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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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Merv Griffin o/ Freddy Martin | Manhattan | Radio & Recording Rarities, Volume 19 | |||||
Ben Selvin & Orchestra | Do the New York | The Young Benny Goodman, 1928-1931 | |||||
Benny Goodman Orchestra | She's a Latin from Manhattan | "Let's Dance" Broadcasts | rec. 1935, this was the radio program that made Goodman famous. voc. Helen Ward? | ||||
Harry James Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest | Manhattan Serenade | The Complete Helen Forrest | rec. 1942 | ||||
Desi Arnaz | I Come From New York | The Best of Desi Arnaz the Mambo King | |||||
Mel Torme | New York, New York | Instant Party | rec. 1978 | ||||
Duke Ellington Orchestra | Sidewalks of New York | The Blanton-Webster Band | RCA | inst. | |||
Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly | New York, New York | On the Town OST | great request! | ||||
Louis Prima | Brooklyn Boogie | Selection Of Louis Prima | Gold | ||||
Ella Fitzgerald | How High the Moon | Mack the Knife: The Complete Ella in Berlin | Verve | visit http://facebook.com/divavillelounge for a photo of DJ Sarah visiting the statue of Ella Fitzgerald in Yonkers | |||
Cab Calloway | Manhattan Jam | Best of the Big Bands | inst. | ||||
Noel Coward | Let's Do It | The Noel Coward Album | Sony | Coward was close friends with Cole Porter, who wrote this song | |||
Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney | Good for Nothing | The Cosmopolitan Marlene Dietrich | Sony | ||||
Dinah Washington | Blue Skies | First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story | Mercury | great request!! | |||
Nat King Cole Trio | I Was a Little Too Lonely | The Complete After Midnight Sessions | Essential Jazz Classics | ||||
Pearl Bailey | Takes Two to Tango | Takes Two to Tango | ASV | ||||
Frank Sinatra | (Love Is) The Tender Trap | The Complete Capitol Singles Collection | Capitol | ||||
Sammy Davis Jr. | 'Deed I Do | All-Star Spectacular | Collector's Choice | ||||
Nelson Riddle Orchestra | Naked City Theme | Ultra-Lounge: TV Town | Capitol | inst. | |||
Peggy Lee o/ Benny Goodman | What's the Matter With Us? | The Complete Recordings | RCA | ||||
Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Tony Pastor (?) | Snug as a Bug | Begin the Beguine | Membran | ||||
Frank Sinatra | Lean Baby | The Capitol Years | Capitol | ||||
Bobby Darin | Sunday in New York | Wild, Cool & Swingin' | Capitol | ||||
Eddie Cantor | You'd Be Surprised | Top Hits of the Roaring Twenties | |||||
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five | Big Butter and Egg Man | Hot Fives and Sevens | JSP | ||||
Earl Hines | Cavernism | Classic Earl Hines Sessions | Mosaic | inst. | |||
Fats Waller | Louisiana Fairytale | Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 | JSP | opening bars of this song were the original theme song for "This Old House" | |||
Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Eleanor Powell | Sing Before Breakfast | Porter and Freed: The Sound of the Movies | History | from Broadway Melody of 1936 | |||
Hoagy Carmichael & Ella Logan | Two Sleepy People | Hoagy Carmichael First of the Singer Songwriters | JSP | ||||
Gene Austin o/ Nat Shilkret | Ain't She Sweet | Charleston Era | ASV | happy birthday Gene Austin! | |||
Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Whispering | Billboard Pop Memories: 1920s | inst. | ||||
Bing Crosby | The Moon was Yellow | Bing! His Legendary Years | MCA | ||||
Al Bowlly | All I Do Is Dream of You | The Very Thought of You | Sanctuary | ||||
Henri Salvador o/ Ray Ventura | La Samba de la-bas | Saint-Germain-Des-Pres | |||||
Glenn Miller | Adios | RCA Original Masters | RCA | inst. | |||
Rosemary Clooney o/ Perez Prado | Adios | Mondo Mambo! | Rhino | until next week, adios! |