Jackie - I just looked at your original link to the list of Torch Singers.  That is one long list of vocalists, and includes men.  Somehow I've always associated Torch Singers with female vocalists?  The only man on the list that might qualify,  (IMO of course), would be early Frankie Laine. Lots of the women would fall into the "blues" category, rather than "torch", I think.  Some names listed there fall into neither category, like Adele, Bing Crosby, and Andrea Bocelli???   Just out of curiosity, I'm going to do some research, and see if I can find the difference in Torch and Blues songs.

I think I fall in line with Marilyne's definition of Torch Singers. There were a few on the Wiki list that jumped right out as not belonging.  They might be good singers, but not Torch.

Marilyne - Rammel...
..." Torch " singers is-was a new one on me, I am wondering if it is a similar term to our " Crooners " although they more belong to the males...both are referring to a " sentimental " style...

Although summer is still several months away here in the northern hemisphere, several of the local "creamy whip" places are starting to open in the coming month, which lead to me finding this classic tune from the late 1920s. Turns out this is where the popular phrase came from.

"I Scream You Scream We All Scream For Ice Cream" by Waring's Pennsylvanians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr6cJxgxi2I

This was recorded by several artists in the late 1920s but this one was apparently the most popular version.

Found this great rendition of "St. James Infirmary Blues" today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzEBH6DZJVk

Yes, that's the same Hugh Laurie who starred on House.

who would have thought that Hugh Laurie when watching him in "House" had such a fantastic other talent. I liked him in all he did.

Wow!

Sue

Sing to me Vikki


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--yUnx-i0E

Welcome Ferocious!  Glad you've joined S&F, and good to see you here in the pop music folder.  I remember Vikki Carr, and her many hits!  My favorite of all her songs is, It Must Be Him. It was played on the soundtrack of the movie Moonstruck, which is also one of my favorite movies. Hope to see you posting more here, and also in some of our other folders.

Vikki Carr - That's a name that hasn't popped up in a long time.  So many good ones from yesteryear        

Bill, I remember Vikki Carr...another great singer of her day...thank you for bringing her name up, like Rammel a name I had long forgotten...

I think I have all her albums!

Oh, Vicki Carr. I have only one of her albums.

That reminds me. One of the things on my To Do List is go through my old albums. I had, once upon a time, thought of copying them to CD but never got around to it. So there they sit, for years. And now, I barely ever listen to my CDs anymore. Part of the reason for this was having to move my audio equipment to another room (that I don't spend much time in) in order to find a good place to hide the wiring. Oscar used to love to chew the wiring. He doesn't do that much anymore, but with Shan's arrival comes another one who loves to at lease play with and pull the wiring. I haven't actually seen him try to chew them much.

In all the years I've had cats, I never before had any that scratched furniture and rugs or chewed wiring or plastic (Lucy's favorite).

Remember these?

The Cat Came Back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSorJ-SMO4M

The Siamese Cat Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly_vxI4nllA

Thanks!  My little Aviv loved the Siamese cats song. He said: how mischievous they are, what fun!

Rammel and other lovers of 40's dance tunes:  The Saturday night radio show on my Troy U. PBS station is named "Swinging Down the Lane".  It comes on here at 10:00 p.m. for an hour and features 40 dance tunes.  The MC gives a brief background on the composers and the band leaders.  I'm thinking it might be on other PBS stations throughout the U.S.

Sue

Neither of the two local PBS Stations have "Swinging Down the Lane".  I did a web search for "Swinging Down the Lane" and came up with -
http://www.swingindownthelane.com/
and
http://www.swingindownthelane.com/tunein/

Does that look like the one you refer too?

Give my links a try, see if America can listen to this station...I remember several years ago I gave this link
to Don ( Radioman ) and he not only picked it up but became a devout follower...This is ( angelradio ) run by senior volunteers, ( golden oldies )...I too had forgotten about this station until I read previous posts and thought I would look it up to see if it is still going, glad to see that it is....They will only play musics before the 1960s...Links...

http://angelradio.co.uk/home/4514612981

http://angelradio.co.uk/programmes/4570674075

http://www.solentwireless.com/angelradio/radioplayer/

Jackie that is still one of my favourite stations

Don...I remember you contacting them and telling them that you listen to their programmes all the way from Ontario, and that you got a reply back from them...

I mentioned that I had forgotten about this programme, now I have made the connection again, I shall be tuning in on a regular basis once again...Happy to hear I came good when you made connection via, my link, and that it is still one of your favourite radio stations...

Thanks for the links, Jackie. I can get it here in Pennsylvania, too.

MarsGal...
..wow, now that is good, it sure does travel... hope you are enjoying the programmes...

I have just this minute tuned into...AUDREY’S CHATS & TUNES...where she-they were talking about the "old days of coal fires and chopping up wood...oh yes, we did live this way... ...Now listening to Mr Dean Martin - Memories are made of this..Now she is talking of the old family bible, and now playing the song, a country and western style, not sure who the singer is...Oh George Jones...

Jackie, I picked up the station in Michigan.  Amazing!

Mary Ann

Good morning, Rammel.  Yes, that is the Swingin' Down the Lane I listen to on Saturday nights from 10:00 til 11:00.  Great music and his comments are pretty good, too.  I get it at Troy WTSU 89.9.  He gives the background of the musicians/performers and then plays the original tunes.  He has a huge inventory of the originals.  Perhaps you can find it online if you want to listen in.

Sue

Do you folks remember Ginny Simms?

Yes I remember her...remember watching the old black and white ( tv ) films with my late father when I was young...

How About You? (1951) - Jack Smith and Ginny Simms...Link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ_5SuBWugw 

MaryAnn..
..yes amazing...I hope it is coming over loud and clear...

I remember listening to Ginny Simms and Harry Babbitt singing with Kay Kyser.  I loved listening to them together. 

Mary Ann

I also remember Kay Kyser, and his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge".  I have read that he was quite the ladies man, and dated lots of Hollywood stars.  He started going with Ginny Simms, when she was vocalist for his band, and then dumped her real fast, when he met Georgia Carroll. He married Carroll, and they stayed married until he died at the age of 79.

I also listen to Angel Radio, from the Isle of Wight.  It comes in loud and clear out here in California.  They play lots of my old favorites from the 40's and 50's.

Kay Kyser also got "religion" later in life and kind of disparaged his former colleagues who were entertainers.  I'm not sure but I think he was of the Christian Science denomination. 

Mary Ann

My Canary has Circles under his eyes 1931 with Al Bowlly

What a superb title for a song......ha ha ha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZOxIlD4J4E