The Neon Beat on Mixcloud - 11.2.25

On the Neon Beat Show 23r3:  This installment of TNB opens with an old Duke Ellington standard sung here by Nat King Cole.  “Don't Get Around Much Anymore”.  The Mills Brothers take the stage next for “Cielito Lindo.”  We squeeze in some great big band with Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra doing a great Woody Herman standard.  Hear Bobby Darin with a swingin' version of “I Got Rhythm”.  Eydie Gorme follows with her 1963 hit song, “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” backed up by a period female singing group called, “The Cookies”.  Listen to more fine female talent with record singles by Rosemary Clooney, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark and Patti Page.  We team up Frank Sinatra with his daughter Nancy for “Something Stupid”.  Listen to Paul McCartney do a song that is considered to be one of the Beatles finest.  More great songs with Johnny Mathis singing “Small World”, Bobby Vinton, with “There I've Said it Again” and Elvis with “Don't Be Cruel.”  And of course, gotta have our instrumental content with Walter Wanderley on the Hammond B3, Bert Kaempfert with his 1961 hit song, “Wonderland by Night” and Raymond Lefevre's “Soul Coaxing”.Give a listen at: https://www.mixcloud.com/theneon.../the-neon-beat-show-23r3/   Left to Right:  Joe Dimino (Neon Jazz) John Christopher (The Neon Beat)

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The Neon Beat on Mixcloud - 7.19.25

On the Neon Beat Show- Remembering Connie Francis.  We open with the song that was Connie's first breakthrough hit record.  “Who's Sorry Now”.  After which we proceed with more great songs of the 40's, 50's and 60's.  Listen to Wilbert Harrison with the song about that great city of fountains: “Kansas City”.  Vikki Carr follows up with the song, “Can't Take My Eyes off of You.”  Hear the great period groups this hour such as the Lettermen, the McGuire Sisters, and the Brother's Four singing a song from the 1960 John Wayne film “The Alamo”.  We'll play more Connie Francis hit songs, “Everyone is Someone's Fool”, “Quando, Quando, Quando”, and :the theme from Where the Boys Are.”  Listen to the fine instrumental selections like the swingin' Glen Gray version of “the King Porter Stomp”' Lawrence Welk with “Bubbles in the Wine”, and Leroy Anderson's “Promenade.”  We'll spin songs performed by some more of our Italian hitmakers of the day, Tony Bennett with “Love Look Away,” Frankie Laine with “Waiting at the end of the Road”, and Dean Martin with “I'd Cry Like a Baby.”  We'll team up Bette Midler with good friend Barry Manilow for a old Peggy Lee hit song, “I Love Being Here with You”.  Then we'll play Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman singing a song from the film “Stagedoor Canteen”.  Much more with Ray Charles, Debbie Reynolds, British crooner Matt Monro, and Merrillee Rush and the Turnabouts.  Listen and enjoy.       

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