Jackie - "Mockingbird Hill" is one of my favorites, because it brings back memories of happy times.  I have two old recordings of that song on 78 RPM records . . . one by Patti Page, and the other by Les Paul and Mary Ford. 

Another fun clip......TENNESSEE WALTZ SURPRISE - line dance.......( I can only watch with envy...)..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdii_EqCzp8

I know several Senior Friends have done line dancing, but I never knew what it was.  In fact, I thought it was several people standing in a circle doing steps that were shown here.  I learn something new every day.

The next dance was interesting too.

Mary Ann

My husband and I were long time campers and after he retired, we spent the winters in Florida.   Most of the campgrounds where we stayed had line dancing as a regular activity.  I loved it.  Here is a video of one of the favorite line dances to New York, New York.
It was great fun in addition to great exercise.  There were so many great songs that we danced to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxnHpsS6V8o


Joy

Joy, he is a natural, he makes it look so easy.....

Here's a great song from one of my favorite artists

"It's A Big Old Goofy World" by John Prine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZACwVOJXpn0

John Prine has recorded tons of great songs over the years and was pretty popular in the 70s.

Here's a great link that Patricia had posted in another Forum

http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=21712

Line dancing is really big in Texas.  It is a easy one to learn. Seems years now since I did it. or any dance.  Use to be 3 places to dance in my area. Big halls. Now no idea where the people go . Private one at the University for the Students and a couple of places doing (English dancing) for years ago. Even the Polka clubs are gone.  I loved the Polka.

We had a pretty good line dancing group at our Senior Center a few years ago but it has petered out.   No teacher and just a few of the old timers meet just to dance.   It was fun and we did go out and entertain at some Nursing Homes.....they were a very forgiving audience.    Our New York, New York dance was a lot different than the one in this video.      We are dancing any longer.       Our daughter does go to a class at Continuing Education and some of her group also go to a German Club in Canada a couple times a week where they teach a dance and just dance for fun.    It is a fun and healthy thing to do.

Line dancing sounds like so much fun!  I would love to learn, but I'm afraid it's a little too late now.   I love regular couple dancing, and regret that I'm no longer able to do the Lindy, or any of the steps that were so much fun back in the long, long ago.  My husband and I met each other in a social dance class when we were in college, and we still remember many of steps and all of the music that was played.  One of the songs that stands out in my mind, was Kay Starr, singing Side By Side . . . "Oh we ain't got a barrel of money, maybe we're ragged and funny - but we'll travel along, singing a song, side by side". 

Here's a great old song I found on YouTube a while back.

"Down Yonder" by Del Wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIr4ax_RqwE

I am guessing this video is from the 1950s given how young she was at the time. This song ended up being a huge hit in 1951, peaking at #4 on the pop chart and inspiring numerous other versions around the same time. While the other versions were also popular, Del Wood's version was the biggest.

60s pop singer Bobby Vee died today at the age of 73 from Alzheimers

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7550082/bobby-vee-died-73-alzheimers

Bobby Vee was one of the most successful of the many "Bobby" singers to hit the charts in the 60s, with 8 Top 20 hits between 1960 and 1962, and one further top 10 hit in 1967. His biggest hit was "Take Good Care of My Baby", which hit #1 in 1961. Other big hits include "Devil or Angel", "Rubber Ball" (both of which hit #6 in 1960) and "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" (#3, 1962).

Having grown up listening to the local oldies station, I heard many of his songs as a kid.

Michael - Thanks for telling us about the passing of Bobby Vee.  I didn't see it mentioned on the internet, newspaper, or on TV.  I remember Take Good Care of My Baby, but not the other two.  I would love to know the names of the other "Bobby" singers from that era?  The only one I think of is Bobby Vinton. 

MARILYNE....
...same here in UK, no mention anywhere of his death, not internet nor tv, dont know about papers as I dont read them...

OLDIESMANN...
...I will listen to him later in my day, as its now only 5.am here in UK, dont want to wake anyone up with music...thank you for the link and info of his death...and yes, I remember him...

Jackie - I just thought of another Bobby . . . Bobby Darin!  I liked all of his songs, especially "Beyond the Sea". 

Marilyne, another Bobby of the 60s........did we once really dance like that?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHI6sJpiDsA


........just for a change of tempo, who remembers this song by Solomon King....?......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKri0Kmwvo8

Jackie, I don't remember Little Things, by Bobby Goldsboro, however, I'm sure we all remember this one! I think it was his biggest hit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTXZ5zPt7k

Kay Starr has died at the age of 94

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/arts/music/kay-starr-hillbilly-singer-with-crossover-appeal-dies-at-94.html?_r=0

Her biggest hits were "Wheel of Fortune" (1952) and "Rock and Roll Waltz" (1956), both of which hit #1. As rock and roll began to take off in the mid-50s, her popularity began to fade, but she continued recording and releasing albums until 1968, with two more released in the 1970s (including a cover of Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie A Yellow Ribbon") before disappearing from the music scene.

