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On this day in 1977, Smokey & The Bandit premiered. The film starred Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed, and featured Jerry singing “East Bound and Down.” Posted by Walkin’ Nashville on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 #smokeyandthebandit #burtreynolds #jackiegleason #jerryreed #sallyfield #countrymusic #nashville #music #musicsky #musiciansky

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Lover's Rhapsody, also known as Songs from Lover's Rhapsody, is a studio album by television personality, Jackie Gleason. It was released in 1953 on Capitol Records (catalog no. H-366). The musicians included Bobby Hackett on trumpet. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJo1tgRp9Xg&list=PLZ2bg-aRbwMYaMnwq6et4x7E5j-xhoLSE

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Ended the weekend Music for Lovers Only (or Jackie Gleason Presents Music for Lovers Only) is a studio album of easy-listening music by Jackie Gleason, wherein he conducted an orchestra performing standards. It was released by Capitol Records on October 27, 1952,..

Music for Lovers Only was widely praised upon its release and became an enduring bestseller..

Hackett's solo trumpet performance drew much critical attention. Walter Winchell said that it set the album's "groove on fire" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTbz0aZVs7s&list=RDGTbz0aZVs7s&start_radio=1

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