Thursday, January 26, 2012

CHRISTMAS with The Lennon Sisters




CHRISTMAS with The Lennon Sisters

RANWOOD
STEREO

A RE-ISSUED ALBUM

R 8019

Manufactured for Teleklew Productions, Inc.

This album was originally issued under the same title on another label.


SIDE 1

1 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:48
2 The Little Drummer Boy 2:52
3 Christmas Island 2:21
4 Adeste Fideles 2:35
5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 2:02
6 Silent Night 2:08
7 White Christmas 2:44


SIDE 2

1 Jingle Bells 1:36
2 Away In A Manger 2:47
3 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 2:18
4 Winter Wonderland 1:50
5 O Little Town of Bethlehem 2:50
6 Joy To The World 1:47
7 I'll Be Home For Christmas 2:31


Arranged and Conducted by Milt Rogers

Cover Design: Studio Five


RANWOOD RECORDS, A DIVISION OF RANWOOD INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9034 SUNSET BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CALIF, 90069

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

CHAMPAGNE POPS - Lawrence Welk




EC 81128

CORAL 45 EXTENDED PLAY
RECORDS

HIGH FIDELITY


CHAMPAGNE POPS

Lawrence Welk

AND HIS CHAMPAGNE MUSIC


A1 Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music
Moritat (A Theme From "The Threepenny Opera") - Kurt Weill, Bert Brecht
A1 - Instrumental

A2 Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music
Lisbon Antigua - J. Galhardo, A. Do Vale, Raul Portela
A2 - Instrumental



B1 Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music
Chain Gang - Sol Quasha, Herb Yakus
B1 - Vocal Featuring Larry Hooper and The Sparklers

B2 Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music
Rock And Roll Waltz - Dick Ware, Shorty Allen
B2 - Vocal Featuring Alice Lon

Monday, January 23, 2012

the voices and strings of LAWRENCE WELK




the voices and strings of
LAWRENCE WELK

Dot
RECORDS

A DIVISON OF
Paramount Pictures
ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY


FEATUING

JOE FEENEY - ALICE LON - LENNON SISTERS - JIM ROBERTS
MAURINE PEARSON - AND THE LAWRENCE WELK GLEE CLUB


SIDE ONE

1 Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Joe Feeney

2 I'm In The Mood For Love
Alice Lon

3 I Don't Know Why
Jim Roberts

4 Stars Fell On Alabama
Lennon Sisters

5 Isn't It Romantic
Glee Club

6 Speak To Me Of Love
Joe Feeney



SIDE TWO

1 Embraceable You
Maurice Pearson

2 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Alice Lon

3 Serenade from "The Student Prince"
Joe Feeney

4 The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful
Glee Club

5 The Song Is You
Joe Feeney

6 Goodnight Sweetheart
Glee Club



DLP 3200 A LONG PLAY ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY RECORDING DOT R



One thing about Mr. Music Maker - he makes all kinds of music. Bubbling champagne waltzes, rollicking polkas, toe-tapping Dixieland, they're all a part of the music that America loves best, the music of Lawrence Welk.
Now, in The Voices and Strings of Lawrence Welk, a new dimension is revealed. Not that Lawrence hasn't used voices and strings before. Indeed, heh as, and the people behind those voices and strings have become top favorites with the listening, viewing and dancing audiences. But this is a very special album, a very special approach to the human voice and its warm musical counterpart.
To begin with, there is a thirty-six voice glee club, specially assembled and trained for this album by Lyn Murray, regarded not alone by Lawrence Welk as this country's outstanding vocal director. Lyn, as a matter of fact, is responsible for not only the vocal but orchestral arrangements, it being Lawrence's desire that the whole album have a unity of sound an approach.
Finally, to top it all off, there are Lawrence's popular and talented solo vocalists - Joe Feeney, Alice Lon, the Lennon Sisters, Maurice Pearson and Jim Roberts.
These, then, are the musical elements of The Voices and Strings of Lawrence Welk, the latest thrilling proof of Lawrence's genius as a picker of talent and tunes, his high standards as a producer, his absolute devotion to the kind of simple and beautiful music that delights the ear, touches the heart and lasts forever.




Mfd. for Teleklew Prod. Inc.

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

SAD MOVIES (MAKE ME CRY) - THE LENNON SISTERS




SAD MOVIES (MAKE ME CRY)

THE LENNON SISTERS

ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY VILLY VAUGHN

DOT RECORDS
ALSO AVAILABLE IN STEREO DLP 25398

DLP 3398 A LONG PLAY ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY RECORDING Dot R


side one

1 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
2 We Live In Two Different Worlds
3 Waltz Of The Wind
4 Roly Poly
5 No One Will Ever Know
6 It's A Sin


side two

1 Kaw-Liga
2 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
3 Afraid
4 Foggy River
5 I'll Never Stand In Your Way
6 Pins And Needles (In My Heart)


Nothing could give me greater satisfaction and pleasure than to record these great compositions of Fred Rose, who in my estimation is one of the all time greats of the music industry, not only as a composer but as a man.

In 1949, when one of the first Dot records was produced in Gallatin, Tennessee, Freddie Rose graciously and skillfully gave me technical guidance. From that day until his death in 1954, he gave me continued counsel and assistance which I feel helped direct the future course of Dot Records. We were as close as friends can be, and I sincerely believe that his life was an example of kindness, principle and integrity which has helped many, many people in our industry and others.

The songs in this album are considered the best-known and most popular fromt he pen of Fred Rose, but he has many other wonderful songs to his credit. A partial list appears below. It is our priviledge at Dot Records to offer these great songs, all but the title song written by my late friend, and sung so sincerely by the Lennon Sisters.

