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The Oldies Music Board » Is there any octogenarian from Europe here? » April 19, 2025 6:12 pm

mroldies
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I would like to know who had the idea to use "Doodletown Fifers" as the opening tune of R. Luxembourg TOP 20 (30). 
And also when did it happen for the first time.
Please, can you help me get this information?
Half of Europe listened to this show,  but I couldn't find any mention of the history of this opening tune anywhere on the internet.

The Oldies Music Board » What Are Your All-Time Top Ten Instumentals? (Or Top 5 / Or Top 3) » February 26, 2025 9:59 am

mroldies
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Only top ten instrumentals from my database of over 700 instrumentals? For example:
Acker Bilk, Mr. - Summer Set
Al Hirt - Cotton Candy
André Brasseur - The Kid 
Andrew Oldham Orchestra, The - The Last Time 
Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Guitar Boogie
Benny Goodman Orch. - Let's Dance
Bert Kaempfert Orch. - Dreaming The Blues
Bert Kaempfert Orch. - Mexican Shuffle  (the excellent trombone fills !)
Bert Kaempfert Orch. - The Bass Walks
Billy Vaughn - Twilight Time
Bob Powels, Werner Müller Orch. - Ole, O'Cangaceiro (the excellent trumpet !)
Brass Ring, The - The Dis-Advantages Of You
Duane Eddy - Houston 
Dukes Of Dixieland, The - Swanee River
Freddy King - San-Ho-Zay
Georghe Zamfir - Ciocârlia
Hank C. Burnette - Spinning Rock Boogie
Chuck Berry - Instrumental 
John Buck & The Blazers - Egal O.K. 
Karel Vlach orch. - Down By The Riverside
Leroy Anderson & His 'Pops' Concert Orch. - The Typewriter
Mefisto - I'm Coming Home Baby 
Mefisto - Podzimní nálada
Mr. Bloe - Groovin' With Mr. Bloe 
Olympic - Sack O'Woe
Percy Faith Orch. - Crunchy Granola Suite
Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water
Ray Conniff Orch. - Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger) 
Ray Charles - Moanin'
Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers - Malibu Run 
Roger Whittaker - Swaggy (Australian Whistler) (the excellent whistling !)
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - Doodletown Fifers (the opening fanfare was used by R. Luxembourg for the TOP 30 theme.
Shadows, The - Fender Bender 
Shadows, The - Peace Pipe
Surfaris, The - Wipe Out
Teen Beats, The - The Slop Beat
Temperance Seven, The - Charley My Boy 
TOČR - Elizabethan Serenade
TOČR, R.Rokl - Přátelství
Traditional Jazz Studio - Swing Cocktail
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band - A Fifth Of Beethoven (with the vibraslap)
Xavier Cugat Orch. - Adios 
Yardbirds, The - Steeled Blues 



 

The Oldies Music Board » Note to mroldies about “Sweet Nothin’s” » February 26, 2025 8:00 am

mroldies
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Thank you Jim,
I remember that, it was September 2022.

The Oldies Music Board » Follow-Up Songs That sound Just Like the Original Hit » February 23, 2025 6:33 pm

mroldies
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Lesley Gore - "It's My Party" and "Judy's Turn To Cry".

The Oldies Music Board » I have the Czech version and I am looking for the English original » November 12, 2024 4:46 pm

mroldies
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https://vocaroo.com/15B8SPxkg2Gh
This is a Czech recording from 1966. Do you know the name of the original sung in English?
The text of the Czech version is probably not a translation of the original.
The clue to identification is therefore only the melody.

 

The Oldies Music Board » Eddy Manson Orchestra, 1958 » September 15, 2024 8:19 am

mroldies
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I'm looking for the Eddy Manson Orchestra recording "Boy On A Carousel".
It is from 1958, on the LPs "The Fi Is Hi" and "Harmonicas Wild". Is it possible to hear it somewhere on the internet?

The Oldies Music Board » Eddy Manson Orchestra » August 13, 2024 7:12 am

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Is it possible to hear "Boy On A Carousel" performed by the Eddy Manson Orchestra somewhere on the internet?

