It's Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America's SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW!

... And I hope that's the LONGEST blog-post title you will ever read!

01. Vaudeville - 5th Place Medalist performance (6:28)
02. Grand Tradition - 4th Place Medalist performance (3:12)
03. Side Street Ramblers - 3rd Place Medalist performance (3:30)
04. Thoroughbreds - 1981 International Chorus Champions performance (12:37)
05. Center Stage - 2nd Place Medalist performance (6:10)
06. Classic Collection - 1982 International Quartet Champions performance (9:09)
07. Vocal Majority - 1982 International Chorus Champions performance (3:57)
08. Ensemble - Finale "Keep America Singing" (4:13)

Saturday Night Show

If you like Americana, you'll love this one, folks!

See you on Monday for something probably not proudly American!  Until then, keep America singing!

  

How Low-Down Can You Go?

01. Sweet and Low-Down (3:01)
02. Looking for a Boy (3:02)
03. Someone to Watch Over Me (3:15)
04. That Certain Feeling (2:35)
05. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face (3:08)
06. Maybe (3:32)
07. Swanee (2:21)
08. Clap Yo' Hands (2:50)
09. Drifting Along with the Tide (2:38)
10. "Andantino moderato" theme from Rhapsody in Blue (2:36)
11. So Am I (4:50)
12. Kickin' the Clouds Away (3:20)
13. My One and Only (2:53)
14. Prelude No. 1 in B-flat Major (1:45)
15. Novelette in Fourths (2:57)
16. Sleepless Night (2:05)
17. Rubato (0:54)
18. Promenade (2:59)
19. Three-Quarter Blues (1:23)
20. Prelude No.2 in C-sharp Minor (2:50)
21. Impromptu in Two Keys (2:22)
22. Prelude No.3 in E-flat Minor (1:22)
23. I Got Rhythm (2:18)
24. Oh, Lady Be Good! (3:33)
25. Liza (3:09)
26. Embraceable You (2:52)
27. Somebody Loves Me (3:05)
28. Fascinatin' Rhythm (1:44) 

29. The Man I Love (2:45) 

It's a rollickin' bunch o' fun.

Sweet & Low-Down

See all you low-down cats and kittens on Thursday, for the final installment in this year's JULY SPOCKEBRATION!

  

As American as Conspiracy Pie!

It's a two-disc set, all in one big file:

DISC 1:
1. The Omecs - Tell Me Why 2013
2. Buckwheat Catapillar - Kennedy's Head 2012
3. Dark Fog - God Damn Texas 2013
4. The Bonnevilles - The Drag 2008
5. Black Rabbit - Mark My Words 2013
6. Mal Thursday and the Cheetahs - Get Outta Dallas 1992
7. Brian Wilson Shock Treatment - Raise Them Up 2012
8. The Rockin' Guys - O.H. Lee 1992
9. Le Rug - John Fitzgerald Kennedy 2009
10. ST 37 – Marina 2013
11. The National Cynical Network - Brain Damage (J Floyd K Remix) 2011
12. The Karovas Milkshake - Zombie Wok 2013
13. Jaw Horse – Bullet 2012

DISC 2:
14. Levitating Churches - Glad I'm Not a Kennedy 2013
15. Palo Alto - Dealey Plaza (Frame Z-313) 2005
16. JFn'K - Back and to the Left 2013
17. Exploding Castro Cigars - Single Bullet Theory 2011
18. Drive-Thru Mystics - Black Tears 2013
19. Abandone - The Smoking Gun 2013
20. Eye Ocean - Five Bullets 2013
21. Flash Gordon's Ape - Boiler Room, Part 2: The Grand Design 2013
22. Hounds Hounds Hounds – Bullet 2012
23. The Cryterions - Catcher in the Rye Bread 2013
24. New Jack Rubys - Sniper at the Gates of Dawn 2013
25. Steinski & The Mass Media - The Motorcade Sped On 1986
26. The Droogs - Man Gone Down 2013

VA - Conspiracy A-Go-Go

After perusing the evidence contained in the liner notes, and considering all the facts -- only you can decide if the truth is in here!  

