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Our Way The Rat Pack Collection CD
Friday, September 30th, 2022
Ska and swing have enjoyed a close relationship ever since Jamaica opened its first recording studios. They were the toast of Hollywood, a group of actors who came together at the Los Angeles home of silver-screen stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. But their effect on the popular culture would make them international stars. The Rat Pack was a supergroup of entertainment and comedy who often appeared together in concerts, on TV or in movies. They sang, they told jokes, they did comedy sketches — most of all, they had a blast. The official roster was Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and of course, Frank Sinatra. All five stars appeared in Ocean’s Eleven, which was filmed in Las Vegas, and frequently performed together at The Sands,
also in Las Vegas. Our Way The Rat Pack Collection will be a collection of the music popularised by The Rat Pack and includes many of the Jazz standards of the times. It will include material by other performers who were frequent guests at The Sands Club including Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Buddy Greco, Shirley MacLaine, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Frankie Laine, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, Rita Reys, Steve Lawrence, Liza Minnelli and Cleo Laine.
You can also download this album from Bandcamp
Skank Up The 80’s The Decade Reimagined
Friday, September 13th, 2024
The 2024 Specialized album ” Skank Up The 80’s ” is coming.
For the thirteenth album of our themed series, this years theme is the 1980’s
Unapologetically nostalgic and fun, Skank up the 80’s will include some of the most iconic singles that achieved international acclaim.
So, all that padded shoulders, big perms and ankle warmers along with the cheesy pop and rock of that era, thats what we’re doing, all wrapped up in a ska and reggae style from bands all over the world!
VIVA! Songs of Freedom
Friday, November 12th, 2021
The connection between music and politics, particularly political expression in song, has been seen in many cultures. Protest writing predates both the recording and music industries. Oral tradition, or oral lore, is knowledge passed on through, art, ideas, and cultural material preserved and transmitted orally from one generation to another. Abolition, women’s suffrage, human rights civil rights, the anti-war movement and 1960s counterculture, the feminist movement, the sexual revolution, and environmentalism. ‘VIVA! The Freedom Songs’ contains 70 songs recorded by bands across the globe-spanning over 100 years of music history.
You can also download this album from Bandcamp
