HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 11.7.26

4 Nov

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It’s been a helluva week. I think it calls for a “happy” celebration!

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2026” 10.31.26

2 Nov

It was the night ghosts and skeletons and the walking dead come out to haunt us and say frightening things to scare us to death.  And for once, I wasn’t talking about Congress. It was Halloween and time for my Annual Halloween Party with some of my favorite Halloween songs and a few songs carefully curated for the trick or treaters who showed up in costumes at the door. 

(Trick Or Treater Costume)  /  SONG TITLE  / Artist  /  Album Title

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS   /  Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • CANDY  /  Nat King Cole w/ Harry “Sweets” Edison  /  “After Midnight”
  • I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH  /  Rene Marie  /  “I Wanna Be Evil”
  • (John Roberts)  /  WHO’S SORRY NOW  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Sings Songs From ‘Let No Man Write My Epitaph’”
  • SWEET PUMPKIN  /  Samara Joy w/ Pasquale Grasso  /  “Linger Awhile”
  • THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED  /  Lisa Lindsley  /  /  “Long After Midnight”
  • (Megan & Harry)  /  IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m GladThere is You”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  (Mystery Ghost Vocalist)  /  Buddy Rich  /  “Buddy Rich Just Sings”
  • ALFIE  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • SPOOKY  /  Dusty Springfield  /  “Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels”
  • NOBODY HOME  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • (Elon Musk)  /  FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Very Best Of Diana Krall”
  • (Mark Zuckerberg & Jeff Bezos)  /  GET OUT OF TOWN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook””
  • BEWITCHED  /  Pamela Luss w/ Houston Person  /  “At The Jazz Standard”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • GHOST OF YESTERDAY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck  /  “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
  • I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “I Didn’t Know About You”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Point Of No Return”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best Of Love Songs”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S SPOOKY PLAYLIST 10.31.26

28 Oct

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Looks like someone is ready for a Halloween party!  Are you?  

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PLAYLIST FOR “HEAVEN & HELL WEEK” 10.17.26

20 Oct

Heaven.  Hell.  Discuss.  I did.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN?  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Alone Together’
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • CHEEK TO CHEEK  /  Yannick Bovy  / “Celebrates Nat King Cole”
  • GO TO HELL  /  Nina Simone  /  “Silk & Soul”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Paul Anka & Michael Buble  /  “Duets”
  • YOU’LL NEVER GT TO HEAVEN  /  Dionne Warwick  /  “Make Way For Dionne Warwick”
  • I MARRIED AN ANGEL  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Shelter Of Your Arms”
  • FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • LADY’S BLUES  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “Left To Right”
  • I GUESS I’LL HAVE CHANGE MY PLANS  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “No One Ever Tells You”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan/  “Blue Heaven”
  • HAPPILY EVER AFTER (IN HELL)  /  Craig Lucas  /  “A Collector’s Sondheim”
  • BEING ALIVE  /  Dean Jones  /  “Company: Original Broadway Cast”
  • SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  \“That Face”
  • BETWEEN THE DEVIL & THE DEEP BLUE SEA  /  Carmen McRae  /  “After Glow”
  • DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM  /  Stan Getz & Chet Baker  /  “Stan Getz & Chet Baker: The Stockholm Concerts”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • MR. KICKS  /  Amber Weekes  /  “To Oscar With Love”
  • WAY DOWN HADESTOWN  /  The Cast Of Hadestown  /  \“Hadestown”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE /  Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole  /  “Stardust”
  • THAT OLD DEVIL CALLED LOVE  /  Diane Schuur  /  “Music Is My Life”
  • FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE  /  Tina Brooks  /  “Back To The Tracks”
  • STAIRWAY TO THE STARS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • IF I NEVER GET TO HEAVEN  /  Ledisi  /  “For Dinah”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 10.17.26

14 Oct

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Stop! You’re both right!

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PLAYLIST FOR “ANIMAL, MINERAL, OR VEGETABLE?” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) 10.10.26

11 Oct

A show from the archives – which explains why I sounded and looked so much younger. Here’s what I said when the show first aired: 

When’s the last time you played “Is It Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?” Maybe the last time you ate at Denny’s? Maybe the last time you watched the U.S. Senate? My version of the game (with songs) was a lot more rewarding than the previous two examples. And swinging! Don’t you agree? 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Disney Loves Jazz”
  • COME ON A  MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May W/ Jeff Goldblum/Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Studio Sessions”
  • ROCKS IN MY BED  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  John Pizzarelli & George Shearing  /  “The Rare Delight Of You”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “European Quartet Live”
  • THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Musical Moments To Remember”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson   /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Wild & Free”
  • EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Musicians)  /  Johnny Hodges & Lawrence Welk  /  “Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOOBIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Carr Toons”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “California Dreaming”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  Tony Bennett   /  “The Playground”
  • SKYLARK  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • THE PEACOCKS  /  Bill Evans Trio W/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington  /  “Ella At Dukes”s Place”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “RAINBOWS & RAIN” 10.3.26

