Christmas Is…
Todd Allen Long sings an eclectic collection of Holiday favorites.
Tag: Bing Crosby
Bloodshot Records’ 13 Days of Xmas
Bloodshot Records’ 13 Days of Xmas (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.
Bob Hope Entertaining the Troops: American Entertainers in World
Archival footage and interviews show us the entertainers of the 1940’s as they do their part for the war effort.
Bad Religion
Christmas Songs (Epitaph Records). Review by Carl F Gazue.
A Very Special Christmas: Icon
A Very Special Christmas: Icon (Universal Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Ray Charles
The Genius Hits The Road (Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Gary Giddins
After thirty years, music critic Gary Giddins is still listening, still watching, and still… writing a multi-volume biography of your grandma’s favorite crooner, Bing Crosby? Ink 19 sat down with Giddins to talk about the shape of jazz to come.
Tim Conway – Timeless Comedy
Star film critic Dag Herefo… uh, Carl F Gauze sits through twelve TV skits starring Tim Conway that prove the Golden Age of TV had some dross.
Susan House
Gifts of the Season (Sisu Heart). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Regis Philbin
When You’re Smiling (Hollywood Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Striptease: From Gaslight To Spotlight
Striptease became stripping when all the tease was taken out of it, but a new book remembers a time in America when strippers could be nearly as legitimate as singers or comedians. Ben Varkentine found his curiosity, peeked.
Bond
Shine (Decca). Review by Ben Alan Blofeld.
Les Paul
The Best Of – The Millennium Collection (Decca/MCA). Review by James Mann.
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