Show Notes
Episode 303, The Great American Songbook, features males performing 17 songs from Broadway and Hollywood productions, including Kismet, The King & I, South Pacific, Do Re Mi, and Pal Joey. Performers include Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Louis Armstrong, Matt Monro, The Platters, Jerry Vale, Pat Boone, and 10 more.
45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s
Episode 303 The Great American Songbook
1 Make Someone Happy Jimmy Durante
2 Alexander’s Ragtime Band Bing Crosby & Al Jolson
3 I’ll See You in My Dreams Andy Williams
4 Just One of Those Things Frank Sinatra
5 All By Myself Pat Boone
6 I’ve Got You Under My Skin Steve Lawrence
7 You’ll Never Know Jim Reeves
8 I Have Dreamed Matt Monro
9 They All Laughed Tony Bennett
10 I’m in the Mood for Love Louis Armstrong
11 There is Nothing Like a Dame Ken Darby Male Chorus
12 Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered The Platters
13 Shall We Dance Johnny Mathis
14 The Nearness of You Mel Torme
15 They Call the Wind Mariah Sam Cooke
16 Long Ago and Far Away Rod Stewart
17 With a Song in My Heart Jerry Vale
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