See you on Monday!

  

Two Musical Giants Combine!

 Yes, Frederick Fennell heads a group addressing Sousa's marches!

Tracks 1-12 are the 1960 album Sound Off! https://www.discogs.com/John-Philip-Sousa-Frederick-Fennell-Eastman-Wind-Ensemble-Sound-Off/release/2552930

 

Tracks 13-24 are the 1961 album Sousa on Review  https://www.discogs.com/John-Philip-Sousa-Eastman-Wind-Ensemble-Sousa-On-Review/release/7552613

01. Sound Off (2:56)
02. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (3:25)
03. Sabre and Spurs (2:59)
04. The Picadore (2:51)
05. Our Flirtation (2:38)
06. The High School Cadets (2:35)
07. The Invincible Eagle (3:31)
08. Bullets and Bayonets (3:28)
09. The Liberty Bell (3:27)
10. Riders for the Flag (2:20)
11. Solid Men to the Front! (3:48)
12. The Gallant Seventh (3:15)
13. The Rifle Regiment (3:14)
14. The Pride of the Wolverines (3:34)
15. Golden Jubilee (3:19)
16. The Gridiron Club (3:17)
17. New Mexico (2:53)
18. Sesqui-Centennial Exposition (3:18)
19. The Black Horse Troop (3:13)
20. The Kansas Wildcats (2:36)
21. Manhattan Beach (2:03)
22. Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (2:22)
23. The National Game (2:51)
24. The Glory of the Yankee Navy (3:19)

Of course, I ain't sayin' that they're all as famous as that notable jungle tune, "Tarzan Stripes Forever."  But it's fun!

Brass off!

See you on Thursday.

  

"Traditional" Is a Debatable Term

It's a 1992 album.

01. Rocky Top (4:11)

02. Wildwood Flower (3:10)

03. Turkey in the Straw (2:41)

04. Tennessee Waltz (3:49)

05. Take Me Home, Country Roads (3:42)

06. I'll Fly Away (3:53)

07. I Like Mountain Music (3:50)

08. The Entertainer (3:16)

09. Golden Slippers (3:46)

10. Carolina Moon (3:33)

11. Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party (3:19)

12. Red River Valley (2:59)

Of course, it's up to you how "traditional" Tracks 8 and 5 are.  Not particularly folk songs, but eh?  That's America!

Tradi-she-i-oh!

See you on Monday, fellow traditionalists!

  

Do You Know Ben Dover? These Are His Cliffs

It's a 1992 cassette.  No, I never came across Tape 2.

01. Bing Crosby - Now Is the Hour (3:08)
02. Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest - It Had to Be You (3:09)
03. Harry James with Betty Grable - I Can't Begin to Tell You (2:58)
04. Deanna Durbin - Always (3:07)
05. Dick Haymes with Victor Young - Love Letters (2:45)
06. Jo Stafford - I'll Be Seeing You (3:19)
07. Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By (2:59)
08. Jimmy Dorsey - Embraceable You (3:14)
09. Harmonicats - Peg o' My Heart (2:14)
10. The Ink Spots - My Prayer (3:17)
11. Jimmy Dorsey - Maria Elena (3:08)
12. The Ink Spots - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (3:10)
13. Guy Lombardo - Where or When (2:52)
14. Buddy Clark with Ray Noble - Linda (3:21)
15. Bing Crosby - Moonlight Becomes You (3:16)
16. Frances Langford with Sam Koki - Harbor Lights (3:05)
17. Guy Lombardo - We'll Meet Again (2:53)
18. Kay Kyser with Harry Babbitt - (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The white Cliffs of Dover (2:41) 

Tape 1 Dover Style
 

See you on Thursday with more Spockalicious Americana!

