The History of Pop Radio: 1920–1951

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: 1920 – 1927
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Alice Blue Gown
recording of:
Alice Blue Gown
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Tierney
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Edith Day2:53
2When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
Gene Austin & Aileen Stanley2:43
3Charleston
recording of:
Charleston (on 1925-05-07)
lyricist:
Cecil Mack (in 1923)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1923)
publisher:
Salabert
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:43
4Sweet Child I’m Wild About You
Gene Austin3:06
5My Man
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1921-11-08)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
Fanny Brice3:33
6Whispering
recording of:
Whispering (on 1920-08-23)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:20
7The Prisoner’s Song
Vernon Dalhart3:17
8My Bundle of Love
Gene Austin2:20
9Collegiate
vocals:
Fred Waring & chorus (bandleader, radio/TV personality) (on 1927-09-14)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians3:03
10April Showers
Al Jolson3:01
11Ya Gotta Know How to Love
Gene Austin2:47
12Do Do Do
Gertrude Lawrence3:08
13Black Bottom
Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders3:12
14Ev’rything’s Made for Love
recording of:
You Know I Know Ev’rything’s Made for Love
writer:
Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone), Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Gene Austin3:00
15Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (1926 Grofé revision) (on 1927-04-21)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. (in 1927)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin with Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra9:01
16Toot Toot Tootsie
Al Jolson2:12
17Ain’t She Sweet
cover recording of:
Ain’t She Sweet
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Gene Austin2:42
18Lucky Lindy
Nat Shilkret and His Orchestra2:28
19Blue Skies
Al Jolson2:46
20The Lonesome Road
recording of:
Lonesome Road
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp. and Paramount Music Corporation
Gene Austin3:39
▼ CD 2: 1927 – 1929
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Blue Heaven
Gene Austin3:35
2Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:08
3I’m Sitting on Top of the World
Al Jolson1:42
4The Varsity Drag
vocals:
Fran Frey (on 1927-08-18)
recording of:
Varsity Drag (Good News) (on 1927-08-18)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
composer:
Buddy DeSylva
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
Fran Frey & George Olsen and His Music3:06
5The Voice of the Southland
Gene Austin2:50
6My Pretty Girl
Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra2:38
7I Wanna Be Loved by You
Helen Kane2:48
8Let’s Misbehave
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1928-03-01)
vocals:
Phil Saxe & chorus (on 1928-03-01)
recording of:
Let’s Misbehave (Paris musical) (on 1928-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1927)
Irving Aaronson and His Commanders2:53
9Carolina Moon
Gene Austin2:59
10Frankie and Johnny
Mississippi John Hurt3:22
11Ramona
Dolores del Rio3:32
12Makin’ Whoopee
Eddie Cantor3:08
13Little Orphan Annie
recording of:
Little Orphan Annie
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Joseph L. Sanders
Coon–Sanders’ Nighthawks3:16
14Tom Dooley
Grayson & Whitter3:07
15Give My Regards to Broadway
Al Jolson2:36
16I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling
Gene Austin2:51
17Louise
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (on 1929-03-14)
conductor:
Leonard Joy (composer)
recording of:
Louise (from "Innocents of Paris") (on 1929-03-14)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
Maurice Chevalier3:15
18If I Had a Talking Picture of You
recording of:
If I Had a Talking Picture of You
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders2:40
19Why Do They All Take the Night Boat to Albany
Al Jolson1:27
20Ramona
Gene Austin2:54
▼ CD 3: 1930 – 1932
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love
recording of:
Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Henry Tobias
Fanny Brice2:33
2Happy Days Are Here Again
Lou Levin2:40
3Stein Song
Rudy Vallee Trio3:18
4Three Little Words
Bing Crosby3:05
5Tea for Two
The Waring Girls3:23
6Happy Feet
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1930-03-10)
recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1930-02-10)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:58
7Ragamuffin’ Romeo
Jeannie Lang2:56
8So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:58
9Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1931-03-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Bing Crosby3:23
10Les Gars de la marine
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1931-08-24)
vocals:
Comedian Harmonists (on 1931-08-24)
recording of:
Les Gars de le Marine (du film “Le Capitaine Craddock”) (on 1931-08-24)
lyricist:
Jean Boyer (film director and songwriter)
composer:
Werner Richard Heymann
Comedian Harmonists33:17
11Falling in Love Again
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1930-02-06)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1930-02-06)
conductor:
Friedrich Hollaender (on 1930-02-06)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1930-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich3:11
12That Silver‐Haired Daddy of Mine
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine (on 1931-10-29)
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Jimmy Long
Gene Autry52:40
13J’aime une tyrolienne
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1934-11-09)
recording of:
J’aime une Tyrolienne (on 1934-11-09)
lyricist:
Alexis Chevrier and Louis Poterat
composer:
Rolf Marbot (composer, lyricist & pianist) and Bert Reisfeld
Comedian Harmonists2:22
14Mimi
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (on 1932-06-29)
recording of:
Mimi (from 1932 film "Love Me Tonight") (on 1932-06-29)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Maurice Chevalier2:26
15Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1932-04-23)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Bing Crosby3:05
16We’re in the Money
recording of:
We’re in the Money (The Gold Digger's Song)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Fred Astaire2:16
17Rockin’ Chair
producer:
Barry Feldman
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1932-08-18)
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1932-08-18)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Mildred Bailey3:01
18Paradise
Russ Columbo3:14
19Dinah
orchestra:
Benny Krueger Brunswick Studio Orchestra
performer:
The Mills Brothers
recording of:
Dinah (on 1931-12-16)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers2:52
20Night and Day
reeds:
