Yankee Be Upright!

Yep, that's what I hope all Americans try to do!  Maybe this 1996 cassette will help.  Its charms:

01. The Star-Spangled Banner (2:50)

02. Entry of the Gladiators (2:24)

03. “American Patrol” Medley (4:05)

04. The Marine Hymn (2:24)

05. You're a Grand Old Flag (2:36)

06. Anchors Aweigh (1:39)

07. Semper Fidelis (2:01)

08. Yankee Doodle / When Johnny Comes Marching In (2:35)

09. The Caissons Go Rolling Along (1:56)

10. Washington Post March (2:14)

11. “World War Two” Medley: White Cliffs of Dover / Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition / Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer / Der Fuehrer’s Face (8:48)

12. Yellow Rose of Texas (2:09)

13. Stouthearted Men (2:14)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

You can't say this music ain't flamboyant!  However, I wish some of it were played a little peppier.

Well, that's the end of this year's JULY SPOCKEBRATION.  See you on Monday for more hotch-potch!

  

You Can Hit Me Now

That is, you can hit the parade ... or parade your hits ... or something!  It's a 1989 cassette with some dross (in my opinion) among the gold (for example, the last track!).

01 - On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer

02 - You Belong to My Heart - Bing Crosby and Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra

03 - Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters

04 - It Might as Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes

05 - My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time - Les Brown and His Orchestra

06 - There! I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra

07 - Tampico - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

08 - There Goes That Song Again - Russ Morgan and His Orchestra

09 - It's Been a Long, Long Time - Harry James and His Orchestra

10 - If I Loved You - Perry como

11 - Candy - Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, and the Pied Pipers

12 - A Little on the Lonely Side - Frankie Carle and His Orchestra

13 - Gotta Be This or That - Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

14 - I'll Buy That Dream - Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes

15 - I Can't Begin to Tell You - Bing Crosby

16 - Till the End of Time - Perry Como

17 - I'm Beginning to See the Light - Harry James and His Orchestra

18 - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Johnny Mercer

19 - Caldonia - Louis Jordan and His Orchestra

20 - Laura - Woody Herman and His Orchestra

21 - Dream - The Pied Pipers

22 - Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

23 - Sentimental Journey - Les Brown and His Orchestra

24 - Dig You Later (Hubba Hubba) - Perry Como

See what you think!

Your Hit Parade 1945

See you on Thursday for the last instalment in this year's July Spockebration!

    

Anthems with Their Faces Washed

This 1999 album features fine performances, impeccable playing, and overall it's a nice experience.

01. Musiker - Shenandoah (3:01)
02. Gorney - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (3:34)
03. Rorem - Early in the Morning (1:42)
04. Rorem - The Lordly Hudson (2:15)
05. Scheer - At Howard Hawks' House (2:40)
06. Scheer - Holding Each Other (3:39)
07. Niles - The Lass from the Low Countree (3:16)
08. Musto - Recuerdo (4:28)
09. Barber - Nocturne (4:05)
10. Barber - Sure on This Shining Night (2:21)
11. Bolcom - Fur (2:31)
12. Bolcom - Over the Piano (3:10)
13. Bolcom - Black Max (as Told by the de Kooning Boys) (3:03)
14. Ives - Slugging a Vampire (0:30)
15. Ives - Two Little Flowers (and Dedicated to Them) (1:19)
16. Ives - General William Booth Enters into Heaven (5:16)
17. Hoiby - The Lamb (3:09)
18. Niles/Horton - I Wonder as I Wander (2:58)
19. Copland - At the River (3:13)
20. Copland - Long Time Ago (2:45)
21. Scheer - Lean Away (4:59)
22. Scheer - American Anthem (4:00)

I don't mean to damn with faint praise, but my overall experience was that this CD was an education, not an inspiration.  The America depicted here is more art song than ragtime, in my view.

American Anthem

But it's nevertheless one of the panes in this wacky stained-glass window we call America!  See you Monday for our final week of this year's July Spockebration!

  

And a Glorious Time It Was

For this 1973 release, Wills supplied the vocals for a couple of tracks.

01. Playboy Theme (1:32)

02. Yearning (2:41)

03. Faded Love (3:18)

04. What Makes Bob Holler (2:34)

05. Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) (3:07)

06. Goin' Away Party (2:43)

07. Big Ball's in Cowtown (2:43)

08. Keeper of My Heart (3:36)

09. Twin Guitar Boogie (3:19)

10. Bubbles in My Beer (2:55)

11. Blue Bonnet Lane (2:17)

12. When You Leave Amarillo (Turn Out the Lights) (2:50)

13. San Antonio Rose (3:10)

14. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do (2:51)

15. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You (2:51)

16. Miss Molly (2:20)

17. I Can't Go on This Way (2:24)

18. That's What I Like 'Bout the South (2:45)

19. Silver Lake Blues (2:49)

20. Milk Cow Blues (5:05)

21. Comin' Down From Denver (2:51)

22. Baby, That Sure Would Be Good (3:25)

23. She's Really Gone (2:45)

24. Crippled Turkey (1:57)

For the Last Time

See you on Thursday!

