<p>In 1995 I wrote for The Irish Times an article in which I said the recordings of Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett and, in particular, Doris Day needed to be seriously reaccessed. I sure as hell stand over that, in terms of Doris Day whom, a quarter-century later has not, I believe, been given the credit she deserves as a vocalist. For the Doris Day "endless virgin" movie stereotype and listen without prejudice as George Michal might say. </p>

In 1995 I wrote for The Irish Times an article in which I said the recordings of Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett and, in particular, Doris Day needed to be seriously reaccessed. I sure as hell stand over that, in terms of Doris Day whom, a quarter-century later has not, I believe, been given the credit she deserves as a vocalist. For the Doris Day "endless virgin" movie stereotype and listen without prejudice as George Michal might say.

<p>In 1995 I wrote for The Irish Times an article in which I said the recordings of Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett and, in particular, Doris Day needed to be seriously reaccessed. I sure as hell stand over that, in terms of Doris Day whom, a quarter-century later has not, I believe, been given the credit she deserves as a vocalist. For the Doris Day "endless virgin" movie stereotype and listen without prejudice as George Michal might say.&nbsp;</p>

The "unbearably sensuous singing" of Doris Day, plus more.

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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