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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

step into the lounge!

Sunday, November 22, 2020 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists

http://www.divavillelounge.org

Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals, Louis Armstrong, Isham Jones, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, The Mills Brothers, Kay Starr, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Willie Nelson	Star Dust	too many to list		happy birthday Hoagy Carmichael! Born 11/22/1899. All songs today were written by Hoagy Carmichael. "Star Dust" was his most famous song & is one of the most recorded songs in American history with over 1500 recordings. Lyricist: Mitchell Parrish
Hitch's Happy Harmonists	Boneyard Shuffle	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper UK	rec 1925 this was the first recording of Carmichael as a performer. Band included the Dorsey Brothers
Paul Whitman & HIs Concert Orchestra v/ Hoagy Carmichael	Washboard Blues	Stardust Melodies: Hoagy Carmichael and Friends	ASV Living Era	rec 1927 m. Hoagy Carmichael w. Fred B Callahan. feat. Bix Beiderbecke in the orchestra.
Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra v/ Hoagy Carmichael	So Tired	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper UK	rec 1927
The Wolverine Orchestra	Riverboat Shuffle	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper UK	rec 1924 w. Carmichael, Dick Voynow, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish. this was the first recording of a Carmichael composition, though Carmichael doesn't perform
Sunny Clapp & His Band o' Sunshine	Come Easy, Go Easy Love	Stardust Melodies: Hoagy Carmichael and Friends	ASV Living Era	rec 1931 m. Hoagy Carmichael w. Sunny Clapp

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra	Lazy River	Satchmo Ambassador of Jazz	Verve	rec 1931 m. Carmichael, w. Carmichael and Sidney Arodin
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra v/ Jimmy Rushing	New Orleans	The Bennie Moten Collection	Fabulous	rec 1932 m & w. Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra v/ Dick Robertson	In the Still of the Night	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper UK	rec 1932 m Carmichael w. Jo Trent, this is not the more famous song "In the Still of the Night" which is by Cole Porter
Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra	Judy	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper UK	rec 1934 m & w. Carmichael
The Mills Brothers	Lazybones	Too Marvelous for Words: The Songs of Johnny Mercer		rec 1934 m. Carmichael w. Johnny Mercer. Carmichael & Mercer had a long partnership & wrote songs for many movies
Nat Gonella & His Trumpet	Moon Country (Is Home to Me)	The Nat Gonella Collection 1930-1962	Fabulous	rec 1934 m. Carmichael w. Johnny Mercer.

Al Bowlly o/ Ray Noble	One Morning in May	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper uK	rec 1934 m. Carmichael w. Mitchell Parish
Mildred Bailey	Rockin' Chair	1931-1939	L'Art Vocal	rec 1939 w & m Carmichael. This was a signature song for Bailey, she called herself "The Rockin' Chair Lady"
Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Two Sleepy People	Complete Recorded Works Vol 5	JSP	rec 1938 m. Carmichael w. Frank Loesser. This song was originally recorded by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross & was written as follow-up to "Thanks for the Memory" which was a hit for Hope and Ross. On the air I mistakenly said this song appeared in The Big Broadcast of 1938; that was "Thanks for the Memory"
Larry Clinton Orchestra v/ Bea Wain	Heart and Soul	My Reverie	ASV Living Era	rec 1938 m. Carmichael w. Loesser
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra v/ Helen Ward	Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)	The Birth of Swing	Bluebird	rec 1936 m. Carmichael w. Stanley Adams

Nat King Cole Trio, v. Pauline & Her Perils	Old Man Moon	Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943	Resonance	rec 1939 m. Carmichael lyricist unknown from the movie Topper
Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra	Baltimore Oriole	Hoagy Carmichael: First of the Singer-Songwriters	Proper UK	rec 1945 m. Carmichael w. Paul Francis Webster. This song was written for To Have and Have Not but was cut because the song was too challenging for Lauren Bacall to sing
Frank Sinatra o/ Axel Stordahl	The Lamplighter's Serenade	The Song is You!	RCA	rec 1942 m. Carmichael w. Paul Francis Webster.
Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Tony Pastor	Small Fry	Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet		rec 1945 m. Carmichael w. Frank Loesser. Written for the film Sing You Sinners
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra v/ Jack Teagarden & Johnny Mercer	The Old Music Master	Capitol Records From the Vaults Vol. 1	Capitol	rec 1943 m. Carmichael w. Johnny Mercer

Lauren Bacall & Hoagy Carmichael	How Little We Know	To Have and Have Not OST	Warner Brothers	rec 1944 m. Carmichael w. Johnny Mercer sung by Bacall in the movie
Betty Hutton o/ Paul Weston	Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief	Sentimental Journey Vol. 1	Columbia	rec 1945 m. Carmichael w. Paul Francis Webster.
Bing Crosby	Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind	Stardust: 51 Original Mono Recordings		rec 1940 m. Carmichael w. Robert DeLeon
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky	A Strict Education in Music	Jasmine	rec 1946 m Carmichael w. Carmichael and Jack Brooks
Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman	In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening	Great American Songwriters: Johnny Mercer		rec 1953 m Carmichael w Johnny Mercer. Written for the movie Here Comes The Groom. This is the performance in the movie and this song was I believe Carmichael's only Best Song Oscar.
Marilyn Monroe	When Love Goes Wrong (Nothing Goes Right)	The Essential Recordings		rec 1953 m. Carmichael w. Harold Adamson. Written for the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. This is the performance in the movie.
Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby	Watermelon Weather	Black Coffee & Other Delights: The Decca Anthology	MCA/Decca	rec 1952 m. Carmichael w. Paul Francis Webster
Chet Baker	Daybreak	The Best of Chet Baker Sings	Blue Note	rec 1954 m. & w. Carmichael
Sarah Vaughan	The Nearness of You	Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi	Columbia Legacy	rec 1955 m. Carmichael w. Ned Washington
Aretha Franklin	Skylark	Laughing on the Outside	Columbia/Legacy	rec 1963 m. Carmichael w. Johnny Mercer
Nina Simone	I Get Along Without You Very Well	Nina Simone and Piano	RCA	rec 1969 m & w Carmichael

Ray Charles	Georgia On My Mind	The Genius Hits the Road		rec 1960 m Carmichael w Stuart Gorrell. Next to "Star Dust" this is probably Carmichael's most successful song, largely thanks to Ray Charles imo