The Earl Okin Show

Earl Okin Gramophone Show No. 8

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:39:50 PST

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(1) Rhapsody In Blue – Gershwin. SEVERINO ARAUJO ORCHESTRA.
(2) IL DUCA D’ALBA – Donizetti. Angelo Casto E Bel. FLORENCIO CONSTANTINO.
(3) Big Stuff – Bernstein. BILLIE HOLIDAY.
(4) ‘Arf A Pint Of Ale - Tempest. GUS ELEN.
(5) ‘Swonderful/Funny Face – Gershwin. GEORGE GERSHWIN.
(6) ANDREA CHENIER – Giordano. Un Di Al’Azzuro Spazio (Improvviso). FRANCESCO TAMAGNO.
(7) Madrugada – Okin. EARL OKIN.

Earl Okin Gramophone Show No. 7

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:01:01 PDT

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1. FALSTAFF – Verdi. Dal Labbro In Canto. FERRUCCIO TAGLIAVINI.
2. J’Attendrai – Poterat/Olivieri/Rastelli/Rallo. TINO ROSSI.
3. The Minor Drag - Waller. THOMAS ‘FATS’ WALLER & HIS BUDDIES.
4. CARMEN – Bizet. L’Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle. CONCHITA SUPERVIA.
5. Goodnight, Vienna – Maschwitz/Posford . AL BOWLLY.
6. My Wife’s Relations - Leno. DAN LENO.
7. Sister Jane – Okin. EARL OKIN.

Earl Okin Gramophone Show No. 6

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:01:01 PDT

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1. You’re The Top – Porter. COLE PORTER.
2. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA – Rossini. Largo Al Factotum. LAWRENCE TIBBETT.
3. Bob White. BING CROSBY & CONNEE BOSWELL.
4. You’re The Top – Porter. ETHEL MERMAN.
5. Two Lovely Black Eyes – Coburn. CHARLES COBURN.
6. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA – Rossini. Una Voce Poco Fa. AMELITA GALLI-CURCI.
7. London Now – Okin. EARL OKIN.

Earl Okin Gramophone Show No. 5

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:01:00 PDT

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1. DAS LAND DES LAECHELNS – Lehar. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz. RICHARD TAUBER.
2.When I Take My Sugar To Tea – Fain/Kahal/Norman. THE BOSWELL SISTERS (Dorsey Bros. Orchestra).
3.He’s Only A Working Man – Rule/Holt. LILY MORRIS.
4. Piano Sonata Op. 27, No. 2. - 1st Movement (The Moonlight) – Beethoven. IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI.
5. Rendez-Vous Sous La Pluie – Hess/Trenet. JEAN SABLON (with Django Reinhardt).
6. TURANDOT – Puccini. Nessun Dorma. JOSEPH SCHMIDT.
7. I’m A Singer – Okin. EARL OKIN.

Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 4

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:59:54 PDT

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In this show, Earl takes us through the following tracks...

TRACK LISTING

OTELLO - Verdi. Si Pel Ciel. TITTA RUFFO & ENRICO CARUSO.
The Coster Girl In Paris - Leigh/Powell. MARIE LLOYD.
Goodbye Blues - Carter. BENNY CARTER & The Chocolate Dandies.
It Takes A Long, Long Train - Markes/Charles. PEGGY LEE.
Le Prisonnier De La Tour - Calvi/Blanche.EDITH PIAF.
LA GIOCONDA - Ponchielli. Enzo Grimaldo. TITTA RUFFO & BENIAMINO GIGLI.
I Can't Face The Animals - Okin. EARL OKIN.

Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 3

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:01 PDT

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In this show, Earl takes us through the following tracks...

