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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!
Like in most of my shows, I also pair songs in my show on May 4 according to something they have
in common. Some of the themes are “Mary Poppins”, “Ella”, “Summertime”, “Carousels” and much
more. One of the sets also features three requests. Performers include Rod Stewart, Tom Jones,
Petula Clark, Bert Kaempfert, Frank Sinatra, The Kirby Stone Four, Russ Conway, Mitch Miller & The
Gang, Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Mantovani, Jane
Olivor, Andy Williams, The Speakeasy Three featuring the Swing Ninjas, and – of course – Ray
Conniff, his Orchestra and Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
Tune in, listen up and enjoy show No. 209 on May 11. This time more than 50 per cent of the tunes I
picked are instrumentals. Performers include The Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith, Billy Vaughn,
Ferrante and Teicher, Engelbert Humperdinck, Johnnie Ray, Marty Robbins, Bette Midler and Linda
Ronstadt, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Bert Kaempfert, Mantovani, Barbra Streisand
with Hozier, James Last, Les Elgart, Lawrence Welk, Roberta Flack and Ray Conniff, his Orchestra
and Singers.
My show on May 18 focuses on spring-related songs as well as on songs with weekdays in their
titles. Fans of Ray Conniff will love this show, as it features three tracks with his orchestra and
singers plus one backing for Eileen Rodgers. Other artists include Andy Williams, Floyd Cramer, Lynn
Anderson, Richard Carpenter, Nancy Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Percy Faith, Manuel and the Music of the
Mountains, the New Christy Minstrels, Jim Groce, Herb Alpert, Billy Mure, Jimmy Dorsey, Julie
Andrews and Dean Martin. Tune in, listen up and enjoy show No. 210!
On May 25, the mix of my happy hour will feature Luis Cobos and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
The Living Strings, Bobby Vee, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, Robert Farnon, Ronnie Aldrich, Tom Jones,
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Geoff Love, Hazel Scott, Percy Faith, The Hollyridge Strings, Andy
Williams, Astrud Gilberto with James Last, and – of course – Ray Conniff and his Singers. Tune in, listen
up and enjoy!
Expect the unexpected in my show on June 1! Artists featured include Ray Conniff (of course!),
Gigliola Cinquetti & Trio Los Panchos, Jo Stafford, Barrie Manilow, Manuel and the Music of the
Mountains, Peter Nero, Luis Cobos, Dean Martin, Dalida, Michael Omartian, Nat King Cole, Pink
Martini, Gilbert Bécaud, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, James Last, and The Hit Crew. Tune in,
listen up and enjoy!
As I was away for a couple of days to attend the Ray Conniff Fan Reunion in Haarlem / Amsterdam, I
had no time to produce a new show. This is a rerun of show No. 115, originally broadcast July 23,
2023.
On April 27, the cocktail of my hand-picked songs contains the following ingredients: Songs about
workers, Broadway tunes which to my mind did not get the attention they deserved, a couple of songs
by Burt Bacharach, a focus on Michel Fugain, “Rain-songs”, a song by George Gershwin with two
different arrangements and more. Artists featured include Mark Wirtz Mood Mosaic with the Ladybirds,
Paul Mauriat, Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, Connie Francis, Andy Tielman, Everit Herter, Eydie
Gormé, Richard Gere, Barbra Streisand, Herb Alpert, The Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith, Henry
Mancini, Tol & Tol, Ferrante & Teicher, Bunny Berigan, Bert Kaempfert, and Ray Conniff and his
Singers. 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!
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Like in most of my shows, I also pair songs in my show
on May 4 according to something they have in
common. Some of the themes are “Mary Poppins”,
“Ella”, “Summertime”, “Carousels” and much more. One
of the sets also features three requests. Performers
include Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Bert
Kaempfert, Frank Sinatra, The Kirby Stone Four, Russ
Conway, Mitch Miller & The Gang, Tex Beneke with the
Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Pasadena Roof Orchestra,
Mantovani, Jane Olivor, Andy Williams, The Speakeasy
Three featuring the Swing Ninjas, and – of course –
Ray Conniff, his Orchestra and Singers. Tune in, listen
up and enjoy!
Expect the unexpected in my show on June 1! Artists
featured include Ray Conniff (of course!), Gigliola
Cinquetti & Trio Los Panchos, Jo Stafford, Barrie
Manilow, Manuel and the Music of the Mountains, Peter
Nero, Luis Cobos, Dean Martin, Dalida, Michael
Omartian, Nat King Cole, Pink Martini, Gilbert Bécaud,
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, James Last, and The
Hit Crew. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
As I was away for a couple of days to attend the Ray
Conniff Fan Reunion in Haarlem / Amsterdam, I had no
time to produce a new show. This is a rerun of show No.
115, originally broadcast July 23, 2023.
On May 25, the mix of my happy hour will feature Luis
Cobos and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The
Living Strings, Bobby Vee, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin,
Robert Farnon, Ronnie Aldrich, Tom Jones, The
Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Geoff Love, Hazel Scott,
Percy Faith, The Hollyridge Strings, Andy Williams,
Astrud Gilberto with James Last, and – of course – Ray
Conniff and his Singers. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
My show on May 18 focuses on spring-related songs as
well as on songs with weekdays in their titles. Fans of
Ray Conniff will love this show, as it features three
tracks with his orchestra and singers plus one backing
for Eileen Rodgers. Other artists include Andy Williams,
Floyd Cramer, Lynn Anderson, Richard Carpenter,
Nancy Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Percy Faith, Manuel and
the Music of the Mountains, the New Christy Minstrels,
Jim Groce, Herb Alpert, Billy Mure, Jimmy Dorsey, Julie
Andrews and Dean Martin. Tune in, listen up and enjoy!
Tune in, listen up and enjoy show No. 209 on May 11.
This time more than 50 per cent of the tunes I picked are
instrumentals. Performers include The Ray Charles
Singers, Percy Faith, Billy Vaughn, Ferrante and Teicher,
Engelbert Humperdinck, Johnnie Ray, Marty Robbins,
Bette Midler and Linda Ronstadt, Rosemary Clooney,
Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Bert Kaempfert, Mantovani,
Barbra Streisand with Hozier, James Last, Les Elgart,
Lawrence Welk, Roberta Flack and Ray Conniff, his
Orchestra and Singers.
On April 27, the cocktail of my hand-picked songs
contains the following ingredients: Songs about workers,
Broadway tunes which to my mind did not get the
attention they deserved, a couple of songs by Burt
Bacharach, a focus on Michel Fugain, “Rain-songs”, a
song by George Gershwin with two different
arrangements and more. Artists featured include Mark
Wirtz Mood Mosaic with the Ladybirds, Paul Mauriat,
Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, Connie Francis, Andy
Tielman, Everit Herter, Eydie Gormé, Richard Gere,
Barbra Streisand, Herb Alpert, The Ray Charles Singers,
Percy Faith, Henry Mancini, Tol & Tol, Ferrante & Teicher,
Bunny Berigan, Bert Kaempfert, and Ray Conniff and his
Singers. 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!
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.
Show No.: