I already bought a clear vinyl copy of Domenico Modugno's ' Piove ' five years ago, but I was pretty surprised to find another v...

Cora Vaucaire was a French chanson singer, born 22 July 1918 in Marseille (France) and died 17 September 2011 in Paris (France). She recorde...

The esteemed orchestra of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw recorded many things, mainly classical music, but in 1960 they filled two EP's t...

In December 2021 I bought two singles by the 3 Jacksons; one because of their version of 'Abergavenny' , and one because of their ve...

In 1959, Teddy Scholten represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest with ''n Beetje' ('A little bit'). Sh...

An EP called 'More of Marty' offers, indeed, more of Marty Wilde: four tracks instead of two. This EP was released in Denmark, which...

Having bought the previous 11 singles from one dealer, I asked whether he had some rare gems hidden under the table. He did, and some of the...

In 1957, Bobbejaan Schoepen represented Belgium at the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Straatdeuntje', composed ...

The legendary Lys Assia won the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, but she returned the next year, representing Switzerland again w...

The very first Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956. Not all songs were released as a single, but some were. During this first edition...

Not much is known about Frédérica Pietra, except the release of her singles between 1956 and 1960. She even released one album (on a 10"...

When Lys Assia won the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 it wasn't immediately clear that she'd performed a classic song, b...

The very first Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956 and every participating country (seven in total) performed two songs each. Some co...

Another one of those San Remo-inspired EP's was released in 1959 by Gianni Ales y su conjunto, also known as  Gianni Ales ed il suo comp...

It's funny how many cover versions there are of 'Piove', the 1959 Italian Eurovision entry by Domenico Modugno. This blog has pr...

Domenico Modugno's 'Piove' has been covered numerous times, especially in the late 1950's and 1960's when this song was ...

Strictly speaking, the lead track of this EP is 'The day the rains came', as it's the first track on the A-side, but it's th...

Having bought ' Skibet skal sejle i nat ' a year ago on a 78rpm record, it shouldn't be surprising that I would eventually get t...

Domenico Modugno had a hit on his hands when he sang ' Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) ' in 1959 at the Eurovision Song Contest. He probab...

The earliest Eurovision song to obtain legendary status is Domenico Modugno's 'Volare', or, more correctly, ' Nel blu dipint...