REMEMBERING ALL THINGS BLUE from “Blue Moon” to “My Blue Heaven,” from Ol’ Blue Eyes to Blue Light Specials, from “Hills Street Blues” to “The Blues Brothers.”  Singing the blues are such blue ribbon entertainers as Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Bobby Vinton and Gene Austin.

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LIBERACE plays and sings “The Old Piano Roll Blues” in an excerpt from his 1950s television show. (3 minutes)

NAT KING COLE sings “My Blue Heaven” in a clip from his 1957 television program. (2 minutes)

SAMMY DAVIS JR. sings “The Birth of the Blues” during a 1984 telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. (4 minutes)

PABST BLUE RIBBON TV commercial from 1979 featuring Patrick Swayze. (60 seconds)

GILLETTE BLUE BLADES TV commercial from 1957.  (30 seconds)

OPENING CREDITS for “Hill Street Blues” television series, 1985. (80 seconds)

RALPHIE VS. BLACK BART in clip from the 1983 movie “A  Christmas Carol.” Ralphie and his trusty Red Ryder air rifle, nicknamed “Ol’ Blue” go after some bad guys. (2 minutes)