Hit Parade Of Love [Live]

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In the spring of 1948, Shreveport, Louisiana’s KWKH radio created a show called the Louisiana Hayride. The live broadcast showcased regional talent just like its forebears The Grand Ole Opry, The Big D Jamboree and the WLS Barn Dance. From 1948-1960 the Hayride was a weekly staple for radio listeners.

In early 1958, a hillbilly tenor traveled to Shreveport to make his first appearance on the legendary show. Jimmy Martin, a native of East Tennessee and resident of Detroit, brought His Sunny Mountain boys to play the music with which he had made his living for nearly eight years. Bluegrass! A protégé of Bill Monroe and contemporary of the Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin soon became one of the premier performers of the genre.

The ten songs on this project were captured live from the stage of the Louisiana Hayride. Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys were in their prime. The songs are delivered nearly flawlessly by Martin as he sings and strums the rhythm guitar, harmony vocalist and mandolin player Paul Williams and J.D. Crowe on banjo.

The music on this project is proof that Jimmy Martin is the King of Bluegrass!

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Average customer rating: They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!! One of the best cds I ever bought. Never Sounded Better Somewhere Over The Rainbow "Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us"

Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Broadway Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need The Best Of Broadway (Cast Recording Anthology) Greatest Hits: Broadway That's Entertainment!: The Best Of The M-G-M Musicals - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology ASIN: B000066RO5 Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
2. Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
3. 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
4. Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
5. Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
6. Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
7. Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
8. Get Happy - Judy Garland
9. Night And Day - Fred Astaire
10. True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
11. Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
12. They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
13. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
14. Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
15. For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
16. Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
17. Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
18. Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
19. Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
20. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
21. Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

1. Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
2. Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
3. Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
4. Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
5. Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
6. The Trolley Song - Judy Garland, The M-G-M Studio Chorus
7. Gigi - Louis Jourdan
8. I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & Co.
9. Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & M-G-M Studio Chorus
10. The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
11. The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson & Peter Lawford
12. Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
13. A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
14. Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
15. If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
16. Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
17. Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
18. Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
19. Embraceable You - Connie Francis
20. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
21. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire

Amazon.com

The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18

Everything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....

The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!

The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!

The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother

The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt

The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."

I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.

There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.

The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.

In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.

One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07

What an amazon collection of songs! This is bar none my favorite cd just because of the variety and the quality of songs on it. I love music from this era, and this cd is the perfect companion to my life. Love it! Buy it, you won't regret it for a moment!

Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16

Apart from the great selection of soundtracks, what really makes this compilation top value is the quality of the sound processing. Executed with finesse, these tracks sound better than when first issued and many are unedited, fuller versions: like "Singing In The Rain", for example. Throw in the great price, and this double disc set is a "must have" for all lovers of classic movie music.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24

A Sensational CD with Lots of Showtunes that Keep You Happy and makes You Want To Sing Along With!!!

"Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13

Rhino Records and Turner Classic Movies Music present - "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS", some of the long ago musicals and stars that will never be forgotten...a 2-CD-Set covering several decades from 1935-1965 with many of the show stoppers of that time...some rare moments from entertainers that you haven't heard or thought of in sometime.

The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.

On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)

On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)

It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.

This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)

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Love Songs of Your Hit Parade (Time-Life Music) Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000EFIQQG

Product Description

This 2 CD set from Time-Life Music contains 40 of the best love songs from the 50s. Here's the track listing: Disc A: 1. Tony Bennett - Because Of You 2. Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me 3. Dean Martin - Return To Me (Ritorna A Me) 4. Debbie Reynolds - Tammy 5. Ames Brothers - You, You, You 6. Mario Lanza - Be My Love 7. Kay Starr - My Heart Reminds Me 8. Don Cornell - I'm Yours 9. Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot 10. Four Coins - Shangri-La 11. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There 12. Tony Martin - La Vie En Rose 13. Doris Day - Secret Love 14. Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody 15. Jane Morgan & Troubadors - Fascination 16. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 17. Gale Storm - Dark Moon 18. Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here 19. Patti Page - The Tennessee Waltz 20. Eddy Howard - Sin (It's No Sin) Disc B: 1. Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand 2. Jaye P Morgan - That's All I Want From You 3. Johnny Mathis - Misty 4. Gisele MacKenzie - Hard To Get 5. Andy Williams - Lonely Street 6. Hold Me, Thrill Me Kiss Me 7. Eddy Howard - Be Anything (But Be Mine) 8. Patti Page Quartet - With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming 9. Don Cornell - Hold My Hand 10. Hilltoppers - P.S. I Love You 11. Fever 12. Les Paul And Mary Ford - I'm A Fool To Care 13. Don Cherry - Thinking Of You 14. Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower 15. Perry Como - If 16. Joan Weber - Let Me Go, Lover 17. Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live 18. Teresa Brewer - A Tear Fell 19. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing 20. David Whitfield - Cara Mia

Average customer rating:

Country Hit Parade: Love Songs Merle Haggard Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chicago Wind Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again Last of the Breed ASIN: B000CQM4PQ Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. If We Make It Through December
2. Carolyn
3. Always Wanting You
4. It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
5. Things Aren't Funny Anymore
6. Turnin' Off a Memory
7. Hungry Eyes
8. It's Been a Great Afternoon
9. Emptiest Arms in the World
10. Today I Started Loving You Again

Average customer rating:

