Bob Skyles to Alma Cogan and some singing dogs.
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Alma Cogan- Lizzie Borden, Eartha Kitt- C'est Si Bon, Mel Torme- Mpoutain Greenery, Tennesse Ernie Ford- Sixteen tons, George D'Albert - Your own Street, Bob Skyles and his Sky Rockets- My darling Texas Cowgirl, Lets play love, I'm gonna die with a broken heart, Carl Weismann and his singing dogs, Lonnie Donegan- When the sun goes down, Hal McIntyre- South Bayou shuffle, Harry Parry -Softly as in morning sunsrise, Lonesome Road- Mugsy Spanier, Nat King Cole- My Flaming Heart.
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This really is it folks! Episode 100, final and last Forgotten Songs from the Broom Cupboard podcast. No Sinatra type returns this time. Hope you enjoy this 90 minute trawl through some old favourites. I'm not abandoning the cause and will be using 78rpm records for a couple of drama type...
Published 01/20/23
We open with the madness of Irish Mambo from Alma Cogan. The two sides of Nat King Cole. First, pared back with his trio- Nat on piano, Oscar Moore guitar and Bob Miller drums. They give us- I'm lost. Then rich, orchestrated Nat with the Four Knights giving vocal backing- That's all there is to...
Published 01/13/23