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Finally uploaded another video of music from my paternal grandfather's old Reel to Reel tapes!

The audio is pretty bad on this, with a lot of tape hiss that I just couldn't get rid of because the music was recorded at such a low volume. Like the previous videos, I'm pretty sure this was all recorded off the radio at the time (probably 1960s or 1970s). I was able to identify a few of the artists (thank you Shazam app!) but the rest are total unknowns. They're all old instrumentals. Hope you enjoy!



1 - Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
2 - On Moonlight Bay - The Darol Rice Silver Saxophones
3 - Bye Bye Blues - Bert Kaempfert & his orch (1965)
4 - Seems Like Old Times / Peg Of My Heart - Freddy Martin (?)
5 - Tiny Bubbles
6 - My Blue Heaven - Roy Smeck
7 - I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

Been working on my new YouTube channel at long last and finally posting some audio files publicly.

These are from my paternal grandfather's old Reel-To-Reel tapes that we recorded onto regular audio cassettes years ago. This is just Side A of the first reel (I have to limit my uploads to 15 min). I suspect this music was recorded off of the radio because it's all different instruments/orchestras and artists. I've identified most of the songs, but not all. Anyway, if you like old music, this is right up your alley! :)

Been listening to a lot of country music from the 1970s and 1980s and one of the groups I grew up listening to was The Statler Brothers. Much like the Mills Brothers, with beautiful harmonies, I've never heard a song by them that I didn't like. These are 2 favorites. Dig those 1970s suits! :P

Sadly, I found out in searching for these videos, that the bass singer of the group, Harold Reid, passed away back in April of this year, from kidney failure. RIP Harold & thank you for the music.

Edit: Had to add in just one more! "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" is just lovely!

A couple more gems from The Muppet Show!
I know the 1st song because it's on one of my grandpa's 78 rpm records. And I love this rendition of "In The Summertime"! Just to give you some info. on The Country Trio, here's what it says on The Muppet Wiki site:

"The Country Trio was a hillbilly band consisting of Muppet versions of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Jerry Nelson. Jim played banjo, Frank played bass, and Jerry played guitar."

So the muppets in the trio actually look like their puppeteers! So cool! I do love how Jim Henson sang the line "Cause you don't want my love" with his face all smooshed up! LOL

Little known fact about me: I've loved dancing since I was just a little kid. Never took any lessons, but my parents made sure I was well versed on the greatest dancers of the movies: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Eleanor Powell, Vera Ellen, and oh so many more! I still recall bouncing around on our sofa, pretending I was Donald O'Connor doing "Make'm Laugh" from "Singing In The Rain". I squeezed my feet into my older cousins old tap shoes (I think she DID take dance lessons at one point) because I was desperate to dance like my movie musical favorites. And when I was in high school, I finally took dance classes, but they were more like elaborate cheer routines, but I loved it!

I thought we'd spend this week looking at some of my favorite movie dance routines.
We'll start with the film "That's Dancing", which celebrated the origins of dance on film. Below are the opening credits and the music video by Kim Carnes, who did the song for the closing credits.

These 2 songs got me through a rough Sunday, so I thought I'd share them. There's really nothing to connect these songs in any way. That's just how my crazy brain works, I guess. :P

When I was growing up, Christmas music always meant the Ray Conniff singers, because we had 2 of their 3 Xmas albums on vinyl records (still do!). We'd play their songs over and over again. Nobody else had that same sound, beat, or beautiful harmonies. Enjoy! :D

Something a little different today...

This song popped into my head while I was trying to figure out what to choose for this post. Me and my parents loved this song when it first came out in the 1980s. We still have the 45 rpm record of it. I'll admit, I still have most of the lyrics memorized. One thing I noted is that in this video, Ray sings the song slightly different than in the original recording - different inflections - but it's still a fun song! Enjoy! :D

It's the first Monday of the new year, so I thought I'd try something new. Mondays usually suck, so why not post something fun and light each Monday to hopefully put us all in a better mood?

If you don't smile during this video...you need help. Upbeat song (thank you, Al Hirt!) and those cute Muppets!

Wow! Looks like Comic Con really pulled out all the stops for SPN this year.
Kansas was there to play "Carry On Wayward Son" live on the stage, with the huge, wrap-around screens showing moments from the show's 12 seasons. Awesomeness!!!

I selected 3 of the best videos of the performance on youtube and I honestly get chills every time I watch them! And I love that Jensen, Jared, and Misha insisted on watching the performance from the back of the room, with the audience. How cool! :D

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