Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.20.12

On The Neon Beat this week on Jukebox 1: Juke 1 opens with a great Harold Arlen song done by The Four Aces. Bette Midler follows up with a WW2 Andrews Sisters hit, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (on steroids) Then we do a little "Jumping At The Woodside" with Benny Goodman. Hear the King of mambo do his original "Mambo Number 5." Mr. Perez Prado. Listen to Frank Sinatra and the kids sing, "High Hopes." Catch some honey in the horn with Al Hirt. Marilyn Maye, Louis Armstrong, Jo Stafford and lots more. Yowzah!! 

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: The Platters kick off juke 2 with their number one hit "Only You." Trini Lopez follows up with a 1962 song about a great midwest city of fountains. Hear a song by Jimmie Rodgers that became the name and jingle for a Post breakfast cereal. Patti Page sings "The Tennessee Waltz." Hear Nat Cole's "Rambling Rose" from 1962. Hear a theme song from a Clint Eastwood film sung by The Mike Curb Congregation. Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Eddy Fisher and more.

On The Neon Beat this week, Juke 3: This hour starts with a swingin' Frank Sinatra singing, "You Make Me Feel So Young." Barry Manilow reunites the Association for a great combo of "Cherish" & "Windy." Hear Connie Francis sing a song used in the TV soundtrack, "Pan Am." Sammy Davis Jr performs "I've Gotta Be Me." Doris Day, The Four Lads, Nat Cole's "Pretend" and lots more. 

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Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.13.12

On The Neon Beat Juke Box 1: The Ray Charles Singers begin this set with their 1960 hit, "Love Me With All Your Heart." K.C's Marilyn Maye follows up with "Make Your Own Kind Of Music." Robert Goulet sings his great hit from Camelot. To

ny Bennett performs a lovely jazz interpretation of a Beatles hit, "Something In The Way She Moves." Hear a folk fav. with the Kingston Trio, "El Matador." And Lena Horne sings her great hit, "Stormy Weather." Kay Starr, Brook Benton's (Boll Weevil song), Petula Clarke and more.

On The Neon Beat this week Jukebox 2: Dean Martin kicks it off with "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On." Then hear Perry Como's 1956 fun hit, "Hot Diggity!" Hear a requested number by Nat King Cole, "Nature Boy" from 1951. Hear current N.

Y. artist Steven Maglio as he does a Sinatra standard, "The Tender Trap." Patti Page sings "Allegheny Moon." Enjoy the rich croon of Dick Haymes singing "How Are Things In Glocca Mora." Nelson Riddle, Vikki Carr, Barbara Lewis and more.

On The Neon Beat This week, Juke 3: Rosemary Clooney launches this set with "You're Just Too Marvelous." (think Billy Crystal :) This is followed by a hit by a male group frequently seen on "Gidget" The Four Preps. Hear the playful rep

arte' between Louis and Keely as they sing "I've Got You Under My Skin." Enjoy a rat pack song with Frank and Sammy Davis as they do "Me & My Shadow" together. Hear Frankie Laine, Satchmo, Peggy Lee and more. Good listening this week! http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 8.6.12

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Peggy Lee fires off the hour with a smokin' version of "Come Back To Me." Frank Sinatra follows up with "South Of The Border." Then mercy mercy Puddin' Pie! Listen to a fun number called "Tweedle De

e" sung by Georgia Gibbs. Hear big daddy Burl Ives sing "Little Bitty Tear." Listen to a lovely version of "Scarlett Ribbons" by the English Seafarer. Gorgeous rendition. (Roger Whittaker) Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Buble and more.

On The Neon Beat Jukebox 2: East Coast sensation Steven Maglio sings the lead cut from his "Songs For Sinatra Lovers" album. Petula Clark follows with "Don't Sleep In The Subway." Listen to an old roller rink standard by Bent Fabric orig

inally called "around the piano" For western marketing it was called "Alley Cat." Frank Sinatra sings "Nice N' Easy." Hear a great Dorsey number called "Song Of India." Patti Page, Ray Charles gets "Busted" Dean Martin and mo.

On The Neon Beat this week, Juke 3: "Hold Me, Thrill Me" with Mel Carter kicks off this hour. Then "Let's Dance" with Benny Goodman. Nat King Cole sings a lovely ballad, "Our Love Is Here To Stay." Here the Leroy Anderson tune that beca

me what many of us called, The Late Show theme. And "The Best Is Yet To Come" with Tony Bennett. Judy Garland, Stan Getz, Brook Benton's "Shadrack" and mucho more.http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.30.12

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: We kick this hour off with Marilyn Maye's 'Cabaret." It's followed with a 1950's chart hit for Jerry Wallace, "Primrose Lane." Frankie Laine sings one of his hit songs, "Rose Rose I Love You." "Too Marvelous For Words" performed by Sinatra. Hear one of our great era ballad singers, doing, "Younger Than Springtime." Mr. Vic Damone. Enjoy, The Lettermen, Ed Ames from "Man Of LaManchia", Henry Mancini, Lena Horne and more...