Movietime Scrapbook Manufacturer: Empress ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00002MMYG Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Anchors Aweigh-(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Kathryn Grayson
2. Let's Fall In Love-Bread And Butter Woman - Danny Kaye/The Andrews Sisters
3. Big City-Ok'l Baby Dok'l - Betty Garrett
4. Golden Earrings-Golden Earring - Jack Fina
5. If Winter Comes-If Winter Comes - Johnnie Johnston
6. Road To Rio-You Don't Have To Know The Language - Bing Crosby/The Andrews Sisters
7. Casbah-It Was Written In The Stars - Art Lund
8. Anchors Aweigh-The King Who Couldn't Dance/The Worry Song - Gene Kelly
9. The Kissing Bandit-What's Wrong With Me - Kathryn Grayson
10. Fun And Fancy Free-Lazy Countryside - Johnnie Johnston
11. Easter Parade-It Only Happens When I Dance With You - Art Lund
12. The Kissing Bandit-Love Is Where You Find It - Kathryn Grayson
13. Hit The Deck-Sometimes I'm Happy - Lena Horne
14. Going My Way-Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
15. Can't Help Singing-Any Moment Now - Deanna Durbin
16. Secret Life Of Walter Mitty-Anatole Of Paris - Danny Kaye
17. Strike Up The Band-Our Love Affair - Judy Garland
18. Voice Of The Stars - Gracie Fields/Charles Laughton/Leslie Henson/Albert Burdon/Evelyn Laye/Stanley Lupino...
19. British Film Festival Of 1946-Scene From Notable British Pictures Of The War - Leslie Mitchell/Stanley Holloway/Raymond Huntley/Hugh Burdon/Michael Redgrave/Roasamund John....

Average customer rating: Good live sample!

Hit Parade Of Love Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys Manufacturer: Music Mill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Bluegrass | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Bluegrass | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Folk | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: First Time Together Songs of a Free Born Man, Jimmy Martin ASIN: B000059YS2 Release Date: 2001-02-26

Tracks:

1. Hit Parade Of Love
2. Brakeman's Blues
3. John Henry
4. Worried Man's Blues
5. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart
6. You'll Be A Lost Ball
7. All The Good Times
8. Rock Hearts
9. Somebody Touched Me
10. Pike County Breakdown

Album Description

In the spring of 1948, Shreveport, Louisiana's KWKH radio created a show called the Louisiana Hayride. The live broadcast showcased regional talent just like its forebears The Grand Ole Opry, The Big D Jamboree and the WLS Barn Dance. From 1948-1960 the Hayride was a weekly staple for radio listeners.

In early 1958, a hillbilly tenor traveled to Shreveport to make his first appearance on the legendary show. Jimmy Martin, a native of East Tennessee and resident of Detroit, brought His Sunny Mountain boys to play the music with which he had made his living for nearly eight years. Bluegrass! A protégé of Bill Monroe and contemporary of the Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin soon became one of the premier performers of the genre.

The ten songs on this project were captured live from the stage of the Louisiana Hayride. Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys were in their prime. The songs are delivered nearly flawlessly by Martin as he sings and strums the rhythm guitar, harmony vocalist and mandolin player Paul Williams and J.D. Crowe on banjo.

The music on this project is proof that Jimmy Martin is the King of Bluegrass!

Customer Reviews:

Good live sample!.......2004-12-15

Jimmy Martin was originally a band member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. This album was recorded at the famous Louisiana Hayride in the late 1950's. Martin started his own band called the Sunny Mountain Boys soon after his time with Monroe. I will say this is a pretty decent album with some extrememly powerful vocals from Martin. It's not quite as polished and bluesy as Bill Monroe or not nearly as eerie or haunting as the mountain sound. it's just really loud! It's really really loud and intense bluegrass. This album is really full of energy and quickness. Martin and the band definitely put their heart and soul into the event and that definitely comes across in the album.

I really like "Worried Man Blues", although the best I ever heard it was at a Ralph Stanley concert, but I do not think him or his band have recorded that song. Martin does a good job. Also "Hit Parade of Love" is pretty powerful. I also like the gospel number "Somebody Touched Me" as well. This is just a pumped up, fast pace, energized bluegrass album. There are even better Martin complilations, but this one is a good live traditional sample. J.D. Crowe works the banjo and Paul Williams is on mandolin.

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Country Hit Parade: Country Love Songs Various Artists Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FGG5QM Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

1. Ways of a Woman in Love - Johnny Cash
2. Carolyn - Merle Haggard
3. Love Bug
4. Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
5. My Elusive Dreams - Tammy Wynette
6. Love Is a Good Thing - Johnny Paycheck
7. Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love) - Lee Greenwood
8. That Wonderful Someone - Patsy Cline
9. Fool for Your Love - Mickey Gilley
10. Till I Get It Right - Tammy Wynette

Average customer rating: Brilliant arrangements + lively singing = great fun Awesome

Oz & Beyond Manufacturer: Boston Gay Men's Cho ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00004S2SS Release Date: 2001-07-26

Tracks:

1. Get Happy/Accentuate the Positive
2. I Love to Sing-A/Sweet and Hot
3. Blues in the Night
4. Down With Love
5. I Love a Parade
6. Blues Medley
7. That Old Black Magic
8. Hit the Road to Dreamland
9. Stormy Weather/The Man That Got Away
10. Come Rain or Come Shine
11. Wizard of Oz Medley: Munchkin Land/Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead/Lullaby
12. Over the Rainbow

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant arrangements + lively singing = great fun.......2000-09-14

What a fun way to learn that there's a lot more to the music of Harold Arlen than "The Wizard of Oz". In fact, it turns out this guy wrote some of the most beloved show tunes and standards of all time --and the best of the best are right here on this album. Chad Weirick's creative arrangements (who'd have thought of a jazz scat section during "I love to Sing-a"?) make these old favorites even more fun. And the guys of the chorus, backed by a large jazz band, sound fantastic! This is a must have for anyone, like me, who loves the old standards but is itching for a fresh presentation.

Awesome.......2000-06-22

A real fun CD. Full of original arrangements of much loved classics. They really are a world class chorus!

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