Dance Date

Dance Date

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For a band that had over a dozen hits, the lack of Sam Donahue & His Orchestra on CD is astonishing! Collectors' Choice Music have compiled 20 hi-fi tracks of Sam's great touring band of the mid-'50s, highlighted as always by Sam's superb tenor sax work.

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Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
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They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!

One of the best cds I ever bought.

Never Sounded Better

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

"Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us"

Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
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That's Entertainment!: The Best Of The M-G-M Musicals - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology

ASIN: B000066RO5
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
Get Happy - Judy Garland
Night And Day - Fred Astaire
True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
The Trolley Song - Judy Garland, The M-G-M Studio Chorus
Gigi - Louis Jourdan
I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & Co.
Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & M-G-M Studio Chorus
The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson & Peter Lawford
Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
Embraceable You - Connie Francis
On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire

Amazon.com

The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulley

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They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18

Everything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....

The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!

The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!

The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother

The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt

The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."

I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.

There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.

The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.

In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.

One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07

What an amazon collection of songs! This is bar none my favorite cd just because of the variety and the quality of songs on it. I love music from this era, and this cd is the perfect companion to my life. Love it! Buy it, you won't regret it for a moment!

Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16

Apart from the great selection of soundtracks, what really makes this compilation top value is the quality of the sound processing. Executed with finesse, these tracks sound better than when first issued and many are unedited, fuller versions: like "Singing In The Rain", for example. Throw in the great price, and this double disc set is a "must have" for all lovers of classic movie music.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24

A Sensational CD with Lots of Showtunes that Keep You Happy and makes You Want To Sing Along With!!!

"Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13

Rhino Records and Turner Classic Movies Music present - "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS", some of the long ago musicals and stars that will never be forgotten...a 2-CD-Set covering several decades from 1935-1965 with many of the show stoppers of that time...some rare moments from entertainers that you haven't heard or thought of in sometime.

The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.

On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)

On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)

It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.

This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)

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John Waters - Yes!
Fabulous!
A date with John
a date to remember
Sensational Stuff

A Date With John Waters
John Waters
Manufacturer: New Line Records
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A John Waters Christmas
Yes, I'm a Witch
John Waters: Unwatchable
The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 1
Back to Black

ASIN: B000LSAJ6Q
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience & Prudence
Jet Boy Jet Girl - Elton Motello
Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
I'd Love To Take Orders From You - Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band
In Spite Of Ourselves - John Prine
All I Can Do Is Cry - Tina Turner
Big Girls Don't Cry - Edith Massey
Imitation Of Life - Earl Grant
Sometimes I Wish I Had A Gun - Mink Stole
Johnny Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton
The Right Time - Ray Charles
Hit The Road To Dreamland - Dean Martin
If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake - Eileen Barton
Belwildered - Shirley & Lee

Amazon.com

History's already shown that the self-proclaimed master of "bad taste" has always had impeccably good taste, even at his most extreme. A large part of the reason that his aesthetic has had a real and unabated influence since the early 1970s is that there's nothing forced or ironic about his approach to film-making, including the soundtracks to his movies, which the director terms "little-known, weird vintage music." Waters says that the selections on A Date are "all romantic seduction music I would play if I had you over." Naturally, it's an off-kilter patchwork selection; most folks would not try to seduce someone with either an Ike & Tina Turner number or "Sometimes I Wish I Had a Gun," sung by Waters habitué Mink Stole. The collection is fun and veers from mellow crooners and hopped-up rhythm and blues to forgotten rocker hits from the '50s ("Tonight You Belong to Me" by Patience and Prudence) and '70s ("Jet Boy Jet Girl" by Elton Motello). If the collection sells well, the director promises to bring you Breaking Up with John Waters, as if you needed another reason to buy this one. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

John Waters - Yes!.......2007-05-16

The other reviewers have said it all, and I'll add my praise - exceeded my high expectations. I don't know where he found some of the tracks. I remember hearing 'Jet Boy Jet Girl (he gives me head)' on the radio in the 80s, and hadn't been able to find it since - until now!

