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On This Date (July 16, 2008) Jo Stafford1 comment

themusicsover wrote 1 day ago: Jo Stafford November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008 Jo Stafford was one of America’s greatest … more →

Tags: Easy Listening, jazz, Pop, Record Label, singer, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Gordon MacRae, jo stafford

On This Date (June 25, 1976) Johnny Mercer / Songwriter, Co-founded Capitol Records

themusicsover wrote 3 weeks ago: Johnny Mercer November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976 Johnny Mercer was a popular songwriter whose m … more →

Tags: songwriter, Record Label, jazz, Composer, Easy Listening, singer, Buddy DeSylva, Glen Wallichs

On This Date (June 14, 1994) Henry Mancini1 comment

themusicsover wrote 1 month ago: Enrico “Henry” Mancini April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994 Henry Mancini was a Grammy … more →

Tags: ~Musician~, jazz, Composer, Easy Listening, Henry Mancini, Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Blake Edwards

On This Date (January 15, 1993) Sammy Cahn

themusicsover wrote 6 months ago: Sammy Cahn June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993 Sammy Cahn was nominated for more than 30 Oscars, … more →

Tags: ~Musician~, songwriter, jazz, Easy Listening, Frank Sinatra, tommy dorsey, Sammy Cahn, Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Lunceford

One for my baby...2 comments

willpen wrote 11 months ago: I need to get away from the real world, for a little bit of a musical reprieve.  So I am going to go … more →

Tags: Music, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Harold Arlen

The party of the second part2 comments

charlespaolino wrote 1 month ago:   ELAINE STRITCH I had a phone conversation last night with Elaine Stritch concerning her upcoming a … more →

Tags: Celebrities, Music, Popular Culture, Theater, Bing Crosby, Elaine Stritch, Paper Mill Playhouse

Fathers Day Gifts Classic Vocalists CD Box Sets

ucsfstudent1 wrote 1 month ago: Fathers Day Gifts Classic Vocalists CD Box Sets Click on the link or image below to learn more about … more →

Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, FATHERS DAY, fathers day gifts, Fathers Day Gifts Classic Vocalists CD Box Sets, Frank Sinatra, vocalists CD box sets

American Idol Rewind: Rat Pack Week2 comments

tonymarkham wrote 2 months ago: Week 8.  Standards.  There’s no hiding in these songs.  They reveal everything. ELIMINATED:  M … more →

Tags: 1, American Idol, Kris Allen, matt giraud, adam lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey, idol elimination, My Funny Valentine

JEEPERS CREEPERS (1938)3 comments

jazzlives wrote 2 months ago: Here’s two minutes of Louis Armstrong in shining form, in the 1938 film “Going Places. … more →

Tags: Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, the real thing, Swing You Cats!, Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Irreplaceable, louis armstrong, Joe Sullivan

Bill Evans Trio - "Come Rain or Come Shine"

gregorygibson wrote 3 months ago: … more →

Tags: Bill Evans, bill evans trio, Come Rain or Come Shine, Harold Arlen, Ray Charles

April Showers Bring...

stantonssheetmusic wrote 3 months ago: Looking out our store windows at the gloomy rainy day today got us thinking…the end of a snowy winte … more →

Tags: New issues, Choral, Staff Picks, Composers, New Releases, hal leonard, Sheet Music, choir director, carl fischer

"A" Songs: Big Band & Ragtime MP3s

popcultureconnection wrote 4 months ago: All mp3’s on this site are believed to be in the public domain and are from the personal colle … more →

Tags: a, big band, Music, Mp3s, Swing, ragtime, jazz, free mp3s, free songs

TELEPATHY AND TUXEDOS!2 comments

jazzlives wrote 4 months ago: Last night, the Sunday that began March 2009, the Beloved and I took up our positions at the Ear Inn … more →

Tags: Thanks-A-Million, Ideal Places, Jazz Titans, Pay attention, Swing You Cats!, The Heroes Among Us, the real thing, The Things We Love, billy strayhorn

"G" Songs: Big Band & Ragtime MP3s

popcultureconnection wrote 4 months ago: All mp3’s on this site are believed to be in the public domain and are from the personal colle … more →

Tags: G, big band, Music, Mp3s, Swing, ragtime, jazz, free mp3s, free songs

RIP, Blossom Dearie (February 7, 2009)

themusicsover wrote 5 months ago: Blossom Dearie April 29, 1926 – February 7, 2009 Blossom Dearie, the jazz pixie with a little- … more →

Tags: jazz, ~Musician~, singer, songwriter, alvino rey, annie ross, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Blossom Dearie, bob dorough

The music that makes us cry1 comment

classicalgreg wrote 5 months ago:   The other day I picked up the third season of Slings and Arrows, the Canadian series that chronic … more →

Tags: media, Music, Hoagy Carmichael, Hurricane Smith

Found Words - Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer

thelitlife wrote 5 months ago: Two drifters off to see the world. There’s such a lot of world to see. -Moon River (theme from … more →

Tags: found words, Lyrics, Dreams, moon river, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Henry Mancini

One For My Baby...

aphr wrote 6 months ago: Bull Shot - P. J. Clarke's There are just too many days as of  late when I find myself feeling a … more →

Tags: Irish pubs, Irish Taverns, NEW YORK CITY PUBS, Music, Drink Recipes, Harold Arlen, Frank Sinatra, Jilly's, Sardis

Attitude of Gratitude

joanspear wrote 6 months ago: Thinking about all I have to be grateful for is a simple and profound practice. I don’t remem … more →

Tags: personal development, Appreciation, gratitude, Gratitude Journal, Bing Crosby


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