We children would sing and dance around our apartment as these South African songs played over and over and over. Wish I had that song to listen to again!
My parents had a surprisingly eclectic (if small) record collection, including the Ink Spots and Mitch Miller, plus some Broadway soundtracks, Readers Digest albums of popular songs and classics, and at least a few very old Caruso opera records (alas, long gone).
I remember the bulky albums of scratchy 78s and the mono LPs (Andre Kostelanetz, anyone?).
Looking back, knowing how tight money was in our family, I wish I had asked my parents what prompted them to buy these particular recordings. I'm going to add a few details about music to my genealogy write-up so future generations can get a bit of insight into my parents' personalities. 2022 update: fixed links.
