Product Review

The King Family had already completed a smash nationwide tour and was about to embark on a second when they recorded The King Family Live! to capture the King Family Show experience. It includes snippets of onstage banter amidst some first-rate musical moments featuring the King Sisters, Alvino Rey, the King Cousins and film favorite Robert Clarke. The song-fest includes the Sisters first rate take on Lennon/McCartney s Yesterday, former Stan Kenton trombonist Kent Larsen s sizzling Lassus Trombone, The King Cousins lively The Telephone Hour from Bye Bye Birdie plus The Men in My Little Girls Life; Red River Valley/You Are My Sunshine; Everything s Coming Up Roses; What the World Needs Now; On A Clear Day; Hey Look Me Over; Baby Sitter s Blues; Bill Bailey; I Said No!; Guadalajara, and Why Did I Choose You. The next album on this disc, The New Sounds of the Fabulous King Sisters, is just that the Sisters first original album since their Grammy-nominated 50s days at Capitol Records! Includes sparkling, four-part harmony treatments of Girl Talk; The Shadow of Your Smile; Goin Out of My Head; Nature Boy; Call Me; I m Old Fashioned; Bluesette; Sweet Georgia Brown; I Got the Blues When It Rains; Who Would Remember; Somewhere, and Don t Go to Strangers. With extensive liner notes and rare photos!