Neon Beat on Radio George - 12.17.18

On The Neon Beat this week: Ella Fitzgerald kicks off this week’s offerings with a rousing Jerome Kern song, “Pick Yourself Up.” Hear a great Harold Arlen song performed by the Four Lads, “Let’s Fall in Love.” Listen to some big band with Harry James with Helen Forrest singing “I’ve Heard that Song Before,” and Harry’s Orchestra with a swingin’ selection called “The Mole.” Hear more swingin’ stuff with Les Brown and his Band of Renown, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Celebrate the season with us with Christmas pop standards with Frank Sinatra, Pearl Bailey, the New Christy Minstrels, Johnny Mathis, Kay Starr, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Stan Freberg, Tom Paxton and more. Enjoy some Christmas candy with Burl Ives singing, “Big Rock Candy Mountain.” These and the fine standards like, Billy Williams with “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” Frank Sinatra kicks off Juke 3 with a film song with the kids singing, “Pocketful of Miracles.” We’ll play Tony Bennett’s signature hit song, “I Left My Heart in SF”, Doris Day’s “Everybody Loves a Lover” and Buddy Clark with the enchanting Irish love ballad, “Peg O’ My Heart.” And those great instrumental fav’s with, Al Hirt, Horst Jankowski, Les Baxter, Frank Mills and Leroy Anderson. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays from Radio George, myself and the family.
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Neon Beat on Radio George - 12.10.18

On The Neon Beat this week: The first lady of song opens Juke 1 and 3 with two fine standards: Ella Fitzgerald sings the George and Ira Gershwin standard “I Got Rhythm,” and a Cole Porter selection from “Kiss me Kate.” Enjoy more great American standards with Frank Sinatra’s award winning rendition of “A Very Good Year” with the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra. Hear some more classic Cole Porter with Roy Rogers. Lena Horne sings “The Lady is a Tramp” and Nat King Cole performs more great Gershwin singing, “Our Love is Here to Stay.” We’ll spin hit songs by the great period groups like, The Fontane Sisters, The Four Preps, The McGuire Sisters, The Seekers, and the one major chart hit for Sumpthin’ Smith and the Redheads. Listen to fine orchestral selections with Paul Mauriat’s 1968 chart buster, “L’amour Est Bleu,” Ray Anthony with the theme from “Peter Gunn,” The British group, “Sounds Orchestral” with the beautiful “Cast your Fate to the Wind,” Andre Previn’s 1959 jazzy hit, “Like Young,” and some great big band with Harry James, “Carnival.” We’ll team up Louis Prima and Keely with “Baby Won’t You Please Come Home.” We’ll spin songs with Dean Martin, Doris Day, Bobby Darin and Matt Monro. And we’ll throw in seasonal favorites by Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Julie Andrews and David Rose and his orchestra. Lots more:
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Neon Beat on Radio George - 12.3.18

On The Neon Beat this week: We open this week’s offerings with “Sonny Boy” as the 1950’s crooner takes on the new sound called “rock n’ roll,” with the song “Dungaree Doll.” We follow Eddie with a little pillow talk with Dean Martin. Then hear the iconic soulful song, “At Last” by Etta James. Listen to music of the stage and silver screen with a couple of songs from “Sound of Music” with Tony Bennett and Julie Andrews. More show tunes with Nat King Cole doing “The Continental,” Ella Fitzgerald singing “From this Moment On,” and Andy Williams with a selection from “State Fair.” Hear Petula Clark with a lovely song written by actor Charlie Chaplin. Listen to several selections with Frank Sinatra, one in particular involving a fun little Cole Porter ditty Frank performed with Rosemary Clooney. Listen to a passionate offering by Sam Cooke, “Nothing Can Change Our Love.” Laugh a little with writer and TV producer Allan Sherman with his famous “Letter from Summer Camp.” Instrumentals abound with selections from Bert Kaempfert’s Orchestra, Nelson Riddle, Al Hirt, Frankie Yankovic with the good ol’ “Beer Barrel Polka,” and David Benoit’s jazzy rendition of “The Charlie Brown Theme” More with Bing Crosby, Patti Page, The McGuire Sisters, Lou Rawls, Bette Midler and even a little Jim Croce. Lots more at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 11.26.18

On The Neon Beat this week: Life is a Cabaret old chum! The Marvelous Marilyn Maye kicks off the series this week on Jukebox 1. We’ll track records with the artists we know and love like Frank Sinatra singing “South of the Border.” Tony Bennett’s “Just in Time,” along with hits by Dean Martin, and Connie Francis. We’ll team up Bing Crosby with his son Gary for “Sam’s Song.” Enjoy fine film, Broadway and boob tube selections with Nat King Cole singing “The Ballad of Cat Ballou,” actress Judy Garland with “I Got Rhythm,” Henry Mancini’s “Mr. Lucky,” and Doris Day singing “Lullaby of Broadway.” More with Harry Nilsson from “Midnight Cowboy,” Margaret Whiting with a song from “South Pacific” and Percy Faith with the beautiful “Theme from “Moulin Rouge.” We’ll spin great period instrumentals with Acker Bilk’s tender, “Stranger on the Shore,” and Al Hirt’s rousing version of “Java.” We’ll take to the dance floor with the “Belle of the Ball” by Leroy Anderson. Listen to Kenny Ball’s across the pond hit, “Midnight in Moscow,” and Errol Garner’s period standard, “Misty.” More hit songs with Kay Starr, Johnny Mathis, Elvis, The Four Lads with a Frank Loesser hit and Ella Fitzgerald with a great Cole Porter selection. Lot’s, lot’s more. Grab that mouse. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 11.20.18

This week on The Neon Beat: Ed Ames opens this week’s offerings with a beautiful song from “Man of LaMancha .” Hear more show tunes as we track Louis Armstrong’s “Hello Dolly,” The Sandpipers with a beautiful song from the film “The Sterile Cuckoo,” and Lalo Schifrin’s rousing “Theme from Mission Impossible.” Hear the great standards with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, and Nat King Cole with a perky Johnny Mercer song, “Day in, Day out.” Enjoy a 1950’s set including Nat Cole, Gogi Grant, and the Everly Brothers. We’ll remember the 1960’s with pop memories like Brian Hyland, The Drifters, and Peter and Gordon. We’ll play fine period instrumentals with Bent Fabric’s “Alley Cat,” “Charmaine” with Mantovani, Herb Alpert from “Zorba the Greek” and some “Music to Watch Girls By” with Bob Crewe. Laugh along with The Smothers Brothers listening to “My Old Man’s a Sailor.” Hear Jack Jones “Lollipops and Roses,” get “Busted” with Ray Charles, listen to Petula Clark’s “Don’t Sleep in the Subway,” and sing along with The McGuire Sisters. Lots lot’s more. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat with Marilyn Maye at 90 - 11.11.18

