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Nice to see you file your first post, Scott.

04/29/2013 23:48

DooderFuzz

Hi Chip!
I was just reading you and Susan's comments about the big bands. Nice to see and hear there are people still listening.Being born at the end of the year of 1948 my Dad and Mom played all those 78s.This what is called B.E.P.,Before Elvis Presley.I grew up with every kind music.I can still hear
the original surface noise in my mind when I play the modern LPs of these recordings.Speaking Glenn Miller I heard another version of what happened.The pilot got lost and wandered into the return bomber area where returning bombers dropped their ordience before landing.They got bombed by falling bombs.
Keep on playing, Scott

04/29/2013 20:01

Christmas

Topic : Upcoming 2013 Real Gone Music Christmas CD Releases

This is another Yule Log.com exclusive: I have announced the upcoming 2013 Real Gone Music Christmas CD releases in my "Chip's Tips" Edition #13: Click Here.

04/26/2013 00:36

Christmas

Topic : Chip's Tips (Edition #13)

This edition of "Chip's Tips" will serve to announce the upcoming 2013 Christmas CD releases from Real Gone Music.

But before I do, let me just say that regrettably this year Gordon was not able to include any of my Top 5 recommendations to him. The reason for this is because four of the five titles are Universal-owned, and unfortunately as Gordon puts it, "Universal is hopeless to deal with right now." These four Universal-owned titles are Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas; Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians: Christmas Time; Stanley Black: Christmas Holiday For Romance; and Frank Chacksfield: Music For A Merry Christmas.

The other Top 5 title on my list to him is Frank DeVol's The Old Sweet Songs Of Christmas. Fortunately, it is Sony-owned; however, for this year 2013 it's just a matter of bad timing as Gordon already has two projects going with Sony right now and just can't take on another one at this time. However, the good news is that there is an excellent chance for its release next year for Christmas 2014! As everyone who is familiar with this message board knows, I have been trying to get this album back in print for many years now; so I will be thrilled if it finally comes to fruition next year.

I'll keep everyone posted.

In the meantime, here now are the Real Gone Music Christmas CD releases for 2013:

The New Christy Minstrels: The Complete Christmas Recordings

(Re-release of the 2001 Collectors' Choice Music CD that contains the group's 1963 and 1966 Christmas albums)

Andy Williams: The Complete Christmas Recordings
(2-CD set that contains 39 tracks)

Bobby Darin: The 25th Day of December
(Reissue of his 1960 Christmas album)

Funky Christmas
(Cotillion Records various artists compilation CD that includes early Luther Vandross)

Have a nice spring everybody and don't forget to keep the spirit of Christmas all year through!

04/26/2013 00:30

Christmas

Thanks Chip,

I had found "Christmas Magic" in a box of records I received for free, and I knew that Mistletoe Records often reissued previously released albums, but also released some on their own. But then I saw several of them on eBay at different times and the seller/s were trying to say that it was Mantovani and His Orchestra and people were buying them under the impression that it was conducted by Mantovani. So the are being mislead.

04/25/2013 17:54

Christmas

Susan,

Les Brown co-wrote the music for Sentimental Journey with his staff arranger/composer Ben Homer; and the lyrics were written by Ben's longtime collaborator and friend Buddy Green.

As for that 1980 Holiday Records Christmas Magic LP, it consists of material recorded by the later 'Mantovani Orchestra' after Monty had died. Of the ten songs on the album, 5 are re-recorded versions of songs Monty had previously done on his two authentic London Records Christmas albums; and 5 are new Christmas songs that he never recorded during his career.

Steve,

Yes, that theory of Glenn Miller's death is very plausible.

04/25/2013 15:15

Steve_OGO

Thanks Chip and Susan for all the comments and info, the responses to me original question have been coming at a regular enough pace that I decided to hang back and wait for them to run out of gas.

Thanks for all the info on Mark 56.

Chip I did read one other theory on Glenn Miller. It still involved "friendly fire" in this case, a bombing operation was returning from an operation where they did not get to drop their bombs because of weather or something. Since the bombers were carry incendiary bombs they were instructed to drop them in the channel before landing, This was some 100,000 bombs. The theory the path of the bombers and path of Glenn Miller plane that one of the dumped bombs hit Glenn Millers plane as a fluke accident. Again another theory that many think is credible but without substantiation .

04/25/2013 11:39

Christmas

Thanks again Chip,

I am my own worst enemy, as I have said before "that you can't trust everything you find on the Internet, but use it more as a general reference"

I had posted the image from Amazon of Glenn Miller as that is what was there for the MP3 of "Sentimental Journey" I wasn't aware that it was artwork from a CD. I didn't look that far into Amazon, I had just searched for the song "Sentimental Journey" and it showed the artwork for the MP3 that you could buy and download.

Regarding the song, I knew Les Brown co-wrote the song, but I'm not sure whom he wrote it with, I did know that Doris Day was the bands' lead singer. I guess I sub-consciously omit certain things that should be elaborated on, but it isn't intentionally, and you also mentioned in the post previous to mine that Les Brown was the co-writer and that Doris Day was the band's lead singer.

I realize that the bands continued after with a new conductor after their leader had passed away, and I had picked up a Christmas LP by Montovani on the "Holiday" label, and had thought that it was an album I didn't have. I know you know the album I am describing "Christmas Magic" (1980), but if I am correct, it isn't a compilation or reissue of "Original" versions of the songs by Montovani and His Orchestra, but the orchestra doing the album and using his name to make people think it was a new Christmas album. Most of these albums using the famous orchestra leaders names, don't even contain the original members as in the case of Glenn Miller, the would most likely be all deceased now or to old an frail to play.

I wasn't paying attention to the year on the YouTube video by Glenn Miller because as I mentioned I still had "Rubber Dolly" going through my head.

I agree that that theory of Glenn Miller by that German journalist is a shame. It it basically slanders Glenn's family name and his great legacy. But we all know even after war, that there is propaganda that comes out and misinformation, to try and stir up controversy.

Thank you for clarifying that they never did recover Glenn Miller's body.

I probably should have left this entire subject alone. but at least we have some "Correct" information from you now. And I've mentioned I know I may not be 100% accurate being I don't have as much resources and knowledge as you. I only have what I have picked up over the years including information from you, which has helped me immensely many many times for which I thank you again.

