What are you listening to?

Farewell Cynthia.

Turns out the lead singer was the songwriter and put the “Ram” in the Rama Lama Ding Dong

Rest his soul:

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Thank you. A favorite of my late mom’s

Summertime, an all time favorite. As well as Sitting in the Park.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

My wife worked for a woman who would walk in her neighborhood and hear this great singing from her neighbor as he sang in the shower. She finally ran into him and it turns out he was Howard Keel.

Another standard his way:

Very similar bass to the Edsels’ guy on far left:

So yesterday, I was listening to my new favorite podcast “The History of Rock Music in 500 songs” (https://500songs.com), episode 161 “Alone again or by Love”, and the author drew a interesting connection between these two songs:

Thanks for the link. Will check it out soon. So, what was the connection?