4 Oct

I know people are sick of talking about the weather, but I think many of these songs are more about Life than the weather. (Especially for me these days.) The first song says it all. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW (YOU MUST HAVE THE RAIN)    Roberta Donnay  /  “Bathtub Gin”
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN  /  Caity Gyorgy & Benny Bennack III  /  “September In The Rain”
  • ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • MAKE ME RAINBOWS  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Easy”
  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”
  • HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY   /  Stan Getz Quartet  /  “Getz Au Go-Go”
  • SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS AND RAINBOWS  /  (Mystery Composer- Marvin Hamlisch)  /  Leslie Gore  /  “Leslie Gore Sings Of Mixed-Up hearts”
  • LOOK TO THE RAINBOW  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  “Look To The Rainbow”
  • DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE /  Bobby Darin  /  “In A Broadway bag”
  • THINKIN’ ABOUT THE RAIN  /   Stacey Kent  /  “Summer Me, Winter Me”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN  /  Diana Krall  /  “This Dream Of You”
  • A RAINY DAY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • AFTER THE RAIN  /  Ramsey Lewis w/ Linda Santiago  /  “One Night Stand”
  • AFTER THE RAIN  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “On My Way To You”
  • AFTER THE RAIN  /  John Coltrane  /  “Impressions”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Sunset In The Blue”
  • I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS  /  Sammy Davis Jr. & Laurinda Almeida  /  “Sammy Davis Sings, Laurinda Almeida Plays”
  • COME IN FROM THE RAIN  /  Carole Bayer Sager  /  “Carole Bayer Sager”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /   “Haven’t We Met?”
  • STORMY WEATHER  /  Lena Horne  /  “Live On Broadway Lena Hone: The Lady & Her Music”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Keith Jarrett  /  “La Scala”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 10.3.26

2 Oct

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Rainbows…Rain…Discuss

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PLAYLIST FOR “SCHOOL DAYS” (SEASON PREMIERE) 9.5.26

7 Sep

For the premiere of season 17, I was back to work and I sent my audience back to school!

(Class)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • SCHOOL DAYS  /  Chuck Berry  /   “The Definitive Collection”
  • (School Orientation)  /  GETTING TO KNOW YOU  /  Veronica Swift  /  “This Bitter Earth”
  • (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, James Taylor  /  “Garfunkel”
  • (P.E.)  /  RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • SWINGIN’ ON A STAR  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Days Of Wine & Roses, Moon River & Other Academy Award Winners””
  • (French Lesson)  /  J’AIME PARIS AU MOIS DE MAI  /  Laura Anglade  /  “Venez donc chez moi”
  • (Chemistry)  /  THE ELEMENTS  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer”
  • (Remedial Alphabet)  /  ‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • (Multiple Choice Test)  /  TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • (Sex Ed.)  /  LET’S DO IT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Alanis Morissette  /   “The Collection”
  • (Kicking It Old School)  /  INTERMISSION RIFF  /  Stan Kenton  /  “Stompin’ At Newport”
  • (School Lunch)  /  FRIM FRAM SAUCE  /  Emma Smith  /  “Burnt Orange”
  • (Drivers Ed.)  /  THE TEXTING SONG  /  Dave Tull  /  “Texting & Driving”
  • (Etiquette)  /  HAPPY TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE  /  Alex Robinson  /  “I Really Oughta Tell You”
  • SCHOOL DAYS  /  Dizzy Gillespie  /  “Live In Vegas”
  • (Spanish Lesson)  /  BESEME MUCHO  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Love Songs”
  • (Math Class)  /  THE INCH WORM  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Frank”
  • (Lessons In Scat)  /  A LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “Hello! How Are You?”
  • (American History)  /  CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah Washinton Sings Fats Waller”
  • (Real American History)  /  STRANGE FRUIT  /  Nina Simone  /  “Pastel Blue”
  • (A Class Act)  /  WHAT’S NEW?  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “My Foolish Heart”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Rene Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • (Graduation)  /  LIFE’S A LESSON  /  Ben Sidran & Gyorgy  /  “Ben There, Done That”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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READY OR NOT! HERE I COME 9.5.26

3 Sep

Yep! I’m back to work; and I’m taking you back to school!

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