Episode 172, “Perry Como,” focuses on one of the most popular TV hosts of the 1940s and includes the first recording he ever made, the theme song from his weekly television show, and his last…
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Episode 171, “Easy Listening 1957-1959,”
Episode 171, “Easy Listening 1957-1959,” features 17 popular recordings from the late 1950s performed by Dean Martin, Jane Morgan, Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Brook Benton, Della Reese, Paul Anka, Nat King Cole, The Platters and…
Episode 170, “Duets,”
Episode 170, “Duets,” features 15 pairs of performers including Nino Tempo and April Stevens, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, The Everly Brothers, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Tony Bennett and…
Episode 169, “50s Females,”
Episode 169, “50s Females,” focuses on 14 female singers who fell short of being megastars but deserve remembering. Performers include Betty Ann Blake, Giselle McKenzie, Gogi Grant, Bonnie Guitar, Jane Morgan, Dodie Stevens, Lavern Baker,…
Episode 167, “Eight Stories,”
Episode 167, “Eight Stories,” focuses on the music and careers of Cliff Richard, The Kingston Trio, Judy Garland, The Fleetwoods, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby, Helen Forrest, and Louis Armstrong. 45 RPM, Music of the 40s…
Episode 168, “Les Paul Mary Ford,”
Episode 168, “Les Paul Mary Ford,” focuses on the music of one of the most popular musical acts of the early 1950s, including a 15-minute audio clip of The Les Paul Show on NBC radio….
Episode 166, “1950s History,”
Episode 166, “1950s History,” looks at some historical events of the ‘50s and couples them with the most popular recordings at the time … with results that are sometimes surprising. Performers include Elvis Presley, The…
Episode 165, “1940s Senior Prom,”
Episode 165, “1940s Senior Prom,” features 18 recordings of music that would have been played at a high school dance in the ‘40s. Performers include Doris Day, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Guy Lombardo and his…
Episode 164, “Pat Boone,”
Episode 164, “Pat Boone,” features 19 of his recordings, including several from his 1955 album Howdy! and his best-selling 1958 album Stardust. Songs include “All Shook Up,” “Walking the Floor Over You,” “Just a Closer…
Episode 163, “78RPM Archive,”
Episode 163, “78RPM Archive,” features digitized transcriptions of 17 records on 78RPM discs that were donated to the Boston Public Library over many years. Some of these recordings are familiar, but many are obscure. Performers…
