Neon Beat on Radio George - 12.16.13

The Neon Beat this week on Jukebox 1: Rosemary Clooney & The Orchestra slam into this hour with "Everything's Coming Up Roses." The Mike Curb Congregation is next with a theme from a 1971 Clint Eastwood film. Hear the one hit wonder duo of Art & Dotty Todd with "Chason' D' Amour." Hear "The Best Is Yet To Come" by Tony Bennett. The 4 Freshmen sing their signature hit from 1956, "Graduation Day." Hear Dean Martin with the EZ Riders singing another "56" hit called "Memories Are Made Of This." Bert Kaempfert, Eydie Gormet, Lettermen, Bruce Channel and more. all on... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Sarah Vaughan kicks off the hour with "How High The Moon." (some great skat) Englebert Humperdinck is next with his great comeback hit, "After The Loving." Laugh a little with Phil Harris as he provides some guy advice regarding "44 Sycamore." Frank Sinatra sings "Can i Steal A Little Love." Connie Francis performs a sweeping version of "Quando, Quando." Hear some seasonal favs with Peggy Lee and Dean Martin. Hear The Ames Bros, Perry Como, The Hilltoppers and more.

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Tom Jones launches this set with a film theme, "What's New Pussycat?" Elvis jumps in there after the introductions with another great film song, "Viva Las Vegas." Andy Williams sings a song "you can't refuse" from "The Godfather." Patti Page sings a sweet memory called, "I'll Remember Today." Listen to Bobby Darin with, "A Nightengale In Berkley Square." We'll include some Christmas favorites with Jimmie Durante and KC's Koko Conley! Hear Julie London, Nat King Cole, Buddy Knox and more. all at....http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 12.9.13

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Tom Jones blasts off with one of his many charting hits, "Daughter Of Darkness." Herb Alpert follows up with some 1967 film music from "Casino Royale." Rosemary Clooney & Guy Mitchell team up for a song from "Pagan Love Songs." Listen to an iconic performance by Gene Kelly from "Singin' In The Rain." Listen to Bette Midler with a rousing re-make of an of' Peggy Lee hit, "Alright Ok You Win." Frank Sinatra sings some great Cole Porter. Hear the signature performance of Eddie Heywood with Hugo Winterhalter's RCA Orch as they play, "Canadian Sunset." Hear Matt Monro, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee and more..

On The Neon Beat this week on Jukebox 2: Ella Fitzgerald launches Juike 2 with a toe tapper called, "Let Yourself Go!" Sammy Davis is next with a song you can taste, "Candy Man." Listen to a great piano piece that proved a one hit wonder for Frank Mills. Remember a 1956 film called "High Society" with one of songs in that movie sung by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, "Now You Has Jazz." Enjoy a smooth version of a Gershwin song heard in "An American In Paris" "Our Love Is Here To Stay" sung by Nat King Cole. Listen to the Marvelous Marilyn Maye with a rousing version of a great Jerome Kern song. Hear Frank Sinatra, The Lettermen, Kay Starr, and more..

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Anita O'Day opens this set with a west coast jazz version of "Let's Face The Music & Dance." Then Dean Martin opens his closet door for The Four Lads and himself singing "Standing On The Corner." We'll Team up Frank and Sammy for a little rat packin' as they sing, "Me And My Shadow." Listen to a tender piano piece that remembers a stunning performance of a female Romanian Olympic contender. "Nadia's Theme" by Barry DeVorzon. Hear some great big band with Les Brown. Listen to Vic Damone, Sergio Mendez, Nat King Cole and many more. All at... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 12.3.13

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: The Crews Cuts get the show underway with "Life Could Be A Dream" More popularly known as "Sh- Boom!" Frank Sinatra follows with one of his most popular songs, "Strangers In The Night." Hear some down home folk music with The New Christy Minstrels, The Kingston Trio, and Judy Collins. Hum along with a "Doodlin' Song" with Peggy Lee. Perry Como croons a lovely song written by Don McClean, "And I Love You So." Hear Nat Cole, Bobby Vinton, Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong and more. all at...

