| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra |
I Hear Music |
Lady Day |
Sony |
do you hear music? That's because WXDU is back on the air! |
| Ben Selvin & His Orchestra |
Happy Days Are Here Again |
The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands |
Jasmine |
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| Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven v/ Edythe Wright |
The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round |
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 30s |
RCA |
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| Harry James Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
I've Heard That Song Before |
Sentimental Journey, Vol 1 |
ASV |
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| Fats Waller and His Rhythm |
The Joint Is Jumpin' |
Complete Recorded Works Vol 4 |
JSP |
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| Billie Holiday |
Back In Your Own Back Yard |
Lady Day |
Sony |
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| Hot Club of Cowtown |
Back In Your Own Back Yard |
Rendezvous in Rhythm |
|
inst. |
| Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra |
(Stay Up Stan) The All-Night Record Man |
1939 |
The Chronological |
a song about a radio dj! |
| Benny Goodman Orchestra |
Don't Be That Way |
Sing, Sing, Sing |
Bluebird |
terrific request, it fit perfectly! |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra v/ Marion Hutton |
We Can Live On Love (We Haven't Got a Pot to Cook With) |
The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 |
RCA |
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| Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Ivie Anderson |
Jump for Joy |
Ivie Anderson Cocktail Hour |
Columbia River |
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| Les Brown |
Flip Lid |
The Uncollected, 1944-46 |
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| Les Brown Orchestra v/ Doris Day |
My Lost Horizon |
Strictly Swing, Vol. 1 |
|
rare recording from very early in Doris' career |
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| Les Brown Orchestra |
Twilight Time |
Best of the Big Bands |
|
inst. Happy Birthday Les Brown! |
| Benny Goodman Orchestra |
One O'Clock Jump |
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert |
Columbia |
great request! |
| Benny Goodman Orchestra |
Life Goes to a Party |
Live at the Madhattan Room 6 November 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
song written by Harry James, was signature song for James when he left Goodman & started his own band |
| Harry James Orchestra |
Ciribiribin |
Strictly Instrumental |
Memoir |
happy birthday Harry James! |
| Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Billie Holiday |
Any Old Time |
The Very Best of Artie Shaw |
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this is the only recording from Holiday's time with the Shaw orchestra |
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| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Frenesi |
Big Band On Stage |
Direct Source |
inst. |
| Dennis Day |
Clancy Lowered the Boom |
Original Irish Tenors: the Legendary Voices of Celtic Song |
|
happy St. Patrick's Day! & if you are Irish, I apologize for this song |
| The Dinning Sisters |
Clancy |
Almost Sweet and Gentle |
|
two different but equally uncomfortable songs about Irishmen named Clancy? somehow it's true |
| Judy Garland |
It's a Great Day for the Irish |
The Complete Decca Masters |
RCA |
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| Spike Jones & His City Slickers |
McNamara's Band |
The Entertainers of WWII |
|
great request! Wish I had the Crosby version which I'm sure is less silly |
| Judy Garland |
Wearing of the Green |
The Complete Decca Masters |
RCA |
I think Judy did a musical set in Ireland |
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| Bunny Berigan |
Wearing of the Green |
The Pied Piper |
JSP |
inst. |
| Gene Krupa Orchestra |
Green Eyes |
Uptown |
|
this is a Cuban song, "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" |
| Benny Goodman Orchestra |
If The Moon Turns Green |
"Let's Dance" Broadcasts |
Circle |
rec. 1935 for "Let's Dance," the radio program that made Goodman famous |
| Nancy Wilson |
On Green Dolphin Street |
Ballads, Blues and Big Bands |
Capitol |
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| The Irish Rovers |
The Unicorn Song |
36 All-Time Greatest Hits |
|
great request for the season! |
| Frank Sinatra |
Bein' Green |
Sinatra and Company |
Reprise |
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| Les Baxter |
Tropicando |
Que Mango! |
Scamp |
inst. |
| Tony Bennett |
Put On a Happy Face |
Forty Years: Artistry of Tony Bennett |
|
great request! |
| Count Basie |
Super Chief |
The Essential Count Basie |
RCA |
another great one! |
| Nat King Cole |
Thou Swell |
Nat King Cole at the Sands |
Capitol |
Happy Birthday Nat King Cole! |
| Nat King Cole Trio |
Straighten Up and Fly Right |
The Vocal Classics 1942-46 |
Capitol |
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| Nat King Cole Trio |
Embraceable You |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
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| Nat King Cole Trio |
I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
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| Nat King Cole Trio |
Sweet Lorraine |
The Vocal Classics 1942-46 |
Capitol |
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| Nat King Cole Trio |
F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet & Tasty) |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
this was the theme song from his radio show |
| Nat King Cole Trio |
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
one of Cole's most enduring songs |
