This qualifies as positively amazing: Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong swing smoothly through an incredible medley of Dixieland tunes...
Monday, November 5, 2007
Great Performances: Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong perform a Dixieland Medley
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Great Performances: Ella Fitzgerald sings "For Once In My Life" (1968)
Ella Fitzgerald delivers an absolutely exquisite rendition of "For Once In My Life"...
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
Great Performances: Peggy Lee sings Cole Porter's "From This Moment On" (1954)
Sultry, sizzling Peggy Lee burns up Cole Porter's "From This Moment On"...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Great Performances: Bobby Darin sings Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin"
Bobby Darin sings a kickin' contemporary version of the Cole Porter classic "I've Got You Under My Skin"...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Great Performances: Judy Garland and Mel Torme sing "The Trolley Song"
This is absolutely hilarious! Mel's rapid-fire vocal asides are brilliant...
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Great Performances: Nat King Cole performs "Nature Boy"
Nat King Cole performs "Nature Boy"--what else is there to say?
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Fred Astaire sings "They Can't Take That Away From Me" in 1937 (video)
The incomparable Fred Astaire, singing George and Ira Gershwin's "They Can't Take That Away From Me" in Shall We Dance (1937).
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Great Performances: Bobby Darin sings "Cry Me A River"
Bobby Darin's devastating rendition of "Cry Me A River," from the Seeing Is Believing DVD...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Great Performances: Cab Calloway sings Johnny Mercer's "Blues In The Night" (1942)
This one's a kick and a half: Cab Calloway performs the Johnny Mercer classic, "Blues In The Night," with able assistance from the Palmer Brothers...
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Labels: 1942, Cab Calloway, Great Performances, Johnny Mercer, Palmer Brothers, Video