The Neon Beat on Mixcloud - 2.26.22

On the Neon Beat Show 75R6:  Robert Goulet kicks off this hour with a charming song sung by Sid Caesar in the film “”Little Me”.  Then we turn up the thermostat for a steamy performance with a classic number sung by Eartha Kitt, “Cest' Si Bon”.  Crank up songs by our favorite Italian singers of the day including Bobby Darin with “Clementine”,  Philly's own Frankie Avalon with the song “Why”, Nancy Sinatra with “Boots”,  Dean Martin singing “In the Misty Moonlight” and Tony Bennett with a jazzy take on a Cole Porter standard.  Enjoy some classy Mel Torme as he sings “Get Outta Town”.  Enjoy Peggy Lee singin' “It's a Good Day” followed with Sammy Davis Jr with the “Shelter of Your Arms”, and the iconic “Girl From Impanema” with Astrud Gilberto backed by the sax of Stan Getz.  Hear Brook Benton's soulful treatment of “A Rainy Night in Georgia”, The McGuire Sisters with “Goodnight Sweetheart”, and a wonderful symphonic diddy composed by Leroy Anderson for the typewriter.  More with Johnny Mathis, Ella Fitzgerald, and Harry Belafonte singin' “The Jackass Song”.  

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The Neon Beat on Mixcloud - 2.13.22

On The Neon Beat Show 74R6:  The McGuire Sisters launch this hour with a theme from the 1956 film, “Picnic”.  Hear more great film and theatre selections this hour including the Marvelous Marilyn Maye singing a Cy Coleman song from “Sweet Charity”, Barbra Streisand with a number from “Funny Girl”, Louis Armstrong with a tune from “Hello Dolly”, and Henry Mancini with his orchestra and chorus with the theme from “Darling Lili”.  Also, we team up Bob Hope and Bing Crosby from the 1952 film, “Road to Bali”.  Our singing pizano's this hour include songs by Tony Bennett, Frankie Laine, Frank Sinatra and Perry Como.  Nat King Cole belts out a stunning version of the ol' Al Jolson standard, “Avalon”.  Crank up some great big band with Les Brown backing the Ames Brothers for “Sentimental Journey” and Benny Goodman with “Sometimes I'm Happy”.  Listen to Roger Williams with his beautiful version of “Autumn Leaves” followed up with “Kiddio” sung by Brook Benton.  More with Rosemary Clooney singing a fine Hoagy Carmichael standard and a little Brit invasion song by Chad and Jeremy singing, “Yesterday's Gone”.  

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The Neon Beat on MixCloud - 2.5.22

On the Neon Beat Show 73R6:  The Dean of Swank, Dean Martin, launches the show with a song he performed in the film, “The Caddy”.  A song Jerry Lewis had written just for Dean to sing in the film. “That's Amore”. Then we let Frank Sinatra take the stage with the tune “Makin' Whoopee”.  Catch some more movie music with Doris Day singing a song from her debut film, “Romance on the High Seas”, Jo Stafford will sing a fun number from “My Fair Lady” and hear Glen Yarbrough with a hit song from a 1965 Steve McQueen picture.  You'll hear other women of song such as Sarah Vaughan with “Make Yourself Comfortable” and Barbra Streisand with a song you hear in the Disney film Pinocchio.  Enjoy some fine Nat King Cole as he sings “That Sunday That Summer” with the Ralph Carmichael Chorus.  Our instrumental offerings this hour include songs by Bert Kaempfert, Herb Alpert and the TJB, and The Ventures.  Listen to hit singles by the great period groups such as The Association with “Windy”, The Four Preps with “Got a Girl”, The Mills Brothers, The Fontane Sisters, and we'll rev it up with Ronnie and the Daytonas.  We'll track a wartime favorite with Al Martino remembering the lady of the lamplight.  We'll spin Sam Cooke's “You Send Me” and Louis Armstrong with “I Get Ideas”.  

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The Neon Beat on MixCloud - 1.29.22

On the Neon Beat Show 72R6:  I'm sayin'...”That's Life!”  At least that's what all the people say.  As we open this hour with the “chairman of the board”.  One Mr. Frank Sinatra.  Andy Williams takes the microphone next as he sings a hit song certainly much better than the period cult film it came from.  Andy sings the song, “More”.  Then lets “Face the Music and Dance” as we jazz it up with Anita O'Day.  We'll team up Bing Crosby with Judy Garland for a fun little tate-a-tate tween' Judy and Bing called “Ya-Ta-Ta, Ya-Ta-Ta.”  Our instrumental faire includes some great big band with Les Brown and his Band of Renown doing “How Bout You?”  Hear trumpet player Al Hirt with “Fancy Pants”, the orchestra of David Rose with the “Swinging Shepherd Blues”, and Ray Anthony with the “Peter Gunn Theme”.  Enjoy a folksy MOR pop set beginning with Jimmie Rodgers singing “Kisses Sweeter than Wine”, then we'll get on “Top of the World” with the Carpenters followed up with “Dream Baby” sung by Glen Campbell.  Listen to Barbra Streisand's beautiful rendition of the song, “Evergreen” followed with a live recording of Barry Manilow singing “Daybreak” then hear a pop favorite by Bobby Vee.  More with The Four Lads, Kay Starr, Sam Cooke, and a steamy number by a steamy number herself.  Julie London.  It's the music we know and love.  

