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One of my favorite all time singers with a golden voice Jerry Vale dead at 83.
 
Rick2583 said:
One of my favorite all time singers with a golden voice Jerry Vale dead at 83.
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Rick, what was the cause of death? Old age, complications, RIP Jerry, you touched a lot of heart.
 
What you got planned for your big 6-0 Birthday Ricky?
 
Mattingly23NY said:
What you got planned for your big 6-0 Birthday Ricky?
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Just a night out with family & friends Rob. Some dinner, then down to the club (VFW) for some beers, pool, & shuffleboard. Then to another local watering hole for some good fun karaoke.
 
Make sure to use SPF 35 sunblock on your face before blowing out all those candles.
 
Jerry Vale was one of the performers whom I respected but never bought and of his recordings. Liked his version of Inamorata.
 
The guy just had a great voice. And he made it sound so effortless. His renditions of songs like You don't know me, If I loved you, Two different worlds & of course my favorite Al-Di-La were just so enjoyable to listen to. The guy could sing the phone book & make it sound good.
 
Al-Di-La got a lot of airplay on South Korean Radio Stations and the clubs when I was there on tour #1. Very popular with the ladies.
 
Not many of those old guys left. Guys that sang a large variety of the old songs. Like...............

Tony Bennett 88
Vic Damone 86
Steve Lawrence 78
Pat Boone 80
 
Rick2583 said:
Shows how much you know, I have a machine that inflates my sweet Sophia so there.
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My apologies Rick. Given the way you struggle with computers, software and the internet, I didn't figure you to be that technologically sophisticated as to having an auto-inflating fuckdoll.
 
totus44 said:
My apologies Rick. Given the way you struggle with computers, software and the internet, I didn't figure you to be that technologically sophisticated as to having an auto-inflating fuckdoll.
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I have COPD so my doctors recommended it.
 
Rick2583 said:
Not many of those old guys left. Guys that sang a large variety of the old songs. Like...............

Tony Bennett 88
Vic Damone 86
Steve Lawrence 78
Pat Boone 80
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When I was a kid we used to visit with an Aunt in West Virginia. They had one of the first Hi-Fis of the early 50's which seemed as big as a house to me. I used to drop a 78 of Tony Bennetts' "Rags to Riches" and sing my heart out. I once heard Tony in an interview discussing Hank Williams response to his (Bennetts) version of "Cold Cold Heart". Hank asked Tony "what the hell did you do to my record. " According to the Hank Williams Bios I read the man was thrilled when other artists recorded his songs. I respected Damone and Lawrence but akin to Vale never bought any of their music. Pat Boone, never could handle him at all. One singer from that era that was really cool was Perry Como, dude was slick as snot on a brass knob.
 
Yankeefan5545 said:
When I was a kid we used to visit with an Aunt in West Virginia. They had one of the first Hi-Fis of the early 50's which seemed as big as a house to me. I used to drop a 78 of Tony Bennetts' "Rags to Riches" and sing my heart out. I once heard Tony in an interview discussing Hank Williams response to his (Bennetts) version of "Cold Cold Heart". Hank asked Tony "what the hell did you do to my record. " According to the Hank Williams Bios I read the man was thrilled when other artists recorded his songs. I respected Damone and Lawrence but akin to Vale never bought any of their music. Pat Boone, never could handle him at all. One singer from that era that was really cool was Perry Como, dude was slick as snot on a brass knob.
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Didn't mean to put Boone & his 3-4 hits (Love letters, friendly persuasion & April love) into the class of guys like Bennett, Vale, Andy Williams, Perry Como & others. Lawrence much like Boone only had a handful of hits but IMO was just more likable then the squeeky clean image of Boone.

Did Hank Williams have some kind of dislike for Bennett? I only ask because as you say he had no problem with others doing his songs.
 
Rick2583 said:
Didn't mean to put Boone & his 3-4 hits (Love letters, friendly persuasion & April love) into the class of guys like Bennett, Vale, Andy Williams, Perry Como & others. Lawrence much like Boone only had a handful of hits but IMO was just more likable then the squeeky clean image of Boone.

Did Hank Williams have some kind of dislike for Bennett? I only ask because as you say he had no problem with others doing his songs.
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Nope, the way Tony Bennett put is Hank was kidding with him, wish I could remember who was conducting that interview. In the case of Boone I too was not keen on that "image.
 
Rick2583 said:
Just a night out with family & friends Rob. Some dinner, then down to the club (VFW) for some beers, pool, & shuffleboard. Then to another local watering hole for some good fun karaoke.
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Sounds like a good night out Rick.... I wish you a Happy, healthy, peaceful, FUN Birthday. 60 only comes around once in life, but then so does every year, eh?

Shuffleboard, make sure if you pinch any of the old ladies on the butt, someone else is standing in between you, then you can blame it on the other person...!

Karaoke? I've been banned from every establishment with a Karaoke Machine. I either break it, or they think I'm the ghosts of Frank Sinatra. You know Elvis is alive, well so is Franky.....! Those machines must have facial recognition, cuz they won't even turn on for me anymore.....! My sound is quit unique, integrating the sound of a cow being ran over by a tractor, and a bear with its foot caught in a trap; and a man with his testicles caught in a vise....!
 
totus44 said:
My apologies Rick. Given the way you struggle with computers, software and the internet, I didn't figure you to be that technologically sophisticated as to having an auto-inflating fuckdoll.
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Say what, doesn't everyone have one of those things. Mine looks and talks like Marilyn Monroe, ie. all she says is what sounds like air escaping between her ears...! doh-!!!
 
Perry Como
Andy Williams
Tony Bennett
Sinatra
Jim Reeves
Ray Price
Jerry Vale

some of the greatest crooners ever to record on vinyl...plenty of others to add to the list.....
like:
Jagger
Hendrix
:lol:
 
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