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Music Room. Comments for "Salud, Dinero Y Amor" by Pete and Claire. Pete's post includes the Spanish lyrics. 3/16/08

Music Room. Song on Play List. More Ziggy Talent with "Katinka" -- a lively little Russian number that's lots of fun! 3/15/08

Achievements. Section updated with a new category for "honors" bestowed on Mr. Monroe during his career. We know there are many more, but this is a start. 3/14/08

Bulletin Board. Posting thanks to Chris Popa...Montpellier re-release of "Plus One Moonmaids -- A Cinderella Story." 3/2/08

Band. Section update with new pages for Del Parker, Shaye Cogan and Betty Johnson. 2/15/08

Band. Section link to the Maury Laws website thanks Karen Laws whose husband Maury sang with Vaughn's Moonmen. An extremely talented composer, arranger, conductor and vocalist, you'll be surprised at your connection with Maury through television and movies! 2/15/08

Discography. CD "Vaughn Monroe......and the Band Swings" added to the list of import CDs 1/1/08

Band. Section update thanks to Steve and Jeff Hummel whose father played violin with Vaughn's orchestra. 11/17/07

Discography. Clarification of V-Disk war-time recording process submitted by Art Shifrin. 10/22/07

Ballroom. Links to YouTube restored. 10/21/07

Music Room. New song on playlist. "My Devotion" requested by David Jackson. 9/30/07

Six years for VMAS on the 96th birthday anniversary for Vaughn Monroe--October 7.

Music Room. New comments on playlist for "I'll Buy That Dream" from Herb Wasserman. 7/14/07

Discography. Section updated to include RCA Victor "Easy to Love" 45 Extended Play record thanks to Jerry Furris. 7/7/07

Links. Section updated to include a link to the Vaughn Monroe profile in the New England Conservatory's notable alumni section. 6/21/07

Music Room. New song on play list. "I'll Buy That Dream" thanks to Barry "Walt" Walters. 6/3/07

Music Room. New song on play list. "Desert Flower" by special request from member Arlene Nagy. 4/6/07

Discography. Addition to RCA singles for Victor 20-3411, a special edition of "Riders in the Sky" thanks to Patrick Gardner 3/31/07

REMEMBRANCE: Today, May 21, marks 34 years since Vaughn Monroe passed away and left us with his music and a message ("Yield Not To Temptation.")

February through May: A DeLovely Confection. Vaughn Monroe recorded many Cole Porter songs. I have even heard that Porter was one of his favorite composers. Here is a selection ("What is this Thing Called Love") done in Vaughn's smoother-than-chocolate baritone.

Photo from the MGM movie DeLovely (2004)

starring Kevin Kline as Cole Porter and

Ashley Judd as Linda Lee Porter

Discography. Correction to V-Disc information posted on main page thanks to Morgan Wright. 2/24/07

Music Room. Comments for "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" from Mike Piche (scroll down the play list to find this song). 2/17/07

Bulletin Board Update! Newspaper article in the February 9, 2007 edition of the Greensburg Tribune-Review: "Golden touch - Singer Vaughn Monroe's road to stardom went through Jeannette" by Marjorie Wertz. 2/17/07

Music Room. Comments for "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" from Ken Waldorf (scroll down the playlist to find this song). 1/24/07

Bulletin Board Update! Information about "Still Racing with the Moon" II--our second gathering, which will be held in Boston in May. Don't miss this informative and gala event to celebrate the work of Mr. Vaughn Monroe. Scroll down this page for more information and to register. 1/18/07

Achievements. Section updated to include a more complete listing of songs written by Vaughn Monroe. Thanks to Jerry Furris. 12/16/06

Resume. Section updated to include more of Vaughn's television appearances. 11/20/06

Discography. Section updated to include Jasmine MAIN EVENT CD under import CDs. Includes track listing and commentary. 11/3/06

Bulletin Board Update! Announcement of VAUGHN MONROE: THE MAIN EVENT, a new 2-CD set to be released by Jasmine on October 13, 2006. See the Links section to find online music stores to purchase. 9/24/06

Resume. List of arrangers for the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra. 9/8/06

Band. Section updated to include photographs of Babe Feldman and the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra previously posted on old website. 8/25/06

Biography. Section updated to include most popular web summaries. 8/12/06

Resume. Information added on television shows "American Bandstand," "Texaco Star Theatre," "Ford Startime," "What's My Line" and various other additional game shows added to list. 8/12/06

What could be more appropriate for August, and the heat wave many of us have just endured, than "Ghost Riders in the Sky." One of Vaughn's signature songs, you'll love these two music videos... and now we have added a third! Thanks to James Stewart.

