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Episode 333, Did You Know, reveals little-known facts about prominent mid-20th century performers along with some of their best music. Songs include With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming, Money Honey, Change Partners, That’ll Be the Day, The Folks Who Live on the Hill, and six more.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 333
Did You Know?

Playlist

1
Come Fly With Me
Frank Sinatra

2
Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket
Dean Martin

3
Money Honey
Elvis Presley

4
Strange Fruit
Billie Holliday

5
Will Your Lawyer Talk to God?
Kitty Wells

6
That’ll Be The Day
The Crickets

7
Ford Jingle #2.
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney

8
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Bing Crosby

9
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
Peggy Lee

10
Pensylvania 6-5000
Glenn Miller

11
With My Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming
Patti Page

12
Change Partners
Ella Fitzgerald

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Episode 332, Songs About Boats, pays musical tribute to everything from rowboats to oceans to water skiers. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Charles Tenet, Joy Hodges, Bobby Darin, The Andrews Sisters, Neil Sedaka, Burl Ives, and 10 more.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 332
Songs About Boats

Playlist

1
Sloop John B
Kingston Trio

2
Sea Cruise
Frankie Ford

3
Ski King
E.C. Beatty

4
Red Sails in the Sunset
Nat King Cole

5
Ferry Boat Serenade
The Andrews Sisters

6
Cruising Down the River
Blue Baron

7
A Ship Without a Sail
Neil Sedaka

8
Anchors Aweigh
Percy Faith

9
La mer
Charles Trenet from 40s

10
Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin

11
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
John McDermott

12
Row Row Row
Joy Hodges

13
Slow Boat to China
The Richmond Strings

14
Harbor Lights
Rosemary Clooney

15
Blow the Man Down
Burl Ives

16
Old Man River
Frank Sinatra

17
La Mer
James Turner

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Episode 331, Benny Goodman Tribute, focuses on the music and still-evolving legacy of a pioneer of the Swing Era who turned the clarinet into an instrument worthy of being the star in a concert. In addition to Goodman’s band, performers include Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Art Lund, Helen Forrest, Eddie Daniels, Lisa Ono, and six more.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 331
Benny Goodman Tribute

Playlist

1
Moonglow
Benny Goodman

2
Moonglow
The McGuire Sisters

3
Why Don’t You Do Right
Peggy Lee

4
We’ll Meet Again
Peggy Lee

5
Blue Skies
Art Lund

6
And the Angels Sing
Martha Tilton

7
How High The Moon
Helen Forrest

8
Sing Sing Sing With a Swing
Benny Goodman

9
Sing Sing Sing With a Swing
The Andrews Sisters & BBC Big Band

10
Let’s Dance
Eddie Daniels

11
Mood Indigo
Pete Fountain

12
Perform Benny Goodman
Dan Levinson & Ken Peplowski & Dave Bennett

13
Moonglow
Lisa Ono

14
Moonglow
Benny Goodman

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Episode 330, 1956 My Way, is a unique musical guided tour back to one of the most diverse periods of mid-20th-century music, featuring up-and-coming artists as well as veterans. Performers include The Four Preps, Elvis Presley, Cathy Carr, Frank Sinatra, Carl Perkins, Louis Armstrong, Les Baxter, Harry Belafonte, and seven more.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 330
1956 My Way

Playlist

1
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley

2
Be Bop a Lula
Gene Vincent

3
Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

4
The Great Pretender
The Platters

5
Jamaica Farewell
Harry Belafonte

6
Dizzy Fingers
Carmen Cavalerro

7
Ivory Tower
Cathy Carr

8
Crazy Arms
Ray Price

8
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins

9
The Poor People of Paris
Les Baxter

10
Dreamy Eyes
The Four Preps

11
Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

12
How Do You Think I Feel
Elvis Presley

14
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
Frank Sinatra

13
Exactly Like You
Louis Armstrong

15
Honky Tonk
Bill Doggett & His Combo

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Episode 329 1950s Gospel, features 14 prominent gospel acts from the 1950s, including the very first interracial commercial recording made in the United States. Performers include Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Sister Rosetta Tharp, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Elvis Presley, and The Statesmen Quartet with Hovie Lister.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 329

1950s Gospel

Playlist

1

Keep Your Hand on the Plow

Mahalia Jackson

2

Surely God is Able

The Famous Ward Singers

3

Old Time Religion

The Staple Singers

4

We’ve Got a Great Big Wonderful God

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet

5

Touch the Hem of His Garment

The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke

6

Come and Go to That Land

The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke

7

Heaven’s Grocery Store

The Dixie Hummingbirds

8

Steal Away

Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

9

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

The Clara Ward Singers

10

Buked and Scorned

Odetta

11

Take My Hand Precious Lord

Elvis Presley

12

Have a Little Talk With Jesus

Sister Rosetta Tharp & Red Foley

13

This Train

Sister Rosetta Tharp

14

Everybody’s Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There

The Pilgrim Travelers

15

Wonderful Time Up There

Pat Boone

16

That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine

The Statesman Quartet with Hovie Lister

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