Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Swingin' '50s Popsters

Vic Damone on Hollywood Place in 1966, introduced by "Bewitched" star Elizabeth Montgomery and singing "Falling In Love with Love" and "I Cried For You":



Judy Garland, on her early '60s TV show, singing "The Man Who Got Away":



Bobby Darin, swingin' hard on "Mack the Knife" (from a TV appearance - set looks like Flip Wilson Show):



Here's Darin, doin' "Mack" to close out his own TV show. Note the precision footwork:



Darin, again on his own show, singing "This Could Be the Start of Something Big":



And here's Darin on "The Jack Benny Program," performing "As Long As I'm Singin'":



Andy Williams does a trio with Bobby Darin and Vic Damone on Williams' TV show in 1965:




Margaret Whiting sings "It Might As Well Be Spring":



Nat King Cole, swingin' on "It's Only A Paper Moon," live on TV:




Sammy Davis Jr imitates Nat King Cole during a duo with Nat, on Nat's live TV show:



Julie London, with "Cry Me A River," on TV:



Another TV version, with a nice embelllishment of the original minimalist arrangement:

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