The Neon Beat on Radio George - 1.22.18

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

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!