Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl

Volume 250: Fading Out My Way

My Dad's Greatest HitsThis will be my last regularly scheduled weekly episode. We’ll talk about that as we go along.
One of the last songs my dad heard in his hospital bed the day he died and the one we played as we wheeled his casket out of the church was the Frank Sinatra song, My Way. It’s how my dad lived his life. And it’s how I will bring this show to a close. I’ll use paraphrased lyrics from the song.
So Yes, the end is near.My friend, I'll say it clear. 
Strap in. This is going to be a fun musical ride.
So, get ready to hear 20 songs that had meaning to my father, my family, and me in Volume 250: Fading Out My Way.
Credits and copyrights
Louis ArmstrongWhen The Saints Go Marching InA traditional TuneOpens and Closes (almost) every episode
Lou MontePepino The Italian Mousewritten by Ray Allen and Wandra MerrellVolume 9: Lou Monte and Pepino
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana BrassWhipped CreamWritten By – Naomi NevilleVolume 98: Whipped Alpert
Henry ManciniPeter Gunn ThemeWritten by Henry ManciniVolume 242: Mancini's Gunn
Ray ConniffThis Is My SongWritten By – Charlie ChaplinVolume 76: My Song
Willie NelsonGeorgia On My MindWritten By Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart GorrellVolume 225: The Standard Stoner
The Sons Of The PioneersCool Waterwritten by Bob NolanVolume 41: Tumbling Tumbleweeds Part 1
Luciano Pavarotti with The National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gian Carlo ChiaramelloTorna A SurrientoComposed By – Ernesto de CurtisVolume 86: Pavarotti's Greatest Part 1
unknown artistOh MarieAdapted from Maria Marì written by Eduardo Di Capua, Alfredo Mazzucchi, and Vincenzo RussoVolume 127: Italian Favorites
Roy Meriwether TrioZipadee Doo Dahcomposed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray GilbertVolume 62: Popcorn and Soul
Kay Kyser And His OrchestraWoody Woodpecker, a Walter Lantz CartoonWith vocal chorus from Gloria Wood.Written by Ramey Idriss, George TibblesVolume 74: 8 Sides from Columbia
Bing CrosbyRunning Around in Circles (Getting Nowhere)Written by Irving BerlinVolume 78: Berlin’s Blue Skies
Pete FountainFarewell Blueswritten by Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo and Elmer SchoebelVolume 25: Pete Fountain a High Society Fathers Day
Glenn Miller OrchestraBugle Call RagWritten By – Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel, and Jack PettisVolume 122: Glenn Miller Collection Part 4
Jonah JonesCherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteWritten By – Louiguy (real name Louis Guglielmi)Volume 210: Jonah Style
Harry JamesTwo O'Clock JumpWritten-By – Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Harry JamesVolume 4: Harry James Greatest Hits
Al HirtHoliday For TrumpetWritten By – Mario Ruiz ArmengolVolume 158: Hirt So Good
Dean MartinYour Other LoveWritten by Mort Shuman and Doc PomusVolume 75: Everybody Loves Dean
Sammy Davis Jr.Mr. Bojangleswritten by Jerry Jeff WalkerVolume 136: Sammy Record 1
Frank SinatraMy Waywritten by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, and Claude FrançoisEnglish lyrics by Paul Anka
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
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Volume 249: A Pope Visits

Historic Papal VisitWe haven't broken away from music for a while, but what have I told you before? My dad has a record for every occasion.
60 years ago yesterday, on October 4, 1965, Pope Paul VI visited the United States for a 14-hour trip that was entirely contained within New York City. The visit marked the first time a pope had visited the U.S. and included addressing the United Nations, meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson, celebrating Mass at Yankee Stadium, and visiting the New York World's Fair. 
It is estimated that at least 1 million people saw the pope in person, while 100 million watched his visit on television
This record commemorates that historic day.
So, get ready to hear the voice of a man that met with world leaders looking to find a path to peace among nations in Volume 249: A Pope Visits.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Pope Paul VI – An Historic Occasion: Pope Paul VI Visits New York City October 4, 1965Label: MGM Records – E-4337-DFormat: Vinyl, LP, MonoReleased: 1966Genre: Non-MusicStyle: Religious, Spoken Word
We will hear 5 of the 8 tracks from this album.
Leonardo Da Vinci Airport, Rome
Kennedy Airport, New York
United Nations Address
Address To United Nations Staff Workers
Kennedy Airport
I do not own the rights to this recording. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#thepope #popepaulVI #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories #fyp

