Frankie Carle's sweet band enjoyed their greatest period of popularity in the mid-'40s, when they ranked just behind Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye and Les Brown and His Band of Renown, scoring hits like "A Little on the Lonely Side," "Oh! What It Seemed to Be," and "Rumors Are Flying," each of which hit number one in Billboard and/or on {#Your Hit Parade}. Carle's recordings have been reissued only sparsely over the years, and this 25-track single CD with a running time of nearly 7...   [ read more ]

CD $13.28

VH1's Save the Music Foundation and Nettwerk came together in fall 2002 to support music education around North America. The various-artists collection For the Kids is a delightful way to do it. The 16-track compilation features an assorted mix of classic children's songs and fresh originals sung by some of modern rock's finest artists. For the Kids presents a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan gets a little froggy in covering {#The Muppet Show} favorite {&...   [ read more ]

CD $12.33

While the word "platinum" in the title might suggest to the potential buyer that this album is yet another compilation of Asha Bhosle's recording highlights, in fact it is a new album, and the word is meant to signal its relationship to the singer's 75th birthday in 2008. To mark the occasion, composer Nitin Ramesh Shankar has written nine new songs for her to sing. In keeping with her status as Bollywood's leading "playback singer" (i.e., one who dubs in the singing voices of non-singing film actres...   [ read more ]

CD $16.13