Timi Yuro – The Best Of Timi Yuro - 44 original recordings

 

Rosemary Victoria Yuro (August 4, 1941 – March 30, 2004), known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer. Sometimes called "the little girl with the big voice", she is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era. Yuro possessed a contralto vocal range. According to one critic, "her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence".

Signed to Liberty Records in 1959, she had a U.S. Billboard No. 4 single in 1961 with "Hurt", an R&B ballad. Yuro's recording was produced by Clyde Otis, who had previously worked with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington. Later that year she recorded as a duo with Johnnie Ray. She charted some further minor hits including "Smile" (No. 42), opened for Frank Sinatra on his 1962 tour of Australia, and received a 1962 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist of 1961.

In 1962, Bob Johnston and Otis produced Yuro's single "What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You?)", which went to No. 12 on the Billboard pop chart. On both "Hurt" and "What's a Matter Baby", Yuro showed an emotional but elegant vocal style that owed a debt to Washington and other black jazz singers. Many listeners in the early 1960s thought Yuro was black. Her single "The Love of a Boy" reached No. 44 in 1962. It was arranged and co-written by Burt Bacharach.

By 1964, Yuro had moved to Mercury Records, but her first record for the label, "You Can Have Him", arranged by Jack Nitzsche, only just scraped into the chart and was her last hit. Nevertheless, her album The Amazing Timi Yuro, produced by Quincy Jones, was an artistic success. According to one critic, "her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence".

By the late 1960s, Yuro had performed in venues from London to Las Vegas. She appeared at the Kray twins' clubs in London as she was a favorite of Reggie Kray. In 1965 and 1968 she sang at the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's most popular music contest. However, her career lost its early momentum and she quit the music business altogether after her marriage in 1969.

1-1 Hurt

1-2 I Apologize

1-3 What's a Matter Baby

1-4 Exactly Like You

1-5 Smile

1-6 Be Anything (But Be Mine)

1-7 If I Had You

1-8 Stardust

1-9 Then I'll Be Tired Of You

1-10 Hold Me

1-11 For You

1-12 You'll Never Know

1-13 Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)

1-14 A Little Bird Told Me

1-15 Once In A While

1-16 The Wall

1-17 Trying

1-18 Just Say I Love Him

1-19 Don't Blame Me

1-20 All My Love Belongs To You

1-21 Count Everything

1-22 I Believe

2-1 Let Me Call You Sweetheart

2-2 I Ain't Gonna Cry No More

2-3 Cry

2-4 She Really Loves You

2-5 My Prayer

2-6 The Love Of a Boy

2-7 There Goes My Heart

2-8 I Cry Myself To Sleep

2-9 Put Them Aside

2-10 Satan Never Sleeps

2-11 A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening

2-12 You Belong To My Heart

2-13 If I Didn't Care

2-14 Don't Take Your Love From Me

2-15 I Won't Cry Anymore

2-16 Somewhere Along The Way

2-17 And That Reminds Me

2-18 I Should Care

2-19 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

2-20 Thirteenth Hour

2-21 I Know (I Love You)

2-22 A Mother's Love

The Best Of Timi Yuro

Ladies Sing The Blues - Original Mono Recordings from 1923-1939

 

