Episode 133, “Songs with Stories,” explores interesting stories behind a dozen popular songs including “Take the A Train,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Sing Sing Sing,” “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Stardust,” and “The Green Door.”…
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Episode 131, “Perfect Pairs,”
Episode 131, “Perfect Pairs,” presents eight pairs of recordings that go together … or not. Topics include welcome and unwelcome letters, to dance or not to dance, a sweet ballad vs. a wild doo-wop reimagination,…
Episode 130, “1940s Wedding,”
Episode 130, “1940s Wedding,” imagines picking out music for an old-fashioned wedding, with recordings for a reception, walking down the aisle, and dancing. Performers include Billy Vaughn, Perry Como, Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest, The Glenn…
Episode 129, “Just Good Music,”
Episode 129, “Just Good Music,” presents 20 songs (and a minimum of talk) to represent ‘40s and ‘50s, including love songs, fun songs, dance songs and the sound of the Big Bands. Performers include Mel…
Episode 128, “Judy Garland,”
Episode 128, “Judy Garland,” presents the life and music of one of the 20th century’s musical and movie superstars. Highlights include “Over the Rainbow,” “You Made Me Love You,” “The Trolley Song,” three tracks from…
Episode 127, “Classic Country Early 50s,”
Episode 127, “Classic Country Early 50s,” presents 20 country music recordings from 1952 through 1955. Performers include Carl Smith, Kitty Wells, Chet Atkins, Hank Snow, Red Foley, Eddie Arnold, Hank Thompson, Goldie Hill, Slim Whitman,…
Episode 126, “Black Entertainers,”
Episode 126, “Black Entertainers,” features 16 recordings by black artists including Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown, Sam Cooke, The Platters, Fats Domino, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Muddy Waters and six more…
Episode 125, “Johnny Burke,”
Episode 125, “Johnny Burke,” highlights the lyrics of this prolific mid-century songwriter. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald, She & Him, Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, and Julie London. Songs include “It’s Always…
Show 124, “Johnny Mathis,”
Show 124, “Johnny Mathis,” includes 15 of his songs including big hits like “Wonderful, Wonderful,” “Chances Are,” “It’s Not for me to Say,” “What Will My Mary Say,” and “Misty” as well as the country…
Show 123, “Hidden Performers,”
Show 123, “Hidden Performers,” introduces eight very accomplished musicians who mostly never made it into the big time of U.S. Top-40 pop music. Performers include Robert Parker, Slim Dusty, Johnny O’Keefe, Wray Downs, and pianist…
