On the Neon Beat this week: Dean Martin launches this weeks offerings with the song “Just in Time.” (yes u are) Peggy Lee follows up with her attitude song, “I'm a Woman.” (yes she wuz) Lou Rawls takes it next with “You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” and The Fifth Dimension with “Last Night I Didn't get to Sleep.” (“At all” I might add) Juke 2, Marilyn Maye takes the stage with her great opener song “Step to the Rear,” Then Dean Martin is back with “Mambo Italiano,” followed with Engelbert Humperdinck followed with the great British jazz pianist George Shearing. The Vogues open up Juke 3 with their stunning hit version of “My Special Angel,” followed with “Summer Sounds” by Robert Goulet and “I'll Take Manhattan” sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Show tunes this session include Fred Astaire with a song from “Top Hat,” a charming duet from “Pagan Love Song” with Rosemary Clooney and Guy Mitchell, a Sesame Street standard sung by The Carpenters, Kay Starr with a jazzy version of “Around the World,” and the Four Lads with a rousing song from “Gypsy.” Instrumental offerings include some big band with Benny Goodman, a pop standard called “Apache” by Jorgen Ingmann, Herb Alpert's dating game standard, “the Spanish Flea,” Mason Williams' “Classical Gas,” Andre Previn with the lovely theme from “Irma La Douce,” Bert Kaempfert's “Strangers in the Night,” and Leroy Anderson with “Fiddle Faddle.” Also hear a boob tube favorite by Ray Anthony, the iconic theme from “Dragnet.” More pop standards by Frank Sinatra with “Pennies from Heaven,” Perry Como with “Magic Moments,” Nat King Cole, Skeeter Davis, The Lettermen, and Tony Bennett with Count Basie. Good listening!Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm Have a good week!
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