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Let me take you on a musical journey around the world with my show on February 16 that features Pink
Martini, Nat King Cole, Caterina Valente, Eartha Kitt, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Neal Hefti, Julie
London, Frank Sinatra, The Mike Curb Congregation, James Last, Luis Miguel, The Ray Charles
Singers, Lester Lanin, Nana Mouskouri, Paul Mauriat, Don Costa and Ray Conniff. Tune in, listen up
and enjoy!
Artists of my show broadcast on February 23 include Bette Midler, Jimmy Sturr, Pat Boone, The Anita
Kerr Singers, Bert Kaempfert, Roger Williams, Vikki Carr, Carmen Miranda, Antonio Banderas, Ennio
Morricone, Lester Lanin, Eartha Kitt, Art Garfunkel, James Last, Rosemary Clooney, Nelson Riddle,
Bert Kaempfert, Percy Faith and Ray Conniff. It features quite a few songs you don’t hear on the radio
often. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
On March 2 you can listen to a special edition of “Listen Up!”, just right for the Carnival season.
Expect the unexpected by e.g. The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Billy Vaughn, Jimmy Sturr,
Mister Murray, Kaoma, Carmen Miranda, Al Johnson, Edmundo Ros, Dean Martin, Eartha Kitt,
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, The Mike Sammes Singers, Paul Mauriat, Louis Armstrong, James
Last, The Seekers, Mel Blanc and the Sportsmen, Manuel and the Music of the Mountains, and Ray
Conniff.
On March 23, my cocktail of hand-picked songs features Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Tol en Tol,
Salvatore Adamo, Paul Mauriat, Percy Faith, Liza Minnelli, Matt Monro, Daliah Lavi, Bert
Kaempfert, Larry Sparks, James Last, Dean Martin, Living Brass, André Kostelanetz, and (of
course) Ray Conniff, his Orchestra & Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
As suggested by my dear friend José from Spain, listen to an episode of my show on April 6, featuring
songs related to animals. The songs are about nightingales, panthers, baby elephants, butterflies,
doves, snowbirds, kangaroos, poodles, donkeys, bears, oysters, cockroaches, cats, ducks, donkeys
and others. They will be presented by Herb Alpert, Andy Williams, Henry Mancini, Billy Vaughn, Eliane
Elias, Percy Faith, The Everly Brothers, Layne Brooks, Anne Murray, Jay Meyer, Barbra Streisand,
Frank Sinatra, André Brasseur, Tom Jones, and Ray Conniff, his orchestra and singers. Tune in, listen
up and enjoy! Note: This is a re-run of show No. 63, originally broadcast on July 24, 2022.
Those of my listeners, who always expect the unexpected, will not be surprised to learn that my show
on April 13 features recordings of pop songs (partly) based on classical music, using melodies from
the works of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Bach, Satie, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Mozart,
Borodin etc. The artists include Ray Conniff (of course!), Caterina Valente & Werner Müller, The Four
Directions, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Tony Bennett, James Last, Raymond Lefèvre, John Travolta, Percy
Faith, The Kirby Stone Four, Danny Williams, Dusty Springfield, and Luis Cobos. The show also
features a tribute to Peter Nero. Tune in, listen up and enjoy! Note: As I was away travelling, I was
unable to produce a new show. This is a re-run of show No. 114, originally broadcast July 16, 2023.)
Tune in for my Easter special, which features songs from “Easter Parade” as well as Spring-
related songs and a tribute to Herb Alpert, who turned 90 on March 31. Artists include Judy
Garland, Fred Astaire, Billie Holiday, Carly Simon, The Kirby Stone Four, Julie Andrews, Michael
Bublé and Tony Bennett, Les Elgart, Daliah Lavi, Percy Faith, Nat King Cole, Ray Conniff and
others. Happy Easter, everybody!
On March 30, “Listen Up with Manfred” features one song each by the following artists: Billy Vaughn,
Shirley Bassey, Caterina Valente & Edmundo Ros, Leslie Jones and His Orchestra of London, The
Serendipity Singers, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Wet Wet Wet, Barbra Streisand, The New Christy
Minstrels, Herb Alpert, Dalida, Connie Francis, Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, The Tony Hiller
Orchestra, Tol en Tol, James Last, and three tracks by Ray Conniff, his Orchestra and Singers. Tune in,
listen up and enjoy!
“The Best of Times” and “Release Me” are the two tracks by Ray Conniff I picked for show No. 201,
broadcast on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Other artists include Percy Faith, Lesley Gore, Johnny
Cash, Connie Francis, Shirley Bassey. Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, Andy Williams, Ennio
Morricone, Ferrante & Teicher, Wilson Phillips, Caterina Valente, Robbie Williams & Jonathan
Wilkes, Elvis Presley & Celine Dion, The Hollyridge Strings, Barbara Mendes and Tommy Dorsey.
Tune in, relax, listen up and enjoy!
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I cannot believe it! This is my 200th show! Half of the episode of “Listen Up!” brodcast on March 9
centers on music from the big and small screens, but also features music from around the world,
mainly about love. It’s the mix that makes my shows different. Listen up and enjoy Mood-Mosaic
(featuring the Ladybirds), Lester Lanin, Nana Mouskouri, Blue Diamonds, Vicky Leandros, Neal
Hefti, Floyd Cramer, Edmundo Ros, Roger Williams, Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, Al Caiola,
Andy Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Eartha Kitt, Ray Anthony and the indispensable Ray Conniff.
Tune in, listen up and celebrate with me!
