Singin' With Peggy And Friends, Jazzy Tunes And Big Band Sounds From Krzysztof, Les and Ambrose, Plus An Oklahoma Flamer Secret Song!

Ain't Miss Peggy lookin' fresh?

Doris Times Two, Plus A Gaggle Of 50s Gals, Gloria's Exclusive Wood, Julie's Flame And An X-Girl Secret Song!

Doris! Singer, actress, activist and all-round beam of sunshine.

Exclusive Gloria, Plus Betty's Completeness, More Maisel Music, Herrmann's Tippi, Plus A Former Bowie Band Member Secret Song!

There's no one like Gloria Lynne. She can take on any musical genre - jazz, blues, Broadway, pop - and bend them to her will. It's no wonder that she won a first prize trophy at an Apollo Theatre amateur talent contest in the 1930s - after lying about her age in order to qualify, since she was only 15 years old. Such spunk!

Lola's Delicious Dream, Maisel's Merry Melodies, Plus Max Goes Dark, A Bucket For Legrand And A Street Boys Secret Song!

Some people are just too pretty for words. Such is the case with Lola Albright, who earned lasting fame by playing the hot-cha! nightclub singer on TV'S "Peter Gunn" in the early 1960s.

Pearlie's Blues, Julie's Sex, Tony's Live, Plus Vintage Esther And A Dub-Ish Secret Song!

It's Pearlie-time! Back in the 1930s, she was Philadelphia's favorite performer at all the finer black nightclubs. Then she went on to have a wowza recording, Broadway and TV career, as you surely know. A career in movies? Not so much.

Fall's Coming With Julie, Monica, Anita & Eugenie, Plus A Tasty Musica And A Blondie Secret Song!

Are you enjoying your long Labor Day Weekend? Did you miss me this past August? As much as you've missed Julie London? Just look at her. All that cash-cash-cash and her champagne and her exquisite diamonelle diamond tiera. And look at that charming broach in her hair - or is it a starfish plucked from the sea? Lucky starfish!

Cat Fights Mouse, Dakota's Moon, Dudley's Piano, Plus Bartender's Best And A Fat-Shaming Secret Song!

For those of you still grappling with winter, I won't tell you that it's a breezy 79 degrees where I am (oops, my bad), but I will tell you that I found a delicious polpettone recipe earlier this week (I substituted ground turkey for the veal) and it was a hit. But more to the point, while I was making it (and it's easy, by the way) I listened to Scott Bradley's music from the "Tom & Jerry" cartoon series.

Linda's Easy, Margie's By Herself, Plus Mucho Cha-Cha, Two Colours And A Secret Song!

I promised you more exclusives in 2015 - and here are three! Let's start with Linda Lawson, someone you probably know if you've watched TV shows like "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" or "Bonanza." She guest-starred on everything. Or maybe you know her from the fabulously weird, carnival freak-show movie "Night Tide" (with a very young Dennis Hopper). She was the original "long cool woman." And, yes, she was a singer, too.

Crazy Japanese Kids, Shirley On B'way, Plus Julie And Friends Go Cha-Cha And A Roux Recipe Secret Song!

In the late 90's, I was all over Pizzicato 5 - or P5, for those in the know - a gleefully screwy Japanese group that was labeled, in America, at least, as "electro," though I liked the label I once heard a DJ give them, "electro fizzy-pop," because I thought it best described their freakishly happy music.

Thelma Lays Down the Law, Julie At Least Wants Coffee, Plus A Gaggle Of Femmes And A Coming Change Secret Song!

If I were a waitress, I'd like to wait on Thelma Jones. Look how happy she is to see me (and, yes, the flower is for yours truly). Miss Thelma, as you may know, is a singer who can perform in just about any genre - though she's most noted for her R&B recordings - but I like her best when she does the blues, baby, blues.

Dietrich's Live, Ernestine's Most, Plus Burt's Bare Sharky And A Douche-Hat Secret Song!

Dietrich. No one delivers the look of I-have-absolutely-no-fucks-not-a-damn-to-give better than her. Behold: the eyebrows arched in permanent whatever; the half-lidded eyes that look you up and down and say, "Meh;" the cigarette barely balanced in her gloved hands - because she just doesn't care if it drops and burns you. She. Just. Doesn't. Care. And yet we still love her, don't we? I know I do.