Not for children or prudes. All you cool people - enjoy! John: do some more compilations! How about a DVD of weird movie scenes?

Fabulous!.......2007-05-12

This isn't the first time John Waters has compiled a list of his favorite tracks to a theme (See, John Waters Christmas...). The man has a knack for resurfacing some of the oddest and classic tunes of all time. This album is themed around a Macabre-Valentines Day-ish Date with John....I won't go into specific tracks because you can see them here... but some of the songs on this album are virtually impossible to find anywhere else. This is a must-have disc for the fan of Waters or otherwise!

A date with John.......2007-05-12

Great music to accompany a great guy, John Waters! He's a sweetheart!

a date to remember.......2007-05-07

You're hopelessly seduced from the opening track "Tonight You Belong To Me" (Patience and Prudence) - "the first record I ever shoplifted". From there on it's just a metter of when John will pop the question. But he's not easy - and he makes sure the mood is set just right.

All these tracks are in pristine condition and the compilation is arranged and produced to perfection. Anyone who has tried their hand at mix tapes will swoon at John's informed skill and remarkable taste.

I bought the CD just for "Jet Boy Jet Girl", "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Johnny Are You Queer?" - but every other song here is a true gem. I am exuberantly happy with this purchase.

The music is enhanced by the liner notes in which John guides us through his planned evening of romantic bliss - and respects us enough to leave us with a beautiful song for the morning after ("Bewildered").

For all of us who will never be fortunate enough to date John Waters in person, this is the next best thing.

Sensational Stuff.......2007-03-23

John Waters should be releasing compilations more often - A Date With John Waters is simply fantastic. A great collection of oldies, mastered from different sources but all sounding incredibly vibrant. Now I know why my mum would often sing "If I knew you were coming I'd've baked a cake"! Hilarious, hokey, somehow imbued with an incredible tenderness. Waters' film soundtracks are often great, also; one of his most recent, "A Dirty Shame", is very fine.

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Midnight Serenade/Ballroom Date
Sammy Kaye
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Musical Wonderland

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ASIN: B00005QDY8
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

Singin' In The Rain: Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show Business - Howard Keel
An American In Paris: 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly
The Band Wagon: That's Entertainment! - Oscar Levant
Kismet: Stranger In Paradise - Vic Damone
Easter Parade: Easter Parade - Judy Garland
Gold Diggers Of 1935: Lullaby Of Broadway - Chorus
Summer Stock: Get Happy - Judy Garland
The Gay Divorcee: Night And Day - Fred Astaire
High Society: True Love - Bing Crosby
Thousands Cheer: Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne
The Barkleys Of Broadway: They Can't Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
Broadway Rhythm: Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker And The M-G-M Studio Chorus
Neptune's Daughter: Baby, It's Cold Outside - Esther Williams
Me And My Gal: For Me And My Gal - Judy Garland
Idiot's Delight: Puttin' On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
Hit The Deck: Hallelujah! - Kay Armen
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers: Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
Cabin In The Sky: Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters
Casablanca: As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
Dr. Zhivago: Lara's Theme (Main Title) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra

Tracks:

The Wizard Of Oz: Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
A Date With Judy: It's A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
Kiss Me Kate: Wunderbar - Howard Keel
Show Boat: Can't Help Lovn' Dat Man - Ava Gardner
Going Hollywood: Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Judy Garland
Gigi: Gigi - Louis Jourdan
Girl Crazy: I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland
Two Weeks With Love: Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds
Words & Music: The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
Good News: The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson
Top Hat: Check To Check - Fred Astaire
The Strip: A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
Romance On The High Seas: Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day
Ziegfeld Follies: If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
Brigadoon: Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
Follow The Fleet: Let's Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
The Pirate: Be A Clown - Judy Garland
When The Boys Meet The Girls: Embraceable You - Connie Francis
The Harvey Girls: On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
The Sky's The Limit: One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire

Album Description

This ideal Christmas gift is a collection of the very best highlights drawn from the MGM/Turner, Warners and RKO Pictures archive. It features such universally known showstoppers as Gene Kelly performing 'Singin In The Rain', Judy Garland's 'Over The Rainbow' and Howard Keel's 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide'. The collection also includes songs that have gone on to become world wide standards such as Lena Horne's 'The Lady Is A Tramp', Mel Torme's 'Sunday In New York' and Gene Kelly's 'Almost Like Being In Love'. Perfect for anyone who loves a good song and the ideal soundtrack for Christmas day. Gatefold deluxe slipcase packaging.

