So Long George

It is with a heavy heart I announce that George Woods, of Radio George, passed away last weekend. He suffered a massive heart attack while in San Antonio on the trip back to Kansas City. It has been a shocker for all of us, not to mention his wife and family.

With this news, I'm not sure of the future of The Neon Beat as it pertains to being aired on the internet for awhile. George was the soul owner and administrator of Radio George. It was his creation. George was a pioneer in the development of a professional internet music service that had the potential to actually turn a profit. He was well regarded and known throughout the broadcast industry. As it stands, you will probably be able to hear The Neon Beat, and Radio George's other tasty offerings of the great oldies on his site for a few more weeks.

Today, I only know I have lost a great friend and mentor. I ask that you'd pray for Nancy and the family at this difficult time.

Meantime, TFN, here is a list of radio stations over which the Neon Beat is aired on the weekends. I'm pretty sure most of them stream their programming. You should be able to obtain program scheduling through their websites.

KCXL Kansas City (Liberty), Missouri, KPGZ Kearney, Mo, KVOE Emporia, Kansas, KSGL Wichita, Kns, KNDY Marysville, Kns, KDNS Dennison, Iowa, KRES Moberly, Mo, KYCN Wheatland, Wyoming, KGFW Kearney, Nebraska, KNDC Hettinger, North Dakota, and KTLO Mountain View, Arkansas.

Again, til the plug is pulled, enjoy the show at Radio George. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/NB-Hour1.htm

Catch ya on the “B” side my good, good, friend.

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 2.18.20

On The Neon Beat this week: Jukebox 1 begins the series with two great period male groups including the Vogues with “My Special Angel,” and the Ames Brothers with a great big band standard. Hear more groups we know and love like Sergio Mendez and Brazil 66 with “Fool On the Hill,” The Four Lads with “The Mockingbird” and The Lettermen. More with The Statler Brothers remembering “The Movies,” Sumpthin' Smith and the Redheads “It's a Sin to Tell a Lie” and a 1960's instrumental offering issuing in the space age with a group called The Tornados, You'll hear hit records by our great women of song including, Kay Starr, The Marvelous Marilyn Maye with “Cabaret,” and “Night of my Nights” from Kismet. Dionne Warwick sings “Promises Promises,” Doris Day with the lively “Lullaby of Broadway,” GI Joe Stafford sings, “Suddenly There's a Valley.” Hear show tunes by Eydie Gorme, Patti Page and Rosemary Clooney. Listen to Nancy Wilson with the Boston Pops and Peggy Lee with “Is That All There Is?” More show tunes with Andy Williams with a song from “State Fair,” Tony Bennett with a hit number from “Gypsy,” Frank Sinatra with a Rogers and Hart song from “Babes in Arms,” and a theatre standard from “Walk a Little Faster.” The Four Aces sing a Victor Young selection called “Around the World.” Enjoy Gato Barbieri's “Theme from “Last Tango in Paris,” and Raymond Lefevre's Orchestra with a song from “Godspell.” More songs from Bobby Darin, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Dean Martin.

Picture in blue shirt: George Woods. Creator of Radio George. RIP my friend.

Listen today at: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm Have a great week.

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 2.3.20

On the Neon Beat this week: Kay Starr opens Juke 1 as we board “A Slow Boat to China.” Vaughn Monroe follows with his signature standard “Racing with the Moon.” Listen for film, Broadway and stage selections like Cole Porter's “I Get a Kick Out of You” sung by Ella Fitzgerald.” Hear Sammy Davis Jr. with his stunning version of “What Kind of Fool Am I?” from Stop the World I Want to Get Off. Vic Damone sings a song from “Pal Joey,” Patti Page sings a steamy number from “the Pajama Game,” Barbra Streisand belts out a romp from “Funny Girl,” The Four Freshmen perform a standard from “The Harvey Girls,” Sarah Vaughan sings a song from “Damn Yankees,” and Dinah Shore sings one from a Bob Hope/Bing Crosby film called “The Paleface.” Tom Jones launches into Juke 2 with “Daughter of Darkness.” We'll go back to 1958 for Frank Sinatra's “Come Fly With Me.” Also hear Frank's “The Wee Small Hours” and “My Way.” Catch songs by the great period groups like The Four Lads, The Ames Brothers, Bowling Green, Kentucky's The Hilltoppers, The Mills Brothers, The Four Preps and The Ink Spots with a great Duke Ellington standard. Instrumental hits abound with Perez Prado's “Patricia,” Spencer Ross with a theme from The Philidelphia Story, George Shearing, Si Zentner's rousing rendition of “Up a Lazy River,” and Billy Vaughn's beautful “Look for a Star.” Listen and swing with Glen Gray's version of “In The Mood,” and hear Benny Goodman's take on “Moonglow.”