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.29.18

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra launches this hour with a swingin’ rendition of the song “Blue Moon” with Nelson Riddle’s Orchestra. Then we’ll track some great big band with Harry James and singer Helen Forrest. Hear more big band offerings with Glenn Miller and a couple with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Listen to a smooth rendition of the song “Tenderly” by Nat King Cole, followed with Lawrence Welk’s 1961 pop hit, “Calcutta.” You’ll hear more instrumental standards with Ray Conniff, Nelson Riddle with the theme from “Route 66” and a two-fer with Herb Alpert and the TJB. Enjoy a smooth Cole Porter standard sung by Ella Fitzgerald. The Lettermen perform the song “Where or When,” composed for the Rogers and Hart musical, “Babes in Arms.” Dean Martin croons his signature standard, “Everybody Loves Somebody.” Hear a film theme from “Valley of the Dolls” by Dionne Warwick followed with those “Moments to Remember” by the Toronto group, The Four Lads. We’ll board “the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe” with Rosemary Clooney and go “South of the Border with Perry Como. Also, enjoy a stirring patriotic offering by actor John Wayne. To listen, go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The Crew Cuts open this hour with their 1954 R&B pop hit, “Sh- Boom.” Then KC’s own Marilyn Maye slams on stage with a rousing rendition of “The Song is You.” Listen to Nat King Cole as he displays his bilingual skills for “Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup.” Listen to some film music with Henry Mancini, Fred Astaire from “Top Hat,” and Barbra Streisand with the beautiful Paul Williams song from “A Star is Born.” Tom Jones takes the mic next for his first across-the- pond hit song, “It’s Not Unusual.” We’ll spin the one hit wonder for Art and Dotty Todd from 1958. Hear DOT records’ Billy Vaughn with his first chart hit on the label, “Melody of Love.” Hear a set with the operatic voice of Tony Martin, “To Each His Own,” Jo Stafford with an amorous song, “Make Love to Me,” and Johnny Mathis with his smash 1957 hit song, “Chances Are.” Chicago’s own Lou Rawls sings his hit, “Lady Love.” Then hear a little Brit invasion standard sung by Chad and Jeremy. We’ll enjoy our “70’s” offering from Carole King’s “Tapestry” album. Omaha’s Roger Williams strokes the keyboard for “Autumn Leaves.” Enjoy Dean Martin’s 1956 song with the EZ Riders, “Memories are Made of This.” Go to and turn it up: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Italian tenor, Mario Lanza kicks of this hour with “Be My Love.” Then Rosemary Clooney grabs the mic for a song from “Gypsy.” Next, listen to a Rat Pack set with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. The New Christy Minstrels take the next set with Barry McGuire on the lead for “Green Green.” Hear more hit songs with fine period groups like, the Four Knights, and the Hilltoppers. We’ll track some film/show favorites with Doris Day’s “Secret Love” from “Calamity Jane,” Ferrante and Teicher with the “Theme Form Antony and Cleopatra, Ray Conniff with the theme from another Doris Day film, “Midnight Lace,” and actress Marilyn Monroe with her iconic performance from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Ella Fitzgerald sings a song bout’ “A Beautiful Friendship.” Get set for Eartha Kitt who beckons with a racy Cole Porter number, “Let’s Misbehave.” Frankie Valli follows next with his solo hit song, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” New Orleans’ great trumpeter, Al Hirt slathers the horn for the song, “Sugar Lips.” Enjoy Barbra Streisand’s lovely rendition of “He Touched Me” back by Don Costa’s arrangement and orchestra. Step on it Jeeves: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.22.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Bobby Darin steams on stage for a jazz standard that has been the basis for song construct used to create what would become “bee-bop.” Bobby sings, “Í Got Rhythm.” Dean Martin follows next with some Latino swingin’ called, “Sway.” Hear some great period groups this hour including The Lettermen with “When I Fall in Love,” The McGuire Sisters with an inspirational song “He,” The Ames Brothers with “Melodie D’ Amour,” Peter and Gordon with “I Go to Pieces,” The Four Freshmen, and The Kingston Trio. The Marvelous Marilyn Maye performs a great song from “Sweet Charity” followed with Pat Boone crooning the theme from the 1956 film, “Friendly Persuasion.” Hear a big-sky western set with Peggy Lee’s take on “Riders in the Sky,” Hugo Montenegro with the spaghetti western standard, “The Good the Bad and the Ugly,” and Loren Green with “Ringo.” Listen to Barbra Streisand with a lovely song from “Cats,” Frank Sinatra with “That’s Life,” and a 1965 Steve McQueen film theme sung by Glenn Yarborough. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Mary Martin opens this set with the song and performance that put her on the map, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” Toronto’s, The Four Lads, take it next with a song from “Kiss me Kate.” Hear one of the hit songs of Oklahoma’s Anita Bryant, “Paper Roses,” followed up with Al Martino’s “Mary in the Morning.” Look out ol’ Mack is back! Bobby Darin sings his 1959 hit, “Mack the Knife.” Actress Debbie Reynolds sings a charming version of the song, “S’posin.” Then enjoy a little Hammond B-3 with Walter Wanderley’s 1966 hit, “Summer Samba.” Hear more fine instrumentals with Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats, and Jackie Gleason’s lush take on “Autumn Leaves.” We’ll hear a set with the Seekers singing, “A World of our Own,” followed with Philly’s own Frankie Avalon singing the song, “Venus.” Listen to Tony Bennett’s lovely take on the Beatles song, “Something.” We’ll team up Actress Judy Garland and Gene Kelly for the song, “For Me and My Gal.” More with Mel Carter and Louis Prima. To listen, left click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Dean Martin begins the beguine with “Powder Your Face with Sunshine.” Then, “Pardon me boys. Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?” We’ll play that big band standard by The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Hear some more big band later, with Tommy Dorsey’s Orchestra and “the Tea for Two Cha-Cha.” We’ll spin Dinah Washington’s touching 1959 hit, “What a Difference a Day Makes,” followed with Elvis Presley’s 1969 chart topper, “Suspicious Minds.” Enjoy songs from great groups like The Ames Brothers with, “Undecided,” The McGuire Sisters with the “Theme from Picnic,” and “Standing on the Corner,” with the Mills Brothers. Frank Sinatra pops in with the Les Brown hit, “How Bout You?” Listen to Connie Stevens with “Sixteen Reasons.” Hear the song that brought back “Ragtime” as Marvin Hamlisch performs the theme from the film “The Sting,” Scott Joplin’s “the Entertainer.” Hear two 1957 hits with Perry Como’s “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes,” and Pat Boone’s “Love Letter in the Sand.” We’ll spin Peggy Lee “Golden Earrings.” And turn up an old 1930’s standard featuring Cab Calloway’s, “Minnie the Moocher.” Much more with Paul and Paula, Glen Campbell and Jackie DeShannon. Wanna? Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.15.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Connie Francis launches into this week’s selections with her amorous rendition of “Dimmi Quando Quando.” Elvis Presley spins the roulette wheel next for “Viva Las Vegas.” The Lettermen follow up with two songs for the price of one, “Traces” and “Memories.” You’ll hear other great period groups like Chad and Jeremy with “Yesterday’s Gone,” The Drifters singing “On Broadway,” a Hoyt Axton song called “Greenback Dollar” by the Kingston Trio, The Mitch Miller Gang and The Four Lads. Hear Dean Martin’s 1965 chart topper, “Lay Some Happiness on Me,” and Doris Day with a fun little novelty romp called, “Ooo Bang Jiggly Jang.” We’ll spin the classic standard and signature hit for Tony Bennett, “I Left my Heat in S.F.” Enjoy fine instrumental hit records by Les Baxter, Capitol Records own Al De Lory with the “Theme from MASH,” and John Williams and the Boston Pops. Listen to a beautiful song written by actor and director Charlie Chaplin sung here by Nat King Cole. More music with Judy Collins with “Both Sides Now,” Kay Starr, and Andy Williams. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Tony Bennett opens this hour with a little Goodfella’s standard, “Rags to Riches.” Then we’ll tap the toes to an early R&B song performed from the shoulder by Georgia Gibbs, “Tweedle Dee.” Lots of film/Broadway selections this hour including Sammy Davis Jr with “Let There Be Love,” Andy Williams with a smooth version of “As Time Goes By,” Actress Judy Garland with “Meet Me in Saint Louis, Louie,” and Margaret Whiting with a standard from “South Pacific.” We’ll spin Hugo Winterhalter’s rendition of a Leroy Anderson standard, “Blue Tango,” followed up with the Mills Brothers singing a Tommy Dorsey swing standard. Enjoy Robert Goulet with a French reading of a French song called “Autumn Leaves.” Hear Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle performing the Eddie Cantor hit, “Making Whoopie.” Listen to a set with hit songs by The Association, Nancy Wilson, and Johnny Mathis. We’ll track some great big band with Louis Armstrong’s “When the Saints,” and Benny Goodman with Rosemary Clooney singing ‘Memories of You.” Enjoy today by left clicking at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm Pic: Me and Shotgun Jaxon: 106.5 The Wolf Kansas City

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Perry Como kicks in this hour with “Papa Loves Mambo” with the Ray Charles Singers. Then we team up Bing Crosby with Frank Sinatra for a Cole Porter song from the 1956 film, “High Society.” We’ll spin songs from period hit-making groups, like the Chordettes “Never on Sunday,” The Four Preps singing “Down by the Station,” The Ventures with a surfin’ standard called, “Walk Don’t Run,” and The Weavers with a good ol’ folk standard, “On Top of Old Smokey.” We’ll go “Swinging on a Rainbow” with swingin,’ singin’ Frankie Avalon. Hear a 1973 comeback hit for Johnny Mathis, “I’m Coming Home,” followed by some Burt Bacharach sung by Dionne Warwick. We’ll play some Brit hit makers like Engelbert Humperdinck singing his 1967 standard “The Last Waltz,” followed up with “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield. Hear Frank Sinatra with “Love the Second Time Around.” Turn up the speaker for a “big sky” western set with Frankie Laine, Dinah Shore, and the theme from “The Sons of Katie Elder.” Hear more from Chicago’s own Joni James, “I Still Get a Thrill,” and “The Happy Wanderer,” by Frank Weir’s orchestra and chorus. Go to” http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm Have a great week kids!