04/25/2013 09:07

Christmas

No need to have posted that artwork, Susan, as I am well aware of what's out there. That CD that you referenced in your post was released in 2008 and is a hybrid of original material recorded by Glenn Miller himself, as well as later material recorded by the 'Glenn Miller Orchestra' after his death.

As you know by now, with this type of music (Big Band and Easy Listening) you cannot always trust what you are getting is by the original artist. In addition to many of the old Big Bands, this is also the kind of thing that has sadly been going on for years with the orchestras of Percy Faith and Mantovani: recordings that are made by orchestras after their deaths, but still bear their names and are led by entirely different conductors. Unfortunately, postings on YouTube are also contributing to all of the confusion out there. In fact, there is currently a posting on YouTube of Sentimental Journey that says it was recorded by Glenn Miller in 1943! (Click here.) The fact is that the song wasn't even written and published until late 1944 -- a time, I might add, that Glenn Miller was on active duty in the U.S. military and would soon perish in the December 15, 1944 plane crash. So it was virtually impossible for him to have recorded this song himself. And in addition to all that, when Les Brown co-wrote the song in late 1944 it was for his own band and lead female singer, Doris Day. The recording of the song that was done in Glenn Miller's name was done by the surviving band that continued on in his name after his death.

As for that ludicrous theory by that German journalist regarding Glenn's death, it's such a shame because it does nothing but besmirch his reputation and legacy. And to answer your question, no, they sadly never recovered Glenn's body or the wreckage of the plane after the crash.

04/25/2013 01:30

Christmas

Chip,

I thought "Sentimental Journey" was recorded by Glenn Miller, and that is why I mentioned "I wasn't 100 % sure", but there were some references online about Glenn Miller doing "Sentimental Journey" <---Amazon.com MP3 for example is one on many.

This particular listing as well as a few others, didn't mention that it was "The Glenn Miller Orchestra" after his death.

I was aware that Doris Day sang the song with Les Brown and His Band of Renown (As I knew of him), I don't know exactly when he was referred to that way, but again, I was aware that Doris Day did sing "Sentimental Journey" in 1945. I wasn't aware of where it charted, being I didn't have access to that information. I didn't search online recently, but sometime ago, I did write down that Doris Day sang "Sentimental Journey" in 1945, and I also remember watching the movie "Sentimental Journey" (1946) a few times over the years, with John Payne and Maureen O'Hara, before being paired along with Edmund Gwenn for "Miracle on 34th. Street" 1947. I don't remember what network it was on, but I had recorded "Sentimental Journey" on video tape and watched it at least once a week for the summer a long time ago, but it was one of the video tapes that got destroyed when I had the pipe leaking in the old apartment. I haven't seen it since and it's been over 20 years now.

I believe I have a recording of Doris Day singing "Sentimental Journey" on one of my Old time Radio Reel-to-Reel tapes. I remember looking at some of the contents that were printed on recipe sized cards and stuck in the box with the tape and it listed all the songs or programs that were on that particular tape.

I also have a CD of "Sentimental Journey- Capitol's Great Ladies of Song, Vol. 2"Capitol Records D170336 from 1992, but Dinah Shore is singing "Sentimental Journey" There are some great ladies and songs on this CD, and I would love to see what Volume 1 has but right now funds aren't available, though the CD is available on Amazon.com also. The picture below is from my own scan, but is obviously the same picture in the Amazon link.

Sentimental Journey- Capitol's Great Ladies of Song, Vol. 2

As for the contrarian theory about Glenn Miller, I did mention that I hoped this wasn't true and also that I know that you can't take everything you see in the Internet as being "Gospel Truth" This theory aside, I don't believe they ever recovered Glenn Millers body or the other people on the plane.

I have mentioned this before, that my knowledge isn't any where near as plentiful as yours and therefore, I an prone to inaccuracies , though unintentional, and I am glad that you are able to set things straight.

I don't have access to all the resources you do, and I believe that I've mentioned before that when I started to really collect records, that I only cared about getting the albums, I wasn't aware about reissues and so on, and also about the producers, album designers etc.

But I would say I am slightly above average in my knowledge, albeit some of it was with your assistance when something isn't accurate, and I am grateful when you correct me, so that others will also have the correct knowledge.

04/24/2013 19:25

Christmas

Susan,

The song Sentimental Journey was not recorded by Glenn Miller himself; it was a cover recorded by 'The Glenn Miller Orchestra' after Glenn had died. The song was actually co-written by bandleader Les Brown and it was a #1 hit for him in the spring of 1945. The lead vocal was by Doris Day, who was the band's lead female vocalist at the time.

As for that theory of Glenn's death that you mentioned, it is a contrarian theory that was offered by a German journalist in 1997 and is not universally accepted. The prevailing and generally accepted theory is that Glenn's plane was sadly and accidentally shot down by the RAF over the English Channel.

And yes, In The Mood is indeed a great song and, as I said in my previous post, is not only one of Glenn's "big three" songs that he is most famous for, it is one of the three most famous and iconic songs (along with Chattanooga Choo Choo and I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo) to come out of the Big Band era period. Two others of his best are Tuxedo Junction and another big favorite of mine, A String Of Pearls.

04/24/2013 16:00

Christmas

Chip,

I knew of, pretty much, the other Big Band era artists you mentioned, I just didn't want to list a ton of them, and I couldn't think of most of them at the time because I was trying to thing of Cole Porter's "Begin The Beguine", but couldn't get "Rubber Dolly" out of my head and just couldn't remember who else I knew of.

Here is Artie Shaw and His Orchestra's version of this great song from 1938

Getting back to Glenn Miller, isn't he still listed as MIA? I remember watching "The Glenn Miller Story", (1954) with Jimmy Stewart in the lead role, but also over the years read articles or saw a program on TV and I believe his plane went missing and hasn't been found. And of course by know, if he did crash and survive, he would be long since deceased.

A couple other favorites of mine by Glenn Miller are "In The Mood" and "Sentimental Journey" There are others, but too many to list and of course once again we have gotten off-topic. But that is how it goes sometimes, one thing brings up something else and so on.

I've seen other things online, but you can't believe everything on the Internet as being "Gospel Truth" but there was an article that I saw one time about Glenn Miller not going down in bad weather over The English Channel, but instead he died in Paris in December 1944. A retired General supposedly came out with the information that "Spies" for Nazi in Eisenhower's Headquarters betrayed Glenn Miller to meet with a member of the Anti-Hitler Forces in Germany to bring an early end to the war. It also mentioned that l Glenn Miller was found dead in the nude outside a Paris brothel.

