"Whatever Will Be, Will Be"
A couple of days ago happened to be Doris Day's birthday, Which reminded me of this song that was very popular in the 1950's. 

Doris Day grew up here. Her childhood home is only 15-20 minutes from me and not far from where I went to high school. I'm not sure how long she lived there though.

Here's a fun one from comedy duo Homer and Jethro. This one also has a local connection - King Records was based here in Cincinnati (interestingly enough in the same neighborhood as Doris Day's childhood home). I don't think this was actually recorded here but the record was produced here. This is from 1947.

"Why Don't You Do Right",  Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee -  One of my favorites. 

Also made popular by Amy Irving in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

I was going to put up my favorite Peggy Lee, but this one is just downright fun. I forgot Peggy Lee did it.

Mars - Peggy Lee wrote a a number of songs that she recorded with her musician husband, Dave Barbour. (husband #2 out of four or five I think?)
"Is That All There Is", was quite popular in the 1960's. Very strange lyrical type words, followed by the lilting  music - half spoken and half sung.  I remember that I didn't like it at the time, but now I find it kind of fascinating.   The final stanza is good.

Lots of people have done this one, old favorites from long ago. A twofer no less: Pernell Roberts and clips from Bonanza.

Quote from: MarsGal on April 14, 2023, 06:17:37 AMI was going to put up my favorite Peggy Lee, but this one is just downright fun. I forgot Peggy Lee did it.

This is my favorite of hers from the movie - complete with vocal effects by The Mellomen.

Who knew typewriters made good percussion instruments?

Before I even listen, it's got to be Leroy Anderson.
Wrong - I thought it would be 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akwfqjtBn7Y

Here's a live recording of Skylark, from the MeadowBrook Ballroom in New Jersey, in 1942.  The Harry James Orchestra, with vocal by Helen Forrest.   

"Street of Dreams" by The Ink Spots.
This is a  beautiful song that was popular toward the end of the Depression, in the late 193O's.  If you listen, you will hear them singing about silver and gold, and being poor, etc.   I just love the way this group always starts with the lead singer, Bill Kinny,  and after that, comes his brother who speaks/talks  the next verse.  "Poor? ain't nobody poor,  long as love is sure,  on the Street of Dreams.   

And now for something different. The Mills Brothers. Talk about talent.

A nice cheery instrumental from Frank Mills, who scored an accidental hit with "Music Box Dancer" in the late 70s (the song was the B side of an easy-listening single but became a hit when the single landed at a pop station and they flipped the record over trying to figure out why it had been sent to them).

A fun version of "Down Yonder" from the early 1960s. Johnny and The Hurricanes were a rock and roll instrumental group from Toledo, Ohio. They had a number of hits in the late 50s/early 60s with rock and roll versions of old songs - "Beatnik Fly", "Red River Rock" and "Reveille Rock" among others.

Recognize this?

Rick - A Dreamers Holiday!  I had forgotten about this oldie from the 50's or 6o's.  The way we were . . . Lighthearted and Hopeful. ❤️

Quote from: RAMMEL on April 20, 2023, 12:06:22 PMRecognize this?

I've heard quite a few songs by him but don't think I've heard that one. He was one of a kind.

Here's a video of Benny Bell, in his mid-80s at the time, singing "Shaving Cream" on a Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary TV special in 1991. This is particularly fun because "Shaving Cream" was first recorded in 1946 (though not by Bell himself) - 45 years before this was recorded. The song gained a resurgence in 1975 and peaked at #30 on the pop charts in the US that year. The 1975 single was a reissue of the original, though it initially credited Benny Bell as the performer (when in fact it was Paul Wynn singing). Benny Bell died in 1999 at the age of 93.

"Louisiana Fairytale" was the lead in music for older PBS "This Old House" shows.

From the Swedish film Förälskad i Köpenhamn ("In Love with Copenhagen", the Swedish version of the Danish film Forelsket i København), here's Swedish singer/actress Siw Malmkvist with here rendition of the classic "Bill Bailey". The song itself dates back to the early 1900s and has been recorded by numerous artists since then.

A lost gem from 1964 that I stumbled across tonight. This must have been somewhat popular as it was also recorded by Swedish cover band The Hep Stars in 1965, which also led to versions in Italian and Swedish.

Michael I like this but so sad...He ( H B Barnum ) has a lovely voice...