Play It Again 1
June 2, 2020 #1972
Many of the tunes introduced in the early 1900s were revived during the Big Band Era. In this episode we marvel at the change of style that took place in a roughly 30-year period.
Playlist
- I wonder who’s kissing her now
- Henry Burr
- I wonder who’s kissing her now
- Ted Weems
- By the light of the silv’ry moon
- Billy Murray
- By the light of the silv’ry moon
- Bing Crosby
- Shine on, harvest moon
- Murray/Jones
- Shine on, harvest moon
- Count Basie
- Put on your old gray bonnet
- Hayden Quartette
- Put on your old gray bonnet
- Pete Fountain
- I’ve got rings on my fingers
- Blanche Ring
- I’ve got rings on my fingers
- Dorothy Provine
- Meet me tonight in dreamland
- Wheeler/Anthony
- Meet me tonight in dreamland
- Les Elgart
- Put your arms around me, honey
- Arthur Collins
- Put your arms around me, honey
- Glenn Miller
- Come, Josephine, in my flying machine
- Murray/Ring
- Come, Josephine, in my flying machine
- Spike Jones
- Some of these days
- Sophie Tucker
- Some of these days
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Alexander’s ragtime band
- Victor Military Band
- Alexander’s ragtime band
- Louis Armstrong
- I want a girl
- American Quartette
- I want a girl
- Tiny Hill
- Everybody’s doin’ it now
- Jack and Nancy Charman
- Everybody’s doin’ it now
- Julie Andrews