New Logos - Part One

Neon Beat Jukebox - 10.10.12

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Nat King Cole starts off this hour with a song that would be one of his first hits to take on the new beat. Rock n' Roll. Hear Nat Cole's "Send For Me." Listen to a fun salsa treatment of a period hit folk song of the day, "Lemon Tree" by Trini Lopez. Listen to Patti Page with her 1956 hit, "Old Cape Cod." Hear Al Martino's "Mary In The Morning." Listen to Columbia Picture's Morris Stoloff and his masterful rendition of "The Theme From Picnic." Hear Tony Bennett, The McGuire Sisters, Eddie Fisher, Marilyn Maye and lots more..

The week on The Neon Beat, Juke 2: Barbra Streisand begins this hour with "Putting It Together" from that standout Broadway Album from the 1980's. The Ames Brothers perform a big band standard called "Undecided." Then we take it "Nice N' Easy" with Frank Sinatra. Hear Nat King Cole sing what was the most popular recorded version of "Autumn Leaves." Listen to Dean Martin's "Chapel In The Moonlight." Vic Damone sings a fine rendition of a song from "West Side Story." Hear The Four Lads with a Frank Loesser hit, The Andrews Sisters, Bette Midler, The Mills Bros and more..

This week on The Neon Beat Jukebox 3: We open this hour with Les Brown with his Band Of Reknown, with Doris Day singing a great Gershwin song, "S' Wonderful." Then listen to Bobby Darin's 1959 smash hit, "Mack The Knife." Kay Starr sings "Night Train" taken from an album thought to be one of her best. We do a fun summer sweep with The Lettermen, Chad & Jeremy, and Robert Goulet. Hear Perry Como, Michael Buble, Petula Clark, Glenn Campbell and lots more... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.1.12

On The Neon Beat this week Jukebox 1: "Step To The Rear" by Marilyn Maye gets this hour of to a rousing start. Frank Sinatra follows up with "You Do Something To Me." We'll swing "The Mole" with Harry James. Listen to Michael Buble as h

e sings the great standard, "Save The Last Dance For Me." Hear Perry Como's 1956 chart hit, "Hot Diggity!" Listen to Satchmo's "Hello Dolly." Rosemary Clooney sings a great standared thought to be the best theatre song written, "April In Paris." Hear Nat King Cole's "Pretend", Bobby Goldsboro, Judy Garland, and "Moon River" as we remember Andy Williams.

On the Neon Beat this week Juke 2: Our opener is "Wake The Town & Tell The People" by Les Baxter. Pat Boone follows with his 1957 chart hit, "Love Letters In the Sand" Sammy Davis Jr. teams up with Count Basie on the chain gang with "The  Work Song." Della Reese sings her 1959 hit, "Don't You Know." Spend an "Evening in Roma" with Dino. We continue to remember Andy Williams with "Summer Of Our Love." Hear Michael Buble, The Kingston Trio, Doris Day, The 4 Freshmen and lots more.


On the Neon Beat this week Jukebox 3: We open this hour with a razzy piece that found it's way into many comedy venues including "The Benny Hill" show. Boots Randolph plays "Yakety Sax." Then listen to Bette Midler teaming up with Barry  Manilow as they sing a Peggy Lee standard together. Dean Martin sings "If." Sinatra remembers, "The Summer Wind." Doris Day beckons with her lush version of "Moonglow." Hear Marilyn Maye, Nat King cole Glen Campbell, Don Gibson and more..

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The John Christopher Neon Beat Interview

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Neon Beat on Radio George - 9.25.12

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: We kick off this week's NB with Peggy Lee's "Allright Ok You Win." Sinatra sings his version of "I'll Be Seeing You" backed by Nelson Riddle. Hear Kai Winding's 1963 instrumental hit, "More." Listen to Vaughn Monroe as he sings, "There I've Said It Again." Tony Bennett sings, "Fly Me To The Moon." Doris Day sings one of her hits that was inducted into the hall of fame in the 1990's, (about time eh?) "Secret Love." Hear Johnny Mercer, Vic Damone, and introducing Robert McHenry from KC. lot's more..

