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More RCA
While I'm thinking about the RCA label, here are a handful of singles from the label that I think have sort of fallen through the cracks over the years. I don't think these ever made it to albums, and...
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And a One And a Two
This was originally supposed to be a post filled with Christmas songs spread out over two sides of a single, one side labelled part one, the other side labelled part two. But when I opened up the...
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Gospel Week-Part 6
Now that I'm done with the Merrill Womach, here's an artist that has a much smaller discography. In fact, I'm not aware of him having any discography at all other than this one record. And the best...
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Swingin' Sixties
Here's a little single for you that will take you right back to the summer of love, or if you prefer, the winter of love. At least it's from the right year, and it's got some of that classic sound. I'm...
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Saturday Filler-Part 1
Here it is, Saturday once more, and I'm going to try to post all day for you. We're starting today with a single pulled from an album I shared with you a season or two ago, but I think it has unique...
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Saturday Filler-Part 2
Let's stick to the names beginning with the letter L here for a while. Next up is Larry Meek with The Tight Before Christmas (Caprice 7" 45 RPM CA-2043, Mono, 1972). Not quite as hip as it thinks it...
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Saturday Filler-Part 3
For lack of a better theme, I'm going to see if I can post Christmas songs all day by artists who's names begin with the letter L. This is our third entry, Levi John-Choir From Marjorie K. Rawlings...
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You know the drill by now. Links to old posts, same day, past, good downloads, enjoy.2021More Green Christmas 2020Dancing At Christmas time. 2019Christmas stories 2018Have a drink on me. 2017Happy...
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Saturday Filler-Part 4
Thank you for joining us this morning as we journey through the most boring Christmas theme ever, songs by artists whose names begin with the letter L. This time it's Larry Foster with My Christmas...
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Saturday Filler-Part 5
We could be working our way through the alphabet here, from ABBA to Zebra, but no, we're stuck on the letter L all morning. The next entry in this interminable list is Lisa Miller with Lonliest...
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Saturday Filler-Part 6
We're not done yet as we work our way through all the artists whose name begins with the letter L. Up next in a surprisingly long list is Lew Davies Orchestra. He's joined by Marion Rosette & Roger...
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Saturday Filler-Part 7
Up next in our survey of the letter L is the only one of Bing Crosby's sons that fits the bill. That's right, it's Lindsay Crosby With The Nelson Riddle Orchestra doing Christmas Won't Be The Same b/w...
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Saturday Filler-Part 8
Today is being sponsored by the letter L, which is odd, because none of the other days had sponsors. I just work here, don't ask me how these things work. This is Larry Cartell with a couple of...
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A 12" Saturday-Part 1
I managed to find a few 12" singles this season in addition to all the 7" singles that I've been sharing, so I hope to run through them today for you. Many of them only had one Christmas song on them,...
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O'Connell (Not O'Donnell)
This record is a much later Christmas effort by a big star of her day. She was a singer with Jimmy Dorsey in the Forties, a co-host of The Today Show in it's early incarnation and a wife to Frank...
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A 12" Saturday-Part 2
Batting second in our 12" Christmas collection today is the only calypso song in my basket of shares this year, or possibly ever. I think I brought this home from the Goodwill store sometime this year...
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A 12" Saturday-Part 3
Third Base! OK, this next 12" Christmas single is by Luther, who you probably know as Luther Vandross, but he was just going by his first name at the time, like Madonna or Prince. Or maybe Luther was...
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A 12" Saturday-Part 4
Sticking with the R&B, which is understandable since the 12" single was oriented towards clubs & dancing, this next track features Shirley Murdock with Please Come Home For Christmas (Elektra...
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Christmas All Over The Place-Part 1
Time to start a new series of records with Christmas music from all over the world. I'm starting here in the US though with this EP from our nations capitol, Washington, DC. Weird little EP as it seems...
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Christmas All Over The Place-Part 1.5
As we travel around the world to sample some Christmas music this week, I've got a handful of singles I want to share with you as well. And this post is going to be the biggest and best handful I share...
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