I hope this isn't what really happened to the great band leader and that he is MIA somewhere over The English Channel, but I guess we will never know the truth.

04/24/2013 08:24

Christmas

Susan,

Some of the other notable Big Bands that you didn't mention in your post were Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, Kay Kyser, Bob Crosby, Bunny Berigan, Lionel Hampton, Les Brown, Paul Whiteman and Duke Ellington. These bands along with Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Sammy Kaye and, of course, the greatest of them all, Glenn Miller, were the Kings of the Big Bands.

And speaking of the legendary Glenn Miller -- my all-time favorite Big Band leader -- this gives me a great excuse to post one of my all-time favorite songs by him, I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo. The clip below is from the 1942 motion picture, Orchestra Wives (which is why you'll see Cesar Romero on piano and Jackie Gleason on bass); however, Glenn and all of the original band members are there including Tex Beneke on saxophone and lead vocals and the delightful Marion Hutton and the Modernaires on backup vocals. This song is a killer diller and along with the songs Chattanooga Choo Choo and In The Mood are the three most famous songs to come out of the Big Band era -- and all three belong to the great Glenn Miller.

04/24/2013 01:15

Christmas

Thanks Chip,

Yes, the 1930's and 1940's Big Band era was such a great period in American Music, a lot of great singers, Male and Female came out of that era. I may not be 100% accurate, but a few that come to mind are Tony Martin who was married to Cyd Charisse. Doris Day, Jo Stafford, Dennis Day, Sammy Kaye, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Jim and Tommy Dorsey just to name a few.

I'm surprised that my album is newer than the "Tijuana Christmas" albums, being the design of the back of the jacket seemed to be from the early 1960's, but now at least I know that it was from 1970.

I thank you again.

04/23/2013 13:59

Christmas

Glad to hear you enjoyed the song, Susan. The 1930s/40s Big Band era was such a great period in American music.

The album Tijuana Christmas, Volume 1 was catalog #546 and it was released in 1968; the album Tijuana Christmas, Volume 2 was catalog #556 and it was released in 1969; and finally, the album Dickens A Christmas Carol & Song was catalog #566 and it was released in 1970.

04/23/2013 12:40

Christmas

Great song Chip!!!!! Thanks for posting.

While we are on the subject of *Mark 56 Records, I have a Phillips 66 Christmas release Dickens "A Christmas Carol" & Song. Catalog # 566, I know it came out after "Tijuana Christmas, but not sure if it came before "Tijuana Christmas Volume 2" since I don't know the catalog # for Volume 2.

I had found a listing from *Mark 56 Records online, but it starts in 1968 and I thought it went to the early 1980's, and now I can't find the website, but the "Tijuana Christmas" records and "A Christmas Carol" weren't listed on the website I saw. As you mentioned, it was mainly vintage radio broadcasts, but I'm sure the website I was on, didn't have the complete "Discography" I thought I saved the page, but can't seem to find it now. But in any case, I would guess that my album is from 1968 or 1969.

04/23/2013 08:12

Christmas

Mark 56 Records was a small record company located in Anaheim, California. It was founded by Marcus W. Garabedian (aka George Garabedian). The label's forte was comedy, soundtracks and vintage radio broadcasts. The company's most famous 45-rpm single was the Southern California regional hit, Mr. Grillon (a spoof of Sheriff Matt Dillon and TV's Gunsmoke).

As for Christmas LPs, besides Tijuana Christmas (Volumes 1 and 2, from 1968 and 1969 respectively), the biggest Christmas success the company had was in 1975 when George Garabedian produced the first and only Christmas album ever done by the great Helen O'Connell: Christmas With Helen O'Connell. The album resides in the 3rd Tier of my Top 300 (album #284). It was later reissued on the Singcord label with the same title but different artwork. The original 1975 Mark 56 Records release is posted below.

And since I am discussing Helen O'Connell here, it gives me a great excuse for posting my all-time favorite song by her: it came in the spring of 1939 when she first joined Jimmy Dorsey's band at just 19 years of age -- a whopping 36 years before she recorded her 1975 Christmas album. The song is Rubber Dolly. I just love the way she goes back and forth with the band on this one -- she was just adorable.

04/22/2013 17:38

Summit Yul

Re : Brazil's Omega Records

Thanks, Chip, for letting buyers like myself know that Omega Records in Brazil doesn't have official clearance from the record labels (RCA, Columbia, etc.). I guess I took a chance on buying those CD-Rs and despite the good sound quality, they are bootlegs. Despite my satisfaction with the previous 4 CD-Rs I had bought at GEMM.com, I do not think I will purchase any more CD-Rs there.

04/22/2013 10:30

Christmas

Re : Brazil's Omega Records

Thanks Chip,

So I guess it's "Buyer Beware". I won't be ordering anything from him even if it is something I've been many many years for until I can find the Vinyl. Usually I will buy a CD, if it is legally licensed until I can find the original Vinyl, then I will get rid of the CD. But I won't take a chance on non-licensed/sanctioned record companies.

04/22/2013 06:48

Steve_OGO

Topic : Mark 56 Records and the Tijuana Sound

I have a question that is bugging me. While transcribing some of my lesser LPs to digital I started running into some by Mark 56 records.
I know little about them other than they are from California. But I am finding a lot of stuff out on the Web by George Garabedian and Mark 56. The music I am finding for Christmas is all Tijuana sound, and it appears to be multiple releases with different commercial ties (like Phillips 66). The Christmas LPs all seem to have the main title of Tijuana Christmas.

Then I find non Christmas Tijuana sound stuff with lots of commercial ties like Pepsi, Taco Bell, Der Weinerschnitzel, Culligan even Colonel Sanders.

So do we have any kind of story/history on Mark 56 records and what they were all about?

I know this Tijuana sound stuff I mention above is only one part of their catalog but happens to be easy to search for. Also the Tijuana stuff all has very similar graphics and characters on the Jacket.

04/22/2013 06:36

Christmas

Re : Brazil's Omega Records

No Susan, the CD-Rs he sells are not officially sanctioned or licensed by the record companies.

