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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Chart-Toppers of the Forties - the 25 Greatest Hits of the decade ..original mono recordings

 

In the mood (Glenn Miller) (3:31) --
I'll never smile again (Frank Sinatra) (3:09) --
Tuxedo Junction (Glenn Miller) (3:31) --
Frenesi (Artie Shaw) (3:05) --
Only forever (Bing Crosby) (3:04) --
Chattanooga choo choo (Glenn Miller) (3:27) --
Amapola (Jimmy Dorsey) (3:22) --
Moonlight cocktail (Glenn Miller) (3:21) --
Paper doll (The Mills Brothers) (2:38) --
I've heard that song before (Harry James) (2:58) --
Pistol packin' mama (Al Dexter) (2:52) --
Shoo-shoo baby (The Andrews Sisters) (2:52) --
Swinging on a star (Bing Crosby) (2:29) --
Rum and Coca-Cola (The Andrews Sisters) (3:13) --
Sentimental journey (Doris Day) (3:14) --
Till the end of time (Perry Como) (3:08) --
Oh, what it seemed to be! (Frankie Carle) (2:58) --
The gypsy (The Ink Spots) (2:44) --
To each his own (Eddy Howard) (2:24) --
Rumours are flying (Frankie Carle) (2:52) --
Heartaches (Ted Weems) (2:34) --
Peg o' my heart (Jerry Murad) (2:06) --
Near you (Francis Craig) (2:48) --
Ballerina (Vaughn Monroe) (3:18) --
White Christmas (Bing Crosby) (3:03).


 Chart-Toppers of the Forties

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Ethel Waters 1931-1940

 

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Waters notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was the first African American to star on her own television show and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Tracklist
1        Georgia On My Mind    3:26
2        Frankie And Johnnie    3:04
3        Stop Myself From Worryin' Over You    2:45
4        Jeepers Creepers    2:46
5        Baby, What Else Can I Do?    2:57
6        I Just Got A Letter    2:24
7        Cabin In the Sky    3:21
8        Taking A Chance On Love    3:09
9        Honey In The Honeycomb    2:51
10        Love Turned The Light Out    2:56
11        Old Man Harlem    2:55
12        Down In My Soul    3:01
13        Push-Out    2:45
14        Y'Had It Comin' To You    2:17
15        Harlem On My Mind    3:27
16        Heat Wave    3:00
17        Shadows On The Swanee    2:59
18        Trade Mark    3:03
19        Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)    3:10
20        I Can't Give You Anything But Love    3:05
21        I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby    2:54
22        Porgy    3:15
23        Shine On, Harvest Moon    2:59


 Ethel Waters 1931-1940

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