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