04/21/2013 20:39

Christmas

Re : Brazil's Omega Records

Chip,

Being these are CR-Rs, I am curious if he is legally licensed to sell these or not? I have seen a few things on GEMM.com myself, but I would guess if he was legally licensed to sell these albums,, that they would be on Commercially Produced CD's that are pressed and not burned like CD-Rs.

I have seen other places selling CD-Rs of albums, but they state you need to own the actual vinyl in order to purchase the CD-Rs.

04/21/2013 07:44

Summit Yul

Re : Brazil's Omega Records

Yes, Chip, that's the guy I bought my CD-Rs from. Like I had said before, the quality of the sound is pretty good for a CD-R. I should have made mention that they were all CD-Rs that I had purchased.

04/21/2013 02:26

Christmas

Re : Brazil's Omega Records

Jerry,

All of the CDs that Laércio Monzani, Jr. sells out of Brazil on his Omega record label are CD-Rs.

04/20/2013 14:22

Summit Yul

Topic : Brazil's Omega Records

For the past 2 years, I have been purchasing some Christmas CDs from this seller in Brazil at GEMM.com who sells CDs from the Omega Records label (also from Brazil). Since last summer, I purchased the following Omega Records Christmas CDs (which come with nice-looking album cover reproductions and very good sound quality with no skips, pops or scratches): Living Voices: The Little Drummer Boy, Living Voices: Sing Christmas Music, Living Strings: The Sound Of Christmas, and Andre Kostelanetz: Wishing You A Merry Christmas. This GEMM.com seller also has Omega Records Christmas CDs from Geoff Love, Frank Chacksfield, Raymond Lefevbre, Paul Mauriat and other artists. I'm not sure if these imported Omega CDs are bootlegs or not (each CD has an UPC code on the back of the CD case) but the sound quality is pretty good and, as I had said before, the album cover reproductions are well done. Chip, have you heard of this Omega CD company in Brazil and if so, have you purchased any CDs from them as well?

04/20/2013 08:00

Christmas

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

I remember back around 1965/1966 that Coca Cola also had a toy truck that was strong enough for a toddler to sit on and ride and to turn, you leaned on the cab on the right to turn right and the left to turn left. I haven't a clue as to who made the truck. Also I'm not 100% sure of the year.

Our neighbor who worked for the Coke Bottling Company just down the street from where we lived, had given one to my brother for Christmas. I would guess that it was at least 24 inches in length, but again, that was a very long time ago and I was just 7 or 8 years old and my brother was 6 or 7.

EDITED I tried to find the truck I am thinking of, but on eBay from that period, there were a few Tractor Trailers mad by Buddly L, but they were only 4 inches high and 3 1/2 inches wide, and the trailer, you could open and take out little bottles. So, that isn't the one I am remembering.

It had to be at least 6 - 7 inches wide for a toddler to sit on the trailer, and about 10 inches high, but that is just a guess again, being it was so long ago.

{EDITED by Christmas Always to add more information}

04/19/2013 07:28

Christmas

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

I'm not quite sure where the picture of that SOHIO station was taken, Johnny. And yes, SOHIO did indeed sell some nice toy trucks back in the day. Pictured below is a vintage 1960 SOHIO toy truck that was made for them by Tonka. And yes, Marathon (aka The Ohio Oil Company) was another fine local company that we had.

04/19/2013 04:10

johnnyelec

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

Chip, is that SOHIO photo from Toledo?

Another oil company in the Midwest was/is Marathon Oil (Findlay, Ohio)

Neither had music, but Marathon's spinoff Speedway did have crappy CD's.

SOHIO used to sell some cool oil tank trucks, as did Sunoco at Christmas, but no music that I recall.

04/18/2013 21:06

log_fan

Topic : Christmas in April?

Yes, Christmas in April! If you watched the Mets-Twins game from Minneapolis Friday night, they were actually playing baseball in the snow! It wasn't accumulating, but it was snowing! At game time, temps were in the low 30s. Between innings, Andy Williams' It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year was played over the stadium PA system! To further warm the hearts and minds of hearty baseball fans, the Twins gave out free coffee and and hot chocolate. The only thing missing were Christmas decorations.

Strange but true!

04/14/2013 09:30

Christmas

Thanks Chip, I appreciate it. As I mentioned, I was and am still in shock and very sad about Annette Funicello's passing, and my thinking wasn't that good.

I was 99% sure that you were familiar with Andy Johns. I just had this feeling though I can't explain it. I know that a lot of people only know about the actual groups/singers, but don't know anything about the Producers/Engineers/album cover designers and much more, and I think on the Emmy's, if we watch them, we sometimes see who the writer, producer, musical score, editor etc., are nominated for awards now too, but I'm not sure about the Grammy's.

I don't know a lot, but for my database of my albums, I like to have as much information as possible.

Thanks for clarifying that Andy didn't engineer or produce any Christmas Material.

04/10/2013 17:25

Christmas

No apology necessary at all, Susan. I just wanted to make sure that you understood what I was trying to say.

**Edited 04/10/13 @ 18:05 pm:

By the way, I just noticed that I forgot to answer your question about the late Andy Johns. Yes, I am familiar with him. Both he and my cousin Nick (De Caro) worked with the Rolling Stones over the years: Nicky in 1966 and 1967 when he recorded with the boys -- not in a producing or arranging capacity which was his forte, but as a session musician playing accordion (à la Back Street Girl, etc.); and Andy several years later as an engineer. And no, Andy neither engineered nor produced any Christmas material.

04/10/2013 15:00

Christmas

Sorry Chip,

I did misunderstand your post. I guess my mind is still on Annette Funicello's passing, and I wasn't reading things correctly. I also apologize to other members for any confusion I may have caused. It wasn't intentional.

04/10/2013 07:36

Christmas

Susan,

You didn't understand my post. There weren't more movies by Sara Montiel that weren't foreign, just a few. The vast majority of her films were foreign-made films. (Most of them initially made in Spain, then later Mexico, and then in Spain again in the latter part of her career.) The part of your post that I took exception to was when you said "Though she was in several foreign films," as it wasn't just several, but rather the majority.