1 Adelaide Hall– The Blues I Love To Sing 3:10

2 Mildred Bailey– Downhearted Blues 3:24

3 Una Mae Carlisle– Hangover Blues 2:51

4 Lizzie Miles– My Man O' War 3:28

5 Lizzie Miles– Electrician Blues 3:18

6 Laura Smith – Don't You Leave Me Here 2:57

7 Ida Cox– Hard Time Blues 2:55

8 Ida Cox– Take Him Off My Mind 3:01

9 Ada Brown– Evil Mama Blues 3:04

10 Ada Brown– Break O' Day Blues 3:02

11 Trixie Smith– Freight Train Blues 3:17

12 Victoria Spivey– Moaning The Blues 3:06

13 Billie Holiday– Billie's Blues 2:40

14 Billie Holiday– Long Gone Blues 3:03

15 Rosetta Howard– Let Your Linen Hang Low 3:10

16 Rosetta Howard– Rosetta Blues 2:57

17 Sippie Wallace– I'm A Mighty Tight Woman 2:54

18 Mamie Smith– Goin' Crazy With The Blues 3:02

19 Lillian Glinn– Cravin' A Man Blues 2:47

20 Clara Smith– Jelly, Jelly Look What You Done, Done 2:49

21 Ma Rainey– Booze And Blues 3:17

22 Ma Rainey– Toad Frog Blues 3:12

23 Bessie Smith– Empty Bed Blues Parts 1 & 2 6:16

24 Bessie Smith– St. Louis Blues 3:13

Ladies Sing The Blues

Rose Murphy - The Chee-Chee Girl - 29 Original mono recordings 1947-1953

 

1 Busy Line 2:46

2 Miss Annabelle Lee 2:36

3 Cecilia 2:47

4 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby 2:24

5 When I Grow Too Old To Dream 2:34

6 Midnight On The Trail 3:09

7 Pennies From Heaven 2:15

8 Coquette 2:31

9 Mm-mm Good 2:21

10 Jim 2:25

11 My Blue Heaven 2:06

12 The Best Things In Life Are Free 2:14

13 Sweet Georgia Brown 2:27

14 Swingin' Down The Lane 2:37

15 A Little Bird Told Me 2:26

16 Baby, Baby 3:10

17 You Were Meant For Me 2:24

18 Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys 3:07

19 Gee, I Wonder What The Trouble Can Be 2:38

20 Honeysuckle Rose 2:54

21 Rosetta 2:45

22 Me And My Shadow 2:43

23 A Precious Little Thing Called Love 2:36

24 Believe It, Beloved 2:41

25 Button Up Your Overcoat 2:35

26 I Wanna Be Loved By You 2:18

27 Peek-A-Boo 2:51

28 The Little Red Monkey 2:25

29 Time On My Hands 2:44

The Chee-Chee Girl - 29 Original mono recordings 1947-1953

Betty Grable – The Pin-Up Girl

 

Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.

Her 42 films during the 1930's and 1940's grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand, although all were surpassed by Mary Pickford, with 13 years). The U.S. Treasury Department listed her as the highest-salaried American woman in 1946 and 1947, and she earned more than $3 million during her career.

Throughout her career, Grable was a celebrated sex symbol. Her bathing-suit poster made her the top pin-up girl of World War II, surpassing Rita Hayworth. The photo was later included in the Life magazine project "100 Photographs That Changed the World". Hosiery specialists of the era often noted the ideal proportions of Grable's legs and thighs (18.5 in (47 cm)), calf (12 in (30 cm)) and ankle (7.5 in (19 cm)). Her legs were insured by her studio for $1 million as a publicity stunt. Describing her film career, Grable said: "I became a star for two reasons, and I'm standing on them."

1-1 Cowboy Number 2:04

1-2 Snake Dance 3:00

1-3 Let's K-nock K-nees 3:28

1-4 Music In My Heart 2:29

1-5 Boys Will Be Boys 3:16

1-6 What Goes On Here In My Heart 1:53

1-7 Down Argentine Way 2:38

1-8 Two Dreams Met 3:31

1-9 Hawaii-A 2:22

1-10 The Sheik Of Araby 2:39

1-11 You Started Something 2:10

1-12 Loveliness And Love 2:43

1-13 Kindergarten Conga 1:48

1-14 Hi Ya Love 1:46

1-15 Another Little Dream Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm 1:06

