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WXDU 88.7 FM
PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments | |||
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Dooley Wilson | As Time Goes By | Casablanca OST | welcome to the wayback machine! | ||||
Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Charleston | The Charleston Era | ASV Living Era | 1925 | |||
Billy Murray | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Edison cylinder | 1911 biggest recording star of 1900's-1910's | ||||
Ada Jones | Oh Mr. Dream Man, Let Me Dream Some More | Edison cylinder | 1912 first US female recording star | ||||
Al Jolson | You Made Me Love You | 78" | Columbia | 1913 | |||
Collins & Harlan | Aba Daba Honeymoon | Edison cylinder | 1914 | ||||
Albert Farrington | It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary | Edison cylinder | 1915 | ||||
Billy Murray | I Love a Piano | Edison cylinder | 1916 | ||||
Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Livery Stable Blues | The 75th Anniversary Edition | Bluebird | 1917 first ever recording of "jass" | |||
Enrico Caruso | Over There | 78" | Victor | 1918 | |||
James Reese Europe's 369th Hell Fighters Band | Jazzola | The Complete Recordings | Memphis Archives | 1919 voc. Noble Sissle | |||
Eddie Cantor | You'd Be Surprised | Top Hits of the Roaring Twenties | 1920 | ||||
James P. Johnson | Carolina Shout | Running Wild (1921-1926) | Tradition | 1921 | |||
Henry Burr & the Peerless Quartet | Way Down Yonder in New Orleans | 78" | Victory | 1922 | |||
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band | Dippermouth Blues | High Society | Tradition | 1923 first recordings of Louis Armstrong | |||
The Brox Sisters | Red Hot Mama | Flappers, Vamps & Sweet Young Things | ASV Living Era | 1924 | |||
Bessie Smith | St. Louis Blues | 78" | Columbia | 1925 backed by Louis Armstrong | |||
Al Jolson | When the Red, Red Robin Goes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along | The Roaring Twenties | 1926 electric recording | ||||
Gene Austin | Ain't She Sweet? | The Charleston Era | ASV Living Era | 1927 the first crooner | |||
Duke Ellington Orchestra | Black & Tan Fantasy | The Essential Collection 1927-1962 | Columbia | 1927 | |||
Helen Kane | I Wanna Be Loved By You | Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 20s | RCA | 1928 | |||
Fats Waller | Ain't Misbehaving | A Handful of Keys | JSP | 1929 | |||
Louis Armstrong | If I Could Be With You | Charming Gents of Stage and Screen | Columbia/Legacy | 1930 | |||
Bing Crosby | Just One More Chance | Bing! His Legendary Years | MCA | 1931 Bing's first hit | |||
Cab Calloway | Minnie the Moocher | Cab Calloway 1930-1939 | L'Art Vocal | 1931 | |||
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra | Lafayette | Wicked Swing | BMG | 1932 | |||
Duke Ellington Orchestra | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | The Essential Collection 1927-1962 | Columbia | 1932 voc. Ivie Anderson | |||
Ethel Waters | Stormy Weather | Cocktail Hour | Columbi River | 1933 | |||
Hoagy Carmichael | Lazy River | Stardust, And Much More | RCA | 1934 | |||
Al Bowlly | Close Your Eyes | The Very Thought of You | Sanctuary | 1934 | |||
Fred Astaire | Cheek to Cheek | Top Hat, White Tie & Tails | ASV Living Era | 1935 | |||
Billie Holiday | Summertime | 1933-1937 | Classics | 1936 | |||
Benny Goodman Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing | Let's Dance | Intersound | 1937 | |||
The Andrews Sisters | Bei Mir Bist du Shoen | 50th Anniversary Collection | MCA | 1937 | |||
Chick Webb Orch. w/ Ella Fitzgerald | A Tisket, A Tasket | Stomping at the Savoy | Proper UK | 1938 | |||
Benny Goodman Orch. w/ Martha Tilton | And the Angels Sing | Let's Dance | Intersound | 1939 | |||