RANDOLPH C. Wood
PRESIDENT DOT RECORDS, INC.



HONEST AND TRULY - BE HONEST WITH ME - 'DEED I DO - RED HOT MAMA - TWEEDLE O TWILL - YOU KNOW HOW TALK GETS AROUND - I CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY - MANSION ON THE HILL - I'LL NEVER SEE SUNSHINE AGAIN - BRINGIN' IN THE GEORGIA MAIL - CRAZY HEART - SETTIN' THE WOODS ON FIRE - TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART - TEXARKANA BABY

Arrangements by Billy Vaughn and Milt Rogers


Produced by George Cates, Lawrence Welk and Randy Wood

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

LAWRENCE WELK AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN




LAWRENCE WELK AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

RECORDED AT

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

ON MARCH 26, 1956



LONG PLAY 33 1/3 RPM
CRL 57066

SELECTIONS INCLUDE

Side One


1 MR WONDERFUL
Jerry Bock-Larry Holofcener-George Weiss
From Musical Production "Mr. Wonderful"
Vocal by Alice Lon

2 LOVER
Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
Featuring Myron Florn
Accordion

3 CLARINET POLKA
Arr: Myron Floren
Featuring Myron Floren
Accordion

4
(a) "HE"
R. Mulian-J. Richards
(b) "I"
M. Berle-B.Arnold-R. Mellin
Vocal by Jim Robertson

5 TOOT TOOT TOOTSIE GOO'BYE
G. Kahn-E. Erdman-D. Russo
VOcal and Soprano by Jack Martin

6 I LOVE GIRLS
Jimmie Dodd
Vocal and Trumpet Solo by Rocky Rockwell

7 BUDDY'S BOOGIE
Buddy Merrill
Freaturing Buddy Merrill-Guitar Solo

8 BO WEEVIL
A. Domino-D. Bartholomew
Vocal Duet with Rocky Rockwell and Buddy Merrill


Side Two

1 THE DARKTOWN STRUTTERS' BALL
Shelton Brooks
Vocal Duet by Bob Lido and Aladdin

2 THE 3RD MAN THEME
Anton Karas
Organ Solo by Jerry Burke

3 IT MAY BE SILLY (But Ain't It Fun)
B. Bryant-J. Dickens
Vocal by Buddy Merrill

4 CONEY ISLAND BABY
S. Spaeth
Barbershop Quartet-Bob Lido, Dick Hale, Larry Hooper, and Aladdin

5 PETER COTTONTAIL
J. Rollins-S. Nelson
Vocal by Rocky Rockwell

6 SOUTH RAMPART STREET PARADE
R. Baudue-B. Haggart
Instrumental

7 TWELFTH STREET RAG
E. L. Bowman-A. Razaf
Accordion Duet by Myron Floren and Lawrence Welk

8
(a) SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
R. C. Gurdry
(b) GOODNIGHT LADIES
(C) BUBBLES IN THE WINE
L. Welk-B. Calame-F. Loesser
Vocal by Entire Ensemble


Many tributes have been paid to Lawrence Welk. Professional critics and casuel commentators have vied with each other to explain Welk's enormous popularity. Such magazines as "Time" and "Cue," among others, have printed feature stories accounting fort he fact that the Lawrence Welk TV show not only has an audience in the high millions, but has survived and flourished while other shows have died.

Perhaps the most gratifying of these tributes was the spread in "Look," May 29, 1956, entitled "Success Sneaks Up On Lawrence Welk."

"A year ago," according to "Look," "Welk might have been chosen as the personality least likely to excite a great body of network viewers. Yet today, The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC TV) attracts one-third of the viewing audience at his hour. You can see the mass appeal of Welk and his 'Champagne Music' in the crowds jamming the ballrooms where he plays. His popularity is reflected, too, in his recordings which formerly sold between 4,000 and 5,000, but which now seldom fall below 150,000. Despite his popularity, some critics still sneer "square" or "off the cob." Welk, as popularity favorites often must, can only conclude that no one likes him except the American public!"

All this has been accomplished by a combination of industry and integrity, by charm and pure will power. Welk was a self-taught musician when he formed his first band thirty years ago. He call it "Lawrence Welk's Hotsy Totsy Boys." When the organization changed a little, he gave it another name: "Lawrence Welk's Fruit Gum Orchestra." In spit of changes in fashion and the vicissitudes of time, the Lawrence Welk unit remained practically intact. Welk has always regarded his musicians - and his fans - as part of the family. "Of the thousands who flock to the ballrooms" (to quote "Look" again) "hundreds are non-dancers who gather around to applaud the maestro and his performers. With special anniversary announcements, free T.V. tickets, and other souvenires, each ssion takes on an appearance of a gigantic family party."

This new album is a record (in both senses) of a spectacular affair. It happened at Madison Square Garden on March 26, 1956. Put on by Welk's T.V. sponsors, it was a mammoth performance which was also a stage show. It included many famous guest stars as well as all the personalities of Welk's own organization. Every one of the members of the band got a chance to do his own speciality- accordionist Myron Floren, who fronts the band when Welk is sometimes occupied elsewhere ; guitarist, Buddy Merrill; bass Larry Hooper, a pianist who never sang in public until Welk urged him to ; Rocky Rockewell and Woody Guidry, whose trumpets formed a real novelty combo; and the singers: tnor Jim Roberts and the soprano, Alice Lon. And, of course, there was always Lawrence Welk himself leading, playing, clowning, singing, and (as everyone hoped) dancing informally with Alice Lon. When Lawrence invited any lady in the audience to cut in, he was practically mobbed. More than fifty willing partners clamored for turns until the police had to interfere. Altogether, it was a great and gratifying occasion, studded with favorite numbers and full of high spirits ... And here it is.