1-16 Are You Kidding? 1:37

1-17 I'm Still Crazy For You 2:08

1-18 I Heard The Birdies Sing 1:24

1-19 Sing Me A Song Of The Islands 2:17

1-20 Down On Ami Ami Oni Oni Island 3:54

1-21 O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian 2:05

1-22 Run Little Raindrop Run 2:40

1-23 Pan American Jubilee 2:40

1-24 Cuddle Up A Little Closer 2:15

1-25 Pretty Baby 2:57

1-26 Miss Lulu From Louisville 2:32

2-1 Take It From There 2:36

2-2 Beautiful Coney Island 1:17

2-3 There's Danger In A Dance 3:02

2-4 Waiting At The Church 2:15

2-5 My Heart Tells Me 3:04

2-6 Sweet Rosie O'Grady 2:01

2-7 Going To The County Fair 1:20

2-8 You're My Little Pin-Up Girl 2:41

2-9 Don't Carry Tales Out Of School 2:35

2-10 Once Too Often 5:22

2-11 Song Of The Very Merry Widow 3:23

2-12 Welcome To The Diamond Horseshoe 2:34

2-13 In Acapulco 3:13

2-14 Medley: Play Me An Old-Fashioned Melody / A Nickel's Worth Of Jive / Let Me Call You Sweetheart / You'll Never Know / Sleep, Baby, Sleep / Shoo Shoo Baby 6:34

2-15 I Wish I Knew 2:18

2-16 Cooking Up A Show / The More I See You 3:41

2-17 The Vamp 1:24

2-18 We Have Been Around / Carolina In The Morning 2:49

2-19 Powder, Lipstick And Rouge 2:54

2-20 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows 3:06

2-21 The Darktown Strutters' Ball 3:36

2-22 I Can't Begin To Tell You 1:38

Betty Grable – The Pin-Up Girl

Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl) – The Complete RCA Victor Recordings

 

Rose Murphy (April 28, 1913 – November 16, 1989) was an American jazz pianist and singer, famous for the song "Busy Line" and her unique vocal style.

Described by AllMusic's Scott Yanow as having "a unique place in music history", Murphy was known as "the chee chee girl" because of her habit of singing "chee chee" in many of her numbers. She was also known as "the girl with the pale pink voice".

Murphy began her musical career in the late 1930's, playing intermission piano for such performers as Count Basie, and became popular in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1940's. She is best known for her high-pitched singing style, which incorporated scat singing, giggling, and percussive sound effects. "Busy Line", one of her most well-known songs, made use of perhaps her most famous vocal sound effect: the 'brrp, brrrp' of a telephone ring. A version of the song by Peter Skellern was later used in 1990 by BT Cellnet in a television commercial which was such a success that RCA reissued the original recording. Princess Margaret became a fan after "Busy Line" became a hit in the United Kingdom. She attended Murphy's concerts in London, imitated her while playing the piano and sang "Busy Line" at parties.

1 A Little Bird Told Me 2:26

2 Baby, Baby 3:11

3 Pennies From Heaven [Previously Unissued] 2:28

4 You Were Meant For Me 2:23

5 Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys 3:09

6 Busy Line 2:45

7 Is I In Love ? I Is [Previously Unissued] 2:36

8 Gee, I Wonder What The Trouble Can Be 2:38

9 Honeysuckle Rose 2:53

10 Rosetta 2:46

11 You, Wonderful You 2:22

12 Hey ! Mama (He's Tryin' To Kiss Me) [Previously Unreleased] 2:24

13 If You Were Only Mine [Previously Unreleased] 2:24

14 Not Tonight [Previously Unreleased] 2:34

15 Is I In Love ? I Is [Previously Unissued] 2:10

16 Don't Stop 2:17

17 Don't Stop [Previously Unissued] 2:19

Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl)

It's A Scandal! Songs For Soho Blondes - various artists compilation

 

Compiled by Bob Stanley and Martin Green, It's A Scandal! harks back to the heady world of Soho clubland in the years immediateley before Swinging London, an environment evoked on record through risqué material sung by the likes of Diana Dors, Shirley Bassey and Elke Sommer. This was the milieu for many of the characters caught up in the Profumo Affair, satirised by the Miss X single and further exploited by Mandy Rice-Davies. Most of this material is hard to find on CD, and all will appeal to the aficionados of burlesque.

