Author Topic: The Oldies Cat Box... 30s 40s and 50s ... Classics not soon forgotten (Read 30857 times)

Sighlass · « **Reply #250 on:** December 17, 2019, 07:05:45 am »

Another item that might interest a few folks... It was a "HISTORY of Country Music" 6 LP collection... and it gave a brief background of each song... which I found sorta annoying yet informative. Some of these songs go way back to the 20s and later...

For example the series starts off with a 1927 yodeling country song "T for Texas"...

Anyhoo, Country is not my fortay... so I will let yall sort it out...

This is ONE huge download at nearly 2/3rds a gig in size (and each Mp3 song is in top quality @320kbps)

Country History.zip
https://mab.to/YxdDL7ug1

Merry Christmas Gang !

3 Lonely Country Days Only !

pookie18 · « **Reply #251 on:** December 17, 2019, 12:27:04 pm »

Quote from: Sighlass on December 17, 2019, 07:05:45 am

Another item that might interest a few folks... It was a "HISTORY of Country Music" 6 LP collection... and it gave a brief background of each song... which I found sorta annoying yet informative. Some of these songs go way back to the 20s and later...

For example the series starts off with a 1927 yodeling country song "T for Texas"...

Anyhoo, Country is not my fortay... so I will let yall sort it out...

This is ONE huge download at nearly 2/3rds a gig in size (and each Mp3 song is in top quality @320kbps)

Country History.zip
https://mab.to/YxdDL7ug1

Merry Christmas Gang !

3 Lonely Country Days Only !

4 of the above by different artists...

Rosemary Clooney-This Ole House:

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Rusty Draper-No Help Wanted:

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Johnny Tillotson-Talk Back Trembling Lips:

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Tom Jones-Green Green Grass Of Home:

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sneakypete · « **Reply #252 on:** December 17, 2019, 03:25:01 pm »

If anybody ever tells you they like rock and blues,but can't tolerate country,you know you are dealing with a clueless fool that needs to be set down and forced to listen to a Hank Williams album. The man was a freaking musical and lyrical genius.

I used to call Hank Williams music "Music to slash your wrists by". That man was doomed to die early at birth. Nobody can have that much sad stored up inside them,and keep living.

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #253 on:** December 17, 2019, 04:27:27 pm »

I'd like to feature this live 1963 performance of "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean. Those who remember it, please enjoy singing along.

Some song facts: https://www.songfacts.com/facts/jimmy-dean/big-bad-john

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Sighlass · « **Reply #254 on:** December 17, 2019, 06:09:00 pm »

Thanks Pookie and Jazz .... and pete too... I ain't the biggest country fan, but I do like a few of them here and there. The Sons of the Pioneers song "Cool Waters" is just awesome... Ghost Riders (in the sky) is one those songs you hear once and can whistle it the rest of your life... same can be said of "The Tennessee Waltz"... and "Sixteen Tons"...

But I ain't a Hank Williams fan, never will be.

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #255 on:** December 17, 2019, 10:48:26 pm »

Quote from: Sighlass on December 17, 2019, 06:09:00 pm

But I ain't a Hank Williams fan, never will be.

@Sighlass

That's okay. I love his music enough for two people, so it comes out even.

Here's my favorite performance of Hank's "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry." No one else has delivered the lyric with such abject heartbreak -- not even Glen in his other performances of the same song.

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sneakypete · « **Reply #256 on:** December 17, 2019, 11:13:49 pm »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on December 17, 2019, 10:48:26 pm

@Sighlass

That's okay. I love his music enough for two people, so it comes out even.

Here's my favorite performance of Hank's "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry." No one else has delivered the lyric with such abject heartbreak -- not even Glen in his other performances of the same song.

@AllThatJazzZ

The REAL HANK,NOT the "half-a-Hank", wrote lyrics that cut right through the bone.

Sighlass · « **Reply #257 on:** December 19, 2019, 04:27:05 am »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on December 17, 2019, 10:48:26 pm

@Sighlass

That's okay. I love his music enough for two people, so it comes out even.

That is fair enough my friend !

Sighlass · « **Reply #258 on:** December 28, 2019, 08:03:07 am »

Little late, but a bunch of old Christmas songs 40s - 60s in various Mp3 qualities... Some silly some rare some classics...

