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…
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Show 122, “1940s Concert,”
Show 122, “1940s Concert,” features diverse performers from Great Britain re-creating 33 million-selling songs from the 1940s. Performances include “Toot Toot Tootsie,” “Paper Doll,” “I Can Dream, Can’t I,” “I Had the Craziest Dream,” “Baby…
Show 121, “Songs of Strength,”
Show 121, “Songs of Strength,” presents 19 songs with lyrics that describe strength, whether it’s muscle power, character, or unshakable belief. Performers include Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Gene Autry, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Georgia…
Show 92, “The Oddball ‘40s
Show 92, “The Oddball ‘40s,” recalls obscure news items and popular songs from every year, 1940 through 1949. Performers include Judy Garland, Al Jolson, Jimmy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Jimmy Wakely, Helen Forrest, and Tex Williams….
Show 88, “Runaway Jukebox,”
Show 88, “Runaway Jukebox,” features 20 songs that would have been heard on jukeboxes in the mid and late 1950s. Performers include Sam Cooke, Dodie Stevens, Ivan, Elvis Presley, Jerry Wallace, Brenda Lee, and Brooke…
Show 87, “Music of 1948,”
Show 87, “Music of 1948,” includes every Billboard #1 hit from 1948 plus several other popular songs from that year. Performers include Dinah Shore, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Margaret Whiting, The Ink Spots, Al…