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.8.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Pack your bags and “Come Fly With Me” as Frank Sinatra takes off to begin this week’s offerings. Then Vic Damone takes the stage next for a song from West Side Story followed with Ella Fitzgerald singing a swingin’ scat version of “Blue Skies.” Enjoy an early 70’s offering with Bill Wither’s first breakthrough chart single, “Ain’t No Sunshine.” We’ll track some fine period film and stage offerings by Henry Mancini and Chorus singing “Darling Lili,” The Four Lads from “Bus Stop,” Doris Day from “Romance on the High Seas”, Rosemary Clooney and Harry James from “Here Comes the Groom,” and Andy Williams with the song from the Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page movie, “Dear Heart.” You’ll hear a set with a toe tappin’ song “Just You, Just Me” with Nat King Cole, Harry James with “September Song,” and Patti Page with “Gentle on My Mind.” Listen to Bobby Darin with “Dream Lover.” Kay Starr sings a jazzy rendition of “Up a Lazy River.” Robert Goulet’s got the “World on a String.” And hear the smooth instrumental hit for Los Indios Tabajaras called, “Maria Elena. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Ray Charles slams into juke two with his iconic hit, “Hit the Road Jack.” Then we’ll enjoy a little period 60’s bubblegum with Leslie Gore’s “Sunshine Lollipops.” We’ll track an Everly Brothers hit from 1958 featuring Chet Atkins on the backup guitar, “All I Have to do is Dream.” Dean Martin teetotales a fine glass of blush with “Little Old Wine Drinker Me.” Frank Sinatra will be standing by for his big chart hit, “Strangers in the Night.” (Personally Frank thought the song stank) Then what man could refuse an offer with Bette Midler whisperin’, “Do You Wanna Dance?” Hear some great period groups like The Gaylords with “Isle of Capris,” The Association with “Never My Love,” and the Mills Brothers. Tom Jones steams on stage for his breakthrough hit standard, “She’s a Lady.” Enjoy “A Doodling Song” with Peggy Lee followed with “Spanish Eyes” by Engelbert Humperdinck. Louis Armstrong performs a song from “Bye Bye Birdie.” We’ll spin fine period instrumentals with Raymond Lefevre, Perez Prado, and Vangelis’s “Chariots of Fire.” Hear British pianist George Shearing with Nat King Cole singing a Broadway selection, “Let There Be Love.” More with Nancy Sinatra and Frankie Avalon. Left click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Billy Williams open this hour with an “OH YEH” singing his 1957 hit song, “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.” Then Patti Page takes it with a light hearted song of redemption from “The Pajama Game.” The Lettermen are next with the haunting “Our Winter Love,” followed with a fun trip to “The Alps” with The McGuire Sisters backed by the orchestra and accordion of Lawrence Welk. Frank Sinatra leads off the next set with a fine Cole Porter standard. Hear some swing era big band with Harry James’ “A Sleepy Lagoon,” followed with an amorous version of “Black Coffee” by Julie London. Also hear the live recording that brought the Ramsey Lewis Trio to national attention, “The In Crowd.” Nat King Cole sings his 1962 country-esk hit, “Rambling Rose.” Bing Crosby and the Jesters follow with “Sioux City Sue,” and Eartha Kitt’s steamy song from a 1950’s review called, “Cest Si bon.” Then enjoy a western set with Marty Robbin’s “El Paso” and Elmer Bernstein’s “Theme from the Magnificent Seven.” Listen to Sammy Davis with “Shelter of Your Arms,” Dianne Reeves with a song from the film “Good Night and Good Luck,” and Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me.” Enjoy today by going to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.1.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Burt Bacharach’s leading lady of choice, Dionne Warwick opens this week’s sets with “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” Next enjoy Jack Jones with one of his Grammy award winners, “Wives and Lovers.” Then we’ll track two 1950’s chart toppers with Georgie Shaw and Teresa Brewer with her first hit single. Hear a rousing set starting with Bobby Darin with “A Nightingale in Berkeley Square,” Peggy Lee with an attitude number called “Pass Me By,” the Fontane Sisters with a childhood favorite, “Playmates,” and the Melachrino Strings with an instrumental from the film, “The Owl and the Pussycat.” Listen to more instrumental greats with Reg Owen, Ralph Flanagan, and the 101 Strings Orchestra. We’ll track some film favorites with Frank Sinatra singing “New York, New York,” and Lena Horne with her signature standard “Stormy Weather.” Nat King Cole and the trio perform an old WW2 favorite, “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” We’ll play Johnny Mathis’s “Misty,” Vikki Carr with her 1967 hit “It Must Be Him,” and a back of the rack ditty by Elvis Presley. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Oklahoma’s Kay Starr launches this hour with the jazz standard “On a Slow Boat to China.” Fats Domino takes the stage next for “My Blue Heaven,” followed with “A Kind of Hush” by Herman’s Hermits, and Herb Alpert and his TJB with “A Taste of Honey.” We’ll spin more great period instrumental selections with Percy Faith, Jimmy Dorsey, The Islanders, and a fine jazz treatment of Vince Guraldi’s “Linus and Lucy” by David Benoit. Hear the iconic voices of the period including Nat King Cole singing “Too Young,” Dean Martin with “That’s Amore,” Peggy Lee with “Manana is Good Enough for Me,” and Tony Bennett with a rousing version of “Taking a Chance on Love” from the Broadway hit, “Cabin in the Sky.” Enjoy a 1950’s vocal hit for the McGuire Sisters singing, “Goodnight Sweetheart.” Bobby Goldsboro sings a tender song called “the Autumn of My Life.” And hear The Carpenters singing, “For All We Know.” More songs with Sammy Davis Jr and Chicago’s own Joni James. To hear and enjoy go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Frank Sinatra kicks off this hour the lovely standard, “Young at Heart.” Dean Martin takes it next with “In the Misty Moonlight.” We’ll track some great Broadway/Film selections with Doris Day singing one from “Pal Joey,” Connie Francis from “Where the Boys Are,” Felix Slatkin directing his orchestra for the theme from the Sundowners,” Matt Monro with the theme from the second James Bond film, and Andy Williams with a song from what was to be the first of what were termed “mondo movies.” We’ll team up Bing Crosby and Judy Garland for a fun 1954 tate-a tate. Listen to Sammy Davis Jr with the Mike Curb Congregation singing “the People Tree” followed with a song from “Funny Girl” by Barbra Streisand. Hear Ella Fitzgerald perform a Cole Porter big band era classic and listen to a lovely instrumental hit for Canadian Hagood Hardy that began as an imaging jingle for “Salada Tea.” We’ll spin hit singles by great groups like Herman’s Hermits “Henry the 8th,” and the Drifters with “Save the Last Dance for Me.” More with Joe Harnell and Louis Armstrong. Left click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 9.17.18