*[Edited 04/10/13 to correct typo]

04/09/2013 20:30

Christmas

Chip,

I knew there were more movies that weren't Foreign, but in searching Amazon it didn't show many but the 3 movies I mentioned. Though there are a lot of Classic Movies I like, I don't remember them all and am not anywhere as knowledgeable as you are. I believe in the news article that it mentioned her being a Foreign Actress and then it mentioned "After limited success in Spain, her career took off in Mexico in the late 1940s where she featured in successful Spanish language films such as "Carcel de Mujeres" (Women's Prison)" which was a Spanish language film and filmed in Mexico.

Again, you know more about this area than I do, but I tried to put what I could find in my initial post about her.

04/09/2013 19:39

Christmas

Re : I changed the topic title of a post and it still shows the original title

Oh OK, Chip,

I thought it would change when I edited it, but now I remember the post you asked me to edit the topic, I did it a day or so later than when I created the initial post.

Thanks for the explanation.

04/09/2013 19:24

Christmas

Re : R.I.P. Annette Funicello, our Favorite Mouseketeer

Chip,

Thank you for the correction. I went by the year stated in numerous articles on her passing. I believe she was an activist for MS Research too. But I can't say that with certainty. I do remember when the rumors about her failing health started and she let everyone know that she did have MS. The press often reports something that is inaccurate, which forces the celebrity to come out with the truth.

I can't believe how many articles have been posted on the Internet about her passing and even on Facebook. WCBS-FM has been posting things too.

Then members have also been posting or sharing what they have seen posted.

It's still hard to believe she is gone. I would guess that if she hadn't passed away, that the public wouldn't even remember that she was in a coma for several years.

04/09/2013 19:22

Christmas

Re : I changed the topic title of a post and it still shows the original title

Susan,

When you edit the topic name/title of a thread, the "Today" page will show the original name of the thread for posts that were filed before the name change.

04/09/2013 19:13

Christmas

Former British Prime Minister, Magaret Thatcher passed away.

Susan,

Actress Sara Montiel wasn't just in "several" foreign films as you indicated, she was primarily a foreign films actress who made most of her motion pictures in her native Spain as well as in Mexico. Her Hollywood films constituted a very small portion of the total output of the movies she made. Technically, because she was a Spanish actress, the "foreign" films she made were actually her Hollywood films.

04/09/2013 19:11

Christmas

Re : R.I.P. Annette Funicello, our Favorite Mouseketeer

Susan,

Annette was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1987, not 1992 as you said in your post. The first onset of her symptoms came during the time her and Frankie were on the road promoting their 1987 film, Back To The Beach. After her diagnosis in 1987, she kept it a secret for 5 years until 1992, when, because of rumors that her failing heath was the result of alcoholism, she finally disclosed her illness to the public.

04/09/2013 19:08

Christmas

Topic : I changed the topic title of a post and it still shows the original title

Chip,

I started a post about Andy Johns passing, but added a few other people to the post and changed the topic to "More famous people have passed away. but when I come to the Message board, the unread topic shows the original title I created "Producer/Engineer Andy Johns has passed away"

I have looked at it with both Internet Explorer and Firefox and it shows the original topic and then when I click on it, it shows what I changed it to.

I don't know if it is an Aimoo glitch or just the way the message board is set up, but I was able to change the topic title of another post you asked me to change the other day, so I don't know what it wrong.

04/09/2013 10:31

Christmas

Topic : Producer/Engineer Andy Johns has passed away.

I don't know if it is something it the air or what, but Producer/Engineer, Andy Johns has passed away. He worked with Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen among others.

Chip, I would guess you are familiar with Andy Johns with you being in the industry and all your contacts.

I understand that this isn't Christmas related, but it is with the Recording Industry, and there may have been some Christmas albums he worked on being some Hard Rock Groups did some Christmas songs. But this is not my area of expertise.

I just can't believe all the recent deaths of Celebrities and other famous people this year alone. Others have been mentioned in prior posts, but these are just within the last few days.

Spanish Film Star Sara Montiel passed away. Though she was in several Foreign Films, she was also in other movies, she was in "Serenade" (1956) with Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, and Vincent Price. Among her best-known English-language films were "Vera Cruz", a 1954 film that starred Gary Cooper, and 1957 Western "Run of the Arrow", released as "Yuma" in Spanish, a Sam Fuller movie that also featured Charles Bronson and Rod Steiger.

I hope there aren't any other Celebrity/Famous people passing away. It's too much too soon. And Chip, I apologize that this really isn't Christmas related, but is news worthy. I would hope other members would remember Sara Montiel, being there are a few Classic Movie Buff's here.

04/09/2013 09:53

Christmas

Re : R.I.P. Annette Funicello, our Favorite Mouseketeer

I agree, Chip, those were her best songs, and the best of the "Beach" movies.

I had heard on the radio yesterday that she really wasn't well known for her singing, except for the "Beach" movies.

She did "Pineapple Princess" (1960), from the MONO Album "Hawaiiannette" – Vista Records BV-3303, Which peaked at # 38 on The Billboard Charts. Also, "Pineapple Princess" was the A-side of a 45 and peaked at # 11 on The Billboard Charts in 1960, the B-side was "Luau Cha Cha Cha" – Vista Records 362.

Earlier in 1959 she also sang "Tall Paul" which peaked at #7 on The Billboard Charts and the B-side was "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me" – Disneyland Records 118.

I would guess that most of us here are old enough to remember the "Beach" movies and the songs/duets that came out of those movies, and that she also appeared in several other movies, not necessarily in a singing capacity.

I also heard on the radio yesterday that she had been in a coma from MS (first diagnosed in 1992) for a several years and that her family was by her side when she was taken off life support.

I apologize if there are any typo's or inaccuracies in this as I am crying while I am typing. She was a favorite of mine ever since seeing her on The Mickey Mouse Club in Re-Runs when The Disney Channel first started broadcasting. They were showing the original episodes. But today's Mickey Mouse Club doesn't come close in comparison to the original.

We will miss our Dear Annette

04/09/2013 08:11

Christmas

Re : R.I.P. Annette Funicello, our Favorite Mouseketeer

The two best songs that Annette ever did were from the great 1965 motion picture Beach Blanket Bingo, which was by far the best of the "beach" movies that she did with Frankie (Avalon).