The Oldies Music Board » Something mainly for musicians » August 9, 2024 12:06 pm

mroldies
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Lorne wrote:

I did a bit of searching in light of the additional comments you provided, and I'm wondering if "fills" might at least partly cover what you're looking for based on the following Wikipedia entry.
https://tinyurl.com/4bk4hyap

Lorne, thank you so much, I think that's exactly it!  And the musician says - I don't play the main melody, I play fills.
So - this is "fill" in musical terminology:
https://vocaroo.com/1au2LXCPwDtL
 

The Oldies Music Board » Something mainly for musicians » August 8, 2024 10:55 am

mroldies
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I must add that the musical language term that I wanted to find in English does not only refer to the editing of already taken compositions.
That way of playing (musical addition) occurs in many compositions, for example in swing.
In that case, the musician says - I don't play the main melody, I play supplements (?), set-offs (?) auxiliary tones (?)...
In Czech, it is named in the plural "přiznávky".
As if a musician wants to say with his instrument - yes, yes, that's it, now it has the right musical flair.
I also thought that it could be "embellishment tones" or "embellishments".

The Oldies Music Board » Something mainly for musicians » August 7, 2024 3:21 pm

mroldies
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Dear Lorne,
thank you for your evaluation, that I expressed myself clearly. It is important for me that others understand what I am asking.

The Oldies Music Board » Something mainly for musicians » August 6, 2024 10:43 am

mroldies
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There are two options, I don't know which is valid.
Either there is no musician here, or the English language has no name for it.
But there is one more possibility - that I have expressed myself incorrectly and you do not understand what I am asking...

The Oldies Music Board » Something mainly for musicians » August 3, 2024 3:26 pm

mroldies
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This is my question:
Bert Kaempfert added additional trombone sounds (tones) to Herb Alpert's recording in his version of the "Mexican Shuffle". Listen to my two audio samples.
https://vocaroo.com/1m8kYhJeC8uM
https://vocaroo.com/1au2LXCPwDtL
In the Czech language we call it something like "musical yes-yes support." Maybe "infills" or "colouration" probably best describes what I mean. 
Is there a special name for these tones in English?

 

The Oldies Music Board » Musical Preferences In My Senior Years » July 19, 2024 4:20 pm

mroldies
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Jim, 
Kaempfert? He is simply ambrosial. That's my taste.
"The Bass Walks", "Skokiaan", "Ole, O'Cangaceiro (The Bandit)", "Mexican Shuffle", "Dreaming The Blues",
"Blue Midnight",...
And do you know "Ole, O'Cangaceiro" by Bob Powels and Werner Müller Orchestra? 

The Oldies Music Board » Probably something from the 60s » June 25, 2024 2:32 am

mroldies
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Roman wrote:

Here's a link to the album and its tracks. Limelight and Terry's Theme are not on this record.https://www.discogs.com/pt_BR/release/15340039-The-Tony-Mansell-Singers-Sing-Charles-Chaplin-Favourites

Roman,
“Limelight”, “Eternally”, “Terry's Theme” are three names for the same song. I just didn't know which name was used. That's why I wrote all three.
 

The Oldies Music Board » Probably something from the 60s » June 22, 2024 11:07 am

mroldies
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mroldies wrote:

https://vocaroo.com/1owjYzOogTM2
After all these years, is it still possible to find out who plays and sings and under what name the recording was released?
“Limelight”, “Eternally”, “Terry’s Theme”?
Ray Conniff? Ray Charles Singers?
 

I got a tip that it could be The Tony Mansell Singers from the album "Sing Charles Chaplin Favourites".
I do not have this album and it is not available on the Internet. Can anyone verify this by listening?


 

The Oldies Music Board » Probably something from the 60s » June 22, 2024 7:05 am

mroldies
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https://vocaroo.com/1owjYzOogTM2
After all these years, is it still possible to find out who plays and sings and under what name the recording was released?
“Limelight”, “Eternally”, “Terry’s Theme”?
Ray Conniff? Ray Charles Singers?


 

The Oldies Music Board » Who is the singer in the photo on the right? » June 17, 2024 11:58 am

mroldies
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I got a tip that it was probably George Goodman, who sang in Europe. So America probably won't know him...

