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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Extra cool music video for the song "Take Me Back" by vintage rock artist Cado

Vintage Rock artist, Cado, has just released the first video from his recently released EP "Take Me Back". The song is a boppin', rockin', jivin' and swingin' number that harks back to the days of Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran. The video is a very clever cut and mix effort with footage from American Bandstand combined with Cado "doing his thing". This will make you put on your dancing shoes and jump and jive along with it.

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https://play.spotify.com/album/3SlafrQsP2ixHRjhy0yTtf
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Music Video filmed, directed and edited by Second Frame Films
http://www.secondframefilms.com

Music written, performed, recorded and mixed by Cado
Mastered by Peter Maher Mastering https://www.petemaher.com

See previous post on this blog about Cado HERE

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra..."Puttin' On the Ritz"

The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra originally formed in 1978 and were an internationally acclaimed company of top musicians who specialized in performing authentic arrangements of Salon, Theatre and Dance Orchestra music from the era of 1900-1945.

Their music was not only sweet and sentimental but unexpectedly robust, syncopated, sparkling and humorous. They also displayed a talent for singing, whistling, tap dancing, very dramatic acting, fox trotting and wicked tangoing.

"Puttin On the Ritz" was released in 1986 and the arrangements of the songs are all genuinely from the 1920's and 1930's using a violin trio, as well as saxophones and brass, that give that unique, evocative period sound of the Great Dance Band days.

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Israel's Answer To Amy Winehouse, Leat Haber, new vintage style release "Wait for Me"

Leat Haber is a born romantic and optimist and has been described in Israel as their answer to Amy Winehouse. Be prepared to be transported back a few decades with this Israeli born singer. Leat is a typical Israeli woman, very strong and independent, and this comes across in her music.

Growing up listening to The Temptations, Jackson 5, Elvis and Cat Stevens, she is influenced by Dolly Parton, Jersey Boys, Johnny Cash, Tracy Chapman and even modern day great Amy Winehouse and Craig David. Leat has a broad knowledge of music and the music she creates. She uses equipment from the 50's and 60's, even the drum kit was vintage. After the recording process she takes her music to a studio and uses a machine that makes the songs sound like they were recorded in an analogue way. Leat takes a vintage approach on not only the style of her music but the way she creates it too. Her EP 'Flying on a Kite' was produced by Noam Akrabi. who helped Leat's dreams come to life, they both connect and understand each other's style.

The lead single off of the EP is 'Wait For Me' which can be viewed here:

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

Leat raised the money for the video off of crowd funding, the single is upbeat and happy reflecting Leat's outlook on life.

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

I Can Dream, Can't I? Hits of 1950...Various Artists

A nostalgic, 25 track collection of classic hits on the Living Era label from the year of 1950. This was the era of crooners, male and female vocal groups, popular vocalists and novelty songs that are well remembered.

Artists include Patti Page, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Bing Crosby, Billy Eckstine, The Ames brothers, Doris Day, Nat King Cole, The Andrews Sisters, Teresa Brewer, The Weavers, Perry Como, The Weavers and The Mills Brothers.

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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Vintage Inspired Rock and Roll Artist Cado releases EP "Take Me Back"

Be transported back to the 50's & 60’s with Cado’s brand new EP

Vintage inspired rock and roll artist Cado, brings us a refreshingly nostalgic EP, ‘Take Me Back’.

Having been born half a century too late in 1990, Cado is a modern rock and roll artist with an obsession for music of the past! After stealing a Beatles album from a record shop aged 10, he was inspired to make music that will make people smile, dance and enjoy themselves!

Cado, who grew up in County Kildare, Ireland, was mesmerised at an early age by the sound of The Beatles and Chuck Berry and from then commenced a lifelong obsession with music! His father would perform Johnny B. Goode to him, and when he heard the hard hitting opening riff featured in back to the future at age 11, he did not hesitate to pick up a guitar and has rarely put it down since!
The multi instrumentalist has toured the UK and Ireland with The Shades and in early 2016 he began recording a collection of songs inspired by the music he adores.

The singer-songwriter takes a completely DIY approach, self recording and mixing everything in his home studio. Every instrument on the EP was performed by him allowing him make music that he truly loves. The retro sounding EP has strong nods towards classic artists such as Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Stream the EP here:

Spotify - https://play.spotify.com/album/3SlafrQsP2ixHRjhy0yTtf

Bandcamp - https://cadomusic.bandcamp.com/

YouTube - www.youtube.com/CadoOfficial

Marty's review: Cado takes us back to the 50's and 60's with this 4 track gem that rocks and sways with pure rockabilly and rock and roll on 3 tracks, "Take Me Back", "Record Machine" and "Would You Dance" and a little bit of balladry on "Oh Baby". Cado has captured the essence of the period with a raw and uncluttered sound that sounds fresh and exciting. An impressive debut that will please all lovers of vintage rock and roll.

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Friday, August 19, 2016

So Rare 3..A third selection by Barry Humphries of his favourite gramophone records and songs

If you enjoyed the first and second releases in this series, then here is volume 3. 52 more tracks of classic nostalgia from the 1920's, 30's and 40's with artists such as Hildegarde, Sam Browne, Greta Keller, Lecouna Cuban Boys, "Hutch", Elsie Carlisle, Al Bowlly, Anne Shelton, Carl Brisson and a swathe of their contemporaries.

So place the needle on that gramophone or tune in to your wireless radio, take a seat in your favourite chair and let the memories float in.

So Rare III - Disc 1

So Rare III - Disc 2

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Monday, July 25, 2016

Pass That Bottle...The Devil's Daughters AZ Rockabilly..video clip

The Devil's Daughters are Mysti Moon and Lisa Mortensen, who have combined forces to create a devilish duet, and are backed up by three badass boys of Rockabilly, Leeroy Nelson, Shorty Kruetz, and Tommy Collins.