Sustaining Section Site Map. New section added to the website. 7/16/06

Discography. Information on V-Disc, Langworth and AFRS previously posted on old website. 7/14/06

Resume. Radio show performances added for Vaughn's 1943 appearance in AFRS Command Performance and a 1945 guest spot on The Tommy Dorsey Show. Thanks to Jerry Furris. 7/6/06

Music Room. Comments on play list for "Racing with the Moon" by Marjory (Butler) Teachout. 7/6/06

"The Bible in the hall and the flag on the wall . . . that's the Great American Dream" for July, that most patriotic of months.

Discography. New information regarding 1969 Reader's Digest recordings of songs included on the 1982 CBS Records release "The Mellow Voice of Vaughn Monroe." Thanks to Jay Popa. 6/20/06

Music Room. Comments on play list for "The Maharajah of Magador" by Joe McGrath. 6/20/06

Discography. New information regarding CBS Records release "The Mellow Voice of Vaughn Monroe." Thanks to James Stewart. 6/2/06

June is the month that rhymes with moon, and that brings to mind the most famous bandleader ever associated with one of the most romantic of celestial objects.

Music Room. New song on play list. "Begin the Beguine" requested by member Arlene Nagy. 5/22/06

Music Room. New comments on play list for "Let It Snow" by Merlyn Albaugh. 5/19/06

Bulletin Board update! Photos of the Kravis Center reception for Bucky Pizzarelli's birthday bash have been added. 5/19/06

Music Room. Comments on play list for "Valley Forge," the song written by Ronald J. Malecki. 5/12/06

It is with deepest devotion that we remember Mr. Vaughn Monroe who left us in May~ 33 years ago.

Bulletin Board update! Report on the Palm Beach Pops concert featuring Bucky Pizzarrelli and the Moonmaids. 4/22/06 & 4/11/06

Discography. New information on the Singing Maestro collection box under RCA Victor albums thanks to Brett Johnson. 4/9/06

Bulletin Board update! New article on the Moonmaids Palm Beach engagements with Bucky Pizzarelli. 3/21/06

Music Room. New song on play list. Vaughn's hit "Ballerina" has been requested. 3/15/06

Bulletin Board update! Status on the new CD in the works from Jasmine, "Vaughn Monroe: Main Event" 3/13/06

Bulletin Board update! Bucky Pizzarelli in concert with the Moon Maids 3/4/06

Music Room. New song on play list. Vaughn's operatic piece "Vestila Giubba" from "Paglacci" has been requested. 2/28/06

Webpage reformatting. Webpages are reformatted to maintain width when viewed with screen resolutions greater than 800x600. Exceptions are pages with frames (Resume and Discography sections). 1/27/06, 2/3/06

Vaughn guests on "Ellery Queen" radio show. New information in Resume section thanks to Herb Wasserman. 12/26/05, 1/2/06

Music Room. Comments on play list for "Ghost Riders" by Diamond Dave. 12/26/05

More radio shows. I have spent some time adding additional remotes and interviews to the list of recorded broadcasts in the Resume section of the website. While it's not my intent to have a complete listing, I want to include the broadcasts available on CD. 11/19/05; minor updates 12/7/05

New Link. Mark Caputo has a listing of available Vaughn Monroe remotes on his website, which has added to the listings in the Links section under "items to buy." 11/14/05

Correction. According to records at the New England Conservatory, Vaughn Monroe was enrolled at the music school in 1935. We have corrected this date in the Vital Statistics section. 11/10/05

Radio Shows. Many of Vaughn's radio broadcasts are now available on CD from various sources. We have updated the Resume section to include a listing of some of these programs. 10/30/05

How'm I Doin'. Vaughn appeared in this radio quiz show from January 9 to October 1, 1942 sponsored by Camel Cigarettes. We have added this show to the Resume section under Radio. Thanks to Herb Wasserman 10/15/05

Music for Yachtsmen. We have added a release date for this album in the Discography section. Vaughn recorded this album with Betty Johnson for Hilton Records. Betty recalls that they recorded it while she was working for Jack Paar in 1957-1958. 10/15/05

Birthday Anniversary. Yes, October 7, 2005 is the 94th anniversary of Vaughn's birthday. We are pleased to have this website in honor of our maestro. We still love you, Vaughn Monroe!

Launching of the new website. The Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society website has a new look. The information accumulating on the previous website was becoming unwieldy, and the site was becoming difficult to navigate. (I likened it to my "online scrapbook.") Lou and I both concurred that some revision in format and content was necessary. So here it is! 9/24/05