Ernie Freeman has been played on NTS in shows including Diddy Wah, featured first on 22 October 2013. Songs played include Theme From Igor and Live It Up.

* Born 16 August 1922, Cleveland, Ohio * Died 15 May 1981, Beverly Hills, California

Although Ernie Freeman is best known for his work with Frank Sinatra in the mid-1960s, space age pop fans should check out his own instrumental albums, particularly those cleared targeted for heavy rotation at dance parties in the early 1960s. Limbo Dance Party and Comin' Home Baby (with a Top 100-charting cover of Mel Torme's…