This was prompted by "Hearing Is Believing" including "Melancholy Serenade". Such lovely melodies impeccably played. "Smoke Dreams" makes we want to take up smoking now.
Although this will always be mainly a "classical" channel, do you have any recommendations for 1950s era "easy-listening", "dinner", or "hi-fi" albums that preferably don't have good transfers here on the 'Tube? "Hearing is Believing" had the Sauter-Finegan "Eddie and the Witchdoctor" for instance but that has an excellent RCA transfer.
@@GlensAudioRestoration That's a real challenge, Glen. Most everything I can think of off the top of my head already has multiple good uploads. But, I'll keep my eyes open.
@@leestamm3187 Haven't looked in to any of them yet, but what do you know about Jackie Gleason's oeuvre? "Music to Change Her Mind" (on Apple Music) sounds intriguing.
@@GlensAudioRestoration Funny you mentioned him. We had a couple of his albums when I was young. One I remember was "Tawny," and another was "A Taste of Brass." Most of his LPs are on the Tube.
#12, "Dream of Olwen" by Charles Williams has to be about the most gorgeous heart-tugging melody ever composed. Nobody could create these heavenly tunes as well as 20th-century English composers did. Also count Richard Addinsel (Warsaw Concerto) and Amy Woodforde-Finden (Kashmiri Song) in that number.
I don't think I have heard the "Kashmiri Song" before. I should check out more of Ms. Woodforde-Finden. Here is the Addinsel from Fiedler "The Family All Together" album. Maybe I should revisit this album with my new cartridge and improved software and see if I can't open up the upper end. ua-cam.com/video/NL-3VcppUjA/v-deo.html
#9 is based on Edvard Grieg's "The Last Spring". I'm 79, Glen, and I remember these old TV shows from the 1950s & early 1960s. This takes me back to the wonders and delights of my childhood and the relative innocence and gentility that America once had. I write this with pooling eyes. This is beautiful stuff, Glen. Thank you, my friend.
I thought it sounded vaguely familiar, but couldn't place it. For reference, here is Flagstad singing it a much slower pace than orchestral only versions. ua-cam.com/video/LhvS4cc9zls/v-deo.html
1) "The Coca-Cola Waltz" was not only featured on "COKE TIME WITH EDDIE FISHER", it was their musical signature on radio and TV (and drive-in snipes) for over 25 years. 5) This was Lucy's *sponsor's* theme, from 1951 through '55 {"CALL FOR PHIL-IP MOR-AISSSSSS!!!!!!!!!"}. It was Philip Morris' muscial signature on TV and radio for over 25 years. 7) This was mostly heard on Perry Como's radio and TV shows from 1944 through 1955, especially during his "CHESTERFIELD SUPPER CLUB" days (1944-'50). 10) It was also heard on "GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE" {same producer) on alternate weeks (1951-'55).
This was motivated after hearing the Jackie Gleason "Melancholy Serenade" on "Hearing Is Believing" which is not that I remember from the ones that I saw on the rerun channel back in the day. Also what is up with "On the Trail" for Lucy? That is definitely not what was on the ones that I saw. And sadly, "Smoke Dreams" now makes me want to take up smoking. The power of music and advertising!
The little guy who "Call(ed) for Philip Mor-ay-issss!!" was a midget named Johnny Olsen if my very ancient memory serves me correctly. Somebody who remembers correct me if I'm wrong.
@@GlensAudioRestoration Glen, I definitely remember the Grofe "Trail" theme being used in Philip Morris ads, but I don't recall whether that was Lucy's sponsor.
Johnny Roventini. He was "discovered" by ad executive Milton Biow in 1933 in a New York hotel. He was creating an ad campaign for Philip Morris, and decided the bellhop would be a perfect image for newspaper and magazine ads, and on radio. He gave him a card with the words "Call for Philip Morris". Johnny announced that name across the lobby.....and an advertising icon was born. Roventini represented Philip Morris for the rest of his life. The reason "On the Trail" was used as their musical signature was because they sponsored Ferde Grofé's radio program at the time [he composed it as part of his "Grand Canyon Suite"]....and continued to use it on their radio and TV shows for over 20 years.
If you've even seen the original 1951-'55 opening and closing titles, Johnny was featured in them, as well as a portion of "On the Trail". It was used in full on "RACKET SQUAD" (1951-'53).
This was the original pressing and has the characteristic of the "Plum Dogs" with a sharp cutoff around 10k-12kHz although I was amazed at the absolutely quiet surface on my copy that I got from Discogs. I wonder if the 1956 version was like "Shaded Dogs" that had a clean response up to 20kHz.
It is late in the evening. You've poured yourself a little something. A Mahler symphony? I don't think so. Boy, have I got the perfect album for you!
🎵 💯 🎯
Lovely stuff…great listening
This was prompted by "Hearing Is Believing" including "Melancholy Serenade". Such lovely melodies impeccably played. "Smoke Dreams" makes we want to take up smoking now.
