Show Notes
Episode 310, Music of Harold Arlen, features songs from one of the 20th century’s lesser-known songwriters. Titles include Over the Rainbow, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather, Let’s Fall in Love, Blues in the Night, That Old Black Magic, and I’ve Got the World on a String.
45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s
Episode 310
Music of Harold Arlen
Playlist
1 Over the Rainbow Larry Clinton & Bea Wain
2 Get Happy Sammy Davis Jr.
3 Blues in the Night Dinah Shore
4 That Old Black Magic Louis Prima & Keely Smith
5 I’ve Got the World on a String Frank Sinatra
6 When the Sun Comes Out Tony Bennett
7 The Man That Got Away Judy Garland
8 I Had Myself a True Love Barbra Streisand
9 Stormy Weather Ethel Waters
10 Stormy Weather Bob Dylan
11 Happiness is a Thing Called Joe Ella Fitzgerald
12 Come Rain or Come Shine Ray Charles
13 This Time The Dreams On Me Nancy Wilson
14 Let’s Fall in Love Kristen Chenoweth
15 One For My Baby Rosemary Clooney
16 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Perry Como
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