X-Mas In Black & White 1.zip
https://mab.to/bRiBGD4LL

3 Fireplace Nights Only....

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #259 on:** December 28, 2019, 09:30:44 am »

Thanks, @Sighlass !

pookie18 · « **Reply #260 on:** December 28, 2019, 01:04:12 pm »

Quote from: Sighlass on December 28, 2019, 08:03:07 am

Little late, but a bunch of old Christmas songs 40s - 60s in various Mp3 qualities... Some silly some rare some classics...

X-Mas In Black & White 1.zip
https://mab.to/bRiBGD4LL

3 Fireplace Nights Only....

Another one by Art Mooney & His Orchestra (with Barry Gordon):

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&, of course, this one by Eartha Kitt:

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Sighlass · « **Reply #261 on:** December 28, 2019, 06:58:04 pm »

Wow, that Eartha Kitt was one interesting story to follow on YouTube... yeah, I didn't know her and she was even in a few movies with quite a few stars (Sammy Davis Jr and Nat King ect..).

pookie18 · « **Reply #262 on:** December 28, 2019, 07:15:36 pm »

Quote from: Sighlass on December 28, 2019, 06:58:04 pm

Wow, that Eartha Kitt was one interesting story to follow on YouTube... yeah, I didn't know her and she was even in a few movies with quite a few stars (Sammy Davis Jr and Nat King ect..).

I remember her as (not the original, but) a later Catwoman on the Batman TV show...

Sighlass · « **Reply #263 on:** April 26, 2020, 04:06:13 am »

This 1989 rarity did a good job of a clean remix (keeping the original base) of a few Marylin songs she did in the 50s... From Pop to Blues...

Reduced down from FLAC source to 224kbps Mp3

Marilyn Monroe - I Wanna Be Loved By You (Remix 89).zip
https://mab.to/Idr82n3d8

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Sighlass · « **Reply #264 on:** May 21, 2020, 05:13:15 am »

Another Various Artists Album I ran across... (H/T to Kara)

VA - The Lost 45's - 1950's.zip
https://mab.to/jawtKaddw

Mp3 @224kbps (reduced from FLAC source)

3 Days Only

pookie18 · « **Reply #265 on:** May 21, 2020, 10:37:21 am »

Quote from: Sighlass on May 21, 2020, 05:13:15 am

Another Various Artists Album I ran across... (H/T to Kara)

VA - The Lost 45's - 1950's.zip
https://mab.to/jawtKaddw

Mp3 @224kbps (reduced from FLAC source)

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Much prefer these versions of 2 of the above:

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sneakypete · « **Reply #266 on:** May 21, 2020, 12:55:50 pm »

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Good luck finding this album anywhere on vinyl. IIRC,I paid 130 bucks for my 3rd one. Flat wore out the first two over the years.

Sighlass · « **Reply #267 on:** May 22, 2020, 02:02:05 am »

Quote from: pookie18 on May 21, 2020, 10:37:21 am

Much prefer these versions...

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Yeah, I see why, much more emotion in his voice... Great song... I remember my mother singing this song.

I think @sneakypete songs were from the 70s (1974 I think wiki said) ... but it is all good. Kinda a Charlie Daniels sound or Hank Jr.

sneakypete · « **Reply #268 on:** May 22, 2020, 02:42:12 am »

Quote from: Sighlass on May 22, 2020, 02:02:05 am

Yeah, I see why, much more emotion in his voice... Great song... I remember my mother singing this song.

I think @sneakypete songs were from the 70s (1974 I think wiki said) ... but it is all good. Kinda a Charlie Daniels sound or Hank Jr.

@Signlass

The Link Wray songs I posted were from an early 70's album,but the songs date to the 50's and 60's.

Link Wray invented that style of guitar playing.

sneakypete · « **Reply #269 on:** May 22, 2020, 03:08:38 am »

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@Sighlass

Here is a song by Link Wray from 1958 that was actually banned from air play because it was thought to "incite violence". Not a single word spoken or sung in it,it is,AFAIK,the ONLY instrumental song to ever be banned from playing on the air.

Sighlass · « **Reply #270 on:** May 22, 2020, 04:16:53 am »

Quote from: sneakypete on May 22, 2020, 03:08:38 am

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@Sighlass

Here is a song by Link Wray from 1958 that was actually banned from air play because it was thought to "incite violence". Not a single word spoken or sung in it,it is,AFAIK,the ONLY instrumental song to ever be banned from playing on the air.

Yeah, I googled the fellow after your first post.... I had heard of him, but just barely. Neat trivia on this being banned...Some folks in comments said he stuck screwdrivers in the amp to get the sound, I think wiki said he just dropped it a few times to mess it up some.

