The Grasshoppers Sing The Hits (Diplomat Records)

  

The Grasshoppers Sing The Hits (Diplomat Records)

That’s the kind of album which may be fun on first listen, probably boring on second or third listen and then downright irritating. That's why I will limit access to the files to young people only.

I'm not more than eight years old, let me access to this silly album, I will have no hard feelings, I promise

Yes, I'm much older than that

 

Oh Johnny

Laya Raki was born Brunhilde Marie Alma Herta Jörns in Calvörde near Brunswick, Germany, in 1927. Her parents were acrobat Maria Althoff, and her partner, acrobat and clown Wilhelm Jörns. Her mother left when Brunhilde was five and life was tough in the immediate aftermath of the war in occupied Germany.

As Brunhilde was an admirer of the legendary dancer La Jana and liked to drink raki, she assumed her stage name Laya Raki. The seventeen-year old Laya made ends meet by cashing in on the fad for erotic cabaret by performing striptease, initially at the Monte Carlo club in Berlin. With a solid background in ballet and having followed in her father's footsteps as an acrobat, she found herself perfectly suited to performing all manner of exotic and alluring dances. [...]  (see  https://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Laya%20Raki)

Quoting Andreas Michalke :

Probably inspired by the success of the equally sexy Nora Nova, who recorded the great quasi-feminist twist songs “Ich bin kein Engel – Ich bin ein Biest” (I´m not an angel-I´m a beast) [...] Laya Raki took her twist song “Oh Johnny hier nicht parken” (Oh, Johnny don´t park here) even further. It sounds like Johnny is not supposed to park on her. It is the most sexually charged German twist song ever recorded. Although it sounds tame today, I´m not surprised that in 1964 it was ” banned by a Nuremberg court who thought her ecstatic moaning was imitating coitus“. Indulging in all the saucy lyrical details and Laya Raki´s appearance, the German Spiegel magazine pretty much echoed the German society´s moral double standards in an article of April 22, 1964, on  the various  court decisions the “Johnny-song” aroused.

 

Available here her three songs

 

 

The Boys In The Band

 

Fiona Richmond, a decent picture

 

The Boys In The Band  (direct link) 

From her 1973 album"Frankly Fiona" presented by Paul Raymond ("The King Of Soho"). All album tracks composed by Anthony Newley. In "The Boys In The Band", Fiona pays tribute to each of the members of the band (no joke intended).

Full album available HERE 

 

Fiona Richmond's bio
From the book "Doing Rude Things: History of the British Sex Film"

 

 

Carburetor Blues

 

Tex Miller & Jean


Carburetor Blues
download link

C And M Records

This is from 1968 based on the RI number (Recordings Inc. - Baltimore, Maryland). No further info.

Oh Jimmy

 

Rebecca De Mornay from The Slugger's Wife  (1985)
Oh Jimmy, Little Red Corvette & Hey, Hey, My My

The three tracks sung by Rebecca in The Slugger's Wife, a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star who falls for a singer (Rebecca De Mornay). Written by Neil Simon, directed by Hal Ashby and produced by Ray Stark, the film stars Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, and Randy Quaid.

Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1959 is an American actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred in Risky Business. De Mornay is also known for her roles in The Slugger's Wife (1985), Runaway Train (1985), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Backdraft (1991), and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992).

Tick Tock Boogie

 

Tick Tock Boogie

Barbara Ruick
MGM Records

1953

 Barbara Ruick (1932-1974)
Actress and singer

The House Of Blue Lights

 

 Pat Morrissey
Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver

 

The House Of Blue Lights
Don Raye, Freddie Slack

Decca Records, 1955

Pat Morrissey, Buxom blonde, singer and piano rubber

Born in Philadelphia in January 1929, Pat Morrissey made her debut on the Horn & Hardardt Children's Hour. Pat was on the show for a year before moving to New York for three years where she attended Children's Professional School, studied tap and ballet dancing. the big moment came when Sophie Tucker needed a little girl for a one-line spot in one of her shows. The line was "Bless my Mommy and my Daddy." and Pat jazzed it up! When she returned to her home town, Pat had the lead in all the plays at Olney High School.

Her big break was in 1951 when on a Florida vacation Pat and some friends were dining at Mother Kelly's famous retaurant. One of the party dared her to get up and sing, and Pat, shaking, called their bluf.  It was at that moment, as she approached the piano, that Pat saw what was to become her sanctuary at all club appearances -- the bend on the baby grand. Leaning in that comforting curve began to sing "Baby, It Must Be Love," a song she had heard as a child. The reaction was tremendous. On the strenght of her impromptu performance Pat was offered a job there.

Then she hit the road, performing in New York, London, Vegas and Hollywood. According to a few reviews, she created quite the impression.

She recorded for Decca (1953-1955), Mercury (1956-1957) and Addison (1960). Then, she headlined at her own nitery located atop Eros Restaurant on the near Chicago north side.