East of the Mississippi
November 17, 2020#1996
A musical auto trip from New Orleans to Miami includes songs about cities visited along the route.
Playlist
Memphis blues — Harry James
Chicago — Bennett/Basie
Gary, Indiana — ST: The Music Man
I’ve got a gal in Kalamazoo — Bent Fabric
Hello, Detroit — Jack Million Band
Dreamsville, Ohio — Charlie Spivak
Cincinnati — Johnny Mercer
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Guy Mitchell
Louisville lady — Isham Jones
Nashville blues — Sy Oliver
Birmingham Bertha — Ethel Waters
Boston tea party — Mal Hallett
New York, New York — Bennett/Sinatra
Red Bank boogie — Count Basie
Baltimore oriole — Barbara Lea
Washington whirligig — Charlie Barnet
Atlanta, GA — Woody Herman
Tallahassee — Crosby/Andrews Sisters
Miami — Al Jolson
Swingin’ down the lane — Cootie Williams
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