Dino: The Essential Dean Martin

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", "Somewhere There's a Someone", and "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart".

Diz N Bird at Carnegie Hall

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.

Trumpet Blues: The Best of Harry James

Trumpet Blues: The Best of Harry James

Bandleader 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".

The Essential Benny Goodman

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". There are many more swing jazz songs of his here. I also like Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman - Complete Recordings 1941-1947.

Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman - Complete Recordings 1941-1947

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 Goodman.

Dizzy Gillespie songs

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

Dizzy Gillespie - Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1947-1949

Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1947-1949

Dizzy 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 Carnegie Hall.

Tommy Dorsey songs

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 Sinatra
There Are Such Things

Peggy Lee songs

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

Jimmy Dorsey songs

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

Maria Elena
Tangerine

Guy Lombardo songs

I listed some 40s songs I like by Guy Lombardo. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.

Auld Lang Syne
It's Love-Love-Love

Art Mooney songs

I listed some 40s songs I like by Art Mooney. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.

Baby Face
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover

40s wedding songs

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 Sisters
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - by Harry James Orchestra
It's Love-Love-Love - by Guy Lombardo
You Are My Sunshine - by Jimmy Davis

Margaret Whiting songs

I listed some 40s songs I like by Margaret Whiting. They are all on my must hear 40s songs list.

A Tree in the Meadow
Baby It's Cold Outside - by Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting
Slipping Around - by Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting

Evelyn Knight songs

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 Stardusters
Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes
Buttons and Bows

Harry James songs

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 Before
Tuxedo Junction

Johnny Mercer songs

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 Whiting
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Personality

Bing Crosby songs

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 Time
Sunday, Monday, or Always
Swinging on a Star
White Christmas

Bing Crosby - Definitive Collection

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".

40s love songs

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 Sisters
Paper Doll - by Mills Brothers
Tangerine - by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
You Are My Sunshine - by Jimmy Davis

40s love songs

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'Connell
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - by Harry James Orchestra
It's Love-Love-Love - by Guy Lombardo
Lover Man - by Billie Holiday
Sunday, Monday, or Always - by Bing Crosby

Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits

Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits

Fats 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.

40's Hits Country: Great Records of the Decade Vol. 1

40's Hits Country: Great Records of the Decade Vol. 1

This 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, Jangle, Jingle ", "I Love You Because", "Oklahoma Hills", and "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)".

On the Town

On the Town

This 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 Hildy (Betty Garrett). The movie is very fun, with a lot of dancing and singing. Ann Miller is one of my favorite 40s actresses, and she shines in this musical, especially in the "Prehistoric Man" singing and dance scene.

40's Hits: Great Records of the Decade Vol. 1

40's Hits: Great Records of the Decade Vol. 1

This album has many good 40s songs by various artists. Some of my favorites are "On the Atchison, Topeka and the 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.