Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Earl Okin Gramophone Show No. 6

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1. You’re The Top – Porter. COLE PORTER.
2. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA – Rossini. Largo Al Factotum. LAWRENCE TIBBETT.
3. Bob White. BING CROSBY & CONNEE BOSWELL.
4. You’re The Top – Porter. ETHEL MERMAN.
5. Two Lovely Black Eyes – Coburn. CHARLES COBURN.
6. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA – Rossini. Una Voce Poco Fa. AMELITA GALLI-CURCI.
7. London Now – Okin. EARL OKIN.


Saturday, 1 August 2009

Earl Okin Gramophone Show No. 5

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1. DAS LAND DES LAECHELNS – Lehar. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz. RICHARD TAUBER.
2.When I Take My Sugar To Tea – Fain/Kahal/Norman. THE BOSWELL SISTERS (Dorsey Bros. Orchestra).
3.He’s Only A Working Man – Rule/Holt. LILY MORRIS.
4. Piano Sonata Op. 27, No. 2. - 1st Movement (The Moonlight) – Beethoven. IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI.
5. Rendez-Vous Sous La Pluie – Hess/Trenet. JEAN SABLON (with Django Reinhardt).
6. TURANDOT – Puccini. Nessun Dorma. JOSEPH SCHMIDT.
7. I’m A Singer – Okin. EARL OKIN.


Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 4

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In this show, Earl takes us through the following tracks...

TRACK LISTING

  1. OTELLO - Verdi. Si Pel Ciel. TITTA RUFFO & ENRICO CARUSO.
  2. The Coster Girl In Paris - Leigh/Powell. MARIE LLOYD.
  3. Goodbye Blues - Carter. BENNY CARTER & The Chocolate Dandies.
  4. It Takes A Long, Long Train - Markes/Charles. PEGGY LEE.
  5. Le Prisonnier De La Tour - Calvi/Blanche.EDITH PIAF.
  6. LA GIOCONDA - Ponchielli. Enzo Grimaldo. TITTA RUFFO & BENIAMINO GIGLI.
  7. I Can't Face The Animals - Okin. EARL OKIN.

Monday, 1 June 2009

Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 3

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In this show, Earl takes us through the following tracks...

Track Listing
  1. John Willie, Come On - Formby. GEORGE FORMBY Sr./GEORGE FORMBY Jr.
  2. MANON LESCAUT - Puccini. In Quelle Trine Morbide. CELESTINA BONINSEGNA
  3. Begin The Beguine - Porter. ARTIE SHAW ORCHESTRA
  4. Drop Me Off In Harlem - Ellington. ADELAIDE HALL with BENNY WATERS
  5. La Violetera - Padilla. LUCREZIA BORI
  6. Something In The Air - Okin. EARL OKIN

Images




Links

Earl's MySpace Page, offering his gig list and a few of his recent recordings...
http://www.myspace.com/earlokin

The 78rpm page in Earl's own Web Site.
http://www.earlokin.com/78.html

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 2

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Earl offers you a virtual tour of some of the 10,000 78rpm records on his shelves explaining a little of their history and musical importance.

[Image Right: Chaliapin listening to a 'fan' gramophone]


Will FyffeIn so doing, he also demonstrates the influences on his own unique style of performance.

[Image Left: Will Fyffe in character]

Each of these podcasts will also contain one of Earl's own performances...as a bonus!

Featuring:
  1. Persian Love Song - Rubinstein. FEODOR CHALIAPIN
  2. I'm 94 Today - Fyffe. WILL FYFFE
  3. Honeysuckle Rose - Waller. DJANGO REINHARDT (with Stephane Grappelly & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
  4. LA TOSCA - Puccini. E Lucevan Le Stelle. ENRICO CARUSO
  5. Dusk - Ellington. DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
  6. Butterflies - Okin. EARL OKIN
[Image Right: Enrico Caruso dressed the way that Earl likes to dress]

Links:
Earl's MySpace Page, offering his gig list and a few of his recent recordings...
http://www.myspace.com/earlokin

[Image Left:Duke Ellington at the piano]


The 78rpm page in Earl's own Web Site.
http://www.earlokin.com/78.html

[Image Right:Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelly & the QHCF]





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