Track Listing

John Willie, Come On - Formby. GEORGE FORMBY Sr./GEORGE FORMBY Jr.
MANON LESCAUT - Puccini. In Quelle Trine Morbide. CELESTINA BONINSEGNA
Begin The Beguine - Porter. ARTIE SHAW ORCHESTRA
Drop Me Off In Harlem - Ellington. ADELAIDE HALL with BENNY WATERS
La Violetera - Padilla. LUCREZIA BORI
Something In The Air - Okin. EARL OKIN

Images

Links

Earl's MySpace Page, offering his gig list and a few of his recent recordings...
http://www.myspace.com/earlokin

The 78rpm page in Earl's own Web Site.
http://www.earlokin.com/78.html

Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 2

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:38:00 PDT

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Earl offers you a virtual tour of some of the 10,000 78rpm records on his shelves explaining a little of their history and musical importance.

[Image Right: Chaliapin listening to a 'fan' gramophone]

In so doing, he also demonstrates the influences on his own unique style of performance.

[Image Left: Will Fyffe in character]

Each of these podcasts will also contain one of Earl's own performances...as a bonus!

Featuring:

Persian Love Song - Rubinstein. FEODOR CHALIAPIN
I'm 94 Today - Fyffe. WILL FYFFE
Honeysuckle Rose - Waller. DJANGO REINHARDT (with Stephane Grappelly & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
LA TOSCA - Puccini. E Lucevan Le Stelle. ENRICO CARUSO
Dusk - Ellington. DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
Butterflies - Okin. EARL OKIN

[Image Right: Enrico Caruso dressed the way that Earl likes to dress]

Links:
Earl's MySpace Page, offering his gig list and a few of his recent recordings...
http://www.myspace.com/earlokin

[Image Left:Duke Ellington at the piano]

The 78rpm page in Earl's own Web Site.
http://www.earlokin.com/78.html

[Image Right:Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelly & the QHCF]

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Earl Okin's Gramophone Show 1

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:59:01 PDT

Episode 1! (The collector's item!!! Get in quickly!)

Earl offers you a virtual tour of some of the 10,000 78rpm records on his shelves explaining a little of their history and musical importance.

In so doing, he also demonstrates the influences on his own unique style of performance.
Each of these podcasts will also contain one of Earl's own performances...as a bonus!

The picture shows Earl as a young man with one of his wind-up gramophones and just a couple of his 78rpm treasures even back then...

Links:
Earl's MySpace Page, offering his gig list and a few of his recent recordings...
http://www.myspace.com/earlokin

The 78rpm page in Earl's own Web Site.
http://www.earlokin.com/78.html

Featured Songs

Love Me Or Leave Me - Donaldson/Kahn. RUTH ETTING.
GIANNI SCHICCHI-Puccini. O My Beloved Father. JOAN HAMMOND.
St. Louis Blues - Handy. PAUL ROBESON.
Tremolo Study - Tarrega. ANDRES SEGOVIA.
TURANDOT - Puccini. JUSSI BJORLING.
Hey, Honey! - Okin. EARL OKIN.

The Show Evolves

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:33:56 PDT

We find ourselves in His Room once more and this time Earl tells us about his recent tour of Belgium. He also manages to drop a few names when telling us about his performance at Rory Bremner's Celebrity-filled Shindig and tells us about how his newly acquired web publishing skills are going to be put to good use for your pleasure.

Why not click and listen to see what will be in store for you with the forthcoming Earl Okin Shows.

Presented by Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com

Featured Music
Love Me Or Leave Me, sung by Earl Okin

Featured Links
earlokin.blogspot.com
earlokin.com/schedule.html

Earl Okin in London Now

spats47@ntlworld.com (Earl Okin) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:37:46 PST

How is Earl? What's he going to be doing for Christmas this year? Is our Man With The Sex Factor going to audition for the X Factor? And what's Brian Johnson got to do with anything anyway?

Find the answer to these important questions, his up and coming gigs in your area and more by listening to this, the first, Earl Okin Show podcast.

Presented by Adam Larking of LittleSmasher.com

Songs and Music by Earl Okin

'London Now' and 'Christmases When We Were Young' are available from
Earl's website at earlokin.com or myspace.com/earlokin

(c)2008 Earl Okin & LittleSmasher.com