tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post5943959282031998426..comments2024-03-08T08:54:57.980-05:00Comments on Ernie (Not Bert): Stars In Your EarsErniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-47612261807511699862016-12-28T19:21:48.289-05:002016-12-28T19:21:48.289-05:00Really enjoyed this one. Thanks Ernie!Really enjoyed this one. Thanks Ernie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-75696637752025159222016-12-17T03:49:22.978-05:002016-12-17T03:49:22.978-05:00Yep. The Bing and Carol Richards, which is my pref...Yep. The Bing and Carol Richards, which is my preferred version, was the first recorded one, though the Hope was the first to be performed. Once Bing records something though, all other versions of just about anything go by the wayside. Bing is, and will always be, my personal voice of Christmas.<br />And, thanks for this disc. Loving all the shares.Kworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665698658120936970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-65589379039811960662016-12-15T13:21:35.150-05:002016-12-15T13:21:35.150-05:00Great stuff. I love The Hopes' "Silver Be...Great stuff. I love The Hopes' "Silver Bells." We keep "The Lemon Drop Kid" on our DVR and watch the Silver Bells sequence every year. The internet reveals that the song became a hit before the movie came out, so they re-shot a more elaborate Silver Bells sequence for the finished film. It shows. Kurthttp://notoncd.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-60563869663643029572016-12-15T10:20:53.249-05:002016-12-15T10:20:53.249-05:00Thanks for posting this uniquely composed album an...Thanks for posting this uniquely composed album and for the additional info (Buster).Steve Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287034581115485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11600065.post-16104511384477558932016-12-15T09:12:05.207-05:002016-12-15T09:12:05.207-05:00You're welcome! Your readers may be interested...You're welcome! Your readers may be interested in brief identifications of the people on the cover (most of them anyway):<br /><br />Les Brown was a well-known bandleader<br /><br />June Hutton was a pop singer married to Axel Stordahl, who was Sinatra's bandleader for many years.<br /><br />Reginald Owen was an actor.<br /><br />Margaret Whiting was a famous pop singer. She and her sister Barbara also had a TV show.<br /><br />Ken Lane was a vocal arranger and conductor, who also worked with Sinatra.<br /><br />Sonny Burke was a bandleader who later became a producer (and worked with Frankie).<br /><br />Jo Ann Greer was a very good vocalist who appeared with Les Brown.<br /><br />Ed Platt was an actor (Chief on Get Smart).<br /><br />Dick Noel was a trombonist.<br /><br />Charles Bud Dant was an arranger and producer for Coral Records.<br /><br />Lucy Ann Polk was a vocalist who also appeared with Les Brown.Busterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918896767504950096noreply@blogger.com