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JOHNNIE RAY--IN CONCERT.
In 1951, American singer Johnnie Ray (1927-1990), partially deaf since his childhood as the result of a accident, recorded ''Cry'' and ''The Little White Cloud That Cried''.
Both songs became world-wide smash hits and Ray's dynamic emotional singing caused a steady steam of hits, including ''Walkin' My Baby Home'' (1952) and ''Such A Night'' (1954).
Johnnie had a good role in Irving Berlin's musical ''There No Business Like Show Business'' (1954) with a.o. his exellent delevery of ''Alexander's Ragtime Band''.
In 1958, during his unforgettable visit to the Nederlands, Johnnie Ray performed in the studio of the AVRO Broadcasting Company in Hilversum.
Backing Johnnie was the versatile Dutch dance orchestra The Skymasters.
The pairing of the singer, his most beloved songs and the big band results in a dvd that's loaded with excitement and impact.
A Bonus Extra shows that in 1982, Mr. 'Cry Guy' again created a lot of magic moments during a concert in Rotterdam where he was accompanied by the prominent Dutch Metropole Orchestra.

Johnnie Ray In Concert:
01: All Of Me.
02: Shake A Hand.
03: Walkin' My Baby Back Home.
04: Day By Day.
05: Yes Tonight Josephine.
06: All The Way.
07: Such A Night>
08: With These Hands.
09: Up Above My Head.
10: Little White Cloud That Cried.
11: Cry.
12: As Time Goes By.
13: Alexander's Ragtime Band.
14: Just Walking In The Rain.
With The Skymasters o.l.v. Bep Rowold Recorded 22-3-1958 in the AVRO Studio in Hilversum first broadcasted 17-4-1958.

BONUS:
01: Yes Tonight Josephine.
02: Just Walking In The Rain.
03: Cry.
With The Metropole Orkest o.l.v. Rogier van Otterloo - Recorded 15-10-1982 in Rotterdam AHOY for AVRO's Platengala Internationaal 1982.

Dolby Digital 2.0
DTS 2.0
53 min
4:3 PAL
Black/White
Bonus: Colour

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