The Oldies Music Board » Who is the singer in the photo on the right? » June 17, 2024 10:47 am

mroldies
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Does anyone recognize this singer? 
The photo is said to be from the 1960s. It's from the Radio Free Europe studio.

The Oldies Music Board » For the birds » April 22, 2024 2:42 pm

mroldies
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I have a book called "The Great Song Thesaurus".
Many songs about birds are mentioned in it. I can't even write them all. I will mention only a few:

(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
When The Birds In Georgia Sing Of Tennessee
Two Little Bluebirds
Shady Lady Bird
Let's All Sing Like The Birdies Sing
She Was One Of The Early Birds


 

The Oldies Music Board » Song used in the movie "The Little Things" (2021) » April 21, 2024 11:26 am

mroldies
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mroldies wrote:

When Joe "Deke" Deacon is in pathology, the female doctor listens to a song playing on the radio.
Do you know what song it is?

I'm sorry for bothering you with this.
I already figured it out. Aaron Neville - "Tell It Like It Is"
 

The Oldies Music Board » For the birds » April 21, 2024 10:39 am

mroldies
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A Bird In A Gilded Cage
Bird  Of Love Divine
Little Bird On Nellie's Hat
Bird On The Wing
Bird Sings At Eventide
Birds In The Night

The Oldies Music Board » Song used in the movie "The Little Things" (2021) » April 21, 2024 10:16 am

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When Joe "Deke" Deacon is in pathology, the female doctor listens to a song playing on the radio.
Do you know what song it is?

The Oldies Music Board » For the birds » April 19, 2024 11:01 am

mroldies
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Bird Dance Beat
The Bird Man
The Bird On My Head
Birdland (We Like Birdland)
Birds Of Britain

The Oldies Music Board » Elvis Presley and two songs from the fifties » February 13, 2024 7:25 am

mroldies
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Does anyone know the answer to my two questions?

1. Did Elvis Presley record the song "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"? Did RCA ever release it on vinyl or CD?

2. And the same question about the song "Only You (And You Alone)".
Did Elvis Presley ever record it? Did RCA ever release it on vinyl or CD?

The Oldies Music Board » How The Grateful Dead Rode Its Archival Strategy to a Billboard Record » February 10, 2024 6:49 pm

mroldies
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Lorne wrote:

mroldies wrote:

"...on the Billboard 200".
Does this mean that it is counted from May 13, 1967?

I wouldn't know ... I was just referencing what they said in the article.
 

I hope it is clear why I asked this question. The Billboard 200 LP chart was first published on May 13, 1967.
 

The Oldies Music Board » How The Grateful Dead Rode Its Archival Strategy to a Billboard Record » February 9, 2024 4:37 pm

mroldies
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"...on the Billboard 200".
Does this mean that it is counted from May 13, 1967?

The Oldies Music Board » 60 Years Ago » January 22, 2024 5:03 pm

mroldies
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January 1964?
Billboard Hot 100 on January 18:
Highest Debut: The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (No. 45)

Billboard Hot 100 on January 25:
Biggest Mover: The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (from 45th to 3rd)

The Oldies Music Board » Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! » January 5, 2024 5:01 pm

mroldies
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Am I wrong or am I right?
The "Secondhandsongs" website lists Bing Crosby as the performer of that song on the third line in chronological order. 
But I think Bob Crosby should be there. His recording scored in Billboard (Most-Played In Juke Boxes) already on February 16, 1946. 
Bing Crosby's recording should be listed only after it.

I also noticed this:
Bing Crosby's recording sample on the "Secondhandsongs"
(youtube with green background) does not match the actual music sample from V-Disc 646.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbSsils7Uts
(listen at 3:38 onwards)
 

The Oldies Music Board » What to play at the very end? » December 27, 2023 5:24 am

mroldies
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I wonder what an oldies DJ (oldies presenter) should play as the last song when he retires after many years of working
in a radio station...
"A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting Of Brass"?
"Sleepy Shores"?
"River Deep-Mountain High"?
Or simply "Roll Over Beethoven"?

Do you have any interesting tips?

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