Show 91, “The Moon,” features 18 songs about the Moon, with performances by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, The Marcels, Louis Armstrong, The Drifters, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby, Steve Anderson, and…
Posts tagged Frank Sinatra
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…
Show 82, “Behind the Microphone,”
Show 82, “Behind the Microphone,” reveals the reasons for choosing the first song in a radio show. Performers include Barry Mann, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, the band of Les and Larry Elgart, Patsy Cline,…
Show 68, “Top Hits of 1958,”
Show 68, “Top Hits of 1958,” tracks all the #1 Billboard hits from the year, plus some news about cars, Hula Hoops, the Space Race, and more. Performers include Frank Sinatra, The Platters, The McGuire…
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,…
Show 65, “1950s Heart Throbs,”
Show 65, “1950s Heart Throbs,” features the music of nine handsome male singers who made women swoon. Performers include Jim Reeves, Nat King Cole, Dion DiMucci, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, and Frank Sinatra. Show 65…
Episode 54, “George and Ira Gershwin,”
Show 54, “George and Ira Gershwin,” features 17 recordings of music written by two brothers who played a huge role in shaping popular music in the 20th century. Performers include Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy…