On the Neon Beat this week on Jukebox 2: This segment opens with a Cole Porter classic sung by Frank Sinatra, "I've Got You Under My Skin." Patti Page follows up with the female hit version of "Gentle On My Mind." Nat King Cole croons a great ol' Ray Noble hit, "The Very Thought Of You." Hear a 1950's fav by The Platters, "Twilight Time." Listen to a great piano player from Omaha, Nebraska play the theme from the 1966 film, "Born Free". Hear Anne Murray, Classics 4, Rick Nelson, Vikki Carr, and lots-a more.

On The Neon Beat this week Jukebox 3: We open with a little hootenanny by the Rooftop Singers from 1963, "Walk Right In." Frank Sinatra pairs up with Keely Smith for "How Ya Fixed For Love Babe?" Hear a great TV theme by Nelson Riddle, "Theme From Route 66." Dino sings "Mambo Italiano." Connie Francis performs her first 1958 chart hit, "Who's Sorry Now." Hear Patti Page, Johnny Mathis (Gina), The McGuire Sisters and lots more.http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 9.17.12

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: We begin the hour with a Melody Of Love by The Ames Bros. Al Martino follows with "Volare'" Connie Francies sings a title number from a 1961 film, "Where The Boys Are." Vic Damone croons a hit from the film, "My Fair Lady." Peggy Lee puts a little salza in her music with "Tomorrow's Good Enough For Me." (a gal of my heart there) Frankie Valli sings his hit, "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You." Hear Dionne Warwick, The Lettermen, Perry Como and MORE!

On The Neon Beat this week, Juke 2: We launch this set with the king of mambo doing "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White." Frank Sinatra croons his hit, "Strangers In The Night" The lovely Jo Stafford sings a song from "South Pacific." Perry Como sings a song about that city with the "greenest green you've ever seen." Engelbert Humperdinck perform his great chart hit, "The Last Waltz." Hear Brook Benton, Glenn Miller, Marilyn Maye and lots more.

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: We kick off the hour with a chart hit by Tony Bennett, "Rags To Riches." After Tony enjoy an overnight hit from the 70's sung by Roger Whittaker, "The Last Farewell." Hear Ella Fitzgerald swing out with "I Got Rhythm." Matt Monro, the English gentleman, sings his chart hit, "My Kind Of Girl." Nat King Cole sings an old Johnny Ray hit, "Walking My Baby Back Home." Hear, Patti Page, Jerry Costanzo, Gene Pitney's "Liberty Valence" and more.http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 9.10.12

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Ray Charles opens Juke 1 with a "Halleluja" that wound up raising a few hackles with the "religious conservatives" of the day. (how things have changed...) Sarah Vaughan follows it up with a period Broadway favorite, "Whatever Lola Wants." Louis Armstrong toots and sings "Mame." Hear the horn of Harry James with Helen Forest singing, "I'm Beginning To See the Light." Frank Sinatra sings a lovely hit song called, "Love's Been Good To Me. Johnny Mathis, Mel Torme, Billy Holiday and more.

On The Neon Beat This Week, Juke 2: We kick it off with "Help Yourself" by Tom Jones. Then enjoy "A Wonderful Time Up There" with Pat Boone. Della Reese sings her 1959 hit, "Don't You Know." Dean Martin croons "Under The Bridges of Paris." Enjoy a little western set with Glen Campbell, followed by a gunfighter tale from the Ponderosa by Loren Green. Let's do "The Rock N' Roll Waltz" by Kay Starr. Hear Lou Rawls, Chad & Jeremy, Gale Garnett, Vic Damone and more.

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Ella Fitzgerald turns up the temp with a song form "Kiss Me Kate." Bobby Darin follows up with his hit, "Beyond The Sea." Hear the Nat King Cole song that defined an era, "Unforgettable." We'll play Dean Martin's "That's Amore" and a great Big Band take on the song "S' Wonderfu" with Les Brown and Doris Day. Hear Bruce Channel with "Hey Baby." Andy Williams, Ketty Lester, Frank Sinatra and more!http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/