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"Everybody's Somebody's Fool", a successful hit recorded by Connie Francis could describe her own private life. She was married four times and suffered many blows at the hand of fate such as the loss of her voice, being raped, and the violent death of her brother. Even the musical career of Concetta Franconero, to use her real name, was long in gathering momentum until the hit "Who's sorry now?" came along and the neatly turned-out and charming Connie became a star with no airs and graces also in Europe. <br/><br/>We have put together in all 19 of her original albums and additional bonus songs in this box, which, sung in many languages, show the enormous versatility of America's greatest female pop-star. There are German versions of many of her songs, but she sang also duets with Peter Kraus as well as hits by Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley, songs from musicals, Country songs, Twist songs and Jewish folk-songs. Few female singers were as versatile as Connie Francis. She was for the man in the street the embodiment of the star as very few artists in her line were, and was very successful outside the USA.<br/><br/>These ten CDs offer the opportunity to hear again many, many evergreens such as "Stupid Cupid", "Love Me Tender", O Sole Mio and Volare, to mention just a few. World-wide this singer with much polished sentimentality in her voice had several hundred chart successes and the best of these can be heard in this box.

Presley Elvis: Anniversary 1954-62 [10 CD]

Soundtracks and rarities by Elvis-Presley! Next to "Something for Everybody"(1961) and "Pot Luck" (1962) this 10 CD-box-set presents the songs from the movies Blue Hawaii" (1961) and "Girls! Girls! Girls!"(1962). Another CD collects his songs from films like "Love Me Tender" (1956), "Flaming Star" (1960), "Wild In The Country" (1960) and "Follow That Dream".<br/><br/>A real treat: the LPs "Jailhouse Rock" (1958) and "King Of The Whole Wide World" (1961) were only released in South Africa, "Elvis Presley" (1956) was only available in Brazil.<br/>As a bonus there is a CD with his very first singles (1954/55) on Sun Records and another with all of his #1 chart hits from 1956 until 1962.

Vaughn Billy: 20 original albums 1955-62 [10 CD]

Bing Crosby was one of the most outstanding protagonists of American light music. Debonair, smart, good-humoured - and blessed with a timbre that was instantly recognisable even among<br/>hundreds of voices, he radiated an irresistible charm both as singer and actor. Born in Tacoma in 1903 this artist was renowned for his exquisite brand of tear-jerking and memorable jazz melodies, which he delivered with a velvety tone reminiscent, according to the New York Times, of a cuddly bear. The name Bing Crosby has become immortalised ever since "White Christmas".<br/><br/>This compilation brings together some of his best and most successful albums from the years between 1956 and 1962 and reflects the huge range of his musical gifts: HIGH SOCIETY,<br/>SOME FINE OLD CHESTNUTS, BING SINGS WHILST BREGMAN SWINGS, SONGS I WISH I HAD SUNG THE FIRST TIME AROUND, BING WITH A BEAT, FANCY MEETING YOU HERE, BING & SATCHMO, A MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BING, EL SEÑOR BING, WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS and SELECTIONS FROM HOLIDAY INN.<br/>Included are other great stars of show business from that time who were also instrumental in shaping the genre: Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and many others.

Ten original LPs that brought the German bandleader and songwriter Bert Kaempfert world fame, as well as twenty-three successful singles as bonus tracks. The set includes sought-after rarities, such as the LP published under the pseudonym "Raimondo and the Memory Strings".<br/><br/>The full list of the albums included: 'Portugal - Fado, Wine and Sunshine' (1958), 'Combo Capers' (1960), 'Wonderland By Night' (1961), 'The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert Part One' (1961), 'The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert Part Two' (1961), 'Immer Wieder Jung' (1961), 'Dancing in Wonderland' (1961), 'With a Sound in My Heart' (1962), 'A Swingin' Safari' (1962), 'Afrikaan Beat and Other Favourites' (1962).

Kingston Trio: 6 Original Album [3 CD]