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Blame It On The Bossa Nova (129)

Coming up, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, Blame it on the Bossa Nova! In the 1960s, the Bossa Nova was all the rage and just about everyone wanted to get into the bossa action…which led to some really wonderful and some really interesting recordings. We’ll hear from Eydie Gorme, Paul Anka, The Hi-Lo's, and many more.

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Bossa Nova Beats (1076)

This time on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party as we bring you more of those Bossa Nova Beats! That big sound from Brazil that took over hi-fi’s in the 1960s. We’ll hear from Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Perkins, Sergio Mendes, Astrud Gilberto, and many more!

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Bossa Nova Heat (1020)

On the program this week, we're feeling the bossa nova heat! We have lots of tunes from the greats like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz & João Gilberto, and Walter Wanderley. Plus many other who were part of the bossa nova craze.

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