Sunny Side of the Street

"The Sunny Side of the Street" One of my favorite commercials on TV right now is the "Spring Into Action" commercial from Kohl's. There is something about the smile of the little girl as people "hop" by that tugs at the heart strings. It is a wonderful "feel good" commercial. If you haven't seen it … Continue reading Sunny Side of the Street →

A Holiday Dozen

I mentioned to my friend Max that I had hoped to post a Christmas song every day from December 1st through Christmas Day. When it comes to holiday tunes, I could probably post a favorite Christmas song for every day of the year ... At any rate, rather than spend the time to do that, … Continue reading A Holiday Dozen →

Son of a … Mitch!

Sirius XM Radio has a few holiday music channels. They each kind of fall into a category - Country Christmas, Uptempo Holiday favorites, etc... I often find myself listening to the channel they call Holiday Traditions. This channel focuses on songs and artists from the 1940's through the 1960's. I hear a lot of my … Continue reading Son of a … Mitch! →

Tune Tuesday – Autumn Leaves

It's been sometime since I've posted something for Tune Tuesday. With today being the first official day of Autumn, I wanted to post one of my favorite "seasonal" songs - Autumn Leaves. There have been many versions of the song, but I just love the way Nat King Cole does it. Nat released his vocal … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Autumn Leaves →

Saturday Songs

This is the first of at least two blogs today. I chose to write this one first. Amidst all of the chaos in the world, I was reminded of a song that I often turned to when things in my life were less than stellar. Michael Buble' has been doing video messages on his Instagram … Continue reading Saturday Songs →

Tune Tuesday – Nat King Cole

While driving into work this week, I heard part of a special on Sirius XM honoring Nat King Cole in honor of his 100th birthday. The part that I heard was from a special done on WNEW radio in New York. It was some DJ interviewing Nat, having him sing songs and play piano. … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Nat King Cole →