 

I Got Dem Ol' Kennedy Blues, Mama!

 

As you might imagine, it's songs about JFK.

01 - Drafted - Wilbert Harrison
02 - Army Man Blues - Big Joe Williams
03 - I Thought the War Was Over - Teddy Reynolds and the Twisters
04 - Draft Board Blues - Jimmy Anderson
05 - Mr Khruschev - Bo Diddley
06 - Red's Dream - Louisiana Red
07 - Do The President Twist - Lulu Reed & Freddy King
08 - Twistin' out in Space - Robert Parker
09 - Mister Glenn - Little Willie John
10 - I Go into Orbit - Johnny Acey
11 - Inflation Blues - Howlin Wolf Jr.
12 - Welfare Cheese - Emanuel Laskey
13 - (The Welfare) Turns Its Back on You - Freddy King
14 - I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give In - BB King
15 - Ride on Red, Ride On - Louisiana Red
16 - Birmingham Blues - John Lee Hooker
17 - The Day the World Stood Still - The Sensation Six of Birmingham, Alabama
18 - Assassination - The Dixie Nightingales
19 - Kennedy Moan - Perry Tillis
20 - In The Summer of His Years - Mahalia Jackson
21 - That Awful Day in Dallas - Brother Thurman Ruth
22 - Sad Day in Texas - Otis Spann
23 - The Tragedy of Kennedy - The Southern Bell Singers
24 - Tribute to a Great President - The Birds of Harmony
25 - JF Kennedy's Reservation - Ronda Mitchell & Mrs. Lovell
26 - President Kennedy - Son House
27 - The Modern Joshua - The Jewel Gospel Singers
28 - Jackie Don't You Weep - Little Walter

Kennedy’s Blues

 Now, don't you weep.  Let the professionals do that for you.  See you on Monday, with another refraction of America.

  

How Sweet ARE They?

 Only you san say for sure, after listening to this fun collection of rags.

It's a 1982 cassette.

01 - Mississippi Rag Two-Step - William H Krell
02 - Gladiolus Rag - Scott Joplin
03 - Euphonic Sounds A Syncopated Two-Step - Scott Joplin
04 - Ragtime Nightingale - Joseph F Lamb
05 - Peace and Plenty Rag - James Scott
06 - The Charleston Rag - Eubie Blake
07 - Slippery Elm Rag - H Clarence Woods
08 - Dizzy Fingers - Zef Confrey
09 - Sweet Sixteenths - William Albright
10 - Brass Knuckles - William Bolcom and William Albright

Sweet Sixteenths 

See you on Thursday!

  

Welcome to 2021's July Spockebration!

01 – Gould - An American Salute - Theodore Kuchar National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine - 2002
02 – Copland - Rodeo - Hoe Down - Stephen Gunzenhauser Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - 2002
03 – Sousa - Hail to the Spirit of Liberty - Keith Brion Royal Artillery Band - 2002
04 – Herbert - Pan Americana - Keith Brion Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - 2002
05 – Foster - Camptown Races - Theodore Kuchar National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine - 2002
06 – Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite - Sunrise - William T. Stromberg Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - 2002
07 - Williams (J) - Liberty Fanfare - Richard Hayman & Philharmonic Rock Orchestra - 2002
08 – Barber - Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - Marin Alsop Royal Scottish National Orchestra - 2002
09 – Ives - Variations on America - Jose Serebrier Bournemouth Sinfonietta - 2002
10 – Gould - Amber Waves - Theodore Kuchar National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine - 2002
11 - Steffe - Battle Hymn of the Republic - Richard Hayman & His Orchestra - 2002
12 - Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever - Keith Brion Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra - 2002 

13 - Key - Star Spangled Banner - Peter Breiner Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra – 2002

Naxos - An American Salute

This is a mixed bag of previously released stuff. I like Morton Gould's "Amber Waves" best.  Celebrate the greatest country on Earth all this July, right here!  See you on Monday.