On The Neon Beat this week, Juke 2: Rosemary Clooney begins this hour with Harry James performing a good ol' Hoagy Charmichael song. We do a little "Racing With the Moon" with Vaughn Monroe next. Hear Bobby Darin's 1959 hit, "Dream Lover" Listen to Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa." Doris Day sings one of her last charting records from 1958, "Everybody Loves A Lover." Hear some great big band with Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orch doing "Begin The Beguine." We team up Rosemary Clooney with Bing Crosby, "Come To The Mardis Gras." Connie Francis, Guy Mitchell, Ray Charles and more.. http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Steve and Eydie launch this hour with a rousing version of a great Glenn Miller hit. Sammy Davis Jr follows next with a Broadway song, "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" Hear Dean Martin's signature hit, "Everybody Love's Somebody" Listen to Johnny Mathis' lush rendition of "Misty." Natalie Cole does a great version of an old Ella Fitzgerald standard, "Tiskit, Tasket" Hear Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me", the McGuire Sisters, Neil Diamond and lots more. All at... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 11.25.13

On the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Kay Starr kicks off this set from an album considered to be one of her best. A jazzy version of "Night Train." Frank Sinatra is next as he brews up a little "Witchcraft." Then open your songbooks and listen (or sing along) to a couple of spiritual arrangements with Tony Bennett and Louis Armstrong. Dean Martin sings "In The Chapel In the Moonlight." Enjoy some great big band with Harry James & Helen Forrest, "I've Heard That Song Before." Listen to Jo Stafford, Nelson Riddle, Jack Jones "Wives and Lovers" and more..

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Rosemary Clooney opens with a little salza and Perez Pardo with, "Sway." The Four Lads are next with a song from "Gypsy." Hear Bobby Darin's chart topping version of "Mack The Knife." Enjoy some hit instrumentals with Herb Alpert, Harry James, Henry Mancini, and Horst Jankowski. Sammy Davis Jr teams up with Count Basie for "the Work Song." Enjoy a James Bond run with Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones. Hear Sinatra, Brook Benton, Harpers Bazaar and more. See the playlists, leave comments at ... http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/ HappyThanksgiving!

ON the Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Patti Page launches this hour with a light hearted song of redemption from the "Pajama Game." Then listen to Nat King Cole sing a jazzy toe tapper called "Walking My Baby Back Home." Frank Sinatra croons a song from one of his first "theme" albums, "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning." Marilyn Monroe performs, "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" with Mel Torme. Hear American's sweetheart, "Annette" with "O Dio Mio." We'll play Ella Fitzgerald, Pat Boone, some folk from The Brothers 4 and much more. All on... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 11.18.13

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 1: Petula Clark opens the hour with one of her great charting hits, "Don't Sleep In The Subway" Frank Sinatra sings a cha-cha song called "Granada." Hear Dean Martin with "You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You." Kay Starr sings one of her top charting songs, "Wheel Of Fortune." Enjoy the Everly Brothers with "Walk right Back." Sonny James 1957 hit, "Young Love." Hear Si Zentner's "Lazy River," Andy Williams, Doris Day and more.

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 2: Robert Goulet launches this h
our with a look back at "Summer Sounds." The McGuire Sisters follow up with their mid 50's hit, "Sugartime." Hear Lena Horne's signature hit, "Stormy Weather." Listen to Tony Bennett sing with Count Basie's Orchestra. Hear some great film music with Herb Alpert playing "Zorba The Greek." Peter Paul & Mary sing, "Leaving On A Jet Plane." Listen to Harry Nilsson, Dionne Warwick, Brook Benton's "Shadrach," Peggy Lee, Sergio Mendez and lots more.

