DEAR JERRY: I am a member of an acoustic trio, this after years of being in rock and roll bar bands playing a wide variety of music.
My band mates and I have found a song that we are sure is by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. It is titled “Blow Me a Kiss,” and is likely from the late '50s or early '60s. We have recently started performing this song, which is pretty racy with a lot of sexual overtones. It is done in the typical Dean & Jerry duet style.
Needless to say, “Blow Me a Kiss” is always a hit when we play it at the clubs. Often, someone will come up after we sing it and want to know where it can be bought. But we don't know.
We have only been able to find it online, and it does not seem to be on any of Dean's albums. Can you give us some info on where we can find a CD “Blow Me a Kiss”?
—Stephen Purdy, Gig Harbor, Wash.
DEAR STEPHEN: There are two Indianapolis-based morning dee jays who will be flattered to learn they have successfully fooled a pack of professional entertainers.
Syndicated radio personalities Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold put forth their best Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis impersonations on “Blow Me a Kiss.”
This of course explains why you cannot find this track on any of Dean's albums.
For awhile, Bob & Tom offered free downloads online of about a half-dozen different versions of “Blow Me a Kiss.” They also made a couple of CDs, one of which includes “Blow Me a Kiss.”
Now you are equipped to deal with those inquiring minds in the audience.
For the record, Dean and Jerry only recorded together from 1948 through 1956.
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