| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Fats Waller and his Rhythm |
I Can't Give You Anything but Love |
A Good Man is Hard to Find |
Bluebird |
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| The Mills Brothers |
Nevertheless |
Anthology 1931-1968 |
|
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| Erskine Hawkins |
Cherry |
The Original Tuxedo Junction |
|
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| Mildred Bailey o/ Red Norvo |
The Moon Got In My Eyes |
Harlem Lullaby |
ASV Living Era |
|
| Vaughn Monroe |
There I Go |
The Golden Age of American Dance Bands |
Jasmine |
|
|
| Eddie Durham |
Moten's Swing |
Sounds of Harlem Vol. 2 |
Hep |
inst. |
| Mildred Bailey o/ Red Norvo |
A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid |
Harlem Lullaby |
ASV Living Era |
saw this song performed live by Low Down Sires last night such fun! |
| Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five |
Heebie Jeebies |
Hot Fives and Sevens |
JSP |
so great to see this song done live |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
The Mooche |
The Duke: Columbia Years |
Columbia |
|
| Ace Brigode & his Fourteen Virginians |
Yes Sir, That's My Baby! |
The Charleston Era |
ASV Living Era |
|
| Eddie Cantor |
Oh! Gee, Oh! Gosh, Oh! Golly, I'm in Love |
Cocktail Hour |
Columbia River |
|
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| Ted Weems Orchestra |
Blue Rose |
The Essential Ted Weems 1923-1930 |
Challenge |
inst. |
| Bing Crosby |
The Moon was Yellow (And the Night Was Young) |
Bing! His Legendary Years |
BMG |
interesting to compare this early hit by Bing with the Eddie Cantor song that characterized the style of male vocalists before Crosby |
| Al Bowlly |
Close Your Eyes |
The Very Thought of You |
Sanctuary |
|
| Fred Astaire |
I Won't Dance |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO |
Rhino |
|
| Frank Sinatra o/ Tommy Dorsey |
I'll Never Smile Again |
The Song Is You! |
Columbia |
|
| Perry Como o/ Ted Weems |
Picture Me Without You |
Class Will Tell |
Jasmine |
|
|
| Harry James |
You Made Me Love You |
Strictly Instrumental |
Memoir |
inst. |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Perdido |
The Great Paris Concert |
|
hope this gets close to the spirit of the request! |
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Duke Ellington |
Hey Baby |
Blue Rose |
Columbia |
this was (one of?) the first album to have singer & band in different locations, recorded separately & mixed together in editing |
| Ella FItzgerald |
You're Driving Me Crazy |
Twelve Nights in Hollywood |
Verve |
|
| Mel Torme |
Lulu's Back in Town |
Lulu's Back in Town |
Bethlehem Archive |
|
| Chet Baker |
I Remember You |
The Best of Chet Baker |
Blue Note |
|
|
| Nat King Cole |
If I Could Be With You |
The Piano Style of Nat King Cole |
Capitol |
inst. |
| The Modernaires |
Milkman's Matinee |
78" |
|
great request! |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra v/ Marion Hutton & Tex Beneke |
Juke Box Saturday Night |
The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 |
RCA |
|
| Mint Julep Jazz Band |
If I Didn't Care |
Durham on Saturday Night |
|
performing this Saturday at the Carrboro Century Center |
| Stan Kenton and June Christy |
Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy |
'Round Midnight |
|
|
| Kay Starr |
Wheel of Fortune |
Capitol Collector's Series |
Capitol |
|
| Eartha Kitt |
Monotonous |
Legendary |
BMG |
great request! |
|
| Henry Mancini |
Lightly Latin |
Martinis with Mancini |
|
inst. |
| Vaughn Monroe |
Ghost Riders in the Sky |
Billboard Pop Memories 1945-49 |
Billboard |
great request! |
| The Merry Macs |
The Hut-Sut Song |
The Harmonious Hits of the Merry Macs |
Collector's Choice |
|
| The Andrews Sisters o/ Glenn Miller |
Well, Alright! (Tonight's the Night) |
The Chesterfield Broadcasts |
BMG |
|
| Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Ivie Anderson |
Five O'Clock Whistle |
The Blanton-Webster Band |
RCA |
|
| Larry Clinton Orchestra v/ Ford Leary |
Jeepers Creepers |
The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands |
Jasmine |
|
| Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Helen Ward |
Goody Goody |
Queen of Big Band Swing |
ASV Living Era |
|
|
| Teddy Powell |
In a Persian Market |
Ridin' the Subways |
|
inst. |
| Al Jolson |
Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goodbye |
You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet |
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until next week, goodbye! |
