Show 21, “Music from Canada” features songs by more than a dozen Canadian performers. Included are Percy Faith, Hank Snow, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, Giselle McKenzie, Jack Scott, Dorothy Collins, Norman Brooks, and…
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Episode 20- Top Hits of 1953
Show 20, “Top Hits of 1953,” includes every Billboard #1 hit plus a handful of other notable songs from that year. Performers include Patti Page, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Kay Starr, Percy Faith’s orchestra,…
Episode 19- Doris Day and Pat Boone
Show 19, “Doris Day and Pat Boone,” focuses on two popular 1950s singers and movie stars. The show includes excerpts from a telephone interview with Pat Boone. Included are comparisons of three songs they each…
Episode 18- World War Two Love Songs
Show 18, “World War Two Love Songs” contains 15 recordings of songs about love, loneliness, separation and homesickness. Performers include Dinah Shore, Kay Kyser, Frank Sinatra, Kate Smith, Alice Faye, The Jesters, and The Andrews…
Episode 17- Songs about cities
Show 17, “Songs about cities,” features songs with city names in their titles. It’s a 33,000-mile journey to 15 cities in four countries on three continents, with performances by The Four Lads, Pearl Bailey, Elvis…
Episode 16- Hits of 1949
Show 16, “Top Hits of 1949” tracks, in order, every Billboard #1 hit from that year, then adds half a dozen other popular songs from 1949. Performers include Perry Como, Frankie Laine, Dinah Shore, Bing…
Episode 15- Gorme and Torme
Show 01, “Pilot,” is an introduction to the program that provides an overview of music in the 1940s and 1950s, from the Big Bands through Rock & Roll. Performances by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Lena…
Episode 14- 1950s Rock & Roll
Show 14, “1950s Rock&Roll,” contains 16 recordings by iconic rock stars of the ‘50s. Performers include Little Richard, Johnny Cash, The El Dorados, Frankie Avalon, Tommy Sands, Brenda Lee, Buddy Knox, Bill Haley, and Fats…
Episode 13- Pure Fun
Show 13, “Pure Fun,” is an hour of nonsense songs about a variety of topics including genealogy, local politics, residential architecture, sports, and drag racing. Included are “the worst song Frank Sinatra ever recorded” plus…
Episode 12- Top Hits of 1945
Show 12, “Top Hits of 1945,” tracks every No. 1 Billboard hit of that year and adds a few more interesting recordings. Performers include Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Les Brown, Vaughn Monroe, Frank…
