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WXDU 88.7 FM
PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
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Lena Horne | Stormy Weather | Sentimental Journey | ASV | happy birthday Lena Horne! |
Fletcher Henderson / Lena Horne | Jeep Rhythm/Honeysuckle Rose | Jubilee | otr-cat.com | wartime radio broadcast |
Lena Horne o/ Duke Ellington | I Didn't Know about You | Jubilee | otr-cat.com | wartime radio broadcast |
Lena Horne o/ Duke Ellington | I Get a Kick Out of You | Jubilee | otr-cat.com | wartime radio broadcast |
Lena Horne o/ Charlie Barnet | You're My Thrill | Stormy Weather | ASV | rec. 1941. Horne was 24 years old |
Duke Ellington Orchestra | Chelsea Bridge | The Blanton-Webster Band | RCA | inst. Billy Strayhorn was close friends with Horne, she called him the love of her life |
Lena Horne | Maybe | Seasons of a Life | Strayhorn wrote this song for Horne | |
Lena Horne | Watch What Happens | Sex Kitten in Hi-Fi: The Brunettes | DCC | |
Lena Horne | Lover Man | The Lady and Her Music | Recall Records | |
Lena Horne | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | The Lady and Her Music | Recall Records | |
Lena Horne | Dialogue | Live on Broadway: Lena Horne The Lady and Her Music | rec. 1981 | |
Duke Ellington Orchestra | Passion Flower | The Indispensable Duke Ellington | ||
Billy Strayhorn voc. & piano | Lush Life | Lush LIfe | REd Baron | |
Chet Baker | I Remember You | THe Best of Chet Baker Sings | Blue Note | |
Frank Sinatra | She's Funny That Way | Nice 'n' Easy | Capitol | |
Ike Quebec | She's Funny That Way | Blue Harlem | Proper UK | inst. |
The Andrews Sisters | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | Capitol Collector's Series | Capitol | great request! |
Kay Kyser | Thank Your Lucky Stars and Stripes | A Strict Education in Music | Jasmine | |
Four Vagabonds | Rosie the Riveter | Sentimental Journey - WWII Project | great request! | |
Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman | Freedom Train | The Complete Recordings | RCA | my favorite patriotic song |
Frank Sinatra o/ Tommy Dorsey | Free For All | The Song is You! | RCA | |
The Jesters | What Makes a Good American | Little Songs on Big Subjects | ||
Artie Shaw | Free for All | Begin the Beguine | Membran | inst. |
The Jesters | There Were Thirteen Colonies | Little Songs on Big Subjects | ||
Frank Sinatra | The House I Live In | The Best of the Columbia Years | Columbia | during WWII Sinatra starred in an award-winning short film based around this song |
unknown | The American People, In Step for Victory | PSA | otr-cat.com | |
Glenn Miller Orchestra | American Patrol | The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 | RCA | another great request!! |
Noel Coward | I Like America | The Noel Coward Album | Sony | |
Ray Charles | America the Beautiful | The Dick Cavett Show | rec. Sept 18 1972 | |
Chet Atkins | Stars and Stripes Forever | Live on the Road | Master Classics | |
Woody Guthrie | This Land is Your Land | This Land is Your Land | ||
Schoolhouse Rock | No More Kings | Schoolhouse Rock | ||
Ralph Flanagan | The Only Red We Want Is the Red We've Got | Big Hits and Highlights on 1950 Vol. 16 | ||
Roy Eldridge & Claude Bolling | Fireworks | Little Jazz Trumpet Giant | Proper UK | inst. |
Bing Crosby | Song of Freedom / Say It with Firecrackers | Holiday Inn OST | Paramount | Happy 4th of July! |