Gramma Nettie's Old Time Radio Memories
A collection of vinyl records and 45 RPM. These are for children, teeny-boppers, and grown-ups
30 November 2023
Git Along Little Doggie, Cricket Records C 19A Side 1
27 November 2023
👀Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 1960 The Platters A3
👀Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 1960 The Platters A3
Kern, J., & Harbach, O. (1960). Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, A3 [Recorded by The Platters]. On Encoure of Golden Hits, Mercury Records MG 20472 [Vinyl LP]. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Retrieved July 9, 2023
A classic. Truly one that I sang along to.
According to Wikipedia --
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. Its first recorded performance was by Gertrude Niesen, who recorded the song with orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra, Frank Sinatra's second cousin,[1] on October 13, 1933. Niesen's recording of the song was released by Victor, with the B-side, "Jealousy", featuring Isham Jones and his Orchestra.[2]
Paul Whiteman had the first hit recording of the song on the record charts in 1934.[3]
The song was reprised by Irene Dunne, who performed it in the 1935 film adaptation of the musical co-starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Randolph Scott. The song was also included in the 1952 remake of Roberta, Lovely to Look At, in which it was performed by Kathryn Grayson, and was a number 1 chart hit in 1959 for the Platters.
J. D. Souther covered the song for the sountrack to director Steven Spielberg's 1989 film Always, and has a cameo appearance performing it at a dance with the main characters, played by Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter.
The Platters version[edit]
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Single by the Platters from the album Remember When? B-side "No Matter What You Are" Released November 1958 Genre Doo-wop Length 2:40 Label Mercury Composer(s) Jerome Kern Lyricist(s) Otto Harbach Producer(s) Buck Ram[12] The Platters singles chronology
"I Wish"
(1958)"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
(1958)"Enchanted"
(1959)"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was recorded in 1958 by the Platters for their album Remember When? The group's version became a number one hit in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. In 1959 it peaked at No. 3 on the Rhythm and Blues chart.[13] The song spent 20 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at Number 1 for one week on March 20 of that same year.[14] Buck Ram, the producer, said that Harbach praised them "for reviving his song with taste."[12] The widow of composer Jerome Kern disliked the recording so much she considered legal action to prevent its distribution.[15]
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Lyrics --
https://genius.com/The-platters-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes-lyricsThey asked me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course replied, something here inside
Cannot be denied
(Do do do, do do do
Do do do ahh)
They said some day you'll find
All who love are blind, ohhh
When your heart's on fire, you must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes
[Verse 2]
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love (Ahh)
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love
(Without my love)
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide, hide
So I smile and say, when a lovely flame dies (Ahh)
Smoke gets in your eyes
(Smoke gets in your eyes)
(Smoke gets in your eyes)
Smoke gets in your eyes
22 November 2023
Home on the Range, Probably by The Cricketones, 1950s
Gramma Nettie's Old Time Radio Memories.
Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, Gene Autry, Boxcar Willie, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Slim Whitman all sang this song. Also became the theme opening music for early Westerns about "The Three Mesqueteers." (Wikipedia -- Home on the Range, 2023)
For more historical background (probably more creditable than Wikipedia), and for historical photos, check out Ballad of America's article here.
For information on the meaning of the song, American Songwriter has an article called "Behind the Meaning of the Cowboy Classic 'Home On the Range'" found here.
I do not own this music, nor do I have any rights to it. I do, however, own the record ;-}
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Home on the Range. (1950s). On Cricket Records
C-19A side 1 [Vinyl 45 rpm]. USA: Pickwick Sales Corp. Retrieved July 2023
Norm's Wildlife Photography. (2010-2023). Norm's
Wildlife Photography. Retrieved July 1, 2023, from Wordpress:
https://badbird2001.wordpress.com/page/8/
Watson, K. (2007-2023). 10 FALL SCENE CLIPART!
Retrieved July 1, 2023, from Graphics Fairy:
https://thegraphicsfairy.com/fall-landscape-images/
Watson, K. (2007-2023). 5 BUFFALO IMAGES!
Retrieved July 1, 2023, from Graphics Fairy:
https://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-buffalo-silhouette-image/
Information bibliography
Wikipedia -- Home on the Range. (2023, November 14). Home
on the Range. Retrieved November 22, 2023, from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_on_the_Range
20 November 2023
Thinkin' About Me, Thinkin' About You 1971 by Fancy Friends, SSS-834
Thinkin' About Me, Thinkin' About You 1971 by Fancy Friends, SSS-834
I don't know that I found a lot about this group. Pretty slim pickings. Music is OK, but not something I heard growing up.
30 September 2023
Git Along Little Doggie, Cricket Records C 19A Side 1
Git Along Little Doggie, Cricket Records C 19A Side 1 I do not own this music, nor do I have any rights to it. I do, however, own the rec...
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This is song number 3 on Side 1 of the Partridge Family Album. Bandala, The Partridge Family https://youtu.be/7ASfwSpTdfo (IMDb.com, 199...
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This is song number 2 on side 2 of the Partridge Family Album. Found on Gramma Nettie's Old Time Radio Memories https://www.youtube.co...
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Partridge Family Album Side 1, Track 5 Originally published May 1970, posted onto Gramma Nettie's Old Time Radio Memories 2 June 2023 h...