| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Dooley Wilson |
As Time Goes By |
Casablanca OST |
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welcome to the wayback machine! |
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| Paul Whiteman Orchestra |
Charleston |
The Charleston Era |
ASV Living Era |
1925 |
| Billy Murray |
Alexander's Ragtime Band |
Edison cylinder |
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1911 biggest recording star of 1900's-1910's
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| 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 |
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| 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! |