The first song is the film's great rollicking title song, Beach Blanket Bingo:

The second song is the sweet and charming duet with Frankie, I Think, You Think:

And as a bonus, because I love the movie so much, the third song that I'm posting is Donna Loren's great song, It Only Hurts When I Cry:

04/08/2013 20:41

Christmas

Topic : R.I.P. Annette Funicello, our Favorite Mouseketeer

Sadly, Annette Funicello passed away today at the ago of 70. I tried to find a Christmas Song by her, but apparently, there was this YouTube Video from the Walt Disney Movie "Babes In Toyland.

I wanted to use this video, but it didn't show up under the YouTube icon but it is basically pictures and is probably from the Soundtrack LP and not the movie from which the video clip is from.

Apparently, she had a double-sided recording of 2 Christmas songs: "(Together We Can Make A) Merry Christmas"/"The Night Before Christmas" – Pacific Star 569 (1981)

04/08/2013 15:00

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Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

Steve,

I surmise that you probably didn't see it, but in my post of April 4th I had mentioned to Susan that the photo of the SOHIO station is from 1964. By the way, the other car in the picture that you were trying to identify is a big beautiful black 1964 Lincoln Continental, not a 1959 Pontiac as you had thought. Heavens to Betsy, Pontiac in a million years could never build a car as beautiful as a Lincoln.

As far as the Standard Oil spinoffs are concerned, there were actually a total of 34 of them created in 1911 when the government ordered the company's breakup. The biggest of the new 34 companies by far was Standard Oil of New Jersey, better known as Esso (now Exxon). The other companies that you mentioned were also new major spinoff companies created with the breakup: Standard Oil of New York (Mobile) and Standard Oil of California (Chevron). Another one of the major spinoffs created was Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco).

04/06/2013 12:40

Steve_OGO

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

Nice picture Chip,    yes there a whole group of Standard Oil spin off companies after the government mandated the break up of Standard Oil
Socal   Standard Oil of Cal,    Socony   Standard Oil of NY,   SONJ     etc

Susan the picture that Chip shows has to be 1960   or newer,    the two cars there, one is a 1960 Cheverolet   and the other looks like a 1959 Pontiac but I cannot see it clearly enough to be 100%.   Also doing an internet search I find a lot of dated service station pictures of many brands that show square top gas pumps in the very early 60s. I have to admit that I cannot remember when they came in exactly

04/06/2013 08:54

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Topic : Another Music Artist passes away http://forum1.aimoo.com/bbs/bbsimage/iconew/emote9.gif

Jack Greene passes away at the age of 83. Click here please. The article shows "Thursday, May 14, but it's actually "Thursday March 14" and another article shows March 15, 2013, so I am not certain of the actual date.

Jack isn't well known for Christmas Music, but is well known for Country music. I just found out today by reading the Nancy comic, and Nancy's Aunt Fritzi always talks about Music. She was playing music I believe in the comic strip on the anniversary of Buddy Holly's death and I think when other artists have passed away. So, I only found out about it today.

Jack is more known for "There Goes My Everything" Statue of a Fool" "The Last Letter" Among others, but he also did some Christmas songs

I will post some clips of both of his Country hits and his Christmas songs.

There Goes My Everything

Statue of a Fool

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

I'd Be Home on Christmas Day

04/04/2013 08:58

Christmas

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

Thanks Chip,

I was a little confused because of the squared top gasoline pumps, and I didn't think they came out until the late 1960's or early 1970's. But I could tell by the vehicles. Though, sometimes at certain Denny's Restaurants, they have a 50's night, and people come there with vintage cars, and it is usually an older Denny's, so unless there are other newer cars in the picture, you would think it was from the 1950's.

04/04/2013 08:21

Christmas

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

Good guess, Susan; the picture is from 1964.

04/04/2013 01:00

Christmas

Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

I love the vintage image Chip,

I looks to be the early 1960's, but the pumps look a little more modern.

04/03/2013 18:07

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Re : Antenna TV is coming to Madison & Savannah, GA.

Thanks Chip,

I did edit the title of the post. It's good that Antenna TV is adding Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie to their lineup. We get them on MeTV, but our MeTV affiliate puts a lot of local programming on even though the Network is broadcasting these programs. They do have 4 secondary Digital Channels, but the over the are transmitter wattage output is about 29.6KW and they are over 30 miles away from us for their transmitter, so unless you have a 30 foot outdoor antenna on the roof, you can't pick them up.

Our Cable, Satellite and FIOS providers only have to give us the Primary channel of our locals and not any secondary channels, so because of this, we miss some programs. So it will be good to be able to view Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie instead of local Sports Talk or something else that is done locally.

04/03/2013 18:01

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Re : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

There were other companies that were region-wide, like SOHIO (Standard Oil of Ohio), which we had years ago when I grew up in Ohio. But alas, they never had a Christmas LP.

04/03/2013 15:20

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Re : Wasn't sure where to put this, but Antenna TV is coming to Madison, GA

That's fine, Susan. Just edit the thread title to now read: Antenna TV is coming to Madison & Savannah, GA.

And just an FYI for anyone that is interested: Tom Boyd (Tribune programming manager) told me today that he will be adding both Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie to the Antenna TV lineup this fall.

04/03/2013 15:17

Steve_OGO

Topic : Christmas Music with Commercial/Retail Ties Fuel companies

I have mentioned in other posts that I just have this strange love/fascination with Christmas music that has a commercial or retail tie in. Probably goes back to when I got started with Christmas music with my Dad, going to the Goodyear Store and the Firestone Store right after Thanksgiving to buy their new Christmas LP for a buck.    So one of the areas I find that there are quite a few but some obscure releases come from fuel oil/gas stations.

There are the two that seem to be pretty well known because of their higher quality releases     Shell Oil and Mobil Oil,   but I have slowly found out liers from Clark, Standard Oil, Citgo and now recently Phillips 66.   Some are cassettes and not LPs by the way.

Just wondering how many do you know of and what kind of back ground can you give me such as graphics, names etc. so I can go looking on ebay and else where.   I have used the names of all the gas stations I can remember from the 60s but have had only the most limited of success.

Lets see what companies do I remember   Exon, Conaco, Texaco, Skelly, DX, multiple that were spin offs of Standard Oil, Sunoco, Sinclair , Atlantic Richfield, Union 76, Pure Oil, ARCO, BP, Getty, Marathon, Clark, Gulf, City Service,

So What ones have I missed and should I do internet searches for ,   and which ones do you (anyone other there) know had some kind of Christmas music promotion/release with their logo on it.   For example there is a well traveled LP   Don Janse Choir Little Drummer boy that probably most have seen,   but there is a version with a Clark Oil Logo on it,   same exact LP, just a Clark logo added to the cover.

