Music From 100 Years Ago

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Robert Schumann Aug 11, 2013

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Highlights from the music of composer Robert Schumann, including excerpts from the piano concerto, Kinderszenen, the Piano Quintet, the Symphony #3 and Arabeske. Performers include: Arthur Rubinstein , Arturo Toscanini, Albert Cortot and Myra Hess.

Summer Love Songs 2013 Aug 03, 2013

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Songs include: Let's Fall In Love, Summertime, I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me, Armful of Sweetness and Pretty Baby. Performers include: Les Paul & Mary Ford, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Frankie Laine.

Dixieland Revival Jul 27, 2013

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Bands that revived New Orleans style jazz in the 1930s and 40s. Performers include: Lu Watters, Bunk Johnson, Turk Murphy, Muggsy Spainer, Eddie Condon and the Bob Cats. Tunes include: Riverboat Shuffle, Ace in the Hole, Maple Leaf Rag, 12th Street Rag and Trouble In Mind.

Big Band Themes Part 1 Jul 20, 2013

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Themes include: Take the A Train, Cherokee, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, Blue Prelude, Nightmare and Bubbles In the Wine. Performers include: Duke Ellington, Bob Crosby, Lawrence Welk, Tommy Dorsey, Fletcher Henderson and Artie Shaw.

Mack Gordon Part 2 Jul 13, 2013

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Mack Gordon's movie songs from the 1940s, including: I Had the Craziest Dream, Chattanooga Choo Choo, You'll Never Know, Down Argentine Way, At Last and You Make Me Feel So Young. Performers include: Glenn Miller, Harry James, Sammy Kaye, Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.

Mack Gordon Part 1 Jul 07, 2013

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The 1930s songs of lyricist, Mack Gordon, including: Paris In the Spring, Goodnight My Love, Don't Let It Bother You, Help Youself to Happiness and I've Got a Date With a Dream. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Billie Holliday, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Alice Faye, Thomas "Fats" Waller and Ella Fitzgerald.

July 4th Jun 29, 2013

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Music for U.S. Independence Day, including: Star Spangled Banner, Here Comes the Navy, El Capitan and God Bless America. Performers include: Ernest Tubb, Arturio Toscanini, the Andrews Sisters, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Phil Hanna and Leopold Stokowski.

Jazz Duets Jun 22, 2013

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Jazz times two. Performers include: Duke Ellington & Jimmy Blanton, Django Reinhart & Eddie South, Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis and Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines. Songs include: I Got Rhythm, Eddie's Blues, Weather Bird and Big Noise From Winnetka.

Double Plays Jun 15, 2013

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Two versions of these songs: Stardust, Caravan, Steel Guitar Rag, You Are My Sunshine and Matchbox Blues. Artists include: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Valaida Snow, Gene Autry, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Harry James and Billy Eckstine.

Stop.mp3 Jun 08, 2013

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Songs include: Stop Pretending, I Can't Stop Loving You, Stop, The Red Light's On, You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming & Nonstop Flight. Performers include: Artie Shaw, The Boswell Sisters, Frank Sinatra, King Oliver, Una May Carlisle, Thomas Waller and Sleepy John Estes.

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