1 Miss X– Christine

2 Mandy Rice-Davies– Close Your Eyes

3 Shirley Bassey– Sex

4 Lucille Mapp– Chinchilla

5 Diana Dors– Roller Coaster Blues

6 The Knightsbridge Chorale– Make Mine Mink

7 Elke Sommer– Be Not "Notty"

8 Anne Heywood– Love Is

9 Maxine Daniels– Lola's Heart

10 The Barry Sisters– Why Don't You Do Right

11 Eric Winstone Orchestra*– Picadilly Third Stop

12 Sheila Buxton– Shakedown

13 Lynn Cornell– Demon Lover

14 Jeri Southern– Run

15 The Beverley Sisters– The Sphinx Won't Tell

16 Valerie Masters– Say When

17 The Jazz Stars– The Jazz Scene

18 Beryl Bryden– Moanin'

19 Linda Laurie– Ooh, What A Lover

20 Marion Ryan– An Occational Man

21 Anita Lindblom– Mr Big Wheel

22 Toni Eden– Send Me

23 Sylvia Sands– Love Me Now! Love Me Now! Love Me Now!

24 Eve Boswell– Wimoweh Cha Cha

25 Miss X– S-E-X

 It's A Scandal! Songs For Soho Blondes

Ann-Margret – The Very Best Of Ann-Margret

 

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish-American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Initially gaining notoriety in 1961 as a singer with a sultry, vibrant contralto voice, she quickly rose to Hollywood stardom.

Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017).

Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award in addition to two Academy Award nominations and two Grammy nominations. She released Born to be Wild, her first classic-rock album, in April 2023.

Ann-Margret began recording for RCA Victor in 1961, first recording "Lost Love". Her debut album And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret was recorded in Hollywood, arranged and conducted by Marty Paich. Later albums were produced in Nashville with Chet Atkins on guitar, the Jordanaires (Elvis Presley's backup singers), and the Anita Kerr Singers, with liner notes by mentor George Burns. She had a sexy, throaty contralto singing voice,[14] and RCA Victor attempted to capitalize on the "female Elvis" comparison by having her record a version of "Heartbreak Hotel" and other songs stylistically similar to Presley's. She scored a minor success with "I Just Don't Understand" (from her second LP), which entered the Billboard Top 40 in August 1961 and stayed six weeks, peaking at number 17; the song was later performed by the Beatles in 1963. In 1962, Ann-Margret was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

This 39 track compilation is an essential collection of her recording career.

The Very Best Of Ann-Margret

Bessie Smith – Jazz 'n' Blues

 

1 Lady Luck Blues 3:08

2 Outside Of That 3:29

3 Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time) 3:08

4 Down Hearted Blues 3:26

5 Oh Daddy Blues 3:06

6 Midnight Blues 3:18

7 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:57

8 Aggravatin' Papa 3:18

9 If You Don't, I Know Who Will 3:36

10 Jail House Blues 3:14

11 Sam Jones Blues 2:48

12 Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine 3:32

13 Yodling Blues 3:12

14 Bleeding Hearted Blues 3:06

15 Mama's Got The Blues 2:57

16 Taint Nobody's Business' If I Do 3:27

17 Gulf Coast Blues 3:06

18 Beale Street Mama 3:35

19 Frosty Morning Blues 3:13

20 Mean Old Bedbug Blues 3:12

21 Sweet Mistreater 3:02

Bessie Smith – Jazz 'n' Blues

Ces Fabuleuses Années 30 - Frehel (Those Fabulous 30's - Frehel)

 

Fréhel (born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress.

Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sordid side of Paris. In her teens, she got a break when she met one of the female music-hall performers who heard her sing and introduced her to show business promoters.

She began performing under the stage name Pervenche, and soon met and married Robert Hollard, a performer who used the nom de guerre "Roberty". Alcohol entered her life at an early age and her drinking became a problem for her husband. Their marriage did not last long and her husband left her for another Parisian singer, Damia. Fréhel then began a relationship with Maurice Chevalier but that too did not last long and after he left her for the much older megastar Mistinguett. At 19 years old, she attempted suicide.

Following her suicide attempt, in 1911 she tried to escape her pain and travelled to Bucharest, Turkey and then to Russia where she remained for more than ten years. She suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction, and returned to Paris in 1923. She then signaled a new beginning by switching to the stage name "Fréhel", taking the name from Cap Fréhel in Brittany where her parents had been born. Singing as Fréhel, at the Paris Olympia in 1924 she gave a powerful performance and was soon headlining at the most popular venues in the country. As part of what is now referred to as the bal musette, Fréhel often sang accompanied by bagpipes and/or an accordion player.

