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God bless Rosa Parks, born on this day in 1913. One person can change the world.
For the Sephardim.
Miller and Lyles.
Billie at Carnegie Hall…
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Cream, with Max Raabe.
Coffee, with Frank.
Happy 71st Birthday to Richie Havens… sweet Tupelo Honey.
Tea with Lee… Liberace, that is. Gone 25 years Feb. 4th. The TV movie about him is scheduled to film this summer.
for J, B, C, and E.
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Careful, Shirley Bassey may short-circuit your computer.
I’ll always love her. Joni Mitchell from a 1986 concert. Hejira. Gorgeous poetry. Jaco Pastorius on bass.
I’m feeling this song, hard. Stevie Wonder. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing.
A little more Stevie, because one isn’t enough, and this made me misty.
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Plenty of money and you… and Reagan. And Virginia Mayo. From “She’s Working Her Way Through College.”
From 1944′s “Gents without Cents.” Courtesy of my nephew.
I always see Julie London when I drink. That’s why I don’t drink.
Big finish. From the 2001 Tonys.
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The original Lady Ga Ga, Garland, singing Cole Porter. Ga ga ah ah ah ah.
Since it’s Christmas Eve, more Cole Porter. Pure gorgeousness.
Christmas Eve commercial.
Mel Torme rocks it.
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Swing it, with Stephane Grappelli.
Frank Sinatra, born December 12, 1915. This is singing.
Dame Edna interviews the brilliant Barry Humphries.
A little Christmas music… from Judy. Also singing.
Photo by Kevin D.
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Sammy Davis Jr. would have been 86 on Dec. 8th. He died 21 years ago. Here’s a little Sammy mishmosh.
Sinatra would have been 96 on Dec. 12th. He died in 1998.
Wow, here’s a relic new to YouTube. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin LIVE at New York’s Copacabana, 1954!
Movie stars as kids… with Lee Wiley singing “A Hundred Years from Today.”
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Lee Wiley sings Cole Porter… and a little beefcake to go with it. Good morning!
Perhaps one less man.
Let Shirley sing it.
Hope springs eternal.
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Are you ready for the next Roaring Twenties?
President Kennedy was killed 48 years ago, November 22, 1963. Here’s Jack losing his temper over… well, just listen. It’s a side of JFK you’ve likely never heard.
Marvin Gaye… gone too soon. The most moving rendition of the National Anthem, ever.
Joni Mitchell… timeless.
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It’s Saturday… let’s watch a Disney cartoon! 1935.
This is lovingly inappropriate, so I had to share it.
Chexydecimal… always something for everyone. Are you nervous?
Hampton Hawes, one of the best jazz pianists ever. In memory of my beloved friend Mary, who was Hampton’s friend. Happy Birthday, wherever you are.
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"If the phone doesn't ring, it's me.”
--Jimmy Buffett
