Episode 186, “Take Me Back to 1947,” presents 16 popular songs and makes the case that 1947 was an interesting year in terms of fashion, food, travel, population and futuristic technology. Recordings include performances by…
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Episode 175, “Great Gentlemen of Jazz,”
Episode 175, “Great Gentlemen of Jazz,” presents 14 outstanding jazz vocalists including Louis Armstrong, Mose Allison, Mark Murphy, Billy Eckstine, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Al Hibbler, and Chet Baker. Episode 175 Great Gentlemen…
Episode 163, “78RPM Archive,”
Episode 163, “78RPM Archive,” features digitized transcriptions of 17 records on 78RPM discs that were donated to the Boston Public Library over many years. Some of these recordings are familiar, but many are obscure. Performers…
Episode 155, “New Life for 1940s Music”
Episode 155, “New Life for 1940s Music,” features nine #1 hit songs from the 1940s and compares each one to the same song as it was recorded later by others. Performers include Doris Day, Ricky…
Episode 147, “1940s Music & History,”
Episode 147, “1940s Music & History,” looks at some of the most significant historical events of the ‘40s and couples them with the most popular recordings at the time … with results that are sometimes…
Episode 138, “Flip That Record Over,”
Episode 138, “Flip That Record Over,” presents 20 recordings that were released on the “B” sides of singles. Performers include Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Frank Sinatra, The Silhouettes, and Jim Lowe. At least…
Episode 135, “Grammys,”
Episode 135, “Grammys,” focuses on recordings that won Grammy Awards. Performers include Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Roy Acuff, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, The Mills Brothers, and eight…
Episode 134, “1940s Superstars,”
Episode 134, “1940s Superstars,” presents songs by standout 1940s performers. Included: Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, The Ink Spots, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Helen Forrest, Guy Lombardo, Les and Larry…
Episode 125, “Johnny Burke,”
Episode 125, “Johnny Burke,” highlights the lyrics of this prolific mid-century songwriter. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald, She & Him, Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, and Julie London. Songs include “It’s Always…
Show 120, “The Singer’s Singer,”
Show 120, “The Singer’s Singer,” features the life and music of Great Britain’s Matt Monro. Performances include “Walk Away,” “Real Live Girl,” “How Little We Know,” “I Have Dreamed,” “Born Free,” “Laura,” “Jeannie,” and “Softly…