  

Casts Rare and Broad

It's more American wilditude!

01. Sun Valley Jump (2:21)

02. I Got Rhythm (3:39)

03. Rhapsody in Blue (3:02)

04. My Blue Heaven (1:35)

05. Long Ago and Far Away (3:13)

06. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (4:13)

07. A-Tisket, A-Tasket (1:59)

08. What Do You Do in the Infantry (3:05)

09. Solitude (3:03)

10. I'll Be Around (2:01)

11. Here We Go Again (3:38)

12. Jeep Jockey Jump (2:16)

13. Over There (2:04)

14. Peggy, the Pin Up Girl (3:18)

15. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (2:37)

16. Medley: In the Gloaming / For the First Time / Stompin' at the Savoy / Deep Purple (7:12)

Rare Broadcast Performances

I guess they're less rare now?  See you Monday.

  

They Deserve All Honors

This 1991 album is another fine release from Musical Heritage Society.

01. Star Spangled Banner (1:08)

02. Dixie & The Bonnie Blue Flag (2:30)

03. Honor to Our Soldiers (3:04)

04. Salutation to America Grand Polka (1:39)

05. Lustspiel Overture (5:18)

06. My Heart's With My Nora (1:14)

07. Meridian Waltz (2:28)

08. O Ye Tears (0:54)

09. Holiday Polka (1:59)

10. Polonaise (2:59)

11. Wrecker's Daughter Quickstep (1:34)

12. Selections from "Rigoletto" (6:42)

13. Polka Mazurka (3:56)

14. Maud Schottisch (2:26)

15. Vida Galop (1:38)

16. Wood up Quickstep (2:31)

17. Vergistmeinieht (2:06)

18. Ninetta Polka (2:21)

19. Sextet & Cavatina from "Lucia Di Lammermoor" (5:28)

20. Juanita (1:42)

21. Martha Quickstep (2:08)

22. Home Again (1:56)

23. Louisa Polka (1:30)

24. Light Cavalry Overture (6:44)

 Among other charms is Track One, a fine romp in 3/4 time.  "Anacreon in Heaven" never sounded so bouncy before!

Honor to Our Soldiers

See you Thursday with more American treasures.

  

You Other 49 States Can Listen In

Just a lil ol' fiddlin!

I left it sideways to make ya work!  The tracks are:

01. Leather Britches (1:05)

02. Sally Ann (1:38)

03. Apple Blossom (1:54)

04. How Great Thou Art (2:21)

05. Claironet Polka (1:32)

06. Whistling Rufus (1:32)

07. Sally Goodin' (2:08)

08. Sally Johnson (2:06)

09. Take Me Back to Tulsa (2:05)

10. Brilliancy (1:17)

11. Faded Love (2:21)

12. Hell Among the Yearlings (1:34)

13. Bill Cheatum (1:37)

14. Waltz of Evermore (1:52)

15. Blackberry Blossom (1:35)

I know you'll like this 1982 cassette from a youngster in Sappa-LOO-puh!

See you on Monday.

  

At Least Some of the Songs

We open this year's JULY SPOCK-EBRATION with a 1960 album by Salli Terri.

In consonance with its era, the selections are a little over-produced to my taste.

A more dismaying characteristic is the lyric of "My Old Kentucky Home," which narrates that "the darkies are gay."  Let's keep working to be more honored and honorable to all.

Despite our failures past and present, the American dream of cohesion, aspiration, and achievement should always be open to all.  You and I can help make it so within the bounds of our influence.

01. Bound for the Promised Land (3:11)

02. 'Cross the Wide Missouri (Shenandoah) (2:38)

03. On Springfield Mountain (3:30)

04. El-A-Noy (1:39)

05. My Old Kentucky Home (3:50)

06. Sacramento (1:41)

07. Colorado Trail (1:40)

08. Erie Canal (1:48)

09. Medley: Sourwood Mountain / Goin' to Boston (2:04)

10. Red River Valley (2:05)

11. I'm Goin' Back to Georgia (1:27)

12. Home on the Range (2:32)

13. Dixie (1:36)

14. The Sunny South (2:20)

15. The Lone Prairie (O Bury Me Not) (3:40)

16. Medley: Geography Lesson / America (3:04)

Salli Terri - Songs of the American Land

See you on Thursday with our next Ameri-Ganza!