{"id":7831,"date":"2021-07-12T00:18:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T22:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=7831"},"modified":"2021-07-12T00:18:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T22:18:39","slug":"episode-97-owen-williams-and-leslie-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/12\/episode-97-owen-williams-and-leslie-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 97. Owen Williams and Leslie Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 97.  Owen Williams and Leslie Scott: Two Forgotten Black Pop Baritones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=371-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignright\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption>Leslie Scott (ca. 1921 &#8211; 20 August 1969)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I present to you two Black baritones who made their mark in Europe and the United States over the course of several decades. Leslie Scott (ca. 1920-1969), who appeared on the State Department-sponsored tour of <em>Porgy and Bess<\/em> in the 1950s, and who played Jake in the now-obscure 1959 film version of the piece, began his career as a big-band singer. About his fellow singer, bass-baritone Owen Williams, I have been unable to discover much of anything, in spite of the fact that, like his compatriot Kenneth Spencer, he was featured in German film and television in the 1950s and 1960s and also recorded extensively in the 1960s, in his case, for Philips Records. Both Williams and Scott display undeniable vocal and interpretive gifts that are sometimes obscured by other factors, such as the tackiness of the arrangements and the pervasive and unchecked plantation nostalgia of the period, especially in Germany. Close examination of the recorded legacies of both Williams and Scott provides a partial glimpse into their lives and careers, even if too much of it today remains hidden in obscurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Glory-Glory-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Glory-Glory-cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Glory-Glory-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Glory-Glory-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional American, arr. Willy Hoffmann: Glory, Glory, Hallelujah [John Brown\u2019s Body]. Owen Williams, Willy Hoffmann Orchester, Die Sunnies und die Cornels [1969]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Martha-Flowers-Leslie-Scott.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7864\" width=\"375\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Martha-Flowers-Leslie-Scott.jpg 250w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Martha-Flowers-Leslie-Scott-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption>Martha Flowers and Leslie Scott on the <em>Porgy and Bess <\/em>tour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin: A Woman Is a Sometime Thing (Porgy and Bess). Leslie Scott, Orchestra conducted by Andr\u00e9 Previn [1959]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn, L.E. Freeman: Until the Real Thing Comes Along. Leslie Scott, Billy Moore, Jr. and His Orchestra [1947]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Warren, Edgar Leslie: By the River Sainte Marie. Leslie Scott, Sy Oliver and His Orchestra [1950]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vin Roddy, Janet Greene: Strange Mood. Leslie Scott, Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra [1950]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nana-Gualdi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7865\" width=\"388\" height=\"603\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Henri Salvador, Glando [n\u00e9 Heinz Woezel], arr. Charles Nowa: Melodie d\u2019amour. Owen Williams, Nana Gualdi [n\u00e9e Adriana Klein], Benny de Weille und sein Orchester [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nana-Gualdi2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7884\" width=\"362\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nana-Gualdi2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nana-Gualdi2-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Jary, Bruno Balz, arr. Charles Nowa: Wo scheint der Mond so sch\u00f6n wie hier in Alabama. Owen Williams, Nana Gualdi, Benny de Weille und sein Orchester [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidney J. Wyche, Mayme Watts, German words by Kurt Hertha: Ich m\u00f6cht\u2019 heim nach Idaho [Okay, Alright, You Win]. Owen Williams, Orchester Charles Nowa [1959]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bin-nur-ein-Jonny-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bin-nur-ein-Jonny-cover.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bin-nur-ein-Jonny-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Abraham, Alfred Gr\u00fcnwald, Fritz L\u00f6hner-Beda: Bin nur ein Jonny (Die Blume von Hawaii). Owen Williams, Orchester Charles Nowa [1959]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional American, arr. Willy Hoffmann: We Shall Overcome. Owen Williams, Orchester Willy Hoffmann, Die Sunnies und die Cornels [1969]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Old-Man-River-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Old-Man-River-cover.jpg 586w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Old-Man-River-cover-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional American, arr. Willy Hoffmann, German words by Kurt Hertha: Der Regen [Swing Low, Sweet Chariot]. Owen Williams, Orchester Willy Hoffmann, Die Rosy-Singers [1966]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Folder.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Folder.jpg 590w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Folder-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional Spiritual, arr. Jan Corduwener: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. Leslie Scott, Orchestra conducted by Jan Corduwener [1957]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin: Love Is Here to Stay. Leslie Scott, Orchestra conducted by Jan Corduwener [1957]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg: Over the Rainbow. Leslie Scott, Orchestra conducted by Jan Corduwener [1957]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-747x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-1120x1536.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-1494x2048.jpg 1494w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-1600x2194.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Williams-Torn-1-scaled.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption>Irene Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unknown Composer: Please Scratch My Back. Leslie Scott, Irene Williams [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Drowning-Bess.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Drowning-Bess.png 666w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Drowning-Bess-292x300.png 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-and-Irene-Williams.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7872\" width=\"495\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-and-Irene-Williams.jpg 360w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-and-Irene-Williams-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-and-Irene-Williams-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Wanderer.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7874\" class=\"wp-image-7874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Wanderer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Wanderer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Wanderer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-Wanderer-Back-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7875\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-Wanderer-Back-Cover.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?attachment_id=7875\" class=\"wp-image-7875 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-Wanderer-Back-Cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-Wanderer-Back-Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Leslie-Scott-Wanderer-Back-Cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles Trenet, English words by Albert Askew Beach: I Wish You Love [Que reste-t-il de nos amours?] Leslie Scott [mid-1960s]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Party-Time.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Party-Time.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Party-Time-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Party-Time-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption>Another &#8220;distinguished&#8221; release on the Rivoli Records label.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>J.S. Lewis: John Henry Dead. Leslie Scott [mid-1960s]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Warren, Mack Gordon: The More I See You. Leslie Scott [mid-1960s]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Verzeih-mir-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Verzeih-mir-cover.jpg 597w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Verzeih-mir-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Warren, Mack Gordon, German words by Karl Heinz Kr\u00f6ll [n\u00e9 Heinz Neumann]: Das kann nicht wahr sein [The More I See You]. Owen Williams, Orchester Willy Hoffmann, Die Rosy-Singers [1966]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victor Young, Edward Heyman, German words by K. Hertha: Ein lieber Brief [Love Letters]. Owen Williams, Orchester Willy Hoffmann [1966]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mame.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mame.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mame-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Mame-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerry Herman, German words by Janne Furch-Allers: Jerry Herman, German words by Janne Furch-Allers: Mame. Owen Williams, Orchester Willy Hoffmann, Die Rosy-Singers [1966]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clowns-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clowns-cover.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clowns-cover-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clowns-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthur Jordan, Mary Brennan, German words by Fred Old\u00f6rp: Eine Welt voll Clowns [World of Clowns]. Owen Williams, Orchester Horst Hartmann [1968]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh: The Best Is Yet To Come. Leslie Scott [mid-1960s]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"978\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Owen-Williams-cover-1024x978.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Owen-Williams-cover-1024x978.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Owen-Williams-cover-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Owen-Williams-cover-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Owen-Williams-cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee, German words by Kurt Hertha: Wenn die Freunde von dir geh\u2019n [Half a World Away]. 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