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This Compilation Presents Highlights from the Wonderful Mgm-turner, Warner Brothers and Rko Soundtracks. Great Artwork and Extensive Booklet with Photographs and Plenty of Liner Notes. The Packaging Includes a Special Limited Pop-up Booklet, So Get Your Order in Quickly...you Never Know When Supply Will Be Exhausted.

A Western Swing Dance Date with Spade & Tex

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When swing was king . . .
western swing at it's best
The real Hot Spade Cooley Band

A Western Swing Dance Date with Spade & Tex
Spade Cooley & Tex Williams
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Tracks:

Diggin' With Spade
Aria From Dixie - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
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Guitar Swing
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Do Ya Or Don't Cha
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Pale Moon - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
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You Can't Break My Heart
Spadella
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Cowpoke Polka
Banjo Polka - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Riverside Stomp - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Snow Deer Stomp

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When swing was king . . ........2005-01-23

Just what the title says, this is get-up-and-dance music and recalls the great days of swing bands playing on the radio and for ballrooms full of dancing couples. This CD features band-leader Spade Cooley, who came into his own during the war years of the 1940s putting together a band that was big even for a big band, with violins, guitars, brass, reeds, accordion, piano, and his trademark harp. In his arrangements, there was also great slide guitar, and his fiddles could play in harmony. He teamed up with singer and bass-player Tex Williams, who later had a band of his own, the Western Caravan. Five of the tracks on this CD are from his organization.

As this CD demonstrates, Cooley and Williams played to a wide variety of musical tastes, and there are classics here, including "Yearning," "Sioux City Sue," "Crazy 'Cause I Love You," "You Can't Break My Heart," and Cooley's own "Spadella." There are several polkas and traditional songs ("Wabash Cannonball" and Popeye's "Hornpipe Song") and comic songs ("Leather Britches"). There are two Bob Wills rags. Hollywood Indian motifs show up in "Redwing" and "Pale Moon." Four songs feature the honey-smooth baritone of Tex Williams. Other vocalists include Ginny Jackson, Red Egner, Del Porter, and Smokey Rogers (pictured with Cooley and Williams on the CD cover).

With 27 tracks and almost an hour of music, this CD is a terrific trip into the era of big bands and western swing. And a great bargain, too.

western swing at it's best.......2004-08-18

this is a great CD, great music, great rhythm and a whole lot of fun to just listen to. This was recorded when Western Swing was at its' peak, a lot better than the stuff they try to pass off as Western Swing today (that's why all the new bands go back and re-record all of the old stuff.....).

The real Hot Spade Cooley Band.......2003-11-26

Get this record is you like real western Swing. Get this if you have been disappointed by more moderate later Spade Cooley Records. Cooley was a disciplinarian, not much of a musician himself, who aimed at cornering the pop audience holding the band down to "the businessman's bounce."

This is his original band with a group of hot musicians he gathered up in the hey day of Western Swing during WWII. In the end the group tended to be too creative and hot for Cooley, and he fired them all, something he would continued to do until the mid 1950s when he was able to front a pathetic easy listening music sounding all women band.

Tracks:

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There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes
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The Sheik Of Araby
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My Mammy
Exactly Like You
Beyond The Blue Horizon
Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)
Little White Lies
It Happened In Monterey
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume
Get Up Those Stairs, Mademoiselle
Meet Me At No Special Place (And I'll Be There At No Particular Time)
Your Red Wagon
You Started Something
Windshield Wiper
Baby Talk

Album Description

One of the most animated personalities of the golden years of the Big Band era was Tony Pastor. These two albums (originally released on 10") are two of his most popular. Bonus tracks (there are eight!) include charting singles from 1947 like "Red Silk Stockings," "Green Perfume" and "I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder." One of Rosemary Clooney's first solo vocal performances, "You Started Something," was a Top 20 single in 1948.

