Episode 179, “1940s Animal Songs,” includes nine songs about birds plus others about mules, dogs, cats, rabbits and more. Performers include Tex Ritter, Boxcar Willie, The Ink Spots, Evelyn Knight, Roy Rogers, The Andrews Sisters, Gene Autry and Doris Day.
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| 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s | ||
| Episode 179 | 1940s Songs About Animals | |
| Playlist | ||
| 1 | Old Shep | Red Foley |
| 2 | Peter Cottontail | Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and The Sandpipers |
| 3 | Cow Cow Boogie | Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots |
| 4 | The Pussy Cat Song | Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby |
| 5 | Skylark | Billy Eckstein |
| 6 | A Nightinale Sang in Berkley Square | Anne Shelton |
| 7 | Froggie Went a Courtin’ | Tex Ritter |
| 8 | Alexander the Swoose | Doris Day & Les Brown |
| 9 | A Little Bird Told Me | Evelyn Knight |
| 10 | The Wise Old Owl | Kay Thompson |
| 11 | The Woody Woodpecker Song | The Andrews Sisters |
| 12 | Rudoph the Red Nose Reindeer | Gene Autry |
| 13 | The Dicky-Bird Song | Freddy Martin |
| 14 | The Cry of the Wild Goose | Frankie Laine |
| 15 | When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano | The Ink Spots |
| 16 | Mule Train | Boxcar Willie |
| 17 | Mule Skinner Blues | Bill Monroe |