Show 100, “Helen Forrest,”

Show 100, “Helen Forrest,” explores the music and career of arguably the most successful female big-band singer of the 1940s. Sixteen of her recordings include “They Say,” “I Had the Craziest Dream,” “I Concentrate on You,” “Deep Purple,” “All the Things You Are,” and two duets she recorded with crooner Dick Haymes.

Show 100 Helen Forrest
Playlist
1 I Concentrate on You Helen Forrest
2 Comes Love Helen Forrest
3 Deep Purple Helen Forrest
4 Deep in a Dream Artie Shaw & His Orchestra with Helen Forrest
5 All the Things You Are Artie Shaw & His Orchestra with Helen Forrest
6 The Man I Love Helen Forrest & Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
7 Taking a Chance on Love Helen Forrest
8 I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You Helen Forrest, Lionel Hampton
9 Between the Devil and the  Deep Blue Sea Helen Forrest
10 Speak Low Helen Forrest
11 I’ve Heard that Song Before Harry James & His Orchestra & Helen Forrest
12 It Had to Be You Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest
13 People Will Say We’re in Love Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest
14 I Don’t Want to Walk Without You Harry James & His Orchestra & Helen Forrest
15 They Say Helen Forrest & Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
16 I Had the Craziest Dream Helen Forrest & The Harry James Orchestra