Tommy Dorsey Orch. w/ Frank Sinatra | I'll Never Smile Again | The Song is You! | RCA | 1940 | |||
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra | Frenesi | Begin the Beguine | RCA | 1940 | |||
Glenn Miller Orch. w/ Tex Beneke | Chattanooga Choo Choo | The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 | RCA | 1941 | |||
the Ink Spots | I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire | Greatest Hits | MCA | 1941 | |||
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | Tangerine | Too Marvelous for Words: Songs of Johnny Mercer | ASV Living Era | 1942 | |||
Louis Jordan | I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town | Let the Good Times Roll: The Anthology | MCA | 1942 | |||
Glenn Miller Orchestra | American Patrol | In the Mood | Intersound | 1942 | |||
Harry James Orch. w/ Helen Forrest | I've Heard That Song Before | Sentimental Journey Vol.1 | RHino | 1943 | |||
Bing Crosby | Swinging on a Star | Song Hits from the Movies | Nimbus | 1944 | |||
Nat King Cole | Straighten Up and Fly Right | The Vocal Classics 1942-46 | Capitol | 1944 | |||
Les Brown Orchestra w/ Doris Day | Sentimental Journey | Till Then | The History Channel | 1945 | |||
Duke Ellington Orchestra | Take the "A" Train | The Blanton Webster Band | RCA | 1946 | |||
Frankie Carle Orch. w/ Marjorie Hughes | Oh, What It Seemed to Be | Big Band Generation | Direct Source | 1946 | |||
Perry Como | Chi-Baba Chi-Baba | Cocktail Hour | Columbia River | 1947 | |||
Dinah Shore | Buttons and Bows | Big Band Generation | Direct Source | 1948 | |||
Nat King Cole | Nature Boy | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | 1948 | |||
The Mills Brothers | Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) | Anthology 1931-1968 | MCA | 1949 | |||
Anton Karas | "The Third Man" Theme | The Third Man OST | 1949 | ||||
Jo Stafford | No Other Love | Yes Indeed! | Proper UK | 1950 | |||
Rosemary Clooney | Come On-a My House | 16 Most Requested Songs | Columbia | 1951 | |||
Kay Starr | The Wheel of Fortune | Capitol Collector's Series | Capitol | 1952 | |||
Dean Martin | That's Amore | The Capitol Years | Capitol | 1953 | |||
Perez Prado | Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Wine | Mondo Mambo! | Rhino | 1954 | |||
June Christy | Midnight Sun | Best of June Christy: The Jazz Sessions | Blue Note | 1954 | |||
Julie London | Cry Me a River | The Very Best of Julie London | Capitol | 1955 | |||
Eartha Kitt | Je Cherche Un Homme | Legendary | BMG | 1955 farewell Eartha | |||
Chet Baker | But Not for Me | The Best of Chet Baker Sings | Blue Note | 1956 | |||
Count Basie Orchestra | Fantail | The Atomic Mr. Basie | Blue Note | 1956 | |||
Nat King Cole | Just You, Just Me | The After Midnight Sessions | Essential Jazz Classics | 1957 | |||
Sarah Vaughan | You Hit the Spot | Swingin' Easy | Verve | 1957 | |||
Peggy Lee | Fever | The Best of Miss Peggy Lee | Capitol | 1958 | |||
Ella Fitzgerald | How Long Has This Been Going On? | The Complete Songbooks | Verve | 1959 | |||
Mel Torme | Swingin' on the Moon | Swingin' on the Moon | Polygram | 1960 | |||
Sammy Davis Jr. | Ain't That a Kick in the Head | Sammy & Friends | Rhino | 1960 | |||
Henry Mancini | Loose Caboose | Martinis with Mancini | BMG | 1961 | |||
Frank Sinatra | Ring a Ding Ding | Ring a Ding Ding | Reprise | 1961 | |||
Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | The Best of Ray Charles | 1962 | ||||
Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto | Corcovado | Getz/Gilberto | Verve | 1963 | |||
Blossom Dearie | Charade | May I Come In? | UMVD | 1964 | |||
Nina Simone | Ne Me Quitte Pas | Verve Jazz Masters | Verve | 1965 | |||
Jerry Goldsmith | Ladies Will Kindly Remove Their Hats | Our Man Flint | Varese Sarabande | 1966 | |||
Frank Sinatra | It Was a Very Good Year | The Reprise Collection | Warner Brothers | 1965 until next week! |