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Artists of my show broadcast on February 23 include
Bette Midler, Jimmy Sturr, Pat Boone, The Anita Kerr
Singers, Bert Kaempfert, Roger Williams, Vikki Carr,
Carmen Miranda, Antonio Banderas, Ennio Morricone,
Lester Lanin, Eartha Kitt, Art Garfunkel, James Last,
Rosemary Clooney, Nelson Riddle, Bert Kaempfert,
Percy Faith and Ray Conniff. It features quite a few
songs you don’t hear on the radio often. Tune in, listen
up and enjoy!
Tune in for my Easter special, which features songs
from “Easter Parade” as well as Spring-related songs
and a tribute to Herb Alpert, who turned 90 on March
31. Artists include Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Billie
Holiday, Carly Simon, The Kirby Stone Four, Julie
Andrews, Michael Bublé and Tony Bennett, Les Elgart,
Daliah Lavi, Percy Faith, Nat King Cole, Ray Conniff
and others. Happy Easter, everybody!
Those of my listeners, who always expect the
unexpected, will not be surprised to learn that my show
on April 13 features recordings of pop songs (partly)
based on classical music, using melodies from the works
of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Bach, Satie,
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Mozart, Borodin etc. The artists
include Ray Conniff (of course!), Caterina Valente &
Werner Müller, The Four Directions, Billy Joel, The
Beatles, Tony Bennett, James Last, Raymond Lefèvre,
John Travolta, Percy Faith, The Kirby Stone Four, Danny
Williams, Dusty Springfield, and Luis Cobos. The show
also features a tribute to Peter Nero. Tune in, listen up
and enjoy! Note: As I was away travelling, I was unable
to produce a new show. This is a re-run of show No. 114,
originally broadcast July 16, 2023.)
As suggested by my dear friend José from Spain,
listen to an episode of my show on April 6, featuring
songs related to animals. The songs are about
nightingales, panthers, baby elephants, butterflies,
doves, snowbirds, kangaroos, poodles, donkeys,
bears, oysters, cockroaches, cats, ducks, donkeys and
others. They will be presented by Herb Alpert, Andy
Williams, Henry Mancini, Billy Vaughn, Eliane Elias,
Percy Faith, The Everly Brothers, Layne Brooks, Anne
Murray, Jay Meyer, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra,
André Brasseur, Tom Jones, and Ray Conniff, his
orchestra and singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
On March 30, “Listen Up with Manfred” features one
song each by the following artists: Billy Vaughn, Shirley
Bassey, Caterina Valente & Edmundo Ros, Leslie Jones
and His Orchestra of London, The Serendipity Singers,
Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Wet Wet Wet, Barbra
Streisand, The New Christy Minstrels, Herb Alpert,
Dalida, Connie Francis, Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole,
The Tony Hiller Orchestra, Tol en Tol, James Last, and
three tracks by Ray Conniff, his Orchestra and Singers.
Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
On March 23, my cocktail of hand-picked songs features
Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Tol en Tol, Salvatore Adamo,
Paul Mauriat, Percy Faith, Liza Minnelli, Matt Monro,
Daliah Lavi, Bert Kaempfert, Larry Sparks, James Last,
Dean Martin, Living Brass, André Kostelanetz, and (of
course) Ray Conniff, his Orchestra & Singers. Tune in,
listen up and enjoy!
“The Best of Times” and “Release Me” are the two
tracks by Ray Conniff I picked for show No. 201,
broadcast on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Other artists
include Percy Faith, Lesley Gore, Johnny Cash, Connie
Francis, Shirley Bassey. Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati
Pops, Andy Williams, Ennio Morricone, Ferrante &
Teicher, Wilson Phillips, Caterina Valente, Robbie
Williams & Jonathan Wilkes, Elvis Presley & Celine
Dion, The Hollyridge Strings, Barbara Mendes and
Tommy Dorsey. Tune in, relax, listen up and enjoy!
I cannot believe it! This is my 200th show! Half of the
episode of “Listen Up!” brodcast on March 9 centers on
music from the big and small screens, but also features
music from around the world, mainly about love. It’s the
mix that makes my shows different. Listen up and enjoy
Mood-Mosaic (featuring the Ladybirds), Lester Lanin,
Nana Mouskouri, Blue Diamonds, Vicky Leandros, Neal
Hefti, Floyd Cramer, Edmundo Ros, Roger Williams,
Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, Al Caiola, Andy
Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Eartha Kitt, Ray Anthony
and the indispensable Ray Conniff. Tune in, listen up and
celebrate with me!
On March 2 you can listen to a special edition of “Listen
Up!”, just right for the Carnival season. Expect the
unexpected by e.g. The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal
Marines, Billy Vaughn, Jimmy Sturr, Mister Murray,
Kaoma, Carmen Miranda, Al Johnson, Edmundo Ros,
Dean Martin, Eartha Kitt, Jonathan and Darlene Edwards,
The Mike Sammes Singers, Paul Mauriat, Louis
Armstrong, James Last, The Seekers, Mel Blanc and the
Sportsmen, Manuel and the Music of the Mountains, and
Ray Conniff.
Let me take you on a musical journey around the world
with my show on February 16 that features Pink Martini,
Nat King Cole, Caterina Valente, Eartha Kitt, The
Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Neal Hefti, Julie London,
Frank Sinatra, The Mike Curb Congregation, James
Last, Luis Miguel, The Ray Charles Singers, Lester
Lanin, Nana Mouskouri, Paul Mauriat, Don Costa and
Ray Conniff. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
Visits since July 25, 2024:
Herunterladen = Download / Öffnen = Play
Administrator of this website: Manfred
Thönicke, Hamburg, Germany.
For requests or comments send a message by
clicking on the email symbol.
Missed a show or would like to listen again?
Please click on the pictures - and there you are!
For audio scripts and playlists,
click on the respective number of the show.
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