Episode 162, “My Favorite 1940s Music Part 1,” presents 18 recordings that Sam Waldron likes so much he would stop just about anything he was doing to hear them. Performers include Tommy Dorsey, Bea Wain,…
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Episode 161, “Country Music 1959-1960,”
Episode 161, “Country Music 1959-1960,” features 18 notable recordings including big hits by Jim Reeves and Hank Locklin, along with their answer songs, the very first single issued by Loretta Lynn and performances by Ray…
Episode 160, “The Mills Brothers,”
Episode 160, “The Mills Brothers,” focuses on this versatile Black singing group whose popularity lasted for half a century. Recordings include: “Paper Doll,” “Dinah,” “Standing on the Corner,” “Till Then,” “I Don’t Know Enough About…
Episode 159, “Songs About Animals,”
Episode 159, “Songs About Animals,” presents 1950s songs about dogs, cats, birds, muskrats, horses, cattle, monkeys, alligators, pigs and bears. Performers include Elvis Presley Patti Page, Eddy Arnold, Bobby Day, Lloyd Price, Perry Como, the…
Episode 158, “Number-name Groups,”
Episode 158, “Number-name Groups,” features The Five Red Caps, the Four Tunes, The Four Lads, The Kingston Trio and 13 other singing groups with numbers in their names. Songs include “You Are My Inspiration,” “Standing…
Episode 157, “Three in One,”
Episode 157, “Three in One,” explores three separate themes in one hour. First, the phenomenon of “ghost singers” in movies. Second, the story of Randy Wood and his DOT Records label. Third, the long-running Chicago-based…
Episode 156, “The Real Patsy Cline,”
Episode 156, “The Real Patsy Cline,” compares and contrasts the sound of her polished studio style with her performances at the Grand Ole Opry and on the road. Recordings include “When I Get Through With…
Episode 155, “New Life for 1940s Music”
Episode 155, “New Life for 1940s Music,” features nine #1 hit songs from the 1940s and compares each one to the same song as it was recorded later by others. Performers include Doris Day, Ricky…
Episode 154, “Jerome Kern,”
Episode 154, “Jerome Kern,” focuses on one of the premier songwriters of the 20th century. Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, The Andrews Sisters, Mel Torme, Dean Martin and a dozen others deliver many familiar songs and…
Episode 153, “Easy Listening,”
Episode 153, “Easy Listening,” presents 17 recordings from the late ‘50s and early ‘60s that were typically chosen to appeal to adult radio audiences Performers include Connie Francis, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley,…
