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Derek Johnston
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Post by Derek Johnston » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:19 pm

Hi all,does anyone out there in Matt land have any information on a singer called Jerry Vale ,i ve just bought a 3 cd set of him singing in the 50 s and early 60 s, lovely songs beautifully sung .One in particular i think its called "Old Cape Cod" has a gorgious melody and has the feel of a song Matt might sing although im quite sure he never.Mr Vale definately has shades of Eddy Fisher in his voice but with a much smoother delivery,yet my dad who was a big Fisher fan has never heard of Jerry Vale so he probably never made it big over here ,any info on him would be great :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: PS does anyone else feel Ronnie Hilton had one of the best voices among British pop singers of the 50 s,though it must be said there were a great number of classy singers back then ,but none of the ones i ve heard compare to Mr Monro-definately a class apart :P :P :P :P
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Post by ROBERT M. » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:33 pm

Yes Derek, we have mentioned both those "great" singers Jerry Vale and Ronnie Hilton many times on these pages over the past few months or so. Jerry was an Italian/American, whereas Ronnie was from East Yorkshire, but lived in the Leeds area. Jerry never really made it on these shores, but was a big star over the pond.
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Post by paul jh » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:38 pm

Derek - I wrote about Jerry Vale in the "What's in your ipod, CD player, etc." section. Since he's Italian American, I always listen to him during Columbus Day week-end.

I feel he is so much better than Eddie Fisher. Some in the forum may not agree with me. Jerry Vale was very popular in the US during the 1950s and 1960s. I highly recommend his Live From Carnegie Hall CD. He has many CDs on HMV's website, so I assume he was somewhat popular in the UK, even though he had no top 40 singles.
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Post by mariana44 » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:48 pm

Hi-I think Lena and Harry know about Jerry Vale--they will be sure to have more information.
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Post by john » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:17 pm

Listening to a compilation xmas cd in the car at the moment with songs by Elvis, The Carpenters, Al Martino, Andy Williams and Brenda Lee to name but a few. :wink:
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Post by ROBERT M. » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:38 pm

I listened to the very best of Andy Williams last night - 2 CD- disc one, which included Andy's excellent version of "Born Free" 8)
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Post by michduncg » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:17 am

We have a gr8 Xmas cd in the car - lots of Dean Martin, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Doris Day and Andy Williams - plus Garth Brookes and one or two Phi Spector groups.
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Post by john » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:14 am

Got the SEEKERS Future road album in the car at the moment, released in 1997 it has a lot of their own compositions on it.
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Post by john » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:33 pm

And today I have a Des O'Connor cd in the car (dare I own up to this/), but joking aside I do like him, especially I PRETEND.
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Post by john » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:04 am

Listening to The Carpenters AS TIME GOES BY cd in the car at the moment, this features previously unreleased songs including duets with Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald, and medlies of their hits from their TV specials.
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Post by mariana44 » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:15 am

John, that is one of my very favourite cd's. I also have a dvd called "Music, music, music" with several of those tracks on-including the duet with Ella. And on another dvd I have the duet with Perry Como.
I love to watch them, especially as I believe "Music, music, music" was the last show that The Carpenters did. I really wish that Karen had sung "Rainbow Connection" on the dvd, as I love that song, and Karen's version is the best ever!!!

And going back to your previous posting of Des O'Connor---"I Pretend" was a big favourite of George and me. We often played it in the car--on a made-up compilation tape.
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Post by john » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:35 am

Yes Marian, I think this was the best of their 5 tv specials including the christmas ones, love the medley at the end of the show with MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF ETC on it, also the one with Perry is great. Always been a fan of The Carpenters. 8)
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Post by mariana44 » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:41 am

Hi John-I have to say that my very favourite song from the "Music, music music " dvd is Karen singing "Knowing when to leave "--I think she has recorded it as part of a medley, but this is the only time she sings the whole song. It is a little known Bacharach song--but I think it ranks up there with the best. I also have a good version by Helen Reddy, but apart from these 2 I cannot think of anyone else who has recorded this song---maybe Dionne Warwick.
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Post by john » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:03 pm

Yes, Marian it is a nice version, a lot better than when they originally recorded it in 1971 for their CARPENTERS album, I think that first one was a bit too fast and the newer version is far smoother. :wink:
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:54 pm

Hi John and Marian, we have always liked The Carpenters and Des O'Connor, and have these songs. The song "Knowing When To Leave" we remember having this on a single was recorded by Kathy Kirby.
Lovely song, and talking of Des O Connor, we thought he did a great job on his first day on "Countdown" :lol: :lol:
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