Tonight I will commence the playing of my Christmas i-pod playlist. Too early you say? Let me explain. My father started this tradition with my family. We would come back from the neighbourhood bonfire/fireworks party and he would drag out his Nat King Cole and Andy Williams Christmas lp’s and the whole family would sit, listen and enjoy. Sadly my father passed away when I was 15, but I always...
Your favorite holiday music on satellite radio is returning once again this year, including the fan-favorite Holly channel among others that will offer listeners the perfect soundtrack to any holiday party.Sirius XM will showcase traditional holiday songs, classical Christmas carols, Hanukkah music, country Christmas hits and contemporary festive music - and it's all starting November 16th....
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Music Choice®, the award-winning, multi-platform video and music network, kicks off the holiday season by offering non-stop holiday music on two of its popular music channels. Traditional holiday music from artists like Bing Crosby, Elvis, Nat King Cole, and Burl Ives is now available 24/7 on Music Choice’s Sounds of the Seasons channel through January 6th. An up-tempo...
Amazon’s 50 albums discounted $5 each this month is a solid line-up including Ben Harper, The Clash, Flight of the Conchords, Johnny Cash, Jay Z, Coltrane, Owl City, Beastie Boys, Nat King Cole and Chris B’s favorite Jon Secada. [Via]
As an encore to his keynote at the GameCity Squared festival last Friday, rhythm game pioneer Masaya Matsuura sang this futuristic, outer space rendition of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable". I imagine every attendee in the room couldn't help but smile with this surprise song, swaying back and forth, arm in arm. According to GameCity organizers , Matsuura's performance "pretty much capture[d]...
Sometimes when you look behind something that’s been in front of you for years you find out things you would have never imagined otherwise. Such is the case with the song, Nature Boy. Nature Boy, as recorded by the great Nat King Cole, has long been one of my favorite songs. It has a wonderful haunting [...]
There's a French nursery rhyme called Au Clair de La Lune, but I can't remember the second line, it's right there on the tip of my tongue, anybody know it? I realise there are a lot of songs here, feel free to use the -> button. There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris The Killing Moon (Up All Night Mix) - Echo & The Bunnymen Trip II The Moon (Kaleidoscopiklimax) - Acen My Moon My Man (Boys Noize...
Life is life, love is love, but woman is much more complex than it both. The proof ? watch the lady beside you for 10 minutes and you'll know why. _ Denny the Don Stupito. --- Mengutip dari kata-kata si Meriem *keselek Bellina , ; perempuan itu pandai banget mengekspresikan perasaan, karena kami dikondisikan untuk menggunakan semua aspek emosi kami dengan sangat baik. Saya akui, saya mengagumi perempuan,...
I get a lot of questions from other singers about my musical arrangements: where I get them from and the best way to approach commissioning them for cruise ships. I am always happy to share what knowledge I have, so I thought I might as well post a blog entry and tell all here! :-) I [...]
Wow, some people are completely pissed off about this new DirecTV ad featuring David Spade and the late Chris Farley. Farley’s role is spliced together from his movie Tommy Boy and David Spade appears to be having a conversation with him. We’ve had everyone from Fred Astaire to Nat King Cole peddling soda — and don’t [...]
The Verve Music Group will launch a new label imprint this fall, it was announced today by Bruce Resnikoff, President and CEO of the Verve Music Group and UMe. Verve Select, with titles to first be made available at www.hip-oselect.com, will specialize in limited edition releases, including deluxe box sets and reissues of classic albums, complete with beautiful packaging, extensive notes, premiere...
For 55 years, Sly's Barbershop sat on a corner of 29th and Dauphin Streets in Strawberry Mansion. Its barbers styled generations through conks, Afros, boxes, and fades. And they once catered to the likes of Billy Paul, Nat "King" Cole, and Muhammad Ali, whose signed portrait hangs on the back wall.
Last week, I got to sit front row during an intimate concert with disco icon Gloria Gaynor at The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live. The Q&A and concert was celebrating the 30th anniversary of the diva’s hit song "I Will Survive." Other hits for Gaynor include, “I Am Who I Am” and “Never Can Say Goodbye,” which were also popular in the dance days of the 70s. In...