Super-Exclusive Ruth, Lucky Lucy, Plus The Doctor Gets Jazzy And A Horny Secret Song!

Cocktails, anyone? Ruth's serving. And it's a good time to knock one back, because the Cheerful Earfull is still here! Can you bee-lieve? It's a good day to be visiting, too, because our friend Ruth is doing it live in this Remarkable Ruth Cheerful Exclusive!

Exclusive Ruth & Dakota, Plus Dancin' Gene And A Promiscuous Secret Song!

With her spooky, film noir-ish soprano vocals, Ruth Olay has always been a jazz singer that you have to meet halfway. But it's worth it, I swear.

Morgana For Everyone, Ruth & Vido Get Down, Plus Herrmann x 2 And A Peppery Secret Song!

All along, if we're to take her word for it, jazz and blues singer Morgana King's truest ambition was to become an actor. Yet even before she was cast in "The Godfather" in 1972, she'd already been one of our finest actors for nearly two decades. But on vinyl.

April Strikes A Match, Joyce Jams Out, Plus Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads And A Secret Star Secret Song!

Remember when smoking was crazy-sexy-cool? Forever, it seems, if you were a "bad girl" or a "tough guy," you had to light up. But that's all over now (though, yes, there's still a few dumb tricks who think it's a hot look) (I'm one to talk, I used to smoke for years) (and I started so young).

Jazz Cats In Paris, Rare Ladies Sing, Cwazy Kathy And A New Buddha Secret Song!

There are some fine treasures here today, dear reader, so hold tight, we're off and running! First, isn't it time for another cat cartoon? In the past decade or so, we've had cartoons with fish, cartoons with cars, cartoon with snails, little yellow minions - did I mention snails? - cartoons with girls with literal frosted tips, and, yes, snails! But no cats. This isn't just wrong, it's a travesty of the greatest magnitude. Because cats, as you and the internet know, can be so many things; cute, grumpy, sneaky and quite terrifying, to name just a few. They're also skilled jazz musicians.

Carol Front, Back & Heart, Dakota Live, The Mysterious Ruth, Plus Naughty Movie Girls And An Indigo Fang Secret Song!

Carol Lawrence, the original "Maria" in Broadway's "West Side Story," is a strange brew. She's all butterflies and rainbows above, yet below, she's pure sass and ass.