On The Neon Beat this week, Jukebox 3: Dean Martin opens this set with "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On." Marilyn Maye sings her signature hit, "Cabaret" Listen to a lovely version of a song based on an old German folk tune, "You You You" by The Ames Brothers. Listen to an award winning song for both vocalist and orchestra for the year it came out, Frank Sinatra's "It Was A Very Good Year." Enjoy Annette's "Pineapple Princess." Great instrumentals by Al Hirt, Sounds Orchestral, and Henry Mancini. Listen to Bobby Darin, Sarah Vaughan, Jim Reeves and more. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 11.11.13

This week on The Neon Beat, Jukebox 1: (good to be back after being on the road) Ella Fitzgerald kicks off this set with a song taken from the "Pan Am" soundtrack, "Blue Skies." Henry Mancini is next with a TV theme from a show that only ran one season, "Mister Lucky." Perry Como sings one of the many great songs from "South Pacific." Frank Sinatra does one from that Swinging Session album with Nelson Riddle, "S'posin." Enjoy Bruce Channel's one hit wonder, "Hey Baby." Hear the unique harmonies of The Everly Brothers with "Til I Kissed You." Mel Carter, Julie Rogers, Rob McHenry, Mitch Miller and many more.

This week on the Neon Beat, Jukebox 2: Roll out those "Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer" with Nat King Cole & The Ralph Carmichael Chorus. Tony Bennett follows up with a song from The Sound Of Music. Listen to Johnny Mathis with a lush version of "Venus." Recall the golden days of MGM as Judy Garland sings, "the Trolley Song." Frank Sinatra croons a tender version of "Young At Heart." Hear some big band with Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. Listen to Jo Stafford, Connie Francis, Herb Alpert and lots more.

This week on the Neon Beat, Jukebox 3: The Ray Charles Singers launch this set with a 1960 chart topper, "Love Me With All Your Heart." Peggy Lee then kicks it in gear with "Come Back To Me!" Enjoy some great Big Band with Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orch. dong a great Tommy Dorsey standard. Tony Bennett performs a fine jazz interpretation of a great Beatles hit, "Something." Listen to Ella Fitzgerald with "In The Still Of The NIght." Hear Harry Connick Jr, Nat King Cole, Buddy Greco, Bent Fabric's "Alley Cat" and lots more. http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

Neon Beat on Radio George - 10.28.13

This week on The Neon Beat, Jukebox 1: Frank Sinatra opens this set with a cut from the "Swingin Session" album with Nelson Riddle, "Blue Moon." Then listen to Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman with her hit right off Stage Door Canteen, "Why Don't You Do Right?" Enjoy a couple of Glenn Miller standards. "Jukebox Saturday Night" and "Kalamazoo." Ride "The Atchison Topeka & The Santa Fe" with Rosemary Clooney. Listen to the Nat Cole Trio with "Paper Moon." Enjoy Satcho and Bing Crosby as we go "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans." En-yoy Frankie Yankovic with "the Beer Barrel Polka" Hear Anita Kerr, Johnny Mathis, Claude King and mucho much mo... http://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/

This week on The Neon Beat, Jukebox 2: Perry Como launches this hour with The Ramblers singing, "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes." We bring on Steve and Eydie to do a little dancin' "Cheek To Cheek." Andy Williams sings what one reviewer called, the perfect theatre song, "April In Paris." Hear a 1970's favorite from the film "Mahogany" sung by Dianna Ross. Sammy Davis Jr sings a song from "Stop The World" called "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" Hear Nat King Cole's, "L.O.V.E." Jazz diva Dianne Reeves sings a song from the recent hit film "Good Night and Good Luck." Hear Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Vinton, Lyle Lovett and more. leave comments see the playlists at.. http://theneonbeat.blogspot.com/ (recently updated..Thank ya Joe Dimino! Mr. Neon Jazz.)

This week on The Neon Beat, Jukebox 3: The Mills Brothers kick off this hour with a bright and perky arrangement of "The Glow Worm." Then enjoy the vocal styling of "The Good Lifehttp://www.radiogeorge.com/neonbeat/
" by Tony Bennett. Frank Sinatra sings an old Les Brown hit, "How Bout You?" Peggy Lee puts on her bling with "Baubles Bangles & Beads." Bing Crosby sings a Roy Rogers hit called "Don't Fence Me In." Barbra Streisand does "Second Hand Rose." Hear Louis Prima and Keely Smith with "That Old Black Magic." Nat King Cole, The Four Freshmen, The Andrews Sisters and lots more at..