Category Archives: Music
Second Time Around #5
Taking note of the anniversary of the birth of Nat “King” Cole on March 19, 1919
Nat Cole sings the WNEW theme. This clip was first published here in March 2015.
The article below was first published here On March 29, 2015.
The audio clip below is from “Julius La Rosa’s syndicated radio series, The Great American Songbook. ” and features excerpts from “Nat King Cole, Live At the Sands.”
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Pitch Perfect
For more WNEW instrumental and vocal musical ID’s click on the Jingles icon, near top of column right. New “In the style of” versions have recently been added.
“NOW . . .WHERE WAS I?
The Jazzbeaux aircheck was provided by Norm Heckel. This site cannot accept individual media files larger than 20 MB, so the aircheck had to be edited into three sections.
Jazzbeaux WNEW Jan. 20, 1973 – part I (15:42)
Jazzbeaux WNEW Jan. 20, 1973 part II (14:25)
Jazzbeaux WNEW Jan 20, 1973 part III (14:06)
“Three Little Pigs” Adaptation: Steve Allen/Narration: Jazzbeaux
Aretha Franklin & Morgana King
Aretha Franklin “Respect”
Morgana King “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life”
Morgana King “We Could Be Flying”
Jazzbeaux
Little Red Riding Hood
Three Little Pigs
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Marlene VerPlanck
Nature Boy Redux
Nat Cole – Nature Boy
Julius La Rosa – Great American Songbook.
The Ballroom, The Matinee, and the Modernaires
A feature, “The Milkman’s Modernaires” was published on this site in December, 2012. Now, with new text, photos and audio added about the group and the “Make Believe Ballroom,” the time seemed right for a rehearing.
Charlie Barnet Orch. with the Modern-Aires
Tommy Dorsey Clambake Seven
Charley Barnet Orch. – Stay Up Stan, The All-Night Record Man
Les Brown, The Modernaires – Milkman’s Matinee
Glenn Miller, The Modernaires -Make Believe Ballroom Time
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Spike Jones “Der Fuehrer’s Face” (excerpt)
William B. Williams – Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller Day-June 5, 1945 (2nd hour)
VE-Day celebration, Times Square photo: nbcnews.com
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