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American Movie Classics (AMC) presents Hollywood Tough Guys with 4 Movies on 2 DVDs!  Hollywood Tough Guys Swing Into Action! Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, George Raft and John Garfield Exciting escapades of Hollywood's infamous good gu… more »

Two desirable entertainers sing their songs - one is Frankie Laine and his signature tune that launched his recording career with the Mercury label, “That’s My Desire” and Peggy Lee’s “As You Desire Me” - both aren’t with us anymore, but you still reque… more »

Here's Hank Williams, an American Music Legend at BostonPete.com. Though he was dead before the age of 30, Hank Williams changed the face of country music forever. His music brought country into the modern era, but always maintained a high level of… more »

Hi Folk Connection Fans...If you watched the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games you would have seen and heard Neil Young singing "Long may you run". Neil recorded that song a while back and I have added it to the Folk Connection playlist. Also… more »

Jimmy Wakely opens the show this week with a fine Western swing tune, and Tex Ritter, who was always fascinated with history, follows with a traditional cowboy song. There’s a set about old-timers, and a set of great recordings from 1937 plus a set from… more »

Lots of rare tracks are in store for you on the show this week, along with a couple of country artists playing Bill Monroe’s classic tunes that will probably knock your socks off. Seldom Scene, the Babcocks, Bill Harrell & the Virginians, Don Reno an… more »

Two by Cole Porter on today’s SONGBOOK AMERICA: Frank Sinatra with “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and Ella Fitzgerald does “In The Still Of The Night” from Cole’s musical film scores. The first in 1936 =Born To Dance= and the second from his second Holly… more »

Listento the Great Romantic Standards!...Time-Life unforgettable tracks! Time-Life Music presents America's Best Music collections, maintaining a standard of quality you can trust. Bringing you the original hits by the original artists, and… more »

This special edition of Your Hit Parade is now available at BostonPete.com for the first time. It is based on the million-selling Time-Life Music series Your Hit Parade. This "Greatest Hits" album offers you the very best music collection available at Bo… more »

Rosemary Clooney was a master of American popular song. She had perfect timing, a clear, rich voice and a sense of the importance of a lyric. Her recording career bore its first fruit with novelty songs - "come On-A My House" was co-written by novelist W… more »

Rudolph Friml composed the original operetta =Rose Marie= in 1924 and it became a legendary Broadway show. It was a movie musical in 1936 and again in 1954 with the collaboration duo of Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein, II. On today’s SONGBOOK AMERICA… more »

We just found the digitally remastered Gene Autry CD, released by Sony Music!  A Real Treasure! In 1946 Gene Autry re-recorded some of his hits from the 1930s because his fans wanted to hear them done with the "sound" they were fami… more »