Who are the new Frank Sinatras and Julie Londons?
Posted by Radiocafé on 18 Nov 2009 at 11:53 am |
Category: 2. Vocal Gems, 1. General Music
For those of us who like the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Julie London and Ella Fitzgerald, who are the up and coming popular song stars of today? We are looking for your recommendations of singers who are made out of the same sort of stuff as Frank and Julie.
For starters, of course we have Harry Connick Jr, Michael Bublé and Diana Krall. All have done much to raise the profile of “our kind of music”, and proven that there is still a massive market for this kind of recording, which… Continue reading
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David Jacobs is worthy of every superlative. He is quite simply one of the finest broadcasters we have ever produced; his weekly BBC Radio 2 show remains one of the few, true gems on air. He has been broadcasting for over half a century, and his charm, knowledge and professionalism make every show completely special.
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Rosemary Squires, the only singing star of her era still touring, continues to earn first rate reviews. It’s over 60 years since her first broadcast at the age of 12 and she remains in peak form, giving immense pleasure not only to those of a certain age group but also to their grandchildren who recently rated her “real cool”.
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Do you like Diana Krall? Do you consider Michael Buble to be a great singer? Well, so do we. But the problem today seems to be that while such singers are getting loads of airplay, it does seem to be at the expense of some of the greatest all time vocalists. For such artists, there seems to be no place on a) BBC radio, save for very few shows (usually late at night); and b) commercial radio, in any form whatsoever, apart from… 
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