In the 1930's, she appeared in several motion pictures, almost always portraying a singer in a minor or supporting role. The most notable films in which she performed were 1931's Cœur de Lilas, based on the Tristan Bernard play, and Pépé le Moko that starred Jean Gabin. While her alcohol abuse continued, she nevertheless was a major show business force of 1930s France. Of all her songs, her 1939 La Java Bleue, with music by Vincent Scotto, proved her most popular.

Despite being one of Europe's most sought-after performers, her addictions led her to drop out of public view for years. She died in 1951, alone in a hotel in Pigalle. She was interred in the Cimetière de Pantin, near Paris.

Her 1934 recording Si tu n'étais pas là was featured in the 2001 soundtrack of the film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie).

She is portrayed by Yolande Moreau in the Gainsbourg bio pic Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life - in which she encounters the young Serge Gainsbourg and accompanies him in a song.

Ces Fabuleuses Années 30 - Frehel

Tea Dance: 1920's, 30's, 40's Vintage Tea Party - various artists compilation

 

1 Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli– Tea For Two 3:13

2 The Ink Spots– Java Jive 3:01

3 Benny Goodman Orchestra*– Sugar Foot Stomp 2:58

4 Fats Waller & His Rhythm– My Very Good Friend The Milkman 3:32

5 Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters*– Jersey Bounce 3:07

6 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra*– Happy Feet 2:59

7 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra*– Begin The Beguine 3:15

8 The Boswell Sisters / Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra*– When I Take My Sugar To Tea 3:12

9 Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*– For Dancers Only 2:41

q Billie Holiday / Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra*– Sugar 2:48

11 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Flying Home 2:55

12 Frankie Trumbauer / Bix Beiderbecke / Eddie Lang– Singin' The Blues 2:59

13 Annette Hanshaw– Lovable And Sweet 2:51

14 The Mills Brothers– Sweeter Than Sugar 1:56

15 Glenn Miller & His Orchestra*– I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo 3:13

16 Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli– The Lambeth Walk 2:46

17 Benny Goodman Trio– China Boy 2:32

18 Fred Astaire– Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:27

19 Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli– It Don't Mean A Thing - If It Ain't Got That Swing 3:04

20 Hutch – Moonlight Cocktail 3:14

21 Helen Ward / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra*– Sing Me A Swing Song 2:23

22 Hoagy Carmichael– Rockin' Chair 3:25

23 Fats Waller & His Rhythm– Shortnin' Bread 2:42

24 Jack Teagarden / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra*– Texas Tea Party 3:18

25 The Bud Freeman Trio*– Three Little Words 3:02

26 Sam Costa / Peter Yorke & His Orchestra*– A Nice Cup Of Tea 2:20

Tea Dance: 1920's, 30's, 40's Vintage Tea Party

Ella Fitzgerald Gold

 

1-1 Let's Fall In Love 4:03

1-2 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 3:32

1-3 Summertime 4:52

1-4 A Fine Romance 3:36

1-5 The Very Thought Of You 2:45

1-6 Mack The Knife (Live In Berlin) 4:57

1-7 Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) 3:32

1-8 Cheek To Cheek 3:48

1-9 The Lady Is A Tramp 3:22

1-10 Get Happy 3:30

1-11 I Get A Kick Out Of You 4:00

1-12 Misty 2:51

1-13 Embraceable You 4:51

1-14 I Love Paris 4:57

1-15 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:29

1-16 Georgia On My Mind 3:29

1-17 But Not For Me 2:04

1-18 Blue Skies 3:44

1-19 Someone To Watch Over Me 4:33

2-1 Manhattan 2:49

2-2 'S Wonderful 3:28

2-3 They Can't Take That Away From Me 4:38

2-4 I've Got You Under My Skin 2:44

2-5 Stormy Weather 5:13

2-6 My Funny Valentine 3:52

2-7 Bewitched 7:01

2-8 These Foolish Things 7:35

2-9 With A Song In My Heart 2:44

2-10 There's A Small Hotel 2:47

2-11 Night And Day 3:05

2-12 Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:55

2-13 Puttin' On The Ritz 2:15

2-14 Blue Moon 3:10

2-15 Isn't This A Lovely Day 3:25

2-16 Love Is Here To Stay 3:52

2-17 I Only Have Eyes For You 2:37

2-18 The Man I Love 3:51

2-19 Tenderly 5:06

2-20 Too Darn Hot 3:00

Ella Fitzgerald Gold

Mahalia Jackson – Queen Of Gospel

 

