Episode 320, Signed Off 2024, pays tribute to notable musicians who died in 2024, including some who are well known and others whose fascinating stories are not. Performers include The New Christy Minstrels, Quincy Jones,…
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Episode 319, More Signature Songs
Episode 319, More Signature Songs, presents the most-remembered recordings by iconic mid-century performers including Elvis Presley, The Ink Spots, Kitty Wells, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Fats Domino, Perry Como, Dean Martin, and…
Episode 271, World War Two Love Songs
Episode 271, World War Two Love Songs, presents timeless classics performed by Mildred Bailey, Perry Como, Benny Goodman, Helen Forrest, Lester Lanin, Judy Garland and many more. 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and…
Episode 181, “Easy Listening Ala Carte,”
Episode 181, “Easy Listening Ala Carte,” presents 20 recordings, with minimal interruptions, of nice and easy music mostly from the 1950s. Performers include Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Percy Faith, The Platters, Ray Price,…
Episode 178, “Rain Wind Summer,”
Episode 178, “Rain Wind Summer,” features 18 weather-related songs from the 1950s. Performers include Jim Reeves, Jane Morgan, Pat Boone, The Kingston Trio, Perry Como, Patsy Cline, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, The Everly Brothers and…
Episode 172, “Perry Como,”
Episode 172, “Perry Como,” focuses on one of the most popular TV hosts of the 1940s and includes the first recording he ever made, the theme song from his weekly television show, and his last…
Episode 165, “1940s Senior Prom,”
Episode 165, “1940s Senior Prom,” features 18 recordings of music that would have been played at a high school dance in the ‘40s. Performers include Doris Day, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Guy Lombardo and his…
Episode 159, “Songs About Animals,”
Episode 159, “Songs About Animals,” presents 1950s songs about dogs, cats, birds, muskrats, horses, cattle, monkeys, alligators, pigs and bears. Performers include Elvis Presley Patti Page, Eddy Arnold, Bobby Day, Lloyd Price, Perry Como, the…
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 142, “1940s Weather,”
Episode 142, “1940s Weather,” includes 17 songs and stories about storms, sunshine, rain, wind, and snow. Performers include Perry Como, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Jimmy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Johnny Cash, and The Four Aces with Al…