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Now This Is A Dance Band

Your Dance Date/At the Aragon Ballroom
Dick Jurgens
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Uncollected Dick Jurgens & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 (1937-1939)
Here's That Band Again: Best Of Dick Jurgens
The Best of Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra
A Melody from the Sky
To Each His Own

ASIN: B0002MPPZ6
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Has Anyone Seen My Girl?)
Josephine
It All Depends On You (Vocal By Ray Mcintosh & Ensemble)
You Were Meant For Me
At Sundown (Vocal By Ray Mcintosh & Ensemble)
I'm In The Mood For Love
Harlem Nocturne
Push Cart Serenade (Vocal By Al Galante & Ensemble)
Goodbye Girls, I'm Through
Sleepytime Gals, Goodnight Ladies
Goodnight Sweetheart
Dreams Come True At Night
Sweet Georgia Brown
Tenderly
Ballin' The Jack
Two Loves Have I
Medley: When I Take My Sugar, All Of Me, The Birth Of Blues
You'Re My Thrill (Vocal By Stan Vann)
But Not For Me (Vocal By Al Galante)
Perfidia
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Vocal By Al Galante & Ensemble)
September Song
Cumana
Medley: My Melancholy Baby, Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, I'll See You

Album Description

Twenty-four tracks of classic "dance" music from Dick Jurgens and his orchestra. The two albums contained on this reissue collection were both released by Columbia in the early 1950's.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2007-05-06

I am sorry that I cannot give you a personal rating for this item. I ordered this for a friend (John Hawkins). John is 91 years old and not only does he not own a computer, but has no intention of buying one. He sometimes asks me to check on a particular artist on band from the 30s or 40s and then I print out my findings and let him pick out what he wants. That is why you sometimes see his address for the product to be shipped to. However, I have asked him for his opinion of "Your Dance Date/At The Aragon Ballroom" and he rates it with 5 stars. I am ten years younger than John so my taste in music runs to the big bands of the 40s.
Thank you for the very good service that we have come to expect from Amazon.

Now This Is A Dance Band.......2005-02-20

I have waited for quite some time for these releases, and they were finally released, put on one Disc. I had the original first copies and recorded them on tape for, I was wearing the orignals out, especially the "Dick Jurgens at the ARAGON BALLROOM", Listen to his CLEAR-mixtures of songs and see how everyone Danced to this band. His rendition of CUMUNA-was the first song I wore out on his original releases. Every time you would read a Critic on Dick Jurgens, most of the starting lines would be: "NOW THERE IS A DANCE BAND"

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Dance Date
Charlie Spivak Orchestra
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000631PV
Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

Stardreams/Theme
We Three
Port Au Prince
Nature Boy
Flirtango
Manhattan
Blue Velvet
Poinciana
Tenderly
I'll Walk Alone
The Breeze And I/Stardreams/Theme

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Customer Reviews:

As good as light music gets.......2004-11-09

Among the several 'classics up to dates' by James Last I listend to, this is undoutably the best.

Peace, Peace, Peace...........1999-04-21

I have many CDs of the series and this is one of my favorite. I think this is very next to the volume 5 in its beauty and depth. Just beautiful and peaceful. I was mesmerised by the Spring Song(Mendelssohn), which was uniquely arranged by Last's own way. He is genious!! I highly recommend to start collecting this series with this album or volume 5.

Best in this series!!!!.......1999-01-27

In this album, the listener is in for a special treat, 11 of the best classical interpretations done by James Last. This 1977 release contains two tracks from the opera "Madame Butterfly", which are simply the finest versions of these familiar pieces I have ever heard. The Chopin piece is wonderful. There are a wide variety of different tempos evidenced in this recording. In this recording, the casual James Last fan may find himself/herself forever "hooked on" the beauty of his music. Hansi's trademark strings never sounded better!