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: The Mills Brothers open this week’s offerings with one of their latter hits to top off a 70 plus year career, “the Glow Worm.” Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters take to the dance floor for a little polka with “Hoop De Doo.” Then enjoy Peggy Lee with her husband Dave Barbour directing the orchestra for “It’s All Over Now.” We’ll track period instrumental hits with The Viscounts, the Village Stompers, Ray Anthony and some great big band with Benny Goodman. Listen to some Broadway and film selections with Vic Damone from “Pal Joey” and Louis Armstrong from “Hello Dolly.” We’ll track a selection with the great Tony Bennett teamed up with Count Basie performing, “Life is a Song.” Hear one of those period 1950’s “mama-mia” records by Rosemary Clooney. Dean Martin croons a smooth alfredo version of the song, “You Belong to Me.” We’ll let the ladies take the stage for hit songs sung by Sarah Vaughan, Carole King from her Tapestry album, and Jo Stafford with her 1951 hit single, “Shrimp Boats.” Hear Nat King Cole with his early 1950’s hit version of “Too Young.” More with Ray Conniff and the Chorus and Sergio Mendez with Brazil 66. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The Rooftop Singers launch this set with a little 1963 Hootenanny action called, “Walk Right In.” Then listen to the RCA Orchestra under the direction of Hugo Winterhalter with jazz pianist Eddie Heywood playing “Canadian Sunset.” Kay Starr takes it next with a jazzy version of the Victor Young film theme, “Around the World,” followed with Matt Monro’s 1961 hit single, “My Kind of Girl.” Enjoy songs by period groups like The Mike Curb Congregation, The Toys with “A Lover’s Concerto,” and The McGuire Sisters with them doggoned “Rhythm and Blues.” We’ll spin standards by the period hit crooners like Eddie Fisher with “Anytime,” Frank Sinatra singing “Pennies from Heaven,” Nat King Cole with the Ralph Carmichael Chorus with the sweet song, “That Sunday, That Summer” and Pat Boone with his 1961 hit single, “Moody River.” Instrumental selections include Percy Faith’s “A Summer Place,” Raymond Lefevre with “Day by Day,” and “Stardust” by Hoagy Carmichael. Hear hit singles by Steve Lawrence, Ketty Lester, and Bobby Vee. To listen, left click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Petula Clark launches into this segment with a song that she begged her producer, Tony Hatch, NOT to release. (Wasn’t her style she said) Nevertheless, a number one hit song for 1966: “My Love.” Canadian sensation Michel Buble follows with the standard “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” Listen to the Vogues with their lovely rendition of the song, “Till.” We’ll spin fine instrumental selections including Michel Legrand’s “Theme from The Summer of 42,” Kai Winding’s 1963 hit single, “More,” and a swingin’ version of “Opus One” by Glen Gray’s Casa Loma Orchestra. Listen to a great comeback hit for songwriter Neil Sedaka as he does, “Laughter in the Rain,” followed with “A Certain Smile” by Johnny Mathis. A couple of fine “team-ups” include one with Rosemary Clooney and Guy Mitchell from the film “Pagan Love Songs” and Louis Armstrong with Bing Crosby, “The Preacher.” We’ll go to the DOT label for a song by a successful Bowling Green, Kentucky group named “The Hilltoppers” singing “From the Vine Came the Grape” and Nancy Wilson with “Call Me.” To listen go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 9.10.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra kicks off this week’s selections with a film theme from The Yellow Rolls Royce, “Forget Domani.” Next we uphold the tempo with Kay Starr’s rousing version of the song, “Mississippi.” Then enjoy of couple of smooth selections with Engelbert Humperdinck and Roberta Flack. Listen to some more film selections with Andre Previn directing the orchestra for the, “Theme from Irma La Douce,” and Debbie Reynolds with a hit song from “Tammy and the Bachelor.” Enjoy a fun set starting with the Ames Brothers’ 1955 hit song, “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane,” followed with Pearl Bailey singing, “Takes Two to Tango.” Hear Al Martino with “Spanish Eyes.” We’ll spin a track “Too Close for Comfort” with Peggy Lee and then Dean Martin’s “Mambo Italiano.” Hear fine period instrumentals with Les Paul, Glenn Miller, and Les Brown. Perry Como sings “Catch a Falling Star.” Listen to a set with Tony Bennett and Diana Krall doing, “The Best is yet to Come,” and Connie Francis singing “Together.” Listen now at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The Marvelous Marilyn Maye opens this set with her rousing signature song, “Step to the Rear.” Vic Damone takes it next with a popular song from “My Fair Lady.” We’ll play records by fine period groups like The McGuire Sisters, The Mills Brothers, The Vogues, and some classic folk by The Kingston Trio. Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney team up for a festive song about The Mardis Gras, followed by a great Dixieland horn tooter from the Big Easy. Louis Armstrong sings, “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” Then listen to Johnny Mathis with “What Will Mary Say,” followed with “New World in the Morning” by Roger Whittaker. We’ll track some great instrumental selections by jazz pianist, Eddie Heywood, Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra with “Let’s Dance!” and Bert Kaempfert with Duke Ellington’s “Take the “A” Train.” Tony Bennett takes on another great Duke E song with “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.” Listen to Rosemary Clooney with Perez Prado doing “Sway,” and Nat King Cole with an old Harry James standard. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Ray Charles begins the hour with his 1962 hit song “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” The Dixie Cups follow up with “The Chapel of Love.” Dean Martin takes the mic next for “Volare” followed by Ed Ames singing the lovely, “Time Time.” We’ll bask in a little summer sun with Robert Goulet’s “Summer Sounds,” then “We’ll Sing in the Sunshine” with Eydie Gorme. We’ll ride the range as Roy Rogers sings a Cole Porter song called, “Don’t Fence Me In.” Hear another great Cole Porter selection with Frank Sinatra singing “I Get a Kick Out of You.” We’ll track more great period groups with songs sung by, The Lettermen, and The Carpenters. Listen to actress Mary Martin with, what was, a Disney song heard in the film “Cinderella.” Ella Fitzgerald performs the song, “I’ll Take Manhattan.” Enjoy at set with Rick Nelson singing, “Young World,” Annette Funicello with The Beach Boys, and a hit instrumental by Jorgen Ingamann called, “Apache.” More with Danny Williams and Herb Alpert and the TJB. To listen, go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 9.4.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Omaha native, Roger Williams, launches this hour with the theme from the 1966 film, “Born Free.” Engelbert Humperdinck takes the stage next for a theme from a British short film called, “Le Bicyclettes De Belsize. Hear more film and Broadway favorites with Dionne Warwick, Jo Stafford, and Doris Day. Enjoy what was the last chart buster for Brook Benton: “A Rainy Night in Georgia.” Enjoy some smooth selections from our period crooners including Frank Sinatra’s signature, “I’ve Got You Under my Skin,” Nat King Cole’s “A Blossom Fell,” and Perry Como with the bluesy, “Dream on Little Dreamer.” We’ll team up Bing Crosby with his son Gary for “Play a Simple Melody.” Tap your feet to Harry Belafonte with “Jump in the Line.” Hear some great period instrumentals with Dave “Baby” Cortez, and Ralph Marterie’s Orchestra. Listen to a set with Rosemary Clooney singing “From This Moment On,” Benny Goodman with a great Johnny Mercer standard, and The Ames Brothers with “Mood Indigo.” And introducing, Lisa Gary, with “I’ll Be Seeing You.” Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Ella Fitzgerald kicks off this set with some great Cole Porter: “Anything Goes.” Then listen to the song that defined the era. Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable.” We’ll spin Petula Clark’s sweet hit song “Kiss Me Goodbye.” Listen to a set with Rosemary Clooney singing, “Too Marvelous for Words,” and Frankie Laine with Terry Gilkyson and the EZ Riders. We’ll light one up with Jimmy Dean, and enjoy some fun word-play with Dinah Shore. We’ll track some period instrumental hits with Andre Previn, Walter Wanderley, and the swing era standard “In the Mood” with Glen Gray’s Orchestra. We’ll check into “Hotel Happiness” with Brook Benton then listen to a tender song with Patti Page, “I’ll Remember Today.” Hear Frankie Valli with his comeback hit song, “My Eyes Adored You,” and Lena Horne performing her signature hit song, “The Lady is A Tramp.” Bobby Darin sings a rousing version of “Bill Bailey,” followed up with a steamy rendition of, “Teach Me Tonight” by G.I. Jo Stafford. Then we’ll wrap up the hour with Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther Theme.” Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Glen Campbell begins our third juke with the 1969 hit ballad, “Galveston.” The Carpenters follow up with their hit song, “Top of the World,” followed with Bobby Goldsboro singing “I’m a Drifter.” We’ll spin one of Roberta Flack’s Grammy award winning songs, “Killing Me Softly with His Song.” Enjoy Eydie Gorme’s hit song from 1963, “Blame it on the Bossa Nova,” and Andy Williams hit version of “Happy Heart.” Our instrumental content this hour includes Herb Alpert and the TJB with “Whipped Cream,” Frank Pourcel with “Only You,” and the Theme from the TV show “Ben Casey” by Valjean.” We’ll team up Dean Martin with the Four Lads for Frank Loesser’s “Standing on the Corner, followed with Julie London’s version of “The Good Life.” We’ll bring back The Four Lads with “Istanbul,” followed with a film piece sung by Judy Garland, and Phil Harris with a fun romp called “44 Sycamore.” Listen to Les Paul and wife Mary Ford with “Waiting for the Sunrise. Then hear Nat King Cole with his lush version of the song “Lush Life.” Dig it: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.27.18

On The Neon Beat this Week, Jukebox 1: Barbra Streisand launches this hour with a rollicking song from “Funny Girl.” “Don’t Rain on my Parade.” Here more film selections in this segment with Dean Martin’s “Non Dimenticar” and Paul Mauriat with “the Theme from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Hear the McGuire Sisters do the “Muskrat Ramble” followed with a tender song by Glenn Yarbrough, “The Warm and Gentle Girls,” and a touch of Irish folk with Roger Whittaker. We’ll track a hit song by pop diva Cher: “The Way of Love.” Listen to one of Kay Starr’s most popular songs, “The Rock N’ Roll Waltz,” followed up with “Round and Round” by Perry Como, and some fine big band with Glen Gray’s Casa Loma Orchestra performing “Topsy.” We’ll do some “Learning the Blues” with Frank Sinatra. We’ll team up Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney for an old Bunny Berigan standard. Pat Boone takes the pulpit for “A Wonderful Time up There!” Then we’ll spin a standard with Sarah Vaughan singing, “Someone to Watch over Me.” More with Vic Dana and Lloyd Price. Listen now at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The iron voiced band leader, Vaughn Monroe opens this hour with his signature hit song, “Racing with the Moon.” Next, we’ll go “Walking after Midnight” with Patsy Cline. We’ll spin some fine instrumental tracks including Eddie Heywood’s “Soft Summer Breeze” and “Twilight Time” by Jerry Murad and his Harmonicats. We’ll spin one from Sinatra’s Swinging Session album with a rousing version of “My Blue Heaven.” Peggy follows with her 1958 hit song, “Fever.” Bobby Darin is next with his swingin’ version of “Clementine.” Then let the jazz fly with Canadian Diana Krall’s treatment of “Deed I Do.” Enjoy hit songs by great period groups like The Brothers Four singing “The Green Leaves of Summer,” The Association with “Never My Love,” The Everly Brothers with “Bye Bye Love,” and the Four Lads with “No Not Much.” Tony Bennett takes up with Count Basie for a song about that toddlin’ town. Hear a hit song by a man who could be mistaken for Nat King Cole as he sings his hit song, “The End.” Earl Grant. Marilyn Maye performs a great song from “Kismet” followed with Ray Charles and a country hit by Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra. “Jackson.” To listen go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Frank Sinatra kicks off this hour with a 1955 favorite, “Love and Marriage.” El Paso’s Vikki Carr takes the stage next for “Can’t Take My Eyes off You.” Our period instrumental selections this hour include Al Hirt with “Cotton Candy,” Andre Previn’s 1959 hit, “Like Young,” a symphonic favorite by Leroy Anderson and Herb Alpert’s “Theme from Casino Royale.” We’ll track more film favorites with Vic Damone singing one from “South Pacific,” Tony Bennett with a standard from “The Sound of Music,” and Andy Williams with a quaint song from “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.” Enjoy a rousing hit song for songwriter Paul Anka: “Goodnight my Love.” Bobby Goldsboro sings his tender hit, “See the Funny Little Clown.” Hear great period groups like The Four Freshmen, The Carpenters with a great Carole King song, and “Ferry Cross the Mercy” with Gerry and the Pacemakers.” You’ll hear Dean Martin with “Cry like a Baby,” Debbie Reynolds with her sweet rendition of “Moonglow,” and Glen Campbell’s huge 1968 hit song, “Wichita Lineman.” Hop on and listen at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.21.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra kicks off this week’s selections with a great standard from the album, the Capitol Years, called, “I’ve Got the World on a String.” Andy Williams grabs the stage mic next for “Music to Watch Girls By.” Hear great Broadway and film selections with Eydie Gorme singing, “April Showers,” Nat King Cole with “Just You Just Me,” Sammy Davis Jr singing “I’ve Gotta Be Me,” and Doris Day with a song from the film, “Calamity Jane.” We’ll spin Brit crooner Matt Monro with a fine rendition of “When Sunny Get’s Blue,” followed with one of the many charting hit songs for Burt Bacharach sung by Dionne Warwick. Listen to great period groups like The Mills Brothers with “Across the Alley from the Alamo, The Carpenters with “Rainy Days and Mondays,” and some classic folk from The Kingston Trio. Enjoy some great Big Band with Les Brown and his Band of Renown, and instrumental hit songs performed by Henry Mancini, Herb Alpert, and Bert Kaempfert. Elvis Presley sings a tender version of the song, “Memories.” More songs from Terry Gilkyson with the EZ Riders and Steve and Eydie. To listen, go to http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong team up to open this hour with a great Cole Porter song from the 1956 film, “High Society.” The Four Knights follow up with their hit song, “I Get So Lonely.” Another great group, The Four Lads, will sing a film song from 1955: ”Love is a Many Splendored Thing.” Enjoy a great Hank Williams standard sung by Jo Stafford, “Jambalya.” Enjoy this hours instrumental content including “theme from The Summer of 42” by Peter Nero, and Nelson Riddle’s Orchestra with “Lisbon Antigua.” Hear Tom Jones with his 1969 hit record, “Help Yourself,” Connie Francis with her first major charting hit, “Who’s Sorry Now,” and New York’s own Jerry Costanzo and his fine swing orchestra doing “Can I Steal a Little Love.” We’ll track great big band selections with the Benny Goodman Orchestra with “Down South Camp Meeting,” then Benny backing Peggy Lee singing her great renditon of “Why Don’t You Do Right?” We’ll do some Rat Packin’ with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. and team up Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis for “the Money Song.” Listen to Dinah Shore with “Dear Hearts and Gentle People.” More with Ella Fitzgerald and Vic Damone. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Roger Whittaker launches this hour with his beautiful song from the mid 1970’s called “The Last Farewell.” This hour includes great Broadway and movie classic themes and songs including Barbara Streisand singing “Taking a Chance on Love,” Vic Damone with a song from “Pal Joey,” Jerry Vale’s lovely rendition of the theme from “Three Coins in the Fountain,” and Tony Bennett with The Mitch Miller gang with a hit song from “Bye Bye Birdie.” Listen to Carly Simon with her early 70’s catsup hit, “Anticipation.” Enjoy hit songs from groups like The Kingston Trio and The Chordettes. Enjoy an Irish romp with Bing Crosby singing about “MacNamara’s Band,” followed with Kay Starr’s 1953 rendition of “Side by Side.” Instrumentals this hour include the big band of Harry James with “Carnival,” and some perod exotica with Arthur Lymon performing “Yellow Bird.” We’ll go Bob Ross on ya with “A Portait of My Love” sung by Steve Lawrence. Listen to a jazzy verison of the song, Waiting for the end of the Road” by Frankie Laine. Then sing along with Rosy as she sings “Shine on Harvest Moon,” More with Mitch Miller and Patti Page. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.13.18