On the Neon Beat this week, Juke 2: We open with Dean Martin's "Chapel In The Moonlight." Then we open our songbooks to "When The Saints Go Marching In" by Al Hirt. Enjoy an iced tea "Sitting In The Sun" by Louis Armstrong. Hear Nat King Cole's version of "Lush Life." Also hear a big chart hit by Sarah Vaughan from 1959, that despite it's popularity, she regarded the song as "corney" Hear Wayne Newton, a fun pairing with Frank Sinatra and Rosemary Clooney. and Lots more.

On The Neon Beat, Juke 3: This hour opens with "Summer Sounds" a 1963 hit by Robert Goulet. This is followed with a 1960's "space age" sweep featuring The Ames Brothers, Johnny Mathis, and The Tornados." It's "Yesterday Once More" with The Carpenters. We go "Walking to New Orleans" with Fat's Domino. And hear the Everly Brothers hit that was banned in Boston. Ella Fitzgerald, Engelbert Humperdinck and more..http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat Jukebox on Radio George - 7.24.12

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Kay Starr starts this hour with a rousing version of "Swinging Down the Lane." Then we "Sway" with Michael Buble. Introducing Danny Barrett with "Night Song." Listen to Doris Day sing a song based on an old British WW2 diddy originally called A Gob Is A Slob, "A Guy Is A Guy." Hear Frank Sinatra with "Young At Heart." Hear Mel Torme, Les Brown, Petula Clark, Engelbert Humperdinck ..

On The Neon Beat, Jukebox 2: Sammy Davis Jr. and The Mike Curb Congregation kick off this hour with "Candy Man." Henry Mancini follows with a TV theme, "Mr. Lucky." Tony Bennett sings "Stranger In Paradise." Hear Dusty Springfield sing an award winning song from "Casino Royale." Hear a famous cop show theme from Ray Anthony. Hear Julie London, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra's "It Was A Very Good Year"..

On The Neon Beat, Jukebox 3: Tony Bennett teams up with Mitch Miller for a hit song from "Bye Bye Birdie." The Four Lads sing, "Standing' On The Corner" Then we bring back The Mitch Miller Gang for "The Yellow Rose Of Texas." Enjoy some Rogers and Hammerstein music with Perry Como and Margaret Whiting. Doris Day, Andy Williams, Bobby Vee and more. On The Neon Beat. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

The Neon Beat on Radio George - July 16, 2012

This week on The Neon Beat, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra launches this hour with an old Les Brown favorite, "How Bout You?" Lou Rawls follows with "Nobody But Me." Linda Ronstadt sings a song from one of her Nelson Riddle sessions, "I've Got A Crush On You." Hear a great Mac Davis song performed by Bobby Goldsboro, "Watching Scotty Grow." Hear Perry Como, the Andrews Sisters, Harry James, Bobby Vinton and lots more.

On The Neon Beat Jukebox 2: Michael Buble kicks it off with a Cole Porter classic, "I've Got You Under My Skin." It's followed by "Sh'Boom" by the Crew Cuts. Listen to a smooth jukebox hit by Los Indios Tabajaras, "Maria Elana." Frank Sinatra sings, "It Happened In Monterrey." Hear a great TV theme by Nelson Riddle, "Theme From Route 66." Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Stevens, Nat Cole, Rose Clooney and more!

n The Neon Beat Juke 3: We open with a vocal group that cut several "sides" with Nat King Cole. The 4 Knights sing, "Oh Baby Mine" Eydie Gormet follows with a silky rendition of "In Other Words." Hear Dean Martin's "I Will." We'll play the Mancini film classic, "The Days Of Wine & Roses." Streisand sings, "Second Hand Rose." Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee and mo fun. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 7.2.12

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: We open with a sultry number by Bette Midler, "Do You Want To Dance." Frank Sinatra follows this with a great Harold Arlen song. Marilyn Maye pays tribute to Peggy Lee and a few folks in the room with, "I Love Being Here With You." Dean Martin sings, "Lay Some Happiness On Me." Also hear Bobby Darin's 1959 smash hit, "Mack The Knife." Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Sam Cooke, The Mills Bros and more.


On The Neon Beat this week, Juke 2: A sock hop hit by Perry Como kicks of this hour. "Jukebox Baby." Then sing along with Andy Williams with "That Old Bilbao Song." Enjoy an uptempo treatment of "Undecided" by the Ames Brothers, followed by Ed Ames' lovely song, "My Cup Runneth Over." Hear Sinatra with "Anything Goes" and "Mona Lisa" by Nat Cole. And introducing "Jerry Costanzo" with "Can I Steal A Little Love." (a fun rat packish number ala Buddy Greco) Bing Crosby, Petula Clark, Tommy Dorsey and more.


On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Get ready to cut-a-rug with our opener by Barry Manilow, "Bandstand Boogie." Followed by a salza treatment of "Lemon Tree" by Trini Lopez. Hear The Chordettes with "Never On Sunday." Elvis's "Good Luck Charm." Hoagy Charmichael's "Stardust." Hear Dean Martin, Kay Starr, Jim Reeves, Bobby Vinton. Glen Campbell with "Gentle On My Mind." and so much more.

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