Records.

LOVE ON A GREYHOUND BUS Kay Kyser Lucy Ann Polk The Campus Kids

IMAGINATION ~ The Quotations 1961 Verve Records. Larry Kassman was the lead vocalist on this classic bopper!

IMAGINATION The Quotations

LETS GET LOST ~ Vaughn Monroe & The Four Lee Sisters ~1943 ~Victor Records. Vaughn Monroe was normally backed by girl groups, such as, The Norton Sisters & The Moon Maids. Here we hear him backed by The Four Lee Sisters, which was a rarity.

LETS GET LOST Vaughn Monroe The Four Lee Sisters