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Actor Bobby Sherman launches this week’s selections with a rousing hit called, “Julie Do You Love Me.” Herb Alpert (bachelor no. 1) gathers his Tijuana Brass in studio for “The Spanish Flea.” We’ll track more great instrumentals this hour with the Henry Mancini Orchestra, David Rose’s “the Stripper” and “Holiday for Strings.” Get set for some great standards sung by actress Judy Garland with “I Got Rhythm” and Robert Goulet with “The Nearness of You.” Enjoy some fine period groups like The Carpenters, The Vogues, The Hilltoppers, and The Ray Conniff Singers. We’ll remember Mister Dick Clark as Barry Manilow sings “the American Bandstand Boogie.” Then Dionne Warwick does her rendition of Burt Bacharach’s “I Say a Little Prayer.” Listen to a big-sky western set with Glen Campbell’s “Hey Little One,” Gogi Grant with “Suddenly There’s a Valley,” and Don Gibson’s “Oh Lonesome Me.” Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye team up for a film selection from the 1965 film, “Cat Ballou.” Then listen to Doris Day with her 1958 hit song, “Everybody Loves a Lover.” Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Kansas City’s Marilyn Maye opens this hour with her signature shining number, “Step to the Rear.” Then “Yi Yi” along with my token “grease piece” for the week as The Diamonds sing “Little Darlin.” Enjoy more great group hits with The Four Aces, and Peter Paul and Mary. We’ll stack up a rat pack set with Frank Sinatra singing, “You Make Me Feel So Young,” Dean Martin with “Innamorata” and Sammy Davis Jr with “The Theme from Baretta.” Listen to Helen O’Connell with her signature song from the big band era, “Green Eyes.” Bing Crosby and Gene Kelly team up for a film favorite, “True Love” from the film High Society. Sarah Vaughan follows with her dreamy rendition of “Misty,” followed with a funky hit single by Tom Jones. This hour’s hit instrumentals include Ralph Flanagan’s “Hot Toddy” and Acker Bilk’s lovely version of the song “Eternally.” We team up Barry Manilow with the Association to do two of the group’s hits in round, “Cherish” and “Windy.” More with Bette Midler and Bobby Helms. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Sammy Davis Jr takes the Broadway stage for a song from “Stop the World,” called, “Someone Nice Like You.” Then listen to Ella Fitzgerald heat things up with “Too Darned Hot” from Kiss me Kate. Dean Martin is next, going back to “Houston.” Our instrumental content this hour includes a song with violinist Helmut Zacharias, “When the White Lilacs Bloom Again,” the Mantovani Orchestra with “Around the World,” and a piece heard in the TV game show, “I’ve Got a Secret” by Leroy Anderson. Hear Comedian Jerry Lewis with his 1956 hit song, “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby.” We’ll spin film favorites with The Lettermen and Rosemary Clooney. Play the haunting “Love Look Away” by Tony Bennett and Robert Preston from “the Music Man.” Listen to Petula Clark’s “It’s a Sign of the Times.” Nat King Cole performs “To the Ends of the Earth” with Les Baxter’s Orchestra. We’ll throw in some hit songs with The Four Preps’ “26 Miles,” and The Limeliters with “Dollar Down and a Dollar a Week.” More with Kay Starr, Russ Morgan, and Anne Murray. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.6.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Kansas City’s Marilyn Maye kicks off this set singing a song about that great city of fountains. The Platters follow up with one of their 1950’s charting hits, “The Great Pretender.” (oh yes) Hear more great period groups like Simon and Garfunkel, The New Vaudeville Band, Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats, and Mickey and Sylvia. Enjoy “A Very Special Love” sung by actress Debbie Reynolds followed by Dean Martin’s “You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You.” Tony Martin performs a lovely Edith Piaf standard, “La Vie En Rose.” Hear a Broadway favorite from the play “Little Me” sung by Vikki Carr. We’ll track period instrumentals with John Williams and The Boston Pops, and Morris Stoloff playing the “Theme from Picnic.” Enjoy some great big band with Harry James and Helen Forrest, Frank Sinatra with “S’posin” from the Swinging Session album, and Sarah Vaughan’s “Broken Hearted Melody.” More hit songs with Nat King Cole’s “Too Young,” Ray Charles, and Bobby Goldsboro. pic: KC's own Marilyn Maye. Listen now at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Perry Como gets off to a rockin’ start as we open this hour with “Jukebox Baby.” Next The Crew Cuts sing their 1954 hit song, “Sh Boom.” Listen to a period television theme by Spencer Ross from The Philadelphia Story called “Tracey’s Theme.” Hear other instrumentals by Walter Wanderley on the Hammond B-3 and a “Calypso Melody” by David Rose. Tony Bennett performs a tender version of “Young Warm and Wonderful.” Doris Day sings a song from “Pal Joey” followed with Frank Sinatra and Keely Smith with, “How Ya’ Fixed for Love?” Nat King Cole singing the Bobby Troup standard about “the mother road” and Eddie Cantor with “Making Whoopee.” Barbra Streisand sings her signature song from “Funny Girl.” Sammy Davis Jr provides his own dance and percussion for the song, “On a Clear Day.” Hear Brit singer Georgie Fame with “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde” from 1968. We’ll spin a salsa treatment of “Lemon Tree” by Trini Lopez, and track Jaye P. Morgan’s “That’s All I Want from You.” More with Petula Clark and The Kingston Trio. (daughter take pic o' me. " What's up doc?) Left click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: The Seekers launch this set with the theme from “Georgie Girl.” Sam Cooke follows up with his hit song, “Only 16.” Then listen to The Lettermen with two songs for the price of one, “Memories and Traces” followed with “Daydream” by The Loving Spoonful.” We open the next segment with a little “Love American Style” with Petula Clark. Then hear the Ames Brothers with Les Brown, Frank Sinatra with “You do Something to Me,” and Sarah Vaughan with a lovely rendition of the song, “Eternally.” Instrumentals in this set include a film theme by Andre Previn, a little Cha-Cha with Tommy Dorsey, and a TV theme from “The Virginian.” We’ll bring in Tommy Dorsey’s brother Jimmy with one of his big band hits, “Amapola.” Hear NBC Monitor’s, Jim Lowe with “The Green Door,” followed with Les Baxter’s “Wake the Town and Tell the People.” Listen to Pat Boone sing the theme from the 1957 film, “April Love.” G.I. Joe Stafford is next with “You Belong to Me.” More with Eddie Fisher, and Patty Duke. (pic: Sam Cooke) To listen, go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.30.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Tommy Edwards launches this week’s offerings with his signature hit song, “It’s All in the Game.” Bobby Vinton, aka the polish prince, follows with “Melody of Love.” Then try to catch your breath listening to Barbra Streisand sing “Putting it Together” from her Broadway Album. Listen to the beautiful song, “Vincent” by Don McClean. For Halloween, listen as Frank Sinatra brews up a little “Witchcraft.” Then enjoy some great big band with Harry James and Helen Forrest. We’ll track some period instrumentals with Hugo Winterhalter’s RCA Orchestra and the soulful “Stranger on the Shore” with Acker Bilk. We’ll bring back Hugo Winterhalter to back Eddie Fisher for the song, “I Need You Now.” Listen to the Ames Brothers with “Undecided,” followed with, what was, a surprise “B” side hit for Frankie Laine. Swing with Ella Fitzgerald as she sings “Let Yourself Go” and Louis Armstrong with “When You’re Smiling.” Catch a Broadway hit from West Side Story sung by Vic Damone. More songs with Patti Page and Nat King Cole. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The McGuire Sisters open this set with “Every Day of My Life.” Frank Sinatra takes the stage next as we go “Swinging Down the Lane.” Lou Rawls sings “Nobody but Me” and, as if in agreement, Kay Starr answers with the song “It Had to Be You.” Next, Tom Jones sings a song Paul Anka wrote on the back of a menu on a TWA flight out of London, “She’s a Lady.” Then we’ll let Paul Anka take the mic for “The Times of Your Life.” We’ll spend a “Quiet Night under Quiet Stars” with Sarah Vaughan. Enjoy instrumental selections with a Bossa Nova rendition of “Fly me to the Moon” with Joe Harnell, Bert Kaempfert’s 1961 hit, “Wonderland by Night,” and a lush arrangement by Jackie Gleason. Listen to Engelbert Humperdinck’s rendition of “Spanish Eyes,” followed with The Andrews Sisters singing “Rum and Coca Cola.” Hear Joe Stafford’s sassy version of “the Gentleman is a Dope.” Spend “An Evening in Roma” with Dean Martin. Listen to Mel Torme with a standard from “Guys and Dolls.” More songs with Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney and Benny Goodman. To listen, go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Barbra Streisand begins our playlist with another great cut off her Broadway Album: “Something’s Coming.” Next, we’ll hear another Broadway selection with Louis Armstrong performing “Hello Dolly.” We’ll team up Bing Crosby and his long time friend Rosemary Clooney as we “Come to the Mardis Gras.” We’ll hang around the “Big Easy” for one more and listen to Al Hirt’s trumpet playing, “Java.” Hear the great 1957 smash hit for Johnny Mathis. A record that was to hold the charts for two years: “Chances Are.” Enjoy great singing groups like The Statler Brothers, Mitch Miller and the Gang, The Platters, The Lettermen, and Spanky and Our Gang.” Listen to Jill Corey’s sassy number one hit, “Love Me to Pieces” followed with one of Elvis Presley’s early charting hits, “Good Luck Charm.” We’ll spin Frank Sinatra’s “It Happened in Monterrey.” Listen to Doris Day sing one of her signature hits from the film, “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Listen to an instrumental piece that was used in the TV commercials for Benson and Hedges cigarettes. Hear more hit records with Don Cherry, Nat King Cole with the great George Shearing, and The Beatles. Click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ And have a great week kids!

