In Episode 314, 1951 My Way, Sam Waldron presents a unique selection of music and stories, painting an interesting picture of life back then. Performers include Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Merle Haggard…
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Episode 249, Jazz For Lovers
Episode 249, Jazz For Lovers, presents jazz performed by a baker’s dozen vocal artists including Frank Sinatra, Helen Ward, Nat King Cole, Louise Tobin, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington. 45 RPM, Music of the…
Episode 242, Rare Mid-50s Records
Episode 242, Rare Mid-50s Records, presents 19 recordings that even Sam Waldron had never heard until recently. Performers include Nat King Cole, Marilyn Monroe, Alma Cogan, Al Martino, Bill Haley and His Comets, Les Paul…
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 154, “Jerome Kern,”
Episode 154, “Jerome Kern,” focuses on one of the premier songwriters of the 20th century. Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, The Andrews Sisters, Mel Torme, Dean Martin and a dozen others deliver many familiar songs and…
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 126, “Black Entertainers,”
Episode 126, “Black Entertainers,” features 16 recordings by black artists including Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown, Sam Cooke, The Platters, Fats Domino, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Muddy Waters and six more…
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 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…