04/02/2013 11:57

Christmas

Topic : Wasn't sure where to put this, but Antenna TV is coming to Madison, GA

Antenna TV is coming to Madison, GA. If you are on Facebook, you can view the information there, but I copy and pasted the announcement below:

"Classic TV fans of Madison & Savannah can rejoice, because Antenna TV has arrived. We are now on WMTV 15.3 (and soon on Charter Ch. 94) in the Madison area. You can find us on WTOC 11.2 in the Savannah area, as well as with the following cable providers: Comcast Ch. 232, Hargray Ch. 112 & Time Warner Ch. 111.

Please share the good news with your friends in Madison & Savannah!"

So it looks like this coming Christmas, people in these areas of Georgia will be able to view The WPIX Yule Log.

Chip, if this post should be under the Yule Log Broadcast section, please move it there and delete this sentence. Thanks.

04/01/2013 16:28

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Re : When was 'Candadian Sunset' released?

Will,

The song Canadian Sunset was written by Eddie Heywood and he recorded it with Hugo Winterhalter in early 1956. It was released by RCA Records as a 45-rpm single in June of 1956. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts later that year. In addition to that release, Andy Williams also had a hit with the song that same year: it was released by Cadence Records in August of 1956 and it peaked at #7 on the Billboard charts later that year.

By the way, speaking of Eddie Heywood, another great summer song for your summer playlist that I can recommend is Eddie Heywood's Soft Summer Breeze. I posted both Canadian Sunset and Soft Summer Breeze below.

03/31/2013 10:48

CluelessIn

Topic : When was 'Candadian Sunset' released?

Most of you probably think of "Candadian Sunset" as a winter song, because the lyrics are about skiing up in the mountains.

But for me it evokes summer for some reason.

Perhaps because I seem to recall hearing Hugowinterhalter's single being played on the jukebox on the ferry on my way to summer camp. I'm sure it was the summer of 1956 because when I got home my mom had a surprise for me: a 78 rpm single of "Hound Dog."

So, is it possible that "Canadian Sunset" was already out on a single in the summer of '56?

I tried Googling it and all I could find is that it was in the Top 40 in November of that year. But I went to summer camp the first week in August.

So is my aging memory playing tricks on me again?

03/31/2013 10:09

CluelessIn

Re : Christmas Elevator Music Suggestions?

Thanks, Chip, for that good advice.

I did, in fact, buy the CD from an Amazon.com private vendor (because it's out-of-print, so Amazon.com doesn't sell new copies).

But it didn't even cross my mind to check the track list before clicking the "Buy with one click" button.

Live and learn, eh?

03/31/2013 09:34

CluelessIn

Re : Summer Elevator Music?

Thanks, Chip!

That's a perfect candidate for my summer playlist!

03/31/2013 09:30

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Re : Summer Elevator Music?

In addition to Percy Faith's great Theme From A Summer Place, there's also his superb rendition of Summer Of '42.

03/31/2013 00:23

Christmas

Re : Christmas Elevator Music Suggestions?

Sorry to hear of your health woes, Will; but glad to hear that you are now feeling better.

What I recommend to you is to buy the Tingstad and Rumbel CD from an Amazon or eBay private vendor. This way you can contact them before you purchase the CD to make sure that you are getting the original CD, and not the abridged version. On eBay, the vendor usually shows you a picture of the front and back of the CD, which means all you have to do is check the image they provide and voilà, you are good to go -- no need to even to contact them.

Happy Easter to you and to everyone on the message board!

03/31/2013 00:20

CluelessIn

Topic : Summer Elevator Music?

I'm making up my summer MP3 playlist for listening to while having breakfast or lunch on my deck in the sun, now that winter seems to finally be over out here in Seattle.

I'm aiming for dreamy easy-listening tunes with summer themes or a summer mood.

Examples: Percy Faith's "Theme From a Summer Place," Acker Bilk's "Stranger on the Shore," 101 Strings "Summertime" and "Moonglow/Theme from Picnic."

They don't necessarily have to be instrumentals. For example, I've got Jimmie Rodger's "The Long Hot Summer" on my list too.

I'd be grateful for your suggestions,

03/30/2013 14:06

CluelessIn

Re : Christmas Elevator Music Suggestions?

I liked that Tingstad & Rumbel CD ("The Gift") that I found at the library a couple of years ago, so much that I took SinterKlaus's suggestion and bought a used copy from Amazon.com which I've been playing every morning since last November.

But this morning, as I was putting away my Christmas music, I discovered that my CD is missing my two favorite songs from that album from the library: "The Drummer Boy" (track 5) and "Jingle Bells" (track 14).

I'd been wondering why my CD just didn't match my recollection of it from when I had it out from the library back in 2011. I just looked it up on the library web page and found the discrepency between the track lists between my CD and the one from the library.

My CD has only 13 tracks instead of the 15 tracks on the album from the library.

I'd like to try to find a copy of the CD that has those two missing tracks. I suppose the first step would be to check-out that CD from the library again and compare the bar codes. So I just ordered it from the library.

Any other ideas on how to make sure I get the real McCoy the second time around?

P.S. If any of you noticed my absence from the forum this past Christmas, I was just so sick this last year that 2012 turn out to be my "Year Without A Christmas." I'm doing much better now, so I just postponed my Christmas celebration and had my own private Christmas a couple of months later than the rest of you ;o) But I did miss your company last year and hope I'll be able to join you this coming Christmas.

03/30/2013 09:34

Christmas

Re : Ferrante & Teicher's 'Deck The Halls' used in 70s and 80s Ronco TV ads?

Yes Jerry, that was indeed Ferrante and Teicher's version of Deck The Halls that was used on all those Ronco commercials. They included not only the commercials for the Ronco products you mentioned, but also for several others including the Egg Scrambler, Glass Froster, Ice Cream Machine, Mr. Dentist and Ornamental Ice.

By the way, Ferrante and Teicher's version of We Wish You A Merry Christmas was also used by Ronco for some of their commercials, including the Miracle Broom.

03/29/2013 13:20

Summit Yul

Topic : Ferrante & Teicher's 'Deck The Halls' used in 70s and 80s Ronco TV ads?