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.23.18

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Perry Como kicks off this week with a 1957 hit he enjoyed amidst the early rock n’ roll era, “Round and Round.” Next we’ll track a rowdy Bobby Darin rendition of “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby.” Enjoy a film favorite by Dusty Springfield from Casino Royale. Frank Sinatra sings a 1966 hit that won a Grammy Award for the year’s best vocal performance. Then we’ll get “Breathless” with Nat King Cole. Remember the golden days of MGM with Judy Garland singing an Al Jolson standard. Huddle up and get “Smack Dab in the Middle” with the Mills Brothers. We’ll take a flight to the moon with Tony Bennett, then, take “A Walk in the Black Forest” with Berlin pianist Horst Jankowski. Listen to a set with Sammy Davis Jr, a film standard by Rosemary Clooney, a lush “exotica” piece by vibraphonist Arthur Lymon, and Marilyn Maye with a piece from “Sweet Charity.” Al Martino sings a sentimental favorite with “Daddy’s Little Girl” followed with a 1954 hit record for Kitty Kallen. Listen now at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The Ray Charles singers launch this hour with their 1964 hit song, ‘Love Me with All Your Heart.” Then Frank Sinatra takes the stage for “Same Old Saturday Night,” followed with a fun tate-a-tate between Doris Day and Buddy Clark. We’ll track some period folk with big daddy Burl Ives, and Jimmie Rogers. Dean Martin sings his 1965 hit, “Lay Some Happiness on Me,” followed with Jane Morgan’s 1958 hit single, “The Day the Rains Came,” a lovely instrumental by Billy Vaughn, and a bit-o-boogie-woogie with Chuck Miller’s “House of Blue Lights.” Listen to some Broadway favorites by the Marvelous Marilyn Maye and Robert Goulet. Nat King Cole sings a song once used by Hallmark Cards for their commercial imaging, “LOVE.” We’ll team up Tony Bennett with Diana Krall for “the Best is yet to Come.” We’ll spin period 1960s hit records for Bobby Goldsboro and Dionne Warwick. More with the Village Stompers and Sergio Mendez & Brazil 66. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Les Baxter opens this set with “Wake the Town and Tell the People.” Then we’ll do the “Mexican Shuffle” with Herb Alpert and the TJB. We’ll do some “rat packin’ with Dean, Sammy and Frank. Next an all-star set with Della Reese’s “Don’t You Know,” Bobby Darin with “Things,” The Lettermen with a Paul Anka standard and Marilyn McCoo with the Fifth Dimension. Engelbert Humperdinck performs his late 70’s comeback hit, “After the Loving.” Ferranti and Teicher team up on the keyboards for “The Theme from Exodus,” followed with “A Doodlin’ Song” by Peggy Lee. Enjoy a set with Andy Williams’ 1963 hit record, “Can’t Get Used to Losing You,” followed with a doo-wop favorite by The Casinos, and the Chordettes with “Never on Sunday.” Hear Dusty Springfield with her 1964 hit song, “I Only Want to Be with You.” Then we’ll spin two movie selections by The Association from “Goodbye Columbus” and Lulu from “To Sir with Love.” To listen, click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ And have a great week kids!

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.16.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra kicks off this hour with a theme song from the 1955 film, “The Tender Trap.” We’ll track quite a few film/stage selections including Ray Conniff with a song from “Doctor Zhivago,” Perry Como and Betty Hutton with a song from “Guys and Dolls,” Pat Boone from the movie, “Friendly Persuasion,” Robert Goulet from “Camelot,” and a signature Cole Porter favorite performed by Mary Martin. We’ll spin a favorite by Mama Cass called, “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” followed with Nat King Cole’s jazzy version of the song, “Only a Paper Moon.” Toronto’s, The Four Lads sing their 1958 hit song, “Put a Light in the Window.” Then “Just in Time” we’ll track another show favorite sung by Dean Martin. We’ll spin some toe tapping instrumentals by Harry James directing his Orchestra for “The Mole,” and Michel Legrand with “Delicado.” Hear Vic Dana with “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” and Barbra Streisand with a song heard in the Disney film, “Pinocchio” from her first 1964 album. Songs with Sarah Vaughan, Petula Clark and a 1958 hit by the group, Essex. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Canadian music man, Paul Anka, opens this set with “Put Your Head on my Shoulder,” followed with Ferrante and Teicher on the dual keyboards playing the Broadway hit song, “Tonight” from West Side Story. Enjoy a folk set with The Seekers first chart hit in the states, “I’ll Never Find Another You,” followed with a tender ballad called, “The Warm and Gentle Girls” by Glenn Yarbrough. Hear more great standards sung by groups like, The Lettermen, The Andrews Sisters with Bing Crosby, and The McGuire Sisters. Listen to Nat King Cole singing one of his first hit singles as a solo crooner, “Nature Boy.” We’ll team up Bette Midler with Barry Manilow for a great Peggy Lee hit serving as our show mantra, “I Love Being Here with You.” Jerry Wallace is next with his 1958 hit single, “Primrose Lane.” We hit the dance floor for period big band selections including Perez Prado’s “Rocka-mambo Number 5,” and Billy May’s Orchestra with “Stomping at the Savoy.” Hear two film favorites back to back with Perry Como singing one from “South Pacific” and Rosemary and Betty Clooney with a song from “White Christmas.” More with Teresa Brewer, Eddie Holman, and The Carpenters. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Hop on board with Kay Starr as we take the “Night Train” to get things rolling. Then we’ll take a boat to “the Middle of an Island” with Tony Bennett. We’ll hook up Jo Stafford with actor Gordon MaCrae for the song, “A” You’re Adorable.” Listen to period instrumentals with Leroy Anderson’s “Typewriter Song,” and Mitch Miller’s “Song for a Summer Night.” Hear a set with Dinah Washington’s sassy, “Is You Is, Or Is You Aint,” Andy Williams singing “Summer of Our Love” and The Kingston Trio with “El Matador.” Hang on to your hat listening to Gogi Grant’s “The Wayward Wind,” followed with Ray Charles’ soulful rendition of the song, “Ruby.” Enjoy a 1950’s set with Roy Orbison, and The Platters. We’ll spin a classic track with singer Margaret Whiting singing, “You’re an Old Smoothie.” We’ll open Dean Martin’s closet for the song, “Somewhere There’s a Someone,” and Nat King Cole with his lush rendition of Ray Nobel’s “The Very Thought of You.” Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.9.18