Jess Smith (reeds in Leo Reisman & His Orchestra) (on 1932-11-22) and Burt Williams (on 1932-11-22)
trombone:
Ernie Gibbs (on 1932-11-22)
trumpet:
Lew Sherwood (on 1932-11-22)
violin:
Lew Conrad (on 1932-11-22) and Sammy Schklar (on 1932-11-22)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1932-11-22)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1932-11-22)
conductor:
Leo Reisman (violinist, bandleader, arranger) (on 1932-11-22)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1932-11-22)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1932-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire53:24
▼ CD 4: 1933 – 1936
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Did You Ever See a Dream Walking
recording of:
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (on 1933-12-11)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1933)
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer) (in 1933)
Bing Crosby3:21
2Véronique, le printemps est là
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-10-28)
arranger:
Erwin Bootz
recording of:
Véronique, le printemps est là (on 1933-10-28)
lyricist:
Fritz Rotter (Austrian composer and lyricist)
composer:
Walter Jurmann
translator:
Manopret
translated version of:
Veronika, der Lenz ist da
Comedian Harmonists2:29
3The Yellow Rose of Texas
live recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1942-01-25)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Gene Autry1:44
4Music Makes Me
Ginger Rogers2:05
5Flying Down to Rio
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1933)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1933)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1933)
recording of:
Flying Down to Rio (from “Flying Down to Rio”) (in 1933)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
composer:
Vincent Youmans
Fred Astaire4:31
6Heigh‐Ho the Gang’s All Here
Joan Crawford & Fred Astaire2:56
7Jitterbug
recording of:
Jitter Bug
lyricist:
Cab Calloway
composer:
Irving Mills and Edwin Swayze
Cab Calloway3:09
8My Old Flame
Mae West3:37
9You’re the Top
recording of:
You’re the Top
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter3:25
10Frankie and Johnny
Helen Morgan2:47
11I Only Have Eyes for You
Lew Sherwood3:19
12On the Ship Lollipop
Shirley Temple3:53
13The Music Goes Round and Around
Edythe Wright3:23
14Lullaby of Broadway
Dick Powell3:15
15Cheek to Cheek
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers5:01
16I’ll Be Hard to Handle
recording of:
I’ll Be Hard to Handle (from “Roberta”)
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
lyricist:
Bernard Dougall (in 1932)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1932)
part of:
Roberta
Ginger Rogers1:42
17Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
vocals:
Nelson Eddy (on 1936-09-19) and Jeanette MacDonald (on 1936-09-19)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1936-09-19)
conductor:
Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1936-09-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1957)
recording of:
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody) (on 1936-09-19)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy3:31
18Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-24)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1936-07-24)
orchestra:
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1936)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
Bing Crosby3:11
19Swing Is Here
Gene Krupa2:57
20I Can’t Get Started
Bunny Berigan4:46
▼ CD 5: 1937 – 1938
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bei mir bist Du schön
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
Guy Lombardo2:13
2On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
Lionel Hampton3:16
3Got a Date With an Angel
Skinny Ennis2:18
4The Big Apple
Edythe Wright2:42
5Sing, Sing, Sing
Louis Prima4:08
6Boo Hoo
Guy Lombardo3:05
7Goodnight Children Everywhere
Harry Roy & His Band2:58
8Honeysuckle Rose
Fats Waller3:08
9In Our Little Wooden Shoes
Shirley Temple1:28
10Donkey Serenade
Allan Jones3:22
11Martha
Bea Wain3:12
12Begin the Beguine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
alto saxophone:
Hank Freeman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-07-24) and Les Robinson (on 1938-07-24)
clarinet:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1938-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Cliff Leeman (on 1938-07-24)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1938-07-24)
piano:
Les Burness (on 1938-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Tony Pastor (on 1938-07-24) and Ronnie Perry (on 1938-07-24)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rodgers (on 1938-07-24), Harry Rogers (trombone player) (on 1938-07-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1938-07-24)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1938-07-24), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-07-24) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1938-07-24)
orchestra:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1938-07-24)
conductor:
Artie Shaw (on 1938-07-24)
engineered at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1938-07-24)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1938-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
Artie Shaw3:17
13My Melancholy Baby
Bing Crosby3:01
14Boogie Woogie
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra3:11
15Whistle While You Work
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-12-08)
recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") (on 1938-12-08)
lyricist:
Larry Morey
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Comedian Harmonists3:08
16Bei mir bist Du schön
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1937-11-24)
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version) (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
The Andrews Sisters3:08
17F.D.R. Jones
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
Ella Fitzgerald2:55
18Thanks for the Memory
recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 11)
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross3:07
19The Yam
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1938) and Ginger Rogers (in 1938)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1938)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1938)
recording of:
The Yam (from "Carefree") (in 1938)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers5:46
20Change Partners
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1938)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1938)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1938)
recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”) (in 1938)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Fred Astaire3:27
▶ CD 6: 1939
▶ CD 7: 1939
▶ CD 8: 1940
▶ CD 9: 1941
▶ CD 10: 1942
▶ CD 11: 1943 – 1944
▶ CD 12: 1945 – 1946
▶ CD 13: 1947 – 1948
▶ CD 14: 1949
▶ CD 15: 1950 – 1951