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This year’s Christmas episode is the longest show I think I’ve ever done…clocking in at 5 & a half hours. It’s intended to be enjoyed as you cook, bake, wrap presents, shop for presents or whatever it is you love to do during the holiday season! ENJOY! Perry Como Andy Williams Arthur Fiedler & The […]

This entire episode is Sammy Davis, Jr. singing about 15 tracks both in the studio in concert. Earlier this week, I’d played & shared some Sammy Davis, Jr. on Instagram…and that inspired me to do this abbreviated show dedicated to the man & the legend…there was no myth about it…even though his skills were mythical. […]

This week’s episode is a mix of mostly live recordings by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald…and backed up with some southern home cooking by Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings & more. I recorded it poolside in rural Texas! ENJOY! Tony Bennett Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald Count Basie Duke Ellington Bob Wills & His […]

This is an episode dedicated to my folks…they’d have been together 56 years today. Mel Tormé Duke Ellington Nat “King” Cole Count Basie & His Orchestra Quincy Jones Grant Green Big John Patton Louis Armstrong Johnny Hartman George Gershwin John Denver Jeff Buckley Laura Nyro The 5th Dimension Frank Sinatra “Big” Joe Turner Bill Haley […]

I wasn’t sure I was even going to do a show today, but this day 20 years ago changed everyone’s lives – Americans, for sure, but almost all of the rest of the world, too. May there be peace soon…in our time. Duke Ellington Mel Tormé Nina Simone Duke Ellington Louis Prima Gene Krupa Lee […]

This week’s show is a short treatise…but it’s a fun treatise! ENJOY! Nina Simone Sarah Vaughan Dinah Washington Helen Merrill Billie Holiday Anita O’Day Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Eliington Charlie Parker Les Paul Johnny Hartman Quincy Jones Nat “King” Cole U2 Original Cast of ‘West Side Story’ Clockhammer

This week’s show is a tight & lively set…but, with a definite vibe for your summer occasions! ENJOY! Frank Sinatra Nat “King” Cole Tony Bennett Big John Patton Arthur Prysock Johnny Hartman Amy Winehouse Count Basie Art Blakey Miles Davis John Coltrane & the Red Garland Trio Thelonious Monk Quartet Charles Mingus Aretha Franklin

This week’s show is all aglow with the fireworks of the American songbook…and most of it being dedicated to America & the promise that we can be. I do also include one Canadian act who’s best know for some about women of the American persuasion! Happy 4th of July, everyone! The Staples Singers w/ the […]

This week’s show is a tribute to, well, Summer…and summertime…and hot weather…and sunshine, really! It’s a mix of tunes from the 1920s to the 1990s, believe it or not! One of the songs even came out last year! If you like to groove, this episode is for YOU!! Lovin’ Spoonful Beastie Boys Jimmy Smith Quincy […]

This week’s episode is a blend of a tribute to a very unique album that came out 30 years ago this weekend…as well as a dose of Sinatra, Cole, Hartman & more. ENJOY! Temple of the Dog Bobby Darin Nat “King” Cole Mel Tormé Frank Sinatra Johnny Hartman Jimmy Smith Quincy Jones Big John Patton […]