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Good early morning from Florida and it's still dark.

Barry, thanks for the instrumental feedback. Sarah Lee Guthrie's Almanac Singers was great. (nobody doesn't like Sarah Lee)

Thanks for the original song by Billy. Didn't know that it was European Queen. Gerry and the Pacemakers; Joy Division; Super Tramp all good songs. Hope I didn't goof, as I overate last evening.

Reyn, Great song by Moody Blues.

edgar, Really liked The Ramrods version of Ghost Riders as well as your Windows Up Above by George. Great ones.

A birthday guy who I really enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gqjm3E4vQo&feature=related

Steve Lawrence has such a great voice and delivery. I always wondered that he was not a much bigger star.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs17q1qugkg&feature=related
Brook Benton

Thanks for restoring our signal and your comment about Steve. Glad he didn't sing Bluesette for me.

Brook Benton's version of "the man in black" was great.

Couple of songs for the afternoon.

Barry loved Lady in Red, and here's a lady in black.

In the decades since Rudolph Valentino's death in 1926, one of Hollywood's odder, more macabre rituals has unfolded every Aug. 23 at his crypt -- the mysterious appearance of a Lady in Black.

Her face obscured by a black veil, her identity more or less unknown, a Lady in Black (or sometimes several of them) would silently place roses at the tomb of the silver screen's "Great Lover" on the anniversary of his death from natural causes at age 31.

That Long Black Veil song may have been about Rudolph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2jmQT1piXk

Someone named Alex did a movie of him, but I cannot find it.

And, for oolongteacup, a memory by Fred and Red.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkQmTszzN8

Wikipedia:
The writers of Long Black Veil later stated that they drew on three sources for their inspiration: Red Foley's recording of "God Walks These Hills With Me", a contemporary newspaper report about the unsolved murder of a priest, and the legend of a mysterious veiled woman who regularly visited Rudolph Valentino's grave. Dill himself called it an "instant folksong."

Wilkin played piano on the original recording by Frizzell. The song was a departure from Frizzell's previous honky tonk style and was a deliberate move toward the current popularity of folk-styled material and the burgeoning Nashville sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Skao81GIQ&feature=g-vrec
Glenn Miller

Thanks for the additional info on Long Black Veil, and Glenn Miller's Perfidia was great.

Now I remember who did a movie on Rudolph Valentino. It was Anthony Dexter.



Boy they really look alike



Today is Kevin Bacon birthday. First some info.

Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Hollow Man, Mystic River.

Now the tribute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfQ5pNbLf78

Evening Ms Letty,Ed and all WA2K peeps.
I enjoyed Mr Bacon in Apollo 13 Ms PD.I wonder why .
Here's some Sunday evening swing....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wPo1KRcbB4
Doris Day - Fit As A Fiddle.

and a tune from 7 years before I was born....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT2lQPp-5S4
Fats Waller & The Deep River Boys - By The Light Of the Silvery Moon.

Welcome back, Barry. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready for Love was a great one by "the eternal virgin". She stood by Rock Hudson up to the bitter end.

Ah, dear Fats. We went to see a revival of his show in Roanoke, Va. so many years ago.

Hmmm. Something tells me you did not mean The Apollo Theatre, Brit.

Here's a Broadway tribute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqrMu1pbaNM

I would have loved to have seen James Brown at The Apollo Ms PD.Apollo 13 I can slap into the player and watch any time,and annoy the neighbours .

Here's something a bit different -
Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He was also renowned for his comic monologues and songs, which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVbHIUA0S0U&feature=related
Stanley Holloway - Albert and The Lion.
Hope you can understand the Yorkshire accent.

BTW,the TV show Taxi is a real fave of mine .

They still rerun Taxi around here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRyqLnvdsf8
Gale Storm

Brit, Albert and the Lion was funny. Oh, yes, I understand the Yorkshire accent quite well. I even know what Yorkshire pudding is.

edgar, I had forgotten about Gale Storm. Great song by her and thanks to you and Barry for the comments.

Another great birthday guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHp26nni_8Y&feature=related

Stuff to do in the morning and I wanna re-watch this movie before I climb the apples....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253474/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxZbpyW1tUs&feature=related
Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor.

Laters WA2K
Down and gone.

Had to go to work. Saying good night.
Billy has a great voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVtdYKVXYhI&feature=g-vrec
The Guitar Man

Hurry back, Brit. Loved the Chopin theme from The Pianist. More synchronicity. Once I mentioned that a lawyer in Virginia was an Orthodox Jewish guy who had to wait for his mother to die before he could marry a gentile.

They had one son whose name was Joel and he played drums sometimes with the jazz boys. He was from Poland and we just recently discovered that he had died.

edgar, you hurry back as well. Loved Bread's The guitar Man, and thanks for your comment on Billy.

I invited JLNobody here because yesterday was Marc Chagall's birthday. JL still plays the violin and does his beautiful abstract art.

Saying goodnight with two songs.

First Warsaw Concerto.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTtgf5QIRFg&feature=related

Now, a fantastic song of the Gullah dialect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlGyu7l3KcU&feature=related

We have often discussed different dialects and that song truly reflects the patois.

Here is the painting.



From Letty with love to the world

Hi all! Have you ever had a "funny corner" on this thread? I thought I would start a casual funny photo feature on WA2K. If you don't want it, just say.




And, here's a tune to go with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5IRI4oHKNU

Morning Ms Letty,Ed and all WA2K folks.Kicking off this overcast Monday morning from the Odd News desk -

Wife carrying championships in Finland won for fourth time by couple.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9384940/Wife-carrying-championships-in-Finland-won-for-fourth-time-by-couple.html
The winner of Finland's Wife Carrying World Championship Competition in Sonkajarvi won the weight of his wife in beer.

Back to the music....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjE4AuEwZzQ
Ren Harvieu - Through The Night,

Some sad news.Ernest Borgnine has shuffled off his mortal coil.I remember him best in the movies The Poseidon Adventure and Ice Station Zebra.Not forgetting the great TV series McHale.s Navy....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iNOBFk-eEM
McHale's Navy Intro / Opening Credits.

Good morning people. See you all later on the radio.

Hurry back edgar, and Welcome back Barry.

First, one to match our Reyn's.



Not exactly a purple cow eater, but....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbcDWdU6x18&feature=related

Barry, Finland's Wife Carrying World Championship was hilarious. Love the way that Finn rolled his "r's"

Didn't know All Through the Night by that lovely lady, but it was quite good.

Ah, Too Bad about Ernest. I recall McHale's Navy and here are a few more of his great movies.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501368_162-57468285/a-list-of-ernest-borgnines-best-known-films/

And, for a birthday man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stQ-iiJiz3Q