Episode 203, “New Life for 1950s Music,” presents nine popular recordings along with later reinterpretations by other performers. Songs include Heartbreak Hotel, Mack the Knife, Sh-Boom, Rock Around the Clock, My Prayer, and four more….
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Episode 202, “Mid-century Jazz,”
Episode 202, “Mid-century Jazz,” includes 15 recordings that include hot jazz from the ‘40s, cool jazz from the ‘50s, and an energetic live performance by a high school band. Performers include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington,…
Episode 200, “Rosemary Clooney,”
Episode 200, “Rosemary Clooney,” focuses on her music, her career and her loves over the decades. Included are some of her big hits plus duets with Bing Crosby, Jimmy Boyd and Barry Manilow. Episode 200…
Episode 199, “Songs About Letters,”
Episode 199, “Songs About Letters,” presents 17 songs about letters of all types and varieties. Performers include the Louvin Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Lawrence Welk, Eddy Arnold, Billy Fury, Nat King Cole, Mary Osborn, and June…
Episode 198, “Sayonara (1 of 2),”
Episode 198, “Sayonara (1 of 2),” pays tribute to musicians who passed away in 2020 and 2021. Some are well-known, like Don Everly and Little Richard. Others are less familiar though equally interesting, including Jill…
Episode 197, “All I Want for Christmas is Jazz,”
Episode 197, “All I Want for Christmas is Jazz,” includes 19 pieces of music. Some are pretty traditional, some are sort of jazzy and others are very jazzy. Performers include Count Basie, Etta James, Lena…
Episode 196, “Hits of Hank Williams”
Episode 196, “Hits of Hank Williams,” presents many of Wiolliams’ big hits, including three examples in which Nashville later doctored up his music to appeal to urban audiences. Songs include “I’m Sorry For You, My…
Episode 195 “New Life for 1940s Music”
Episode 195 “New Life for 1940s Music” Episode 195 New Life for 1940s Music Playlist 1 I’ve Got a Crush on You Helen Ward & Joe Sullivan and his Café Society Orchestra 2 I’ve Got…
Episode 194, “1940s #1 Hits,”
Episode 194, “1940s #1 Hits,” presents 17 million-selling popular songs from 1940 through 1949 by performers ranging from Mel Torme and Nat King Cole to The Andrews Sisters & The Ink Spots to Cab Calloway,…
Episode 193, “Chaos in 1957,”
Episode 193, “Chaos in 1957,” focuses on the startling contrasts between various top-selling popular recordings. Comparisons include Buddy Knox vs. Perry Como, The Everly Brothers vs. Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby vs. Little Richard, and Debbie…