1 Get Away Jordan

2 (I'm) On My Way (To Canaan)

3 I Can Put My Trust In Jesus

4 Said He Would

5 He's My Light

6 Move On Up A Little Higher

7 Run All The Way

8 Up In Jerusalem

9 The Lord's Prayer

10 Beautiful Tomorrow

11 Walk With Me

12 In The Upper Room

13 I'm Glad Salvation Is Free

14 His Eye Is On The Sparrow

15 Jesus Is With Me

16 These Are They

17 Just As I Am

18 How I Got Over

19 I Bow On My Knees

20 Prayer Changes Things

21 Go Tell It On The Mountains

Mahalia Jackson – Queen Of Gospel

Nellie Melba - Aria and Song 1904-1921

 

Dame Nellie Melba GBE (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931) was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician. She took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.

Melba studied singing in Melbourne and made a modest success in performances there. After a brief and unsuccessful marriage, she moved to Europe in search of a singing career. Failing to find engagements in London in 1886, she studied in Paris and soon made a great success there and in Brussels. Returning to London she quickly established herself as the leading lyric soprano at Covent Garden from 1888. She soon achieved further success in Paris and elsewhere in Europe, and later at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, debuting there in 1893. Her repertoire was small; in her whole career she sang no more than 25 roles and was closely identified with only ten. She was known for her performances in French and Italian opera, but sang little German opera.

During the First World War, Melba raised large sums for war charities. She returned to Australia frequently during the 20th century, singing in opera and concerts, and had a house built for her near Melbourne. She was active in the teaching of singing at the Melbourne Conservatorium. Melba continued to sing until the last months of her life and made a large number of "farewell" appearances. Her death, in Australia, was news across the English-speaking world, and her funeral was a major national event. The Australian $100 note features her image.

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This title attempts to convey the distinctive voice of Dame Nellie Melba, re-recorded and mastered by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia utilising an innovative process. The original disc recordings were played using archival Gramophone equipment, and the music recorded through ambient microphones. The recordings took place in the Senate Chamber of Old Parliament House in Canberra - a location already associated with Melba as she sang in person at the opening of Parliament House in 1927.

PART 1 - Arias from Operas (15 tracks)

1. God Save the King (Trad)

2. Puccini: LA BOHÈME: Mi chiamano Mimi

3. Puccini: LA BOHÈME: O soave fanciulla

4. Puccini: LA BOHÈME: Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore

5. Mozart: IL RE PASTORE: l'amero saro costante

6. Mozart: LE NOZZE DE FIGARO voi che sapete

7. Mozart: LE NOZZE DE FIGARO porgi amor

8. Massenet: DON CÉSAR DE BAZAN: À Séville, belle Señoras (Sevillana),

9. Lalo: LE ROI D'YS: Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir… Vainement, ma bien aimée (Aubade)

10. Verdi: RIGOLETTO: Caro nome

11. Verdi LA TRAVIATA: Ah! Fors'è lui… Follie! Follie!... Sempre libera

12. Donizetti: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR: Del ciel clemente un riso (Mad Scene)

13. Charpentier: LOUISE: Depuis de jour

14. Wagner: LOHENGRIN: Sola ne miei prim anni (Elsa's Dream)

15. Rimsky-Korsakov: SADKO: Les diamants chez nous… (Chanson Hindoue)

PART 2 - Songs (16 tracks)

