The Music of Bob Oates

(1920 - 2003)

Listed below are some selected songs of Bob's work. Here you'll find examples of his early work from the late 1940's which includes some original songs written specifically for him following his success in winning some talent shows. You will also find examples of Bob's whistling and yodeling prowess, the latter of which was featured in a TV commercial for Italian Swiss Colony Wine.

The recording quality of some of these pieces is a bit rough as they were dubbed from scratchy old records and tapes. But they are included here with the intention of presenting and preserving Bob's body of work.

Click on any of the titles below to listen to them. Some of Bob's most popular songs are listed below in gold.

   The Early Years: 1948 - 1951

• "Tex Williams Talent Contest - 1948"
• "Christmas in the Countryside"
• "I'll Take a Christmas Tree to You"
• "Fire in My Heart"
• "Loco"
• "Never Trust a Woman"
• "Rangoon"
• "Sharecropper"
• "The Western Wind"

   Whistling and Yodeling:

• "Chime Bells"
• "Italian Swiss Colony Wine Commercial" - (1960 TV commercial featuring Bob's Swiss yodel)"
• "Little Girl Dressed in Blue - 1967"
• "Colonel Bogey March" - (from the 1957 Columbia Pictures film "Wikipedia - The Bridge on the River Kwai"
• "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" - 1972
• "Swiss Yodel" - 1967

   "Bob Oates Presents" (album released September 11, 1972)

• "It's a Small World"
• "Sunrise Sunset"
• "If Ever I Would Leave You"
• "Swiss Yodel"
• "Colonel Bogey March" - (from the 1957 Columbia Pictures film "Wikipedia - The Bridge on the River Kwai"
• "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" - 1972
• "Wagon Wheels"
• "They Call the Wind Maria" (video)"
• " 'O Solo Mio"
• "Quando Calienta el Sol"
• "Theme from Exodus"
• "I Asked the Lord"
• "I Believe/This is My Country (Medley)"

   Professional Hollywood work:

• "The Colonel Bogey March" - (from the 1957 Columbia Pictures film "Wikipedia - The Bridge on the River Kwai"
• "The Colonel Bogey March" - (from the 1958 Jerry Lewis film "Wikipedia - The Geisha Boy"
• "We Gotta Keep Up With The Joneses" - (from the 1958 RKO film "Wikipedia - The Girl Most Likely")
• "Italian Swiss Colony Wine Commercial" - (1960 TV commercial featuring Bob's Swiss yodel)"
• "George Putnam Introductions" (voice-overs circa 1973)

   Videos:

• "Italian Swiss Colony Wine Commercial" - (1960 TV commercial featuring Bob's Swiss yodel)"
• "They Call the Wind Maria"