tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985372766000898512012-01-31T21:44:54.536-05:00My favorite albums and songs of the 40s. 40s bebop, big band, blues, boogie-woogie, country, folk, jazz, pop, scat singers, swing, vocal jazz, and other genres of 40s music.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173905245422853986noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298537276600089851.post-62664118891532908832011-10-21T21:56:00.002-04:002012-01-27T12:27:46.204-05:00

Dino: The Essential Dean Martin Dean Martin is one of my favorite singers, along with Frank Sinatra. This collection has many of his hits from the 40s to the 60s. Some of my favorite songs are "Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)", "Mambo Italiano", "Memories Are Made of This", "Sway", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "Someone There's a Someone", and "The Door Is

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Diz N Bird at Carnegie Hall This is a live album of bebop jazz from 1947 at Carnegie Hall with some of my favorite jazz artists; Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. All the songs are lively. Some of my favorites are "Dizzy Atmosphere", "Relaxin' at Camarillo", "Cubano-Be, Cubano-Bop", "One Bass Hit", and "Salt Peanuts". I also like Dizzy Gillespie's Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1947-1949 album.

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Trumpet Blues: The Best of Harry James Bandledaer Harry James was known for his trumpet skills. This collection has many of his songs from the 30s and 40s. Some of my favorites are "Trumpet Blues and Cantabile", "Barn 12", "I've Heard That Song Before", "Blues on a Count", "Been a Long, Long Time", and "Ciribiribin".

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The Essential Benny Goodman Bandleader Benny Goodman, was known as the "King of Swing". This big collection has many of his songs from the 30s and 40s. Some of my favorites are "Let's Dance", "Bugle Call Rag", "Sing, Sing, Sing", "There's a Small Hotel" (with Helen Ward), "This Can't Be Love" (with Martha Tilton), "Roll 'Em", and "Stealin' Apples". Their are many more swing jazz songs of his

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Complete Recordings 1941-1947 This collection has many early 40s songs by Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman. Some of my favorites are "Elmer's Tune", "My Old Flame", "How Long Has This Been Going On?", "That Did It, Marie", "Blues in the Night", "I Threw A Kiss in the Ocean", and "For Every Man There's a Woman". Many more songs are here. I also like The Best of Miss Peggy Lee and The Essential Benny

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Dizzy Gillespie. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.I'm Beboppin' Too Jump Did-Le Ba Manteca

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Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1947-1949Dizzy Gillespie was a great jazz trumpeter, scat singer, and bandleader. This is a big collection of many of his bebop jazz and scat songs. Some highlights on here are "Manteca", "Anthropology", "Two Bass Hit", "Night in Tunisia", "Cool Breeze", "Ool-Ya-Koo", "Jump Did-Le Ba", "I'm Beboppin' Too", and more great 40s jazz music. I also like Diz N Bird at

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I listed some 40s songs I like by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.I'll Never Smile Again - by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Frank SinatraThere Are Such Things

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Peggy Lee. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)Golden Earrings

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I listed some 40s songs I like by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Maria ElenaTangerine

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Guy Lombardo. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Auld Lang SyneIt's Love-Love-Love

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Art Mooney. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Baby FaceI'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover

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I listed some 40s songs for weddings. These songs would be great to play at your wedding. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - by The Andrews SistersI'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - by Harry James Orchestra It's Love-Love-Love - by Guy LombardoYou Are My Sunshine - by Jimmy Davis

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Margaret Whiting. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.A Tree in the MeadowBaby It's Cold Outside - by Jimmy Wakely & Margaret WhitingSlipping Around - by Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Evelyn Knight. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.A Little Bird Told Me - by Evelyn Knight with the StardustersBrush Those Tears from Your EyesButtons and Bows

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I listed some 40s songs I like by the Harry James Orchestra. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)I've Heard That Song BeforeTuxedo Junction

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Johnny Mercer. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Baby It's Cold Outside - by Johnny Mercer & Margaret WhitingOn the Atchison, Topeka and Santa FePersonality

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Greatest HitsBandleader Artie Shaw had many popular songs in the 30s and 40s. This is a really good collection of his hits. Songs from the 30s and 40s are on here. "Begin the Beguine", "Stardust", "Comes Love", "Frenesi", "Temptation", and many more very good big band songs.

