Episode 183, “Nice & Bad 1940s Music,” contrasts mainstream pop music by performers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore with startlingly different blues recordings by Scatman Crothers, Wynonie Harris, John Taylor, and George Williams.
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| Show 183 | Nice & Bad 40s Music | ||
| Playlist | |||
| 1 | I’ll Be Seeing You | Bing Crosby | |
| 2 | Old Maid Boogie | Eddie Cleanhead Vinson & His Orchestra | |
| 3 | Buttons and Bows | Dinah Shore | |
| 4 | A Little Jive is Good For You | Martha Tilton | |
| 5 | Green Eyes | Helen O’Connell | |
| 6 | Stone Cold Dead in the Market | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan | |
| 7 | Just One of Those Things | Lester Lanin | |
| 8 | Keep That Coffee Hot | Scatman Crothers | |
| 9 | I’m Wastin’ My Tears on You | Tex Ritter | |
| 10 | Slow Boat to China | Rosemary Squires & the Richmond Strings | |
| 11 | I Don’t Want to Walk Without You | Helen Forrest, Harry James | |
| 12 | Waltz Across Texas | Ernest Tubb | |
| 13 | Alberta | John Taylor and His Orchestra | |
| 14 | I’ll Never Smile Again | Frank Sinatra | |
| 15 | All She wants to do is Rock | Wynonie Harris | |
| 16 | We Three | The Ink Spots | |
| 17 | The Woody Woodpecker Song | The Andrews Sisters | |
| 18 | Paper Doll | The Mills Brothers | |
| 19 | A Woman Gets Tired of One Man All the Time | George Williams | |