Volume 248: Down Mexico Way

TJB South of the BorderOK…I was having Tijuana Brass withdrawals.
While I did play plenty of his music in Volume 222: A TJB Concert Rewind earlier this year, that was a special episode shortly after I saw Herb and the gang in concert.
It’s been over a year since I’ve pulled out one of the 11 records my dad had of one of his favorite groups. Since I grew up listening to his music, and have now seen him in concert three times, Alpert has been one of MY favorite artists as well.
So, get ready to hear from this group’s third album that features music from south of the border in Volume 248: Down Mexico Way.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass – South Of The BorderLabel: A&M Records – LP 108Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoCountry:Released: 1964Genre: Jazz, Latin, PopStyle: Latin Jazz, Mariachi, Easy Listening, Bossa Nova
We will hear 9 of the 12 songs on this album. 
South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)Written-By – Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr
Hello, Dolly!Written-By – Jerry Herman
Up Cherry StreetWritten-By – Julius Wechter
Angelito (Little Angel usually meant for children)Written-By – Rene Herrera and Rene Ornellas
I've Grown Accustomed To Her FaceWritten-By – . Songwriting duo of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Better known as just Lerner and Lowe
All My LovingWritten-By – Paul McCartney  and John Lennon
The Girl From IpanemaWritten-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, and Vinicius De Moraes
El PresidenteWritten-By – Sol Lake
Mexican ShuffleWritten-By – Sol Lake
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#herbalpert #tijuanabrass #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories #fyp

Volume 247: A Conniff Concert

Ray Conniff Improvisations
My father must have really loved the music of Ray Conniff. This is the sixth of eight albums from this arranger and orchestra leader in my dad’s collection. This one has a bit of a twist to it. No. Not the dance.
While the title of the album makes it seem like it will be a live album, that is not the nature of the concert here. Several of the songs you hear will be improvisations or interpretations of some pretty popular melodies from throughout time.
So, get ready to hear those lush strings paired with those lyric-less vocals in Volume 247: A Conniff Concert.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Ray Conniff His Orchestra And Chorus* – Concert In Rhythm Volume IILabel: Columbia – CL 1415Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1960Genre: Jazz, ClassicalStyle: Listening
We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this album.
An Improvisation On "Liebestraum"written by Franz Liszt
An Improvisation On The Fibich "Poéme"written by Jacques Larue, Zdeněk Fibich
An Improvisation On Chopin's "Nocturne In E-Flat"written by Frédéric ChopinAdapted By – Ray Conniff
Yours Is My Heart Alonewritten by Harry B. Smith, Fritz Löhner-Beda, Franz Lehár, and Ludwig HerzerBut it actually started life as Dein ist mein ganzes Herz translated back as Yours is my whole heart and first recorded in 1929.Smith added the lyrics about 1931 when the song changes to the English version on Second Hand Songs Dot com.
Favorite Themes From Greig's A Minor Piano Concertowritten by Edvard Grieg
Warsaw Concertowritten by Richard Addinsell
I'll See You Again From the 1929 operetta Bitter Sweet (thought it was going to be Tequila for a second)written by Noël Coward
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#rayconniff #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories #fyp

Volume 246: Western Trails

Real Country and Western MusicWe are pulling out the 6th record of this seven record set that has really grown on me over the four and a half years of this show. Reader’s Digest has compiled 83 classic country and western songs and arranged them in themes…all completely unabridged, unlike stories we would usually see from that publication.
One side of this record features songs from the dusty trail. The other side features theme songs from Western TV and Movies.
So, get ready to hear what is technically Tumbling Tumbleweeds Part 6 in Volume 246: Western Trails.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Various – Tumbling TumbleweedsLabel: Reader's Digest – RDA-229 / AFormat: 7 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box SetReleased: 1982Genre: Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Country
We are pulling out Record six of this seven record box set and we'll hear eight of the 11 songs on sides K and L.
Al Caiola - Theme From Bonanzawritten by Ray Evans, Jay LivingstonThis version was released in 1961 and became a hit song.
Hugo Montenegro - The Good, The Bad, And The UglyIl buono, il brutto, il cattivo  written by Ennio Morricone who first recorded it in 1966Hugo released his version in December 1967 and it was a hit song.
Roy Rogers (King of the Cowboys) with Orchestra conducted by Perry Botkin - Along The Navajo Trailwritten by Eddie DeLange, Dick Charles, Larry MarkesThey released this version in September 1945.
The Sons Of The Pioneers - Along The Santa Fe Trailwritten by Al Dubin, Hugh Williams, Edwina CoolidgeThis version was released in 1955, more than 10 years after recording it.
The Sons Of The Pioneers - Twilight On The Trailwritten by Louis Alter, Sidney D. MitchellReleased in March 1960.
Al Caiola - Theme From The Magnificent Sevenwritten by Elmer BernsteinReleased in September 1960.
Warren Barker - Theme From Gunsmokewritten by Glenn Spencer, Rex KouryBarker recorded his version in 1959
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans with The Whippoorwills and Orchestra - Happy TrailsThis was the First recording on April 21, 1952
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#countryandwestern #wevegotbothkinds #oldcountrymusic #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories #fyp