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I listed some 40s songs I like by Bing Crosby. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.It's Been a Long, Long TimeSunday, Monday, or AlwaysSwinging On a StarWhite Christmas

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Definitive Collection This collection has many of Bing Crosby's songs from the 20s to the 50s. A good 20s song is "Ol' Man River". Songs from the 30s I like are "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", and "Home On the Range. The 40s songs "White Christmas", "Sunday, Monday or Always", "Swinging On a Star", and "It's Been a Long, Long Time".

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I listed some 40s love songs I like. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.A Tree in the Meadow - by Margaret Whiting Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - by The Andrews SistersPaper Doll - by Mills Brothers Tangerine - by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra You Are My Sunshine - by Jimmy Davis

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I listed some 40s love songs I like. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Green Eyes - by Bob Eberly and Helen O'ConnellI'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - by Harry James OrchestraIt's Love-Love-Love - by Guy LombardoLover Man - by Billie HolidaySunday, Monday, or Always - by Bing Crosby

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Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest HitsFats Domino had many hit R&B, boogie-woogie, rock and roll, and blues songs from the late 40s on. "The Fat Man" is my favorite 40s song. "Ain't It a Shame, "Blue Monday", "Blueberry Hill", and "I'm Walkin'" are very good 50s songs, along with many others on this collection.

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40's Hits Country: Great Records of the Decade Vol. 1This album has many good 40s country songs. My favorites are "Slipping Around" by Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting, "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Al Dexter, and "You Are My Sunshine" by Jimmy Davis. Other songs here are "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", "Mule Train", "Divorce Me C.O.D.", "Humpty Dumpty Heart", "(I Got Spurs That) Jingle,

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On the TownThis 1949 movie musical is one of my favorites. It stars Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Betty Garrett. Three sailors, Chip (Frank Sinatra), Gabey (Gene Kelly), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin), are on a 24 hour shore leave in New York City. They fall in love with a picture of "Miss Turnstiles" (Vera-Ellen). In searching for her, they meet Claire (Ann Miller), and

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40's Hits: Great Records of the Decade Vol. 1This album has many good 40s songs by various artists. Some of my favorites are "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" by Johnny Mercer, "The Trolley Song" by Judy Garland, "Personality" by Johnny Mercer, "Rum and Coca Cola" by the Andrews Sisters, and "Baby It's Cold Outside" by Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting.

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I listed some 40s songs I like by the Glenn Miller Orchestra. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Chattanooga Choo Choo(I've Got a Gal In) KalamazooWhen You Wish Upon a Star

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The Only Big Band CD You'll Ever NeedThis is a nice collection of big band, swing, songs from the 30s and 40s. Some highlights are "Take the "A" Train", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Begin the Beguine, "In the Mood", "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cherokee", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Frenesi", and "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (Parts 1 &

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I listed some 40s songs I like by the Andrews Sisters. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyDon't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)Rum and Coca-Cola

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The Best of Miss Peggy LeePeggy Lee is a jazz style singer from the 40s. This collection has her songs from the 40s to the 60s. Many of them are 40s songs. My favorite is the 50s song "Fever". The 40s songs I like are "I Don't Know Enough About You", "It's a Good Day", "Chi-baba, Chi-baba (My Bambino, Go to Sleep)", "Golden Earrings", "Why Don't You Do Right?", "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)",

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50th Anniversary CollectionThe Andrews Sisters had many hit songs in the 30s and 40s. This collection has many of their hits. My favorite songs are "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Rum And Coca-Cola", and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)". "I Can Dream, Can't I?" and "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" are more good songs.

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Greatest HitsThis is a nice collection of bandleader Tommy Dorsey songs from the 30s and 40s. Some of my favorites are "The Music Goes 'Round and Around", "Opus One", "I'm Getting Sentimental over You", and "I'm in the Mood for Love".

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Greatest Hits This is a nice collection of bandleader Glenn Miller songs from the late 30s to the 40s. My favorites are "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade". Some other songs I like are "Tuxedo Junction", "Little Brown Jug", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)".

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