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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 The post Episode 333, Did You Know appeared first on Sam Waldron.

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 The post Episode 332, Songs About Boats appeared first on Sam Waldron.

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 The post Episode 331, Benny Goodman Tribute appeared first on Sam Waldron.

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 The post Episode 330, 1956 My Way appeared first on Sam Waldron.

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 The post Episode 329 1950s Gospel appeared first on Sam Waldron.