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Friday, 12 March 2021

Gordon MacRae

Here we have some 78 rpm's from this excellent singer from the 40's/50's

Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer and radio/television host who appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956) and who played the leading man of Doris Day in On Moonlight Bay (1951) and sequel By The Light of the Silvery Moon (1953).
Winning a contest enabled MacRae to sing at the 1939 New York World's Fair with the Harry James and Les Brown orchestras.He made his Broadway debut in 1942, acquiring his first recording contract soon afterwards. Many of his hit recordings were made with Jo Stafford.
 He starred opposite Kathryn Grayson in the third film version of The Desert Song and teamed with Jane Powell in Three Sailors and a Girl (1953). MacRae's best known film role was Curly in the big screen adaptation of Oklahoma! (1955) alongside Shirley Jones. He and Jones were used on another Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation, Carousel (1956), at 20th Century Fox. MacRae played Buddy De Sylva in The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) for 20th Century-Fox.

1. The Wedding Of Lili Marlene
2. Twenty Four Hours Of Sunshine
3. Use You Imagination
4. I Am Loved
5. Down The Old Ox Road
6. Cuddle Up A Little Closer
7. How Do You Speak To An Angel
8. Congratulations To Someone
9. C'est Magnifique
10. Homin' Time
11. Stranger In Paradise
12. Never In A Million Years
13. Prisoner Of Love
14. They Say It's Wonderful


 
      6. Cuddle Up A Little Closer

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