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 Horne, Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, and Sheb Wolley.
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| 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s | ||
| Show 01 | ||
| Title: | Pilot | |
| Theme: | Overview of 1940s and 1950s popular music | |
| Playlist | ||
| 1 | Elmer’s Tune | The Modernaires and Tex Beneke |
| 2 | On the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe | Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers |
| 3 | Seems Like Old Times | Guy Lombardo |
| 4 | String of Pearls | The Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| 5 | I’m Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | Frank Sinatra |
| 6 | I’ll Never Smile Again | Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra |
| 7 | Swinging on a Star | Bing Crosby |
| 8 | Too Young | Nat King Cole |
| 9 | Hey There | Rosemary Clooney |
| 10 | This Old House | Rosemary Clooney |
| 11 | Tammy | Debbie Reynolds |
| 12 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 13 | Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 14 | Purple People Eater | Sheb Wooley |
| 15 | That Old Feeling | Lena Horne |
| 16 | Adios | Mel Torme |