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/