Show 93, “It’s Jane!” is a musical biography of a girl who grew up in a small, isolated mountain town in the 1950s. Performers include Gene Autry, Elvis Presley, Pat Boone, Johnny Mathis, Guy Lombardo,... Read More The post Show 93, “It’s Jane!” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 92, “The Oddball ‘40s,” recalls obscure news items and popular songs from every year, 1940 through 1949. Performers include Judy Garland, Al Jolson, Jimmy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Jimmy Wakely, Helen Forrest, and Tex Williams.... Read More The post Show 92, “The Oddball ‘40s appeared first on Sam Waldron .
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... Read More The post Show 91, “The Moon,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 90, “Nat King Cole,” is a musical tribute to one of the most familiar and distinctive voices of mid-century popular music. The show presents 15 recordings, including “When I Fall in Love,” “Mona Lisa,”... Read More The post Show 90, “Nat King Cole,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 89, “The Clarinet,” features 17 pieces of music that highlight the clarinet, including jazz, classical and easy-listening. Performers include David Bowie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Sabine Meyer, the Budapest Clarinet Quintet, Acker Bilk, and... Read More The post Show 89, “The Clarinet,” appeared first on Sam Waldron ....
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... Read More The post Show 88, “Runaway Jukebox,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
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... Read More The post Show 87, “Music of 1948,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 86, “The Age of Jazz,” presents 16 vocal and instrumental jazz recordings, most from the 1940s. Performers include well-known names like Mildred Bailey, Dave Brubeck, and Jo Stafford as well as lesser-known talents like... Read More The post Show 86, “The Age of Jazz,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 85, “The Ink Spots,” traces the story and music of one of the most influential singing groups of the 1940s. Songs include “We Three,” “I’m Beginning to See the Light,” “The Gypsy,” “Java Jive,”... Read More The post Show 85, “The Ink Spots,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 84, “Train Songs,” explores railroad lore through musical performances by Peggy Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, The Four Preps, Jo Anne Kurman, Bing Crosby, and The Andrews Sisters, among... Read More The post Show 84, “Train Songs,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 83, “Margie’s Mom,” traces the wide-ranging musical tastes of a woman who grew up in Panama in the 1940s and 50s. Performers include Chubby Checker, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Georgia Gibbs, Elvis Presley, The... Read More The post Show 83, “Margie’s Mom,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
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,... Read More The post Show 82, “Behind the Microphone,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 81, “Canadian Sweethearts,” features recordings by two popular radio and TV stars of the 40s and 50s: Gisele MacKenzie and Dorothy Collins. Songs include “Seven Lonely Days,” “It’s a Magnet,” “A Cock Eyed Optimist,”... Read More The post Show 81, “Canadian Sweethearts,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 80, “Music of 1956,” features 20 of the most popular songs and some little-known bits of news from 1956. Performers include Kay Starr, Elvis Presley, The Platters, Carl Perkins, Dean Martin, Cathy Carr, Jim... Read More The post Show 80, “Music of 1956,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 79, “Romance!,” features 16 love songs sung by Mel Torme, 12 of them from a single studio album. Included are “The Nearness of You,” “The Folks Who Live on the Hill,” “My Romance,” “That’s... Read More The post Show 79, “Romance!,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 78, “Sounds of the ‘40s,” features 18 recordings that folks in the 1940s were listening to on the radio and their phonographs. Performers include Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, Les and Larry Elgart, Martha Tilton,... Read More The post Show 78, “Sounds of the ‘40s,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 77, “April Babies,” features recordings by 16 musicians who had one thing in common: Birthdays in the month of April. Performers include Helen Forrest, Bea Wain, Bobby Rydell, Billy Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day,... Read More The post Show 77, “April Babies,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 76, “Top Hits 1954,” features 17 popular songs and some little-known bits of news from 1954. Performers include Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, The Four Lads, Patti Page, Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Eddie... Read More The post Show 76, “Top Hits 1954,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 75, “Songs about cars,” uses 18 recordings to explore the complex relationship between humans and automobiles. Topics include breakdowns, speeding, hot dates that wound up going nowhere, muddy roads, a fantasy Cadillac, parking problems,... Read More The post Show 75, “Songs about cars,” appeared first on Sam Waldron ....
Show 74, “Guitar Channing,” explores the music and careers of country singer Bonnie Guitar and Broadway star Carol Channing. The show features 19 songs, including “Dark Moon,” “I Get So Lonely,” and “Mister Fire Eyes”... Read More The post Show 74, “Guitar Channing,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 73, “Saddest Songs,” uses music to explore variations of grief, loss, heartbreak, and loneliness, and ends with a song suggesting that breaking up isn’t always what it seems. Performers include George Hamilton IV, Elvis... Read More The post Show 73, “Saddest Songs,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 72, “Top Hits of 1950,” presents 10 Billboard best-selling songs and a half-dozen other notable recordings from 1950. Performers include Guy Lombardo, Nat King Cole, The Andrews Sisters, The Ames Brothers, Doris Day, Frank... Read More The post Show 72, “Top Hits of 1950,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 71, “Gospel Music,” explores mid-20th-century gospel music with 13 inspirational recordings by renowned performers including Mahalia Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Skeeter Davis, Johnny Cash, Roberta Martin, and The Clara Ward Singers. Show... Read More The post Show 71, “Gospel Music,” appeared first on Sam Waldron ....
Show 70, “The birth of Rock and Roll,” takes listeners on a 15-year musical journey through the eyes (and ears) of a boy who became a teenager when rock and roll was new. Performers include... Read More The post Show 70, “The birth of Rock and Roll,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 69, “Connie Francis Bobby Darin,” focuses on two energetic entertainers and includes a few songs you’ve probably never heard. Connie Francis sings “Stupid Cupid,” “Who’s Sorry Now,” “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” (in two languages), and... Read More The post Show 69, “Connie Francis Bobby Darin,” appeared first on Sam Waldron ....
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... Read More The post Show 68, “Top Hits of 1958,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
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,... Read More The post Show 67, “Songs about Food,” appeared first on Sam Waldron ....
Show 66, “1940s Blues,” traces the evolution of blues music through the decade, featuring top hits by 17 performers, including The Andrews Sisters, The Ink Spots, Charles Brown, Louis Armstrong, Wynonie Harris, and Dinah Washington. ... Read More The post Show 66, “1940s Blues,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
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... Read More The post Show 65, “1950s Heart Throbs,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
Show 64, “Top Hits of 1942,” tracks the most popular music of that year, with 14 recordings by Bing Crosby, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Dinah Shore, Gene Autry, The Andrews Sisters, and Billie Holliday. Also... Read More The post Show 64, “Top Hits of 1942,” appeared first on Sam Waldron .
