Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Neon Beat on Radio George - 5.27.14

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Bobby Darin begins the hour with his hit "Dream Lover." Pat Boone follows with some motion picture music, "Friendly Persuasion." The Chordettes sing one of their many chart hits for the Cadence label, "Never On Sunday." Listen to some outstanding guitar with Les Paul. The Carpenters sing a Carole King favorite called, "It's Going To Take Some Time" Listen to Nat King Cole croon some smooth Hoagy Carmichael. The Gaylords sing "Isle Of Capris." Hear Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Perry Como and more. Left click on.... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On the Neon Beat http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/ (wonderful collage work from Michael Daniel )
this week, Jukebox 2: Dean Martin launches this great set with "Lay Some Happiness On Me." We'll follow up with some good folk music with The Kingston Trio. Hear some great big band with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Hear Nat King Cole sing a film hit you'll remember called, "Mona Lisa." Frank Sinatra sings some standard Cole Porter. Hear Bobby Darin's 1959 chart topper, "Mack The Knife." Oklahoman Kay Starr performs "Bonaparte's Retreat. Hear Peggy Lee, Rick Nelson, Chad & Jeremy and Elvis. See the lists leave comments at..

On the Neon Beat this week Jukebox 3: We open this set with Andy Williams singin' That Old Bilbao Song" The Four Knights, a period backup group for Nat Cole, follow up with their 1950's chart hit, "I Get So....Lonely." Listen to Frank Sinatra perform a jazzy tune called "Same Ol' Saturday Night." Hear Paul Anka sing a song that became an image jingle for Eastman Kodak. Enjoy a great 60's period TV theme from the series, "Ben Casey." We'll team up Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. You'll hear The Carpenters, Tony Bennett, Robert Goulet, Dinah Washington and more. Click on... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ and enjoy. Have a great week.

Monday, May 19, 2014

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 5.19.14

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: The Drifters go where the Neon lights are bright as we open up Juke 1. Elvis Presley takes us where the Neon never stops as he sings, "Viva Las Vegas." We team up Bing Crosby with Frank Sinatra with a fun film classic, "Well Did You Evah?" Hear Nat King Cole sing "Rambling Rose." Connie Francis performs a song taken from the soundtrack of the TV series "Pan Am." We'll do a little "Jump Jive and Wail" with Louis Prima & Keely Smith. Engelbert Humperdinck sings "The Last Waltz." Hear Dinah Shore, Ames Brothers, Johnny Mathis, and sing along with Mitch. These and mo' at ....http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ Have a splendid week !

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Get ready to "Sway" as we kick off this hour with Dean Martin. Frank Sinatra follows up with one of his number one charting standards, "Strangers In the Night." Hear Louis Armstrong with "Mame." Georgia Gibbs performs a whimsical little hit chart diddy called "Tweedle Dee." Nat King Cole sings, "A Blossom Fell." Listen to a great 1959 Marty Robbins favorite from the old west, "El Paso." Enjoy the great New Orleans trumpet of Al Hirt with "Bourbon Street Parade." Hear Frankie Avalon, Tom Jones, Anne Murray and more. Leave comments, see the playlists at http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Frank Sinatra launches this set with "Come Fly With Me." Next we play a James Bond film theme sung by Matt Monro. We'll listen to a fun Dean Martin song heard in the film "Oceans 11" Mary Martin sings a song that launched her career, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." Hear some great big band with Glenn Miller, Harry James, and Ella Fitzgerald singing a great Artie Shaw song. Hear the iconic favorite performed by Gene Kelly. Listen to The Four Freshmen, Lena Horne, Les Baxter and much more at.. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Monday, May 12, 2014

Neon Beat on Radio George - May 12, 2014

On The Neon Beat this hour, Jukebox 1: The McGuire Sisters kick off the hour with a 1956 Columbia Pictures theme from the film "Picnic." Tony Bennett sings a song of "Rags To Riches" next. Nat King Cole performs a jazz favorite, "Avalon." We'll team up Bob Hope & Bing Crosby for one of their road movie songs. Frank Sinatra sings, "The Second Time Around." Hear The Marvelous Marilyn Maye sing one of her early hit songs, "If My Friends Could See Me Now." Enjoy a big band standard with Les Brown and The Ames Brothers. Barbra Streisand, The Lettermen, Frankie Laine and more. All at.... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this hour, Jukebox 2: Robert Goulet opens this set with some film music from "Little Me." Eartha Kitt is next with a song that knocked em' out during a performance of a 1952 review. Hear Bobby Darin sing a jazzy version of "Clementine." Dean Martin sings a 1967 chart favorite, "In The Misty Moonlight." Enjoy a Brook Benton soul favorite, "Rainy Night In Georgia." Mel Torme performs a late 40's hit, "Get Outta Town." Hear Johnny Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Nancy Sinatra's "Boots" and lots more. See the playlists leave comments at...http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Peggy Lee gets this hour underway with a whimsical little "Doodlin' Song." Perry Como follows with the Ray Charles singers with "Papa Loves Mambo." Hear two hits of the great period "4" groups this hour, The Four Lads and The Four
Freshmen. Hear Tony Bennett's signature hit about that city by the bay. Connie Francis performs some film music from "Where The Boys Are." Great instrumentals with Harry James, Jackie Gleason, and the Mantovani Orch. Sarah Vaughan, Fun with Phil Harris, Doris Day and lots more. All at...http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Monday, May 5, 2014

Neon Beat on Radio George - 5-5-14

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Barbra Streisand launches the hour with a old song re-penned by Milton Berle. "Sam You Made The Pants Too Long." Perry Como is next with The Fontane Sisters as we take a "Dreamer's Holiday." Listen to the outstanding voice of singer Mario Lanza as he sings his 1951 hit, "Be My Love." (by request) Introducing KC's Rob McHenry with a fine version of an old Lou Rawls favorite. Enjoy some Burt Bacharach / Hal David music sung by BJ Thomas from Butch Cassidy. Hear Henry Mancini, Petula Clark, Buddy Knox and more. All at.. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ and have a great week!

On the Neon Beat this week Jukebox 2: Frank Sinatra rolls out this hour with one of his latter charting hits, "That's Life." Andy Williams follows up with a vocal version of the 1963 Kai Winding hit, "More." We'll team up Bing Crosby and Judy Garland for a lively tate-a-tate called "Ya-Ta-Ta, Ya-Ta-Ta" Julie London heats up a little "Black Coffee" (with beaucoup cream and sugar) Great Instrumentals with Les Brown, Al Hirt, David Rose, and Ray Anthony. Hear Bobby Vee's "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" These and more. Visit the blog at.. http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Dean Martin kicks off this hour with one of his great signature hits, "That's Amore'" Sinatra is next with the Nelson Riddle Orch singing "Makin' Whoopie." Doris Day sings one of her Hall-Of-Fame hits from the 1949 film "Romance On The High Seas." Listen to Nat King Cole with the Ralph Carmichael Chorus singing a summer favorite, "That Sunday That Summer." Hear some of the great vocal groups, The Four Preps, The Association, The Fontane Sisters, and a fun little hit by Ronnie and the Daytonas, "Little GTO" These and lots more at.. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/