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Engelbert Humperdinck launches this week’s offerings with one of his first major charting hit records, “The Last Waltz.” Next, Kay Starr goes “Swinging Down the Lane,” followed with Louis Prima tooting out a jazzy version of “The Music Goes Round and Round.” (and it comes out here!) Listen to an Irish romp with Dennis Day with “Clancey Lowered the Boom.” We’ll enjoy a set getting “Sweet and Gentle” with Georgia Gibbs. Then we’ll go “Swinging on a Star” with Bing Crosby and the Williams Brothers. Listen to Nat King Cole’s smooth version of “Non Dimenticar.” Enjoy some great big band with Ella Fitzgerald’s version of a great Artie Shaw standard, and Swing n’ Jive with a Glenn Miller standard, “String of Pearls.” Listen to a lovely 1954 hit for the Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra, followed with the lovely Jo Stafford singing “Sunday Kind of Love.” We’ll track a western set with Marty Robbins, and Roy Rogers with the Sons of the Pioneers. Instrumentals with the Al Casey Combo and Leroy Anderson. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Rosemary Clooney slams into this set with a little “madmen era” song called “Botcha Me.” Vic Damone is next with a film song from the movie, “An Affair to Remember.” Enjoy more film music with Percy Faith’s “Theme from A Summer Place,” and Frank Sinatra with Bing Crosby from the 1956 film “High Society.” We’ll team up The McGuire Sisters with Lawrence Welk for “In the Alps.” We’ll hit the dance floor with Barry Manilow as we “Jump Shout Boogie.” Listen to great big band selections with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Les Brown with Doris Day, and a theme standard with Harry James. Hear Dean Martin’s “You’re Nobody til’ Somebody Loves You.” Hear a set with Andy Williams singing some “Music to Watch Girls By,” and a Jerome Kern standard from “Swingtime” sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Hear the lovely song, “Today” sung by The New Christy Minstrels, and The Carpenters with, “Hurting Each Other.” More songs with Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand and Nat King Cole. Enjoy today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Andy Williams starts this set spinning with “That Old Bilbao Song.” Lena Horne follows up with one of her signature hit songs, “The Lady is a Tramp.” Then we’ll spin a 1965 hit record for Dean Martin: “Lay Some Happiness on Me.” Listen to some fine period instrumentals with Nelson Riddle’s Orchestra, a great TV theme by Lalo Schifrin, and a fine jazz selection by The Ramsey Lewis Trio. We’ll track a set starting with some period folk with Burl Ives, followed with Glen Campbell’s “Dreams of the Everyday Housewife,” Anne Murray’s first big chart hit, “Snowbird” and Gilbert O’Sullivan’s charming hit song, “Claire.” Enjoy some film songs with Henry Mancini’s Orchestra, and a track from “Rio Bravo” featuring Rick Nelson, Dean Martin and Walter Brennen. Hear the lovely song, “Pretend” by Nat King Cole, “Love and Marriage” with Dinah Shore, and a 1958 hit for Pat Boone. Hear the Carpenters with their version of “There’s a Kind of Hush” followed with the campy hit record “Boots” by Nancy Sinatra and Lou Rawls with “You’ll Never Find a Love Like Mine.” Listen now at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ And have a great week!

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.2.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: We open this hour with a little period film music with the theme from “April Love” sung by Pat Boone. Americas’ sweethearts, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme get together for an old Yiddish standard, “Bei Mir Bistu Shein.” Nat King Cole croons a smooth version of an old Fats Waller standard followed with Perez Prado’s “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White.” Hear more great film and theatre hits with The Lettermen singing the “Theme from Summer Place,” and Andre Previn with a song from “State Fair.” Frank Sinatra takes on some fine Cole Porter with the song “Night and Day.” We’ll spin the 1958 breakthrough hit for Connie Francis, “Who’s Sorry Now,” followed up with Paul McCartney’s “Another Day.” Enjoy a set with The Casinos, Peggy Lee, and Frankie Avalon. We’ll track the mid 1970’s surprise hit for Roger Whittaker called, “the Last Farewell.” Dionne Warwick is next with “San Jose.” As in: “do you know the way?” Our final segment in this hour features some back of the rack gems with a group called “Something Smith and The Redheads, Marty Wilde’s 1968 hit song, “Abergavenny” and a naughty number by Earth Kitt.” Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Frank Sinatra kicks off this set with “Over and Over the World We Knew.” Rosemary Clooney slams into a salsa treatment of “Magic is the Moonlight” with Perez Prado’s Orchestra, followed with Mel Torme and his treatment of “Get Outta Town.” Enjoy a selection of great period groups such as The McGuire Sisters with “Sugartime,” Peter, Paul and Mary with “If I Had a Hammer,” Les Brown backing The Ames Brothers with the Glenn Miller signature, “Moonlight Serenade,” and The Mills Brothers singing “Be My Life’s Companion.” Hear great period instrumentals like Les Baxter with “April in Portugal,” Bill Pursell’s beautiful 1963 hit “Our Winter Love,” and some great big band with Benny Goodman’s “The Jersey Bounce.” We’ll track some film favorites with Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera” from the movie “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” and actress Judy Garland from “Meet Me in St Louis Louie.” Listen to Kay Starr’s “Wheel of Fortune,” followed by that crazy song about the Little Nash Rambler with The Playmates, and Jimmie Rodgers with “Uh Oh, “I’m Falling in Love Again.” More with Tony Martin and Wayne Newton. “Danke Shoen” To listen, go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: We launch into this hour with the Fifth Dimension singing the great Jimmy Webb standard, “Up, Up and Away.” Perry Como follows with a bluesy tune called “Dream on Little Dreamer.” Then hear the breakthrough 1959 pop hit for Dinah Washington, “What a Difference a Day Makes.” Listen to a sprite performance of “The Hot Canary” by Florian Zabach. Hear more fine instrumentals with Percy Faith’s “The Rain in Spain” and German pianist Horst Jankowski with a jazzy rendition of “Canadian Sunset.” We’ll track great songs by the heavyweight period hit makers such as Frank Sinatra with Harold Arlen’s “Let’s Fall in Love,” Dean Martin, with “Send me the Pillow You Dream On,” Patti Page singing the John Hartford standard “Gentle on My Mind,” Mr. Tony Bennett with “Just in Time,” and Johnny Mathis with “A Certain Smile.” Listen to some hit songs by period hit groups like Chad and Jeremy, The McGuire Sisters, Harpers Bizarre, and some 1950’s rockin’ with Bill Haley and the Comets. Sarah Vaughan sings (or beckons) “Make Yourself Comfortable.” More songs with Dusty Springfield and Al Martino. Hear them all at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 6.25.18

ON The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Kentucky’s own, Rosemary Clooney slams into this set with a rousing rendition of “Everything’s Coming up Roses.” Then enjoy a hit standard by the Drifters “Up on the Roof. Turn up more great groups in this hour including The Ames Brothers, The New Seekers, and a back of the rack hit for “the Kirby Stone Four.” Enjoy Broadway and film selections with Tony Bennett singing one from “Bye Bye Birdie,” and Henry Mancini with a lovely song from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” We’ll “Sing in the Sunshine” with Gale Garnett. Listen to Dean Martin with “The Door is Still Open to my Heart.” We’ll go “Swinging on a Rainbow” with Frankie Avalon followed up with Jane Morgan’s “The Day the Rains Came.” Hear Bing Crosby sing a song created ala Stephen Foster as he performs, “Dear Hearts and Gentle People.” Get ready to polka as Perry Como takes the dance floor with The Fontane Sisters for “Hoop De Doo.” Then enjoy a hit instrumental with the Moe Koffman Septet with “The Swinging Shephard Blues. Songs by Johnny Mathis, Engelbert Humperdinck and more. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Barbra Streisand kicks off with a single she was convinced would never fly as a hit: “Stoney End.” Next we’ll spin a Broadway selection from “Stop the World I Wanna Get Off” sung by Sammy Davis Jr. Listen to a lovely rendition of “Day by Day” sung by the lovely Eydie Gorme. Listen to one of the many million selling hits of Neil Diamond as we spin, “Sweet Caroline.” Enjoy a Frank Sinatra selection that received an award for best original song for the year 1957. Tap your toes to a fun Cole Porter song from “Kiss me Kate” sung by Ella Fitzgerald followed with “Little old’ Wine Drinker Me” by Dean Martin. We’ll track some film hits with Andre Previn at the piano for a song from “Lili,” Big Crosby and Bob Hope with a fun song from “Road to Morocco,” and actress Marilyn Monroe with Irving Berlin’s “You’d Be Surprised.” Hear Nat King Cole with a smooth rendition of “I Love You for Sentimental Reasons.” Enjoy a million seller for the late Glen Campbell with “Gentle on my Mind,” followed up with some great folk by Peter Paul and Mary, and an instrumental hit for Young Holt Unlimited. Songs with Bobby Sherman, Dionne Warwick and more. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Perry Como teams up with The Ramblers as we open this hour with “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes.” Then Sammy Davis Jr and Count Basie team up with a stunning version of a great old Peggy Lee hit, followed with Peggy Lee herself singing “Pass Me By.” We’ll track songs performed by great period groups like The Lettermen, and The Kingston Trio. We’ll spin song standards sung by Robert Goulet, “The Nearness of You,” Tony Bennett with “Rags to Riches,” and “Softly as I Leave You” by Frank Sinatra. Listen to a Henry Mancini piece heard in the television mini-series, “The Thornbirds.” Hear some great big band with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra doing “the King Porter Stomp.” We’ll spin what was to be one of many RCA hit songs for Elvis Presley, “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” Chicago’s own, Lou Rawls sings, “Nobody but Me,” followed with Patti Page’s rendition of “Changing Partners.” Hear Andy William’s with his 1963 hit song, “Can’t Get Used to Losing You.” We’ll track a fun 1954 tate-a-tate between Bing Crosby and actress Judy Garland called, “Ya-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta. (Like it sounds) More songs with Sarah Vaughan and Georgia Gibbs. To listen, go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 6.18.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Nat King Cole opens up this session with The Ralph Carmichael Chorus for “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer.” Then we’ll enjoy some film music as we whistle along with Mitch for “The Col. Bogey March.” We’ll track some one hit wonder selections with Nino Tempo and April Stevens singing, “Deep Purple” and The Poni Tails with “Born Too Late.” Laugh a little with Allen Sherman’s 1963 hit record “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.” We’ll hook up Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney to sing, “Come to the Mardis Gras.” Enjoy a film selection with Vic Damone performing a song from My Fair Lady. Listen to Frank Sinatra from his Swingin’ Session album do a rousing rendition of “My Blue Heaven” followed up by his daughter Nancy with “How’s That Grab You Darlin’. Kay Starr sings her toe tappin’ version of “Side by Side,” followed with a lush rendition of Tony Bennett’s “Because of You.” Instrumentals by Michel Legrand and Walter Wanderley. Enjoy a country western lineup with Johnny Horton, Tom T Hall, and the Silver Screen Orchestra. Much more. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The Vogues start up this musical lineup with one of their 1960’s hit records, “You’re the One.” Then enjoy a classic with Louis Armstrong from “Hello Dolly!” Enjoy more great film and stage songs this hour including, Matt Monro singing, “From Russia with Love,” Henry Mancini with “The Baby Elephant Walk” from the film Hatari, Dinah Washington with a song from “Guys and Dolls.” Hear “Something’s Gotta Give” by the McGuire Sisters, Frank Sinatra from “Pocketful of Miracles,” and Ed Ames from the play “I do, I do:” “My Cup Runneth Over.” Listen to a Willie Nelson standard sung by Patsy Cline, “Crazy.” Then we’ll “Watch the World Go By” with Dean Martin. Listen to some great big band with Glenn Miller and Bert Kaempfert’s Orchestra. Brook Benton loads the gospel gun for his hit song, “Shadrach.” Pucker up for Georgia Gibbs’, “Kiss of Fire,” followed up with a smooth version of “There, I’ve Said it Again” sung by Vic Damone. Caterina Valente steams on stage for “The Breeze and I” followed with “To the Ends of the Earth” by Nat King Cole and Les Baxter’s Orchestra. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: We launch this hour with a couple of singing Pisano’s. Dean Martin kicks this thing off with a “Kick in the Head.” Vic Damone is next with a song heard in the production of “West Side Story.” Hear Kitty Kallen with her hit version of “Chapel in the Moonlight.” Tom Jones steams on stage for his first great chart hit, “It’s Not Unusual.” Then hear some movie music from “The Thomas Crown Affair” sung by Dusty Springfield. Frank Sinatra sings his rendition of the song, “April in Paris.” We’ll track good period instrumentals with Leroy Anderson’s “the Syncopated Clock,” The T-Bones with “No Matter What Shape,” and Roger Williams with “Autumn Leaves.” We’ll hear some big band with Woody Herman’s “The Woodchopper’s Ball.” Listen to an early 1950’s hit song for Nat King Cole, “Nature Boy,” and a 1958 hit song for The Chordettes, “Lollipop.” Hear the Mills Brothers with their vocal version of a great Tommy Dorsey song. Listen to Barbra Streisand with a song adapted by Milton Berle. More with Louis Armstrong, Andy Williams, and Frankie Laine. Listen anytime at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 6.11.18