"🎶 Smoke dreams from smoke rings.....While a Chesterfield burns.....🎶"
Thanks for the memories, Glen. I'm old enough to remember most of these shows.
Although this will always be mainly a "classical" channel, do you have any recommendations for 1950s era "easy-listening", "dinner", or "hi-fi" albums that preferably don't have good transfers here on the 'Tube? "Hearing is Believing" had the Sauter-Finegan "Eddie and the Witchdoctor" for instance but that has an excellent RCA transfer.
@@GlensAudioRestoration That's a real challenge, Glen. Most everything I can think of off the top of my head already has multiple good uploads. But, I'll keep my eyes open.
@@leestamm3187 Haven't looked in to any of them yet, but what do you know about Jackie Gleason's oeuvre? "Music to Change Her Mind" (on Apple Music) sounds intriguing.
@@GlensAudioRestoration Funny you mentioned him. We had a couple of his albums when I was young. One I remember was "Tawny," and another was "A Taste of Brass." Most of his LPs are on the Tube.
@@leestamm3187 Yeah, but a lot of them are just "needle drops" from a Kenner "Close and Play".
#12, "Dream of Olwen" by Charles Williams has to be about the most gorgeous heart-tugging melody ever composed. Nobody could create these heavenly tunes as well as 20th-century English composers did. Also count Richard Addinsel (Warsaw Concerto) and Amy Woodforde-Finden (Kashmiri Song) in that number.
I don't think I have heard the "Kashmiri Song" before. I should check out more of Ms. Woodforde-Finden. Here is the Addinsel from Fiedler "The Family All Together" album. Maybe I should revisit this album with my new cartridge and improved software and see if I can't open up the upper end.
ua-cam.com/video/NL-3VcppUjA/v-deo.html
#9 is based on Edvard Grieg's "The Last Spring". I'm 79, Glen, and I remember these old TV shows from the 1950s & early 1960s. This takes me back to the wonders and delights of my childhood and the relative innocence and gentility that America once had. I write this with pooling eyes. This is beautiful stuff, Glen. Thank you, my friend.
I thought it sounded vaguely familiar, but couldn't place it. For reference, here is Flagstad singing it a much slower pace than orchestral only versions.
ua-cam.com/video/LhvS4cc9zls/v-deo.html
1) "The Coca-Cola Waltz" was not only featured on "COKE TIME WITH EDDIE FISHER", it was their musical signature on radio and TV (and drive-in snipes) for over 25 years.
5) This was Lucy's *sponsor's* theme, from 1951 through '55 {"CALL FOR PHIL-IP MOR-AISSSSSS!!!!!!!!!"}. It was Philip Morris' muscial signature on TV and radio for over 25 years.
7) This was mostly heard on Perry Como's radio and TV shows from 1944 through 1955, especially during his "CHESTERFIELD SUPPER CLUB" days (1944-'50).
10) It was also heard on "GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE" {same producer) on alternate weeks (1951-'55).
This was motivated after hearing the Jackie Gleason "Melancholy Serenade" on "Hearing Is Believing" which is not that I remember from the ones that I saw on the rerun channel back in the day. Also what is up with "On the Trail" for Lucy? That is definitely not what was on the ones that I saw. And sadly, "Smoke Dreams" now makes me want to take up smoking. The power of music and advertising!
The little guy who "Call(ed) for Philip Mor-ay-issss!!" was a midget named Johnny Olsen if my very ancient memory serves me correctly. Somebody who remembers correct me if I'm wrong.
@@GlensAudioRestoration Glen, I definitely remember the Grofe "Trail" theme being used in Philip Morris ads, but I don't recall whether that was Lucy's sponsor.
Johnny Roventini. He was "discovered" by ad executive Milton Biow in 1933 in a New York hotel. He was creating an ad campaign for Philip Morris, and decided the bellhop would be a perfect image for newspaper and magazine ads, and on radio. He gave him a card with the words "Call for Philip Morris". Johnny announced that name across the lobby.....and an advertising icon was born. Roventini represented Philip Morris for the rest of his life. The reason "On the Trail" was used as their musical signature was because they sponsored Ferde Grofé's radio program at the time [he composed it as part of his "Grand Canyon Suite"]....and continued to use it on their radio and TV shows for over 20 years.
If you've even seen the original 1951-'55 opening and closing titles, Johnny was featured in them, as well as a portion of "On the Trail". It was used in full on "RACKET SQUAD" (1951-'53).
This was the original cover. A second (1956) pressing featured some very sexy "backstage" showgirls in fishnet, in front of an NBC color camera.
This was the original pressing and has the characteristic of the "Plum Dogs" with a sharp cutoff around 10k-12kHz although I was amazed at the absolutely quiet surface on my copy that I got from Discogs. I wonder if the 1956 version was like "Shaded Dogs" that had a clean response up to 20kHz.