Volume 245: Sammy Jumps With Joya

Joy from Sammy and JoyaUsually I don’t title the episode exactly the same as the album I’m featuring, but this one was just too good not to use. Yes, we will hear the artist I think is the greatest showman who ever lived, but this record is really about Joya.
She is not widely known today, despite her significant contributions, because of a combination of historical and social factors that often affected women and African American artists in jazz.
But the gang at the Design Label teamed her up in 1957 with a fast rising star in Davis Jr to introduce her solo recordings to the world.
So, get ready to hear a voice that brought joy when I saw him on stage and a voice that brought joy when I heard this record in Volume 245: Sammy Jumps With Joya.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Sammy Davis Jr., Joya Sherrill – Sammy Jumps With JoyaLabel: Design Records  – DLP 22Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1957Genre: Jazz
We will hear 7 of the 10 songs from this album.
Sammy Davis Jr. backed by Orchestra under the direction of Morton Stevens  – The Gypsy In My SoulRecorded in February 1953written by Clay Boland and Moe Jaffe
Joya Sherrill – Baby Mewritten by Lou Handman, Archie Gottler, Harry Harris
Joya Sherrill  – Easy Streetwritten by Alan Rankin Jones
Joya Sherrill  – Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Seawritten by Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Joya Sherrill  – Thou Swellwritten by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Joya Sherrill  – The End Of A Love Affairwritten by Edward Redding
Sammy Davis Jr. – Chloewritten by Gus Kahn, Charles N. DanielsThis was also recorded in 1957
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#joyasherrill #sammy #sammydavisjr #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories #fyp

Volume 244: Big Band Vocals

Great Big Band VocalistsMost times when the Longines Symphonette Society put out albums, we had no idea who the musicians were. But sometimes they did give us all the information. And it’s even rarer when they cram an album full of star singers.
THIS is one of those albums.
These Decca recording artists are still some of the best known. The songs, pure pop gold from the 1930s through 50s.
So, get ready to hear a few memorable singers performing memorable songs in Volume 244: Big Band Vocals.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Various – The Great Vocalists Of The Big Band EraLabel: Longines Symphonette Society – SY 5207, Decca – DL 734665Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gloversville pressReleased: Of course we don't know. See above label mentioning Longine Symphonette and how we've covered that before.Genre: Jazz, Stage & ScreenStyle: Big Band
We will hear 6 of the 14 songs from this record.
Ethel Merman and Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra–It's De-LovelyThis recording was released in 1936, the same year she sang it with Bob Hope in the Cole Porter musical Red Hot and Blue.
Judy Garland With Victor Young And His Orchestra– Over The Rainbowwritten by Harold Arlen and E.Y. HarburgReleased September 1939. This was the Hit song. It was first recorded for the Wizard of Oz.By the way, this song has been recorded 2,023 times according to Second Hand Songs dot com.
Mary Martin with Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra-My Heart Belongs To Daddywritten by Cole PorterThis recording was released in 1939. Martin also was the original singer for the musical Leave It to Me! which premiered on November 9, 1938.
Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb And His Orchestra–A-Tisket A-Tasketwritten by Van Alexander and Ella FitzgeraldIt was released June 1938.She reprised that song with the Merry Macs for the 1942 Abbot and Costello movie Ride 'Em Cowboy.
Pearl Bailey – Orchestra directed by Don Redman - Ciribirbinwritten by Harry James and Jack Lawrence from music by Alberto Pestalozza and Carlo TiochetReleased September 1954. The song was first recorded by Ardito e Torre November 1910. Of course Harry James made it his theme song. 
The Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra–Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)written by Charles Tobias and Lew BrownThis version was released in May 1942.First recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke and The Modernaires on February 18, 1942. They didn't leave much room between versions back in those days. In fact six versions of that song were recorded in 1942.
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories

Volume 243: Hi-Fi Hawaii

Beautiful Hawaiian Music
This is episode eleventeen hundred three thousand and forty-three of Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. 
I might as well say anything I want anymore, because according to the liner notes on this album, the featured artist played all 32 instruments and sings like Bing Crosby.
While the singer’s voice does bear a remarkable resemblance to der Bingle, I had two Artificial Intelligence platforms arguing about if anything about Jack La Delle is real. 
While I’ll of course cover that story in a while, there is no mistaking the beauty of the music on this record, which I can only prove - through photos and videos for myself - the beauty of the island nation it represents.
So get ready to hang loose, hang ten, then bid a sweet aloha in Volume 243: Hi-Fi Hawaii.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Jack La Delle – Hawaiian Holiday In Hi-FiLabel: Design Records – DLP 53Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumReleased: 1958Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
We will hear 6 of the 10 tunes on this album.
Blue Hawaiiwritten by Leo Robin, Ralph RaingerFirst recorded by Jack Denny and His Orchestra - Vocal by Sonny Schuyler on February 19, 1937.
Sweet Leilaniwritten by Harry OwensFirst recording by Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by The Debutantes and Muzzy Marcellino on February 19, 1937
Song Of Old Hawaiiwritten by Johnny Noble, Gordon BeecherFirst released by Al Kealoha Perry and His Singing Surfriders on August 15, 1938
Na lei o Hawaii (Song Of The Islands)written by Charles E. KingFirst released by R. K. Holstein and Octette on June 1916.
Sing Me A Song Of The Islandswritten by Mack Gordon, Harry OwensFirst recording by Ray Kinney and His Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors on December 19, 1941. It was released January 30 of 42.
Aloha Oewritten by LiliuokalaniFirst recording by Quartet of Hawaiian Girls from Kawaihao Seminary on July 1, 1904
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #musicalmemories