Lots, lots more. Listen now at: . http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 1.27.20

On the Neon Beat this week: Dean Martin opens Juke 1 and this week's offerings of great music from the 1940's, 50's and 60's with one of his signature hits, “Everybody Loves Somebody.” Tune in thru all three Jukebox's for more great Italian singers like Frank Sinatra with “Strangers in the Night,” “Anything Goes,” and “I Get a Kick Outta You.” We'll line up Frank, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby for their version of “Can Do” (Fugue for Tinhorns” from Guys and Dolls.) Al Martino sings a song from “Romeo and Juliet.” Listen to Tony Bennett with a jazzy version of another great Cole Porter song, and Perry Como with “A Dreamer's Holiday.” Get your Nat King Cole as he sings “Sweet Lorraine” and the lovely, “Mona Lisa.” Hear songs of the cinema, stage, and TV with The Four Lads singing a song from “Gypsy,” Doris Day with a selection from “Pal Joey,” Andy Williams with a song heard in a 1970's Paul Newman film, The Sandpipers with a tune from “The Sterile Cuckoo,” Don Costa with the Theme from “Never on Sunday,” Herb Alpert and the TJB with the theme from “Zorba the Greek,” and Louis Armstrong with a number from “Hello Dolly.” And actor Fess Parker with the Ballad of Davy Crockett. We'll track selections by the great women of song including Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa's big band. We'll spin The Marevelous Marilyn Maye with a song that wow'd em' all on The Tonight Show. Listen to The McGuire Sisters, Rosemary Clooney, Kay Starr, Aretha Franklin and one by Helen Forrest singing with Harry James. Lots more. Lots!

Listen today. Left click on: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm Enjoy1

The Neon Beat on Radio George - 1.20.20

On The Neon Beat this week: Jukebox 1 opens with a bawdy song of redemption from “The Pajama Game” as Patti Page sings, “Cross Over the Bridge.” Over the 3 Jukes you'll hear other Broadway, film, and boob tube offerings. Perry Como sings a standard from a lesser known play called, The Great McGoo called, “It's Only a Paper Moon.” Ferrante and Teicher rip out a rousing movie theme called “Lisa” on the duo keyboards. Hear the Lettermen with, “When I Fall in Love,” Ella Fitzgerald with a Cole Porter song from the 1953 film “Kiss Me Kate,” Felix Slatkin with the theme from a John Wayne film, “The Sundowners,” and Shirley Bassey with the theme from “Diamonds are Forever.” We'll play a Frank Loesser standard sung by Dean Martin with the Four Lads, The McGuire Sisters with the 1956 film theme from “Picnic,” Henry Mancini directs his orchestra for the TV theme from “Mister Lucky,” and we'll ride the range with Elmer Berstein's “The Magnificent Seven.” Get your Frank Sinatra fill as we spin the songs “Witchcraft” and “You Do Something to Me.” You'll hear hits by other period paisono's like Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, and Vic Damone. Big band abounds with Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra, Harry James, and Benny Goodman. Get-cher great groups like, The Four Aces, Harper's Bizarre, The New Christy Minstrels, The Lettermen and The Platters. More with Tom Jones singing “She's a Lady,” Nancy Wilson's 1964 Grammy Award Winner, Johnny Mathis with “Misty” and Nat King Cole with the Ralph Charmichael Chorus. Much More!

Left click here to listen: http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat.htm