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra launches this week’s selection of great period tunes with an ol’ Les Brown hit, “How Bout’ You?” The Four Lads follow up with a great Frank Loesser song from “A Most Happy Fella.” Nancy Sinatra sweetens things up with her mid 1960’s hit song, “Sugar Town.” Listen to great period “country crossover” artists like Brenda Lee with “Too Many Rivers,” Charlie Rich with “the Most Beautiful Girl,” and Marty Robbins’ “Big Iron” from his album Tales of the Western Gunfighter. Enjoy a film selection from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid sung by BJ Thomas. Enjoy period instrumentals with the Bob Crewe Generation, Hugo Winterhalter, and The Boston Pops. Listen to a couple of hits by Dion. One with the Belmonts and another Dion hit after he left the group: “Runaround Sue.” We’ll enjoy “An Evening in Rome” with Dean Martin. Do a little “Walkin’ After Midnight” with Patsy Cline. Hear songs with Dionne Warwick, Guy Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Pat Boone gets this segment underway with one of two number one charting hits he enjoyed from 1957, “Love Letters in the Sand.” Next, Nat King Cole does a great Duke Ellington song, followed up with Eydie Gorme’s “Blame it on the Bossa Nova.” Enjoy some movie selections with Dick Haymes singing “How Are Things in Glocca Mora,” The Theme from “Picnic” by Morris Stoloff, and Tony Bennett with the love theme from “The Sandpiper.” We’ll spin songs by great period groups like, The Kingston Trio, Sergio Mendez and Brazil 66, and The Mills Brothers. Hear great period instrumentals with Booker T and the MG’s, Morris Stoloff, Raymond Lefevre, and Michel Legrand. Listen to great standards with Frank Sinatra singing, “Blue Moon,” and “Up a Lazy river” by Bobby Darin. Peggy Lee goes for broke with the orchestra singing a rousing version of “Come Back to Me.” We’ll track hit records by Neil Diamond, Connie Francis and a one hit wonder named, Leapy Lee from 1968. Listen and enjoy at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Michael Buble storms into the hour with an up-tempo rendition of “Foggy Day in London Town.” Then we’ll surrender the microphone to Frank Sinatra for “I’ve Got the World on a String.” We’ll play with Eartha Kitt’s purring version of “Cest Si Bon.” Listen to fine instrumental selections with Henry Mancini’s “Theme from Charade” and Eddie Heywood’s “Soft Summer Breeze.” Hear great standards with Dean Martin singing, “You Belong to Me,” Bobby Darin with “I Got Rhythm,” Denver’s Dianne Reeves with “O Lady Be Good,” and Rosemary Clooney with “April in Paris.” Listen to hit songs by period groups like, The New Christy Minstrels, Terry Gilkyson and The EZ Riders, and The Beatles with Paul McCartney’s charming hit song, “When I’m 64.” Listen to Marty Robbins, “A White Sportcoat,” Rick Nelson’s “Traveling Man,” and Mama Cass with “A New World Coming.” More with Nat King Cole and Dinah Washington. Go to this here site: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ And have a great week kids.

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 6.4.18

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Kay Starr launches this set with a toe tapping song “Mississippi.” Tony Bennett takes the stage with one of his signature songs, “The Good Life” followed up with a swingin’ version of a great Tommy Dorsey standard, “Opus One.” Then we listen to the lovely crooning of Nat King Cole with the song, “When I Fall in Love.” We’ll hear, what was, a great comeback hit for Engelbert Humperdinck, followed up with Bobby Goldsboro’s hit rendition of the Mac Davis song, “Watching Scotty Grow,” and some film music sung by Patti Page from “Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.” Listen to a western set featuring “Yellow Rose of Texas” with Mitch Miller, Dinah Shore’s version of a hit song from “The Paleface,” and Al Caiola with the theme from the hit TV series, “Bonanza.” Dean Martin sets aside the mozzarella for “Mambo Italiano.” Listen to the Ray Conniff singers with “Invisible Tears,” and a little “Sophisticated Swing,” with Jimmy Dorsey. Hear Kansan, Chuck Miller with his mid-50’s hit song, “House of Blue Lights.” More with Margaret Whiting and Frank Sinatra. Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Tom Jones opens up this hour with a heartbreaker, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.” Then we pick up the tempo with Elvis Presley’s “Viva Las Vegas,” and a fine scat version of “Blue Skies” by Ella Fitzgerald.” We’ll track a sentimental favorite by Al Martino, “I Love you Because.” Listen to a jazzy version of a film hit for Fred Astaire sung by Sarah Vaughan, and a pretty, instrumental movie theme performed by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra. Then enjoy a danceable 1963 hit song by Ruby and the Romantics. Paul Anka sings a song used as the imaging for Eastman Kodak. We’ll savor “The Summer Wind” with Frank Sinatra. We’ll spin a sweet song called “A Special Kind of Love’ sung by actress Debbie Reynolds, take a “Slow Boat to ‘China” with the Ames Brothers, and swing to a fun salsa number by Caterina Valente, “Boom!” Hear Stevie Wonder with “My Cheri Amour,” Barbra Lewis with “Hello Stranger,” and a little Disney fun with Burl Ives. Instrumentals with the String-a-Longs and Bill Justice. Photo: My kids providing me a live studio audience. Go to: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Paul Anka kicks off this set with “Goodnight My Love.” Then enjoy some close harmony with the youngest of the male groups at the time, The Four Preps. Hear Petula Clark with “Kiss Me Goodbye.” Enjoy period instrumentals with Pee Wee Hunt,” Andre Previn and his orchestra, Raymond Lefevre’s “Soul Coaxing,” and “Sail on Silvery Moon” by Billy Vaughn. Tony Bennett sings that 1962 hit about “the city by the bay,” followed with Patti Page’s early 1950’s hit song, “Mockingbird Hill.” Then hear “Something Stupid” with Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Nat King Cole begins a segment with a rousing version of “Avalon.” Then bring your umbrella for “April Showers” by Eydie Gorme. Listen to a sensual rendition of “Ebb Tide” by Matt Monro. We’ll spin The Mills Brothers with an old Les Brown hit, “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” We’ll team up Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong for a fun tate-a-tate tween’ these old pros, “Gone Fishin.” Hear Jo Stafford with her 1951 hit song, “Shrimp Boats,” and Sammy Davis Jr. with “The People Tree.” Enjoy today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/ hope it helps.