Here's a link to "Rock and Roll Waltz": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0dsuuQpd0

I used to hear both "Rock and Roll Waltz" and "Wheel of Fortune" quite a bit on a local AM station that played "adult standards" when I was in high school (they played mostly pop and country hits from the 40s and 50s).

Michael - thanks for telling us about Kay Starr.  I didn't see any mention in my newspaper or on my Google News page. I guess that those who write for the paper, or set up the on line news pages, have never heard of Kay Starr.  She was extremely popular in the early 1950's.  I liked her a lot, and have nostalgic memories of her hit song, "Side By Side". 

When I was a Senior in H.S., my sisters and I were awakened by the local radio station's top hits.  Almost every morning that year, we hear "Wheel of Fortune" which if I remember correctly was sung by Kay Starr.

Perhaps one of you more informed music lovers can tell me whether this was Kay Starr's big hit in 1955.

SCFSue

Two more legends have left us in the past week.

Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen died on Monday at the age of 82. His biggest hit chartwise was "Closing Time", which hit #5 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart in 1992, though he's best remembered today for the 1984 song "Hallelujah", which has been covered by many artists over the years.

American musician and singer/songwriter Leon Russell died last night at the age of 74. Leon is better known as a songwriter and session musician, but did have a few hits of his own as well. His big hits were "Tight Rope" (#11 US, #5 Canada in 1972), "Lady Blue" (#14 US, #18 AC Canada in 1975), and a duet of "Heartbreak Hotel" with Willie Nelson (#1 country US and Canada in 1978) .

Videos:
Leonard Cohen "Closing Time": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0lV5qs1Qw
Leonard Cohen "Hallelujah" (2009 performance): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
Leon Russell "Tight Rope": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Z9qN8R9Bg
Leon Russell "Lady Blue": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDyq_RcSo8
Willie Nelson and Leon Russell "Heartbreak Hotel" (Leon is on piano): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6jYhm9Aq_0

I saw about both of these on the TV news, Michael.  I'm afraid I wasn't familiar with either of them.  "My" music memories date mostly from the 1940's and very early 1950's.   

A big loss for Canada and for the light music world.  Leonard Cohen  is very well known and loved here

This is brilliant timing...guess their dancing's were way ahead of there time.....Link....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE

Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on July 07, 2016, 05:56:37 PM
Another fun clip......TENNESSEE WALTZ SURPRISE - line dance.......( I can only watch with envy...)..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdii_EqCzp8

That was interesting. People line dancing to a German version of a classic American tune performed by a woman born in England. I'm constantly amazed by what you can find on YouTube. I'm surprised "Tennessee Waltz" made it all the way to Germany!

Some interesting takes on a couple of classic Christmas tunes:

"Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo" by Billy May from 1954: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2cGIju_euU
"Cha-Cha All The Way" by The Capitol Studio Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiqP8PE1Emk

I'm assuming the second one is from around the same time given how popular that style was at the time but I'm not sure.

I couldn't get into S &F at the beginning of the year, so I just gave up on it. Yesterday I decided to try again. I'm so glad you all have continued this music discussion. I could not survive without music, it entertains me, it soothes me, sometimes it depresses me, but not for long because I quickly come upon something I love again. I like any kind of music where I can hear a tune and understand the lyric, from the 1930's to 2016, and much classical music.

I love the soulful sound of any of the saxes and have 2 sax playlists on youtube, about 40 songs on each.  I also have three playlists of "standards", those 5 lists overlap a bit. 

As of today, 😛 My favorite musician is Chet Baker - that could change tomorrow. He has soulful trumpet sound and a soulful voice. Too bad he succumbed to heroin use and had a difficult life.

My Funny Valentine
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8SGAcP7Zh6U

I fall in Love Too Easily
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3zrSoHgAAWo

And, of course, I've been playing all kinds of Christmas music since Thanksgiving, but I have been known to play it in July as well!

Jean 1105.  Welcome back. Now if you like Trumpet or The Sax players. Start listening to Chris Botti. Great. I loved Miles Davis and KennyG.

Just came across this....what a wonderful saxophone player, and a good looking one at that...

Bernie saxophane player - entertainer....Bernhard Reichenbach...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T96eCtwZdl8

Jackie - He's a great sax player!  I liked the second selection best - Aloha 'Oe.  I could hear some Hawaiian guitar accompaniment in the background, which I like a lot.