| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Louis Jordan |
Jordan for President |
Let the Good Times Roll |
Bear Family |
today's show is election themed! Have you voted? |
| Ella Fitzgerald o/ Chick Webb |
Vote For Mr. Rhythm |
Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions 1934-1941 |
Mosaic |
if not, vote on Tuesday November 5! |
| Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven v/ Edythe Wright |
All In Favor of Swing Say Aye |
20 Greatest Female Jazz Vocalists 1936-1952, Vol 1 |
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| Fred Astaire |
Election Returns |
The Packard Hour |
otr-cat.com |
radio transcription Election Night 1936 |
|
| Double or Nothing |
How many total votes in the 1940 election? |
Double of Nothing Sept 1 1944 |
otr-cat.com |
radio transcription Sept 1, 1944 |
| Perry Como |
One More Vote |
The Definitive Perry Como Collection, Vol 5 |
Camden Deluxe |
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| Benny Goodman Orchestra w/ Peggy Lee, Johnny Mercer, Margaret Whiting |
The Freedom Train |
Complete Recordings 1941-1947 |
RCA |
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| Fred Astaire |
Election Returns |
The Packard Hour |
otr-cat.com |
|
| Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake |
Election Day (Demonstration Recording) |
Sissle & Blake Sing Shuffle Along |
Harbinger Records |
this song was written for Sissle & Blake's 1921 show SHUFFLE ALONG. this recording is demo for the 1950 revival |
| Teddy Roosevelt |
Hit The Line Hard |
n/a |
otr-cat.com |
1913 speech by T.R. to The Boys' Progressive League |
| Billy Murray |
We Want Teddy For Four Years More |
Columbia 32573-1 |
Columbia |
1904 Teddy Roosevelt campaign song |
| Double or Nothing |
How many total votes in the 1940 election? |
Double or Nothing Sept 1 1944 |
otr-cat.com |
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| Henry "Red" Allen v/ Jewel Paige |
Hip Hip Hooray |
The Jubilee Shows No. 21 & 22 |
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| Fred Astaire |
Election Returns |
The Packard Hour |
otr-cat.com |
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| Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra |
I Swung The Election |
1934-1939 |
Classics |
PERFECT request! |
| Double or Nothing |
How many total votes in the 1940 election? |
Double or Nothing Sept 1 1944 |
otr-cat.com |
|
| unknown |
Wendell Wilkie Campaign Song |
n/a |
otr-cat.com |
campaign song from 1940 presidential election |
|
| Ben Selvin & His Orchestra |
Happy Days Are Here Again |
Columbia 2116-D |
Columbia |
FDR campaign 1932 song |
| Fred Astaire |
Election Returns |
The Packard Hour |
otr-cat.com |
|
| George Formby |
Thanks Mr. Roosevelt For Helping Us To Carry On |
The Ukulele Man |
Tempo |
|
| Double or Nothing |
How many total votes in the 1940 election? |
Double or Nothing Sept 1 1944 |
otr-cat.com |
|
| Nat King Cole Trio |
F.D.R. Jones |
Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943 |
Resonance Records |
|
| Franklin Roosevelt |
I Have Higher Ambitions |
Address at the Democratic Victory Dinner March 4, 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
I believe this speech was the first time FDR hinted at wanting more than 2 terms |
| Atilla the Hun |
Roosevelt in Trinidad |
Roosevelt in Trinidad |
|
song commemorating FDR's 1936 visit to Trinidad |
|
| Judy Garland |
I'm Just Wild About Harry |
Complete Decca Masters |
MCA |
this song was a Truman campaign song in 1948. New Truman-specific lyrics were written for the song, but I haven't been able to find a recording with those lyrics |
| Harry Truman |
On Kaltenborn's 1948 Election Coverage |
unknown |
otr-cat.com |
famously, it was widely believed at the time that Truman was going to lose the 1948 election. His victory was a surprise to everyone including apparently Truman himself |
| The Six Jumping Jacks |
I Do Not Choose To Run |
Flashbacks 2: Novelty Songs |
Trikont |
|
| Double or Nothing |
How many total votes in the 1940 election? |
Double or Nothing Sept 1 1944 |
otr-cat.com |
|
| unknown |
Adlai Stevenson campaign song |
n/a |
otr-cat.com |
|
| Fred Astaire |
Election Returns |
The Packard Hour |
otr-cat.com |
|
| unknown |
I Like Ike campaign song |
n/a |
otr-cat.com |
|
| Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians |
Ike, Mr. President |
Decca 28559 |
otr-cat.com |
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| Double or Nothing |
How many total votes in the 1940 election? |
Double or Nothing Sept 1 1944 |
otr-cat.com |
|
| unknown |
John Kennedy campaign song |
n/a |
otr-cat.com |
|
| Frank Sinatra |
High Hopes (Kennedy campaign song) |
tv broadcast |
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| Sammy Davis Jr. |
Meeting the President |
At the Cocoanut Grove |
Reprise |
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| Fred Astaire |
Election Returns |
The Packard Hour |
otr-cat.com |
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| Groucho Marx |
These Are The Laws of My Administration |
Duck Soup |
Soundtrack Factory |
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