Sighlass · « **Reply #271 on:** May 23, 2020, 07:09:00 am »

Oddity post here... some history buffs may enjoy it.... Deutsche Hits 1930-1937

German music pre-WW2... Part One... Part Two later as time presents itself.

Hat Tip to Half Hearted Dude Blog... (http://halfhearteddude.com/2020/05/deutsche_hits_1930-37/ )

Visit the above link for a good insight into the artists... and what is known about their ties to the regime developing.

This songs sound great but are not all top quality (some were hard to find in the quality they are presented w/ a bitrate between 128 to 320kbps and often at a variable bit rate). Deal with it.

1. Marlene Dietrich - Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola (1930)
2. Comedian Harmonists - Ein Freund, Ein Guter Freund (1930)
3. Siegfried Arno - Wenn Die Elisabeth Nicht So SchÃ¶ne Beine HÃ¤tt (1930)
4. Richard Tauber - Adieu, Mein Kleiner Gardeoffizier (1930)
5. Paul HÃ¶rbiger - Das MuÃŸ Ein StÃ¼ck Vom Himmel Sein (1931)
6. Lilian Harvey - Das Gibt's Nur Einmal (1931)
7. Gitta Alpar - Was Kann So SchÃ¶n Sein Wie Deine Liebe (1932)
8. Hans Albers - Flieger, GrÃ¼ÃŸ' Mir Die Sonne (1932)
9. Die Weintraubs - Wenn Wieder FrÃ¼hling Ist (1933)
10. Joseph Schmidt - Ein Lied Geht Um Die Welt (1933)
11. Renate MÃ¼ller - An einem Tag im FrÃ¼hling (1934)
12. Comedian Harmonists - Gitarren spielt auf (1934)
13. Herbert Ernst Groh - Ein Walzer fÃ¼r dich (1934)
14. Hilde Hildebrandt - Liebe ist ein Geheimnis (1934)
15. Eric Helgar - Wir wollen Freunde sein fÃ¼r's ganze Leben (1934)
16. Erwin Hartung - Kannst du pfeifen, Johanna (1934)
17. Luigi Bernauer - Nachts Ging Das Telefon (1935)
18. Jan Kiepura - Ob Blond, Ob Braun, Ich Liebe Alle Frau'n (1935)
19. Pola Negri - Wenn Die Sonne Hinter Den DÃ¤ch (1936)
20. Hans Albers - Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins (1936)
21. Willy Fritsch - Ich Wollt' Ich WÃ¤r Ein Huhn (1936)
22. Die Goldene Sieben - Ich Wollt' Ich WÃ¤r Ein Huhn (1936)
23. Die Metropol Vokalisten - Buh-Buh (1937)
24. Hans SÃ¶hnker & Magda Schneider - Wem gehÃ¶rt Ihr Herz am nÃ¤chsten Sonntag, FrÃ¤ulein? (1937)
25. Heinz RÃ¼hmann u. Hans Albers - Jawohl, Meine Herren (1937)
26. Johannes Heesters - Ich Werde Jede Nacht Von Ihnen TrÃ¤umen (1937)
27. Willy Forst - Kapriolen (1937)

Deutsche Hits 30-37.zip
https://mab.to/VgKN6WIlF

3 Tag Only (download lasts 3 days)

Sighlass · « **Reply #272 on:** May 23, 2020, 07:19:55 am »

Part Two of German Hits, this time during WW2 .... see previous post for earlier years...

Again, Various bitrate Mp3s here... 128-320kbps...

Deutsche Hits 1938-45.zip
https://mab.to/qBNTHFX02

Again hat tip to Any Major Dude .... I imagine a lot of work went into this compilation... ( http://halfhearteddude.com/2020/05/germany%e2%80%99s-hitparade-1938-45/ )

Nur drei Tage (3 Days Only)

Sighlass · « **Reply #273 on:** June 20, 2020, 05:49:32 am »

Everly Brothers... late 50s songs mostly from their first album. Lots of them were hits.

Mp3 format @224kbps (Reduced from WAV)

Everly Brothers.zip
https://mab.to/qX1d7xZaQ

3 Days Only

pookie18 · « **Reply #274 on:** June 20, 2020, 11:20:42 am »

Quote from: Sighlass on June 20, 2020, 05:49:32 am

Everly Brothers... late 50s songs mostly from their first album. Lots of them were hits.

Mp3 format @224kbps (Reduced from WAV)

Everly Brothers.zip
https://mab.to/qX1d7xZaQ

3 Days Only

Some originals that they covered above...

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