Dean Martin

The cool voice of Dino ! Swingin' down South !!

Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian of Italian descent. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool." Martin gained his career breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin & Lewis, in 1946. They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio, television and in films.

Following an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued a solo career as a performer and actor. Martin established himself as a singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook. He became one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas and was known for his friendship with fellow artists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who together with several others formed the Rat Pack.

Starting in 1965, Martin was the host of the television variety program The Dean Martin Show, which centered on Martin's singing and comedic talents and was characterized by his relaxed, easy-going demeanor. From 1974 to 1984, he was roastmaster on the popular Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, which drew celebrities, comedians and politicians. Throughout his career, Martin performed in concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings and appeared in 85 film and television productions.

His best known songs include "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?", "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", and "Volare".

1. Carolina Moon

2. Waiting For The Robert E Lee

3. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

4. Mississippi Mud

5. Alabamy Bound

6. Dinah

1. Corolina In The Morning

2. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

3. Georgia On my Mind

4. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina

5. Basin Street Blues

6. Is It True What They Say About Dixie

 

 

        4. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina

Ricardo Santos (Werner Muller) & Orchestra

Here we have a conundrum (a confusing and difficult problem or question).!!

The tracks are supposed to be by "Werner Muller Orchestra" but as you can see from above it says "Ricardo Santos Orchestra"...I have checked on several music sites "GoBuz" & "Tidal" and they have both these L/P's and you can play samples of the tracks....and Lo and behold !...the tracks are the same !! on both L/P's !!

so I wonder who's orchestra it really is...be interesting if anyone can say definitely one or the other !!

Another check on the internet and I found this !.....SO conundrum Solved !!

Ricardo Santos (Werner Muller)---------HOLIDAY IN ITALY (1956)

1. Funculi- Funicula

2. Tiritomba

3. Serenata

4. Il baco

5.O Sole Mio

6. Viena Viena

1. Torna Sorrento

2. Maria Maria

3. Mattinata

4. Ciribiribin

5. Reginella Campagnola

6.Santa Lucia

        2. Tiritomba

Well I Ask You..2..VA

 Another 34 awesome tracks !!....British Pop at it's best even tho' some of the artists / singers are not at all known... more than likely not top record sellers of yesteryear !!.. nevertheless there are some great recordings on this double helping !!

        9. Magic Star

        10. Five Minutes More

Well I Ask You.1..VA

 Jump forward 10/20 years from the post below and you have some tracks from some well known singers and some not so !!.....nostalgia on the Blue Decca label of the 50's & 60's !

        23. My Baby's Crazy About Elvis

        24. Lady May

Julie Grant

 Here we have a British singer from the 1960's that should have been more successful than she was !!.....30 Great tracks well worth a listen if you haven't heard of her voice !!

Julie Grant (born 12 July 1946) is an English pop music singer, who was mainly active during the 1960s. She had three hits on the UK Singles Chart with "Up on the Roof", "Count on Me" (both 1963) and "Come to Me" (1964). She also recorded a cover version of "Every Day I Have to Cry" (1964).

Grant was a contemporary of Petula Clark and Cilla Black, and Allmusic journalist, Richie Unterberger, noted "she had a strong, versatile voice" but was hindered by "her inability to carve out a recognizable stylistic niche".

"Tony Hatch would later recall: "I thought Julie Grant was great and I’m sorry I never managed to help her achieve her full potential. No doubt I was producing too many artistes at this time, especially girls. In those years, in-house producers often faced this problem and I could never give her the attention she deserved."

At age 15 Grant was discovered by Frankie Vaughan and signed by Vaughan's agent Eric Easton who arranged for Grant to audition for Pye Records. Pye signed Grant who was still known as Vivien Foreman: as the label requested she adopt a stage name Grant formed "Julie Grant" from the name of her father's accountant Julian Grant. The debut single by Julie Grant, "Somebody Tell Him", was released in March 1962 and was the first of fifteen singles all produced by Tony Hatch the fourth of which, a cover of The Drifters' US hit, "Up on the Roof", gave Grant her chart debut. Despite being beaten by a rival UK cover by Kenny Lynch, which reached No. 5 compared to the No. 33 peak of Grant's version, Grant was able to use the relative success of "Up on the Roof" to gain a series of television guest spots, plus star billing on a package tour which also featured The Rolling Stones, The Everly Brothers and Bo Diddley. Grant's profile was maintained by her follow-up single, the March 1963 release "Count on Me", which became her best chart placing in the UK at No. 24.

It has been alleged that Grant turned down the opportunity to record the Tony Hatch composition, "Downtown", recorded by Petula Clark on 16 October 1964 to become an international hit. However, Hatch has said that he only completed the lyrics of "Downtown" after Clark had heard the melody and asked to record it, and also said that prior to Clark's involvement he had thought to place the song with the Drifters: "it never occurred to me [originally] that a white woman could even sing it.

1. Somebody Tell Him                                   16. It's Alright

2. Every Letter You Write                            17. Everyday I have To Cry

3. So Many Ways                                          18. Watch What You Do With my Baby

4. Unimportant Things                                19. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

5. When Your Smiling                                  20. I Only Care About You

6. Lonely Sixteen                                          21. Come To Me

7. Up On The Roof                                       22. Can't Get You Out Of my Mind

8. When You Ask About Love                     23. Baby Baby I Still Love You

9. Count On Me                                           24. My World Is Empty Without You

10. Then Only Then                                    25. Giving Up

11. That's How Heartaches Are Made      26. 'Cause I Believe In You

12. Cruel World                                          27. Lonely Without You

13. Don't Ever Let Me Down                    28. As Long As I Know He's Mine

14. Somebody Cares                                  29. Stop

15. Hello Love                                            30. When The Lovin' Ends

                                         Julie Grant-- The Everly Brothers & Bo Diddley

       

Sammy Davis

 A couple of L/p's now from the early singing career of Sammy Davis...

1. You Do Something To Me

2. You're My Girl

3. Come Rain Or Shine

4. Body And Soul

5. It's Aright With Me

1. Get Out Of Town

2. These Foolish Things

3. When Your Lover Has Gone

4. The Thrill Is Gone

5. Tenderly

6. Happy Ending

       4. Body And Soul