Episode 313, Signature Songs, presents the songs most associated with 17 performers including The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, the bands of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, Connie Francis, Tony Bennett, Brenda Lee, Gene Autry, and…
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Episode 291, Top Hits of 1960
Episode 291, Top Hits of 1960, features 17 best-selling songs from that year plus a few memories of pop culture in 1960. Performers include Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, Chubby Checker, Ray Charles, The Ventures, The…
Episode 270, Back to Rock & Roll
Episode 270, Back to Rock & Roll, plays 22 famous 1950s rock-and-roll recordings by Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, The Coasters, Brenda Lee, LaVerne Baker, Danny & The Juniors, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and more than…
Episode 258, Lazy & Jealous
Episode 258, Lazy & Jealous, focuses on songs depicting two of the Seven Deadly Sins: sloth and envy. Songs include Everybody Works But Father, It’s My Lazy Day, The Laziest Gal in Town, Hey! Jealous…
Episode 256, Brenda Lee
Episode 256, Brenda Lee, presents 19 recordings by the singer who broke into the Billboard Hot 100 at the age of 12 and earned the nickname Dynamite. Songs include “I’m Sorry,” “Break It to Me…
Episode 187, “Rock & Roll Ala Carte,”
Episode 187, “Rock & Roll Ala Carte,” presents 22 rock-and-roll recordings from the 1950s. Performers include The Champs, Dion and the Belmonts, Elvis Presley, Robert Parker, Pearl Bailey, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Tommy Sands, Brenda…
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 67, “Songs about Food,”
Show 67, “Songs about Food,” offers a comprehensive culinary tour of popular music, with songs about fruits, vegetables, meat stew, butter, snacks, deserts and coffee. Performers include Frankie Avalon, Frank Sinatra, Howdy Doody, Dean Martin,…
