Music From 100 Years Ago

Million-selling records from the last two years of the Second World War.  Songs include: Caldonia, Opus 1, Rum and Coca Cola, Sentimental Journey, April Showers and Guitar Boogie. Performers include: The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dorris Day, Al Jolson and Arthur Smith.

A special podcast for the 200th birthday of Fredric Chopin. Works include the Minute Waltz, the Scherzo #3, the B Minor Sonata, The Etude #3 Op. 3 and the Heroic Polonaise. Pianists include: Ignatz Paderewski, Artur Rubenstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Eileen Joyce, Josef Hofmann and Louis Kentner.

Million-selling records from the World War 2 era. Songs include: Pistol Packin Mama, Paper Doll, Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition and Cow Cow Boogie. Performers include: Glen Miller, Bing Crosby, The Mills Brothers, Ella Mae Morse and Spike Jones.

Musicians include: The Memphis Jug Band, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Ma Rainey, Tampa Red and Jimmie Rodgers.  Songs Include: Bring It With You When You Come, Memphis Yo Yo Blues, Hear Me Talking To Ya and Sho Is Hot.

Songs from the golden age of Hollywood musicals. Perormers include: Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Shirley Temple and Bob Hope. Song include: On the Good Ship Lollypop, Pick Yourself Up, Pennies From Heaven and Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Love songs from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Songs include: I'm In the Mood for Love, Till Then, Side By Side and I Wanna Be Loved By You.  Performers include: Frank Sinatra, Helen Kane, Gene Autry, The Mills Brothers, Frances Langford and Bing Crosby.

Excerpts from Jubilee, a little-known radio programs produced by Armed Forces Radio during the World War II era and aimed at African-American servicemen. Performers include: Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Ethyl Waters, Louis Jordan and the Inernational Sweethearts of Rhythm. Songs include: Dizzy Atmosphere. Tea For Two, Mad About the Boy and Lady Be Good.

A special, short podcast honoring Mozart on his 254th birthday. Music includes Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja from the Magic Flute and the first movement of the Piano Sonata 11 in A, K. 331. Performers include Gerhard Husch, Sir Thomas Beecham and Edwin Fischer.

Special records made for the military during World War II.  Songs include: Anchors Away, Let's Fall In Love, Who's On First, Blues In Berlin, When I Love and Circus Polka. Performers include: Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, The Cactus Cowboys, Igor Stravinsky, Carmen Miranda and Josh White.

Musicians born 100 years ago this year, including: Django Reinhardt, Artie Shaw, Kitty Carlisle , Samuel Barber, Howlin Wolf and Eddie Duchin. Music includes: Shiek of Araby, Adagio for Strings, Of Thee I Sing and Frenesi.

Songs include: There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder, Look to the Rainbow, Rainbow Rhapsody and God Gave Noah the Rainbow sign. Performers include: Ella Logan, Al Jolson, Glenn Miller, Lee Morse, Woody Herman and the Carter Family.

The hits from a century ago.  Songs include: By the Light of the Silvery Moon, We parted on the Shore, I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now and Silver Bell. Performers include: Billy Murray, Ada Jones, The Peerless Quartet, Nora Bayes and the Harry Lauder.

Records left off of previous podcasts. Songs include: Sabre Dance, Nightmare, Come Rain Or Come Shine and Blue Shadows On the Trail.  Performers include: Artie Shaw, Margaret Whiting, the Andrews Sisters, and Frank Sinatra.

Special records made for the military during the World War II era.  Songs include: Pistol Packin Mama, Song of India, Baby Won't You Please Come Home  and You Tell Your Dream. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers, The Andrews Sisters and Ezio Pinza.

A special, short podcast celebrating the 239th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven.  The show includes Artur Schnabel performing the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata and Willem Mengelberg conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra in the second movement of the Symphony # 7.

The annual Christmas show. Songs include: Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Winter Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Jingle Bells and Silent Night. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Les Paul, Eddie Duchin, Guy Lombardo and The Phildelphia Orchestra.

More songs from lyricist, Johnny Mercer. Songs include: Blues in the Night, Tangerine, Laura, Autumn Leaves and Dream. Performers include; Vaughn Monroe, Dinah Shore, The Pied Pipers and Frank Sinatra.

Celebrating the 100th birthday of songwriter, Johnny Mercer.  Songs include: Lazy Bones, Too Marvelous For Words, I Thought About You and Day In Day Out. Performers include: The Mills Brothers, Mildred Bailey, Louis Armstrong and Tommy Dorsey.

Songs include: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, On the Battlefield, God's Got a Crown and God Shall Wipe All Tears Away. Performers include: The Fisk Jubilee Quartet, The Rev. J.M. Gates, The Rev. Gary Davis, Arizonia Dranes and Mahalia Jackson.

Million selling records from the late 1930s.  Songs include: Little Brown Jug, Lili Marlene, Body and Soul, Three Little Fishes and Moonlight Serenade.  Performers include: Kay Kayser. Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, the Phildelphia Orchestra and Artie Shaw. Source for this weeks show: Million Selling Recods, An Illustrated directory by Joseph Murrells.