Music From 100 Years Ago

Dec 15 2024 950 ep. 38 mins 17.8k
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Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

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Beethoven's Birthday 2025

Dec 15 2024 28 mins  
Celebrating Beethoven's 254th birthday with historic recordings of three, lesser-known works: Symphony #8, Piano Sonata #25 and The Creatures of Prometheus overture. Performers include Bruno Walter and Fredrich Gulda.

Dream

Dec 10 2024 42 mins  
Songs about dreams and dreaming by Frank Sinatra, Patti Page, Woody Herman, Glenn Miller, Perry Como and Harry James.

Christmas 2024

Dec 02 2024 32 mins  
Songs include: Here Comes Santa Claus by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Jingle Bells by Les Paul, Oh Come All Ye Faithful by Kate Smith, Boogie Woogie Santa Claus by Patti Smith, the Russian Dance from the Nutcracker by Herbert von Karajan and the 12 Days of Christmas by Fred Waring.

More Windy Music

Nov 26 2024 39 mins  
Songs include: They Call The Wind Maria by Vaughn Monroe, Trade Winds by Bing Crosby, With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair by Bob Crosby, Whispering winds by Patti Page, Night Wind by Thomas "Fats" Waller and The Wind by June Christy.

Sunrise To Sunset

Nov 18 2024 47 mins  
Songs include: Sunrise Serenade by Glenn Miller, Twilight Time by Less Brown, The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise by Les Paul and Mary Ford, Dusk by Duke Ellington and Morning Mood by the Bamberg Symphony.

How Suite It Is

Nov 11 2024 51 mins  
Music from suites, including Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite, Grieg's Peer Gynt, Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances and Prokofiev's Love For Three Oranges.

Female Singers of 1940

Oct 29 2024 40 mins  
Songs include: Tuxedo Junction by the Andrews Sisters, Our Love Affair by Judy Garland, Looking At You by Lee Wiley, I'll Get By by the King Sisters, Starlit Hour by Ella Fitzgerald and Body and Soul by Billie Holiday.

Worried

Oct 22 2024 29 mins  
Songs include : Worried Man Blues by the Carter Family. Don't Worry Bout That Mule by Louis Jordan, Worried Blues by Gladys Bentley, Worried Over You by Red Norvo and Do I Worry by the Ink Spots.

Halloween 2024

Oct 14 2024 34 mins  
Songs include: Dead by the Poets, The Little Man Who Wasn't There by Glenn Miller, The Monster Hop by Bert Convey, The Ghost Song by Salty Holmes and Yodeling Ghost by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters.

Moon

Oct 07 2024 42 mins  
Songs include: By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Billy Murray, Blue Moon by Mel Torme, How High the Moon by Helen Forest, No Moon at All by the Ames Brothers and Moonlight Sonata by Solomon.