A popular practice during the late 30's and early 40's involved taking a classic tune and converting it into a popular tune, sometimes with new lyrics, other times simply giving the melody a swing twist.


Swingin' the Classics 10

Yes, I covered this subject before. You undoubtedly remember the session all about sun songs, broadcast on January 24, 1988. And who will ever forget the show on May 19, 1985, "Oh, you crazy moon"? This time we have a whole new bunch of sun and moon songs to entertain you.


Sun and Moon

This magazine provided musicians and their fans all the latest news about the industry. There was a lot going on as America entered the post-war era.


Down Beat, May 6, 1946

Some of the top tunes of 1915 received a new lease on life when they were resurrected during the Big Band Era and beyond.


Play It Again 4

We properly think of Frank Sinatra as a premier vocalist, but he also was a major movie star. He sang in those films, of course, but more and more took on dramatic roles. We feature songs he sang in five movies in the late 1940s;

MOVIES:

1946   Till the Clouds Roll By

1947  It Happened in Brooklyn

1948  The Miracle of the Bells

1949  The Kissing Bandit

1949  Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949  On the Town


Sinatra in the Movies 2

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Come with me on a Caribbean cruise and a boat ride on the Mississippi River. Listen to parts of interviews with Margaret Whiting and Roger Thorpe, leader of the Sammy Kaye band.


Close Encounters 16

Celebrating bandleaders, instrumentalists and vocalists who, if alive today, would celebrate their 100th birthdays in 2021.


Centenarians 2021

Of all the songs that were played in 1921, we've selected ones that were still heard decades later. Don't expect to hear "I found a rose in the devil's garden." It didn't make the cut!


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