On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>wrote:
> It is safe to say that many of us don't even remember this popular singer > of another era in music (his last Top 10 hit was in 1956), but his hits > included "To Each His Own," "I Get Ideas" and "Stranger in Paradise" from > "Kismet"--he's on topic in that he hosted a 15-minute variety show before > John Cameron Swayze's "Camel News Caravan" from 1954 to 1956 on NBC (I also > suspect that he popped up in a lot of PBS Big Band era pledge drive > specials over the years): > > > http://www.thewrap.com/music/article/tony-martin-i-get-ideas-crooner-dies-98-49911 > I was not familiar with the late Mr. Martin's name, but for me the TV connection is Ricky Ricardo singing "I Get Ideas" on "I Love Lucy" (a little web magic tells me Martin recorded it in April of 1951 and it appeared in a May 1952 episode). My sister and for some reason loved that song, in Ricky's accent, and used to sing it all the time. Until today if you had told me Desi Arnez recorded that song originally I would have believed you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYVQevx8H_c (Luc's bits are cut out) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