...say no more.....just watch the video!

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Billie Holiday...Remixed and Re-Imagined

The most heartfelt vintage master-tape performances of Billie Holiday - quite simply the 20th century's preeminent jazz vocalist - were selected and then bestowed upon the groove-worthy re-mixers of the 21st century.

The result is this 14 track gem - a heart-stopping manifesto of love, beauty, rhythm and poetry. Had she been born 70 years later, there's little doubt that this is the kind of soulful sound Billie Holiday would have totally dug. Worlds colliding, indeed, but in the most beautiful way possible.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

'S Wonderful...Songs of George Gershwin....Original Recordings 1920 to 1949

20 classic George Gershwin songs recorded from 1920 to 1949 and performed by various artists including Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Billie Holiday and Ethel Merman.

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Bakelite Express...40 Classic Nostalgia Rarities from the Hit Radio Series

Pack your bags, sit back, and take a ride on the Bakelite Express. A 40 track collection of some of the great, occasionally quirky, tunes of the 20's, 30's and 40's performed by the likes of Sinatra, Day, Garland, Fitzgerald, Astaire, Calloway, Ellington and Vallee as well as many others. With a lesser-known (and sometimes eccentric) supporting cast, there's no doubt that back in those days, they were really on to something.

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox Remake of “Are You Gonna be My Girl" featuring Addie Hamilton

Post Modern Jukebox's latest release: Addie Hamilton – who describes herself as “your grandma’s best friend” – in our swing remake of Jet’s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl“.

"It took hearing her sing exactly one phrase before I determined that Addie was absolutely perfect for PMJ. She’s truly an old soul, with a genuine love of all things vintage. She’s also incredibly accomplished for someone that is not yet 21 years old; she’s been nominated for an Emmy Award as a songwriter, and works quite a bit as a model and set designer in her spare time." ...PMJ site

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

UK Retro Rockers The Bluejays cover of Buddy Holly's "Early In the Morning" featuring The Glamophones

The Bluejays' version of Buddy Holly's "Early In the Morning" featuring "The Glamophones".

The Bluejays formed in 2013 after years of performing together in West End rock ‘n’ roll theatre shows such as ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’, ‘Dreamboats & Petticoats’, ‘Save The Last Dance For Me’ and ‘Return To The Forbidden Planet’.

Since then they have played hundreds of gigs all over the world offering the world’s finest vintage rock ‘n’ roll experience for any type of event – private parties, weddings, corporate functions, theatre press nights and festivals. Their set list is made up of hit after hit from the likes of Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Ritchie Valens, Dion and many more and is guaranteed to have audiences up and dancing all evening.

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Rhythm of the Day...Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols (May 8, 1905 – June 28, 1965) was an American jazz cornettist, composer, and jazz bandleader.

Over his long career, Nichols recorded in a wide variety of musical styles, and critic Steve Leggett describes him as "an expert cornet player, a solid improviser, and apparently a workaholic, since he is rumored to have appeared on over 4,000 recordings during the 1920's alone."

Nichols had good technique, could read music, and easily got session and studio work. In 1926 he and Miff Mole began a prodigious stint of recording with a variety of bands, most of them known as "Red Nichols and His Five Pennies". Very few of these groups were actually quintets; the name was simply a pun on "Nickel", since there were "five pennies" in a nickel. "That was only a number we tied in with my name", Nichols once explained. "We'd generally have eight or nine [musicians], depending on who was around for the session and what I was trying to do."

Nichols recorded over 100 sides for the Brunswick label under that band name. He also recorded under a number of other names, among them, The Arkansas Travelers, The California Red Heads, The Louisiana Rhythm Kings, The Charleston Chasers, Red and Miff’s Stompers, and Miff Mole and His Little Molers. Some weeks, Nichols and his bands were making 10–12 records a week.

His recordings of the late 1920's are regarded as the most progressive jazz of the period in both concept and execution, with widely-ranging harmonies and a balanced ensemble.

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Dick Haymes...Soft Lights and Sweet Music

Dick Haymes was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1918. He became a vocalist in a number of big bands, worked in Hollywood, on radio, and in films throughout the 1940's/1950's.

Though never achieving the immensely popular status of fellow baritone crooners like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, or Perry Como, Haymes was nonetheless just as respected for his musical ability. On September 3, 1942, Sinatra introduced Haymes on radio as Sinatra's replacement in the Tommy Dorsey band. Prior to joining Dorsey's group, Haymes sang with the Harry James orchestra.

In 1945 Haymes co-starred with Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews and Vivian Blaine in the musical State Fair. He teamed with female vocalist Helen Forrest for many hit duets during World War Two, including "Together," "I'll Buy That Dream," and "Long Ago and Far Away"; he sang with Judy Garland on two Decca recordings of songs from the film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, in which he appeared with Betty Grable.

He paired repeatedly with the Andrews Sisters (Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne) on a dozen or so Decca collaborations, including the Billboard hit "Teresa," "Great Day," "My Sin," and a 1952 rendering of the dramatic ballad "Here in My Heart," backed by the sisters and Nelson Riddle's lush strings. His duets with Patty Andrews were also well received, both on Decca vinyl and on radio's Club Fifteen with the sisters, which he hosted in 1949 and 1950. He also joined Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters for 1947 session that produced the Billboard hit "There's No Business Like Show Business," as well as "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)." His popular renditions of tender ballads such as "Little White Lies" and "Maybe It's Because" were recorded with celebrated arranger Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra and chorus.

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