1. Arditi: Se saran rose

2. Hahn: Si mes vers avaient des ailes

3. Bemberg: Sur le lac

4. Bemberg: Chant hindou

5. Bemberg: Les anges pleurent

6. Lottie: Pur dicesti, o bocca, bocca bella

7. Bizet: Pastorale

8. Hahn: D'une prison

9. Hue: Soir paiën

10. Debussy: (i) Romance (ii) Mandoline

11. Duparc: Chanson triste

12. Chausson: Le temps des lilas

13. Ronald: The White Sea Mist

14. White: Andersen. My Jo

15. Lehmann: Magdalen at Michael's Gate

16. Dvorak: Songs my mother taught me

Nellie Melba - Aria and Song 1904-1921

Beehives & Bumper Bullets - Country Girls of the 1960's

 

1 Penny Jay– Convicts Angel

2 Penny Jay– Lonesome Lovin' Diesel Drivin' Man

3 Beverly Buff– Back In Each Others Arms Again

4 Beverly Buff– I'll Love You As Your Friend

5 Beverly Buff– Anything I'm Big Enough To Do

6 Beverly Buff– Before You Change My Mind

7 Peggy King– I Can't Get Over Getting Over You

8 Peggy King– I Can't Make It On My Own

9 Janette Monday– If I Broke Your Heart (I Didn't Mean To)

10 Deanna Rocket– When Your World Comes Tumbling Down

11 Deanna Rocket– Why Can't I Forget You

12 The Blue Belles Featuring Prissy Sue– False Dreams

13 Clara Dean– Diddy Boppin' And Motor Mouthin'

14 Carol Johnson– You've Lost Every Right

15 Carol Johnson– Don't Look For Wings

16 Yvonne Devaney– Step Into My World

17 Yvonne Devaney– Rome Wasn't Built In A Day

18 Freda Burrell– I'm A Sports Nut

19 Freda Burrell– Going Through The Motions

20 Kathy Taylor– (I Don't Have) The Will To Live

21 Ricky Page*– Making A Fool Of Myself

22 Christy Lane*– Find Out What You Want

Beehives & Bumper Bullets

The Andrews Sisters – The Original Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy in sparkling hi-fi

 

1 Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)

2 Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)

3 Rum And Coca Cola

4 Rancho Pillow

5 Tulip Time

6 Shoo-Shoo Baby

7 Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar

8 Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)

9 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time

10 Ti-Pi-Tin

11 Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)

12 Aurora

13 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

14 Begin The Beguine

15 Well All Right (Tonight's The Night)

16 Ferry Boat Serenade

The Original Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

The Very Best Of Connie Francis (Connie's 21 Biggest Hits!)

 

1 Who's Sorry Now 2:16

2 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry 2:27

3 Stupid Cupid 2:13

4 Fallin' 2:12

5 My Happiness 2:26

6 If I Didn't Care 2:37

7 Lipstick On Your Collar 2:16

8 Frankie 2:31

9 You're Gonna Miss Me 2:43

10 Among My Souvenirs 2:30

11 Teddy 2:44

12 Everybody's Somebody's Fool 2:37

13 My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own 2:30

14 Many Tears Ago 1:55

15 Where The Boys Are 2:37

16 Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart 2:37

17 Don't Break The Heart That Loves You 3:02

18 Second Hand Love 2:50

19 Vacation 2:22

20 I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter 2:24

21 Follow The Boys 2:39

The Very Best Of Connie Francis

Edith Piaf – L'Eternal

 

1 Ballade De Mr. Browning

2 Partance

3 Le Grand Voyage Du Pauvre Negre

4 On Danse Sur Ma Chanson

5 Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin

6 Elle Frequentait La Rue Pigalle

7 Embrasse Moi

8 Escale

9 Le Brun Et Le Blond

10 Un Monsieur Me Suit Dans La Rue

11 Le Chasseur De L'Hotel

12 Regarde-mois Toujours Comme Ca

13 Je M'en Fous Pas Mal

14 Le Petit Homme

15 Un Refrain Courait Dans La Rue

16 Celine

17 Dans Les Prisons De Nates

18 Le Chante Du Pirate

19 C'est Pour Ca

20 Adieu, Mon Coeur

21 Fais-moi Valser

22 Mon Coeur Est Au Coin D'une Rue

23 Un Coin Tout Blue

Edith Piaf – L'Eternal