Episode 310, Music of Harold Arlen, features songs from one of the 20th century’s lesser-known songwriters. Titles include Over the Rainbow, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather, Let’s Fall in Love,…
Posts tagged Mel Torme
Episode 309, My Favorite Albums
Episode 309, My Favorite Albums, samples a dozen LPs that were Sam Waldron’s favorites when he was young. Performers include Tommy Sands, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, The Platters, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, and The Beatles….
Episode 269, Jazz 1935-1949
Episode 269, Jazz 1935-1949, presents 15 famous jazz standards. Performers include Julie London, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzterald, The Duprees, Merle Haggard, Judy Garland, and a dozen more. Episode 269 Jazz…
Episode 269, Jazz 1935-1949
Episode 269, Jazz 1935-1949, presents 15 famous jazz standards. Performers include Julie London, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzterald, The Duprees, Merle Haggard, Judy Garland, and a dozen more. Episode 269 Jazz…
Episode 197, “All I Want for Christmas is Jazz,”
Episode 197, “All I Want for Christmas is Jazz,” includes 19 pieces of music. Some are pretty traditional, some are sort of jazzy and others are very jazzy. Performers include Count Basie, Etta James, Lena…
Episode 194, “1940s #1 Hits,”
Episode 194, “1940s #1 Hits,” presents 17 million-selling popular songs from 1940 through 1949 by performers ranging from Mel Torme and Nat King Cole to The Andrews Sisters & The Ink Spots to Cab Calloway,…
Episode 173, “September Babies,”
Episode 173, “September Babies,” features 18 performers who were born in September, including Buddy Holly, Julie London, Jimmy Clanton, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dick Haymes, Mel Torme, Johnny Mathis, Eddy Howard, and…
Episode 162, “My Favorite 1940s Music Part 1,”
Episode 162, “My Favorite 1940s Music Part 1,” presents 18 recordings that Sam Waldron likes so much he would stop just about anything he was doing to hear them. Performers include Tommy Dorsey, Bea Wain,…
Episode 141, “1950s Superstars,”
Episode 141, “1950s Superstars,” presents the music of 19 successful ‘50s performers including Pat Boone, Johnny Mathis, Matt Monro, Ricky Nelson, Mel Torme, Eydie Gorme, The Fleetwoods, The Platters, The Kingston Trio, Bobby Darin, Giselle…
Episode 129, “Just Good Music,”
Episode 129, “Just Good Music,” presents 20 songs (and a minimum of talk) to represent ‘40s and ‘50s, including love songs, fun songs, dance songs and the sound of the Big Bands. Performers include Mel…