This month, I bought a used CD copy of the Ferrante & Teicher "We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Snowbound" CD that was released last year remastered by Capitol. As I was listening to the "Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly Medley" track, I believed that I had heard it somewhere before but I couldn't remember where I heard it, whether it was on the radio, in a film, on TV, or at a department store. Then I was looking through my huge video collection of Christmas commercials from the 50s to 2012 when it finally hit me. I was watching a series of Ronco TV commercials from the late 70s and early 80s which featured the Potato Chip Maker, the Record Vacuum and 2 different commercials for Mr. Microphone and they all had one thing in common - a catchy but brief instrumental rendition of "Deck The Halls". For years, I have been trying to figure out who had performed that brief piece of music played on those various Ronco TV ads and to my surprise, I finally found out that it was Ferrante & Teicher! If I had never bought that CD, I would still be scratching my head trying to figure out who played "Deck The Halls" on those memorable Ronco TV commercials from the years of my childhood. If by chance it wasn't Ferrante & Teicher but some unnamed music artist who just copied Ferrante & Teicher's style and rendition of "Deck The Halls" because Ronco couldn't afford the rights to the original then shame on Ronco. However, if it really was Ferrante & Teicher that Ronco used for their products on holiday TV ads then I commend them for their good taste in Christmas music. Hey Chip, can you possibly verify for me that it was Ferrante & Teicher's "Deck The Halls" that was used in those Ronco commercials because it sounded so identical when my CD played side by side with the Ronco ads?

03/29/2013 06:35

Christmas

Thanks Chip,

I knew there was one in Washington, DC, but couldn't think of the correct name. I glad that there is on in California also, so hopefully all the great films that still exist can be digitized and preserved before they deteriorate.

03/24/2013 01:34

Christmas

Susan,

Two of the major organizations for film preservation are the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in Washington D.C and the National Film Preservation Foundation in San Francisco, Ca.

03/24/2013 01:00

Christmas

Oh OK.

It is a nice piece of History and would be nice to have. I did see The Voice Of Firestone on Facebook and a few other places, and they have some televues and one site was free to join to watch them online, but they want a credit card number, but I Googled the site and found out that they charge your card even if you cancel and charge you for cancelling.

I did see that there were several different performances by several performers though the years beginning with Radio and then Television.

I hope that these eventually get Digitized and preserved along with all the different things they are in the process of preserving I believe in Washington, DC, I can't think of the name and not sure if it's in Washington, DC or not, but I do remember seeing something on TV a year or so ago that they are trying to preserve all the films and radio broadcast, including newscasts such as The Huntley Brinkely Report among others being if they aren't preserved, they will deteriorate and be lost forever. I just wish I could remember what it was called. I want to say "The National Radio and Television Archive" but when I searched that, it brought up something from the UK.

Oh well, I know the place exists, they are even digitizing newspapers if my memory is correct.

I just noticed that only you and I are discussing this Risë Stevens topic. I had hoped that more members would have chimed in, but maybe they don't realize what a great performer she was.

03/23/2013 18:01

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No Susan, I don't own it; it's an image of one that was sold by a dealer of presidential memorabilia.

03/23/2013 12:30

Christmas

Thanks again Chip,

It's nice to know that the tapes still exist, but I would venture to guess they would be on the expensive side. Then being Kinescope, it would be like some of "The Honeymooners" and "Twilight Zone" episodes, among others, which were very grainy but still worth watching.

I sometimes wish I was born earlier than I was, so I could have seen some of the wonderful Televised programs at the time of their broadcast, but then I would be much older and probably not know how to use a computer today.

The image you posted, do you actually have that particular program guide? If so, I would guess it would be worth a fortune.

{EDITED by Christmas Always to ask a question}

03/23/2013 07:39

Christmas

Yes, that is exactly why Firestone chose not only Risë Stevens, but also Brian Sullivan to do the first two volumes of their Christmas LP series: Volume 1 in 1962 and Volume 2 in 1963.

Though he didn't do near as many episodes as Risë Stevens, Brian Sullivan appeared on several TV episodes of The Voice Of Firestone. In fact, the two of them appeared together on the most famous episode of the entire series: it was a show from January 20, 1959 for the White House for the occasion of a State Dinner that President Eisenhower was giving for President Arturo Frondizi of Argentina.

As far as tapes of episodes from The Voice Of Firestone television series; yes, they do exist, but unfortunately most of them are kinescope recordings.

03/22/2013 23:18

Christmas

Susan,

Besides what I have already mentioned, Risë’s other major contribution was on the long-running TV series The Voice Of Firestone, where she was a regular between 1949 and 1963.

03/22/2013 18:50

Christmas

Whoops, my mistake, I knew she did the voice over for Glinda, the Good Witch in the theatrical release "Journey Back To Oz" 1974.

I also knew about "The Chocolate Soldier", but forgot to mention it. I probably should have listed the years for each of the movies too, so people would have more information, so I will add what I know here.

I was just trying to mention some of the movies etc, that I remember her from. She was also in "Der Rosenkavalier" as Octavian in 1949

"Little Woman", she was Margaret March 1958

"Hansel and Gretel" she was Mother 1958

She was in "Carmen" twice, once in 1956 "Producer's Showcase - Festival of Music" and of course "Carmen" in 1952.

I have some of this information in a database, but also checked IMDB.com though it isn't 100% accurate, so the dates may not be correct. If there are any inaccuracies, I apologize, I am not an expert and only going by information I have available to me from my database and online.

She has done other performances over the years, but may not be as well known for.

Chip, you being a Classic Movie Buff and also knowing so much more about music than I, could probably name several other performances she had done.

She was more than just a Mezzo-soprano, but also a gifted actress.

She will be sorely missed. Maybe TCM, will do a special on her and show her movies.

{EDITED by Christmas Always to add a little more information.}

03/22/2013 17:35

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Chip,

I do have the movie "Going My Way" and have watched it at least once in the last 3 years, I just never made the connection with Risë Stevens. I believe I have the movie by itself and on a double DVD with "Holiday Inn"

I sometimes recognize a person, but don't make the connection with other things such as the 2 Firestone Albums. I know she was also in several TV Movies, but can't remember for sure if I ever watched them, except for "Carmen" A few that come to mind are "Hansel and Gretel", "Journey Back To Oz" and "Little Woman"

03/22/2013 14:58

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