Music Video: The Things We Did Last Summer

Contributed by Claire Schwartz

1. Claire Schwartz
   • I made this tribute to Vaughn Monroe with photographs I had on hand and a music file I received from Lou.  When I view it now,  I think about summer being the time when Vaughn was with us and in his prime, and winter being now...the time in between, as we wait for that endless summer when we'll all be together again. One correction must be noted --Vaughn received FOUR gold records, not three as stated in the clip.

1. Claire Schwartz
   • This is an awesome video in memory of the creator's grandfather. The artist incorporates Vaughn's version of "Ghost Riders" with original animation that sweeps this haunting ballad into the present. It is a personal tribute that leaves a lasting impression.

Meet the Bandleaders: Riders in the Sky & Ballerina

Contributed by James Stewart

1. Claire Schwartz
   • This is a clip from the 1966 performance included on the television special "Meet the Band Leaders." You can read more about the show in the Resume section of this website. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" and "Ballerina" were two of Vaughn's top selling hits--nobody does them like the Moonracer! You'll notice that he ad libs a little here and there while singing "Ballerina," but it makes the performance all the more endearing.

Meet the Bandleaders: Let It Snow & Racing with the Moon

Contributed by James Stewart

1. Claire Schwartz
   • Vaughn's Dot recording of "Let It Snow" was featured in the Die Hard movies and is the most requested song during the winter season. Here is Vaughn performing two of his trademark songs in 1966.

Meet the People: In Times Like These

1. Claire Schwartz
   • Vaughn Monroe is in fine form for his first movie appearance in "Meet the People," a 1944 vehicle for Dick Powell and Lucille Ball..

Carnegie Hall: Beware My Heart

Contributed by James Stewart

1. Claire Schwartz
   • Vaughn Monroe has a bit part in this 1947 United Artists film that also featured cameo appearances by Metropolitan Opera stars Rise Stevens and  Ezio Pinza, among a long list of top artists who represented their genre of music.

Toughest Man in Arizona: The Man Don't Live Who Can Die Alone

Contributed by James Stewart

1. Claire Schwartz
   • This clip is from Vaughn's second starring role in a western movie. "Toughest Man in Arizona" was released in 1952, and co-starred popular actress Joan Leslie and the ever rough-around-the-edges Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe from television's "Petticoat Junction"). Vaughn plays Sheriff Matt Landry who ends up rescuing a young woman and two orphaned children from a wagon train attacked by Indians. A young Harry Morgan, veteran of movies and television, makes an appearance as the cowardly husband of Vaughn's love interest (Joan Leslie) who is believed to have been killed in the wagon train attack, but turns up on the opposite side of the law.

Singing Guns: I'm Singing My Way Back Home & Mexicali Trail

Contributed by James Stewart

1. Claire Schwartz
   • This clip is from Vaughn's first starring role in a western movie. "Singing Guns" was released in 1950, and this is one of the songs that Vaughn had a hand in writing (both words and music) with the collaboration of Al Vann. Vaughn plays Rhiannon aka John Guinn in the movie. Nan, the sassy gal behind the bar is played by Ella Raines, and Richards, the dour-faced villain sipping on the whisky, is played by Jeff Corey. George Chandler pokes his face around the side of the piano as Smitty-the piano player.
2. Lee Morelli
   • Wow! So nice to see the "Singing My Way Back Home" video. I remember playing my father's 78 of that song. What was on the flip side of the 78? ["Mule Train" was on the flip side of "Singing My Way Back Home."  Claire]
3. Steve Kwan
   • I had heard this song only a few times some 50 years ago. Though I only remember a few lines of the lyric, the tune stuck in my mind. I had been searching for it since the early 60s and finally found it on Youtube in early 2007.

1. Claire Schwartz
   • You can also link to this 5-minute public service announcement video from the Resume section of this website, where it is part of the Prelinger Collection posted in the Internet Archive.

1. Lee McIntyre

   • Never in the history of the existing WML episodes to date has a mystery guest so famous stumped the panel so badly. After a near record 36 questions in a round that went nearly 10 minutes and included a 20-second conference that lasted more than half a minute, after both Steve Allen and then Dorothy Kilgallen pass, after all the cards are flipped, the panel is totally flummoxed. And yet, Vaughn Monroe was SO famous! He was a singer, trumpeter, trombonist and big band leader. Most popular in the 1940s and 1950s, he sold over 5 million records in 1944. He recorded four Gold Records, and had five number one hit singles. Twenty-five of Vaughn Monroe's songs hit the Top Ten, and he boasts three top selling albums. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for his achievements in radio, and one for his success as a recording artist. Vaughn Monroe has been called one of the foremost American baritones and bandleaders of the 20th Century. Source: TV.com

RCA Victor Television Commercial (Peter Pan)

Contributed by Ira Galen

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Two RCA Victor Television Commercials

Contributed by Jerry Furris and James Stewart

1. James Stewart
   • These are REAL gems...love it when Vaughn spins "Racing with the Moon."
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RCA Sportabout Portable TV Commercial

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"The Great Band Era" Demo 7" 33-1/3

Vaughn Monroe narrates this promo for Reader's Digest

1. Claire Schwartz
   • You can also link to this demo from the Resume section of the website where Vaughn's work for Reader's Digest is chronicled under "Advertisement/Commercials."
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