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Moments from the Put 'Em Back number in the Paramount Pictures/Melvin Frank musical comedy Li'l Abner, released on December 11th, 1959. Spotted in these gifs are eventual TV stars Valerie Harper (with Pippi Longstocking-esque braids, Valerie later played Rhoda Morgenstern on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the spin-off series Rhoda), Beth Howland (with pink bows in her ponytails, who later played "dingy" Vera on the sitcom Alice), and Billie Hayes (as Pansy 'Mammy' Yokum in red in the last gif, who later played Witchiepoo on H.R. Pufnstuf). Actresses Julie Newmar, Stella Stevens and Donna Douglas also appeared in Li'l Abner, paving the way for their future careers in film and television. Songs by Gene De Paul and Johnny Mercer from the original Broadway musical were supplemented in the film adaptation with a score by Nelson Riddle and Joseph J. Lilley, which earned the duo a Grammy Award nomination for Best Soundtrack LP.

Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra - Route 66 Theme (Stereo) (1962) Nelson Riddle from: "Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes" (LP) "Route 66 Theme" / "Lolita Ya Ya" (Single)

Instrumental | Soundtrack | Theme Song | Orchestral Jazz

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Partial Personnel: Nelson Riddle: Composer, Arranger, Conductor Donn Trenner: Piano Bob Bain: Guitar

Produced by Tom Morgan

Recorded: @ Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood, California USA 1962

Frank Sinatra's 9th studio album was released on 25 April 1955.

Often considered one of the first "concept albums" (and Sinatra's first 12" LP), In the Wee Small Hours concentrates on the themes of lost love and loneliness.

While Sinatra's career had declined in the early 1950s, with poor record sales, poorly attended concerts, and Columbia Records dropping him in 1952, his comeback began with the film From Here to Eternity (1953), earning the 37-year-old an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which also revived his singing career.

In his 3rd collaboration with arranger Nelson Riddle, the album features material from the "Great American Songbook," featuring songs by Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, and others, but unified around its central themes (Capitol record executives did not believe listeners would want an entire album of "dark" songs, but Sinatra was adamant).

Sinatra conceived of the album as a single whole, best suited for the relatively new 12" format, and while it was also released on the then popular 10" discs, In the Wee Small Hours is credited with starting the domination of the 12" album.

The album peaked at #2 in the US and stayed on the Billboard chart for 18 weeks.