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The Neon Beat on MixCloud - 1.23.22

On the Neon Beat Show 71R6:  Quite a jar fulla ear candy for you this week as we open this hour with a old song rewritten by Milton Berle and sung here by Barbra Streisand: “Sam Ya Made the Pants Too Long”.  Mister Casual aka Perry Como takes the mic next as we remember a “Dreamer's Holiday”.  Then we start out the great show tunes this hour with Margaret Whiting with a playful take on a song from “South Pacific”.  Listen to the great Mario Lanza with a song heard in the film “The Toast of New Orleans”.  More great stage and film with Rosemary Clooney and Guy Mitchell with a number from “Pagan Love Songs”, some great Gershwin as Frank Sinatra sings “They Can't Take that Away From Me” and Sarah Vaughan with a lush version of another George and Ira song, “Someone to Watch Over Me.”  Hear Doris Day as she sings a hit song she sang in the 1953 film “Calamity Jane” and enjoy some Burt Bacharach/Hal David movie music sung by BJ Thomas.  And catch a little boob tube music with Henry Mancini's Orchestra with the “Charlie's Angels Theme.”  Tony Bennett will sing “Life is a Song” backed by Count Basie.  You'll hear the Lettermen with a fine version of “All I Have to Do is Dream”.  More with Andy Williams, Sammy Davis Jr, Petula Clark, and Engelbert Humperdinck.  

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The Neon Beat on MixCloud - 1.16.22

 On The Neon Beat Show 70R6:  Grab some real harmony as the McGuire Sisters start out the show this hour with a 1954 song written by Alan Freed and Harvey Fuqua for the Moonglows called “Sincerely”.  Will follow that up with a salsa treatment of a song called “Pretty World” by Sergio Mendez and Brazil 66.  Catch some more hit singles by the great period groups like the Everly Brothers, the Vogues, the Dixie Cups, and the Mitch Miller Gang.  We'll track a playful take on an amorous number as Engelbert Humperdinck takes on the question “When?” followed up with Perry Como singing his 1957 hit song, “Catch a Falling Star”.  Listen to Bobby Darin as he sings somewhere “Beyond the Sea”.  We'll spin some great Broadway and film songs with actor Walter Huston singing a song from “Knickerbocker Holiday”, Frank Sinatra with “It's Only a Paper Moon”, Vic Damone with a song from “Pal Joey”, and Ella Fitzgerald with a Cole Porter standard.  Turn up some great big band as we cut a rug doin' the “Two O' Clock Jump” with Harry James.  And enjoy a little attitude number as Peggy Lee sings the song, “Pass Me By”.  Enjoy a little country-esk set with guitarist Chet Atkins picking with the Boston Pops followed with a crossover hit song sung by Ray Price, “For the Good Times”.  

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The Neon Beat on MixCloud - 1.9.22

On The Neon Beat Show 69R6:  Nat King Cole launches into another great set of music from the 40's, 50's and 60's with a snappy version of the song “Walking My Baby Back Home”.  Then listen to some fine film music by Oscar Hammerstein and Ben Oakland sung by the lovely Eydie Gorme, “I'll Take Romance”.  Listen to more great show music with Les Elgert doing a Barry Manilow song in tribute to Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Enjoy a big band version of a great Gershwin tune sung by Doris Day backed by Les Brown. Frank Sinatra remembers a great period Martin Scorsese movie singing “New York, New York”.  And hear actress Judy Garland with “Meet Me in Saint Louis”. Enjoy some fine New York jazz with a rendition of a Sinatra cover called “Can I Steal a Little Love” sung by good friend Jerry Costanzo and his great band.  Will spin more songs sung by some more fine period Italian paisonos like Tony Bennett, Frankie Laine, and Perry Como.  Turn up some great big band and cut-a-rug with a hi-fi recording of that great Glenn Miller standard, “In the Mood”.  Listen to Robert Goulet with a lovely version of “Mamselle,” followed with The Four Preps singing “Down by the Station” and Connie Francis with “Together”.  More with Louis Armstrong, Ralph Flanagan, Steve Lawrence and a fun little novelty diddy called “Mairzy Doats” by the Merry Macs.

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