1. Where Does the Time Go?
2. Singin' with the Big Bands
3. And the Angels Sing
4. I Should Care
5. Green Eyes
On Wednesday, Aug. 19th,
I received an email from Paula Kelly, Jr., who, as you probably
know, sings with The
Modernaires, just as her mother and father, Paula Kelly
and Hal Dickinson, did when this great vocal group sang with Glenn
Miller ... only yesterday. Paula wrote, "Thought you'd get a kick
out of seeing this...." followed by a link to the first of 18 You
Tube videos that have intrigued me ever since her email arrived.
These videos comprise
Jukebox Saturday Night 1,
a PBS special produced in 1983 focusing on 1930's and 1940's pop
singers. The show was hosted by Eddie Albert. It featured Margaret
Whiting, Jack Leonard, Helen Forrest, Herb Jeffries, Helen O'Connell,
Betty Hutton, Bea Wain, Keely Smith, Bob Crosby and the Bobcats,
Paula Kelly, Jr., and the Modernaires, and a spectacular orchestra
conducted by Glenn Osser.
Now 1983 doesn't seem
that long ago does it? I know exactly what I was doing that year
and I bet you do, too. Sadly, some of the people who appeared in
this video are no longer with us.... These videos give us a chance
to see them again, and for some of us, to remember back to the days
when you saw them in person at the height of the Swing Era for the
very first time.
These videos were compiled
by You Tuber stevenvz.
He only goes by that handle, so I don't know his full name, but
I want to thank him so much for posting and sharing these videos!
Enjoy!
Jukebox Saturday
Night 1 was
a PBS special produced in 1983. It focused on 1930's and 1940's
pop singers. The show was hosted by Eddie Albert and featured
Margaret Whiting, Jack Leonard, Helen Forrest, Herb Jeffries,
Helen OConnell, Betty Hutton, Bea Wain, Keely Smith, Bob Crosby
and the Bobcats, Paula Kelly, Jr., and the Modernaires, and a
spectacular orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser.
These You Tube videos
were compiled by You Tuber stevenvz.Thank you so much for posting and sharing them!f
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