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06/09/2009

Russell Davies investigates the legacy of songwriter and showman Billy Rose, with recordings from 1926 (Jelly Roll Morton) to 2004 (Madeleine Peyroux).

The name Billy Rose is on many familiar songs, from Great Day and Don't Bring Lulu to More Than You Know and It's Only A Paper Moon.
In The Song Show this week, Russell Davies investigates the real extent of his contribution, dipping into Rose's biography by Earl Conrad and listening to evidence on some historic recordings. These include Perry Como (Without A Song) Lonnie Donegan (Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour On The Bedpost Overnight?) Bobby Darin (There's A Rainbow Round My Shoulder) and Whispering Jack Smith (Me And My Shadow).

Along the way, we also hear Marty Bloom, one of Rose's collaborators, playing "effects" on a 1926 Jelly Roll Morton recording; Madeleine Peyroux in 2004 with Back In Your Own Backyard; Frank Sinatra singing My Kind Of Town; Mel Torme in a Rodgers & Hart song that mentions Billy Rose; Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett and much more.

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Sun 6 Sep 2009 21:00
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Music Played

  • Perry Como

    Without A Song

    • β€œPerry Como – 20 Greatest Hits Volume 2”.
    • RCA.
    • ND 89020.

  • Madeleine Peyroux

    Back In Your Own Backyard

    • Galison & Peyroux β€œGot You On My Mind”.
    • Waking Up Music.
    • 01.

  • Lonnie Donegan

    Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour…?

    • β€œClassic Comedy Songs From The Golden Age..”.
    • Readers Digest.
    • RDCD 1221-5.

  • Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers

    Sidewalk Blues

    • Jelly Roll Morton:His Complete Victor Recordings.
    • Bluebird.
    • ND 82361 (3).

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Kind Of Town

    • β€œSinatra – Nothing But The Best”.
    • Reprise.
    • 8122 79934 5.

  • Annette Hanshaw

    If You Want The Rainbow, You Must Have The Rain

    • Annette Hanshaw Volume 5: 1928-29.
    • Sensation Records.
    • 769 748 022-2.

  • Bobby Darin

    There's A Rainbow Round My Shoulder

    • β€œThe Swinging Side Of Bobby Darin”.
    • Capitol/EMI.
    • 7248 8 63883 2 2.

  • Seger Ellis

    Cheerful Little Earful

    • Seger Ellis: Jazz In A Sentimental Mood.
    • The Old Masters.
    • MB 131.

  • β€œWhispering” Jack Smith

    Me And My Shadow

    • 26 TK Collection: Recordings 1925 - 1930.
    • Flapper (Pavilion Records).
    • PAST CD 7074.

  • Mel TormΓ© and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette

    I Like To Recognise The Tune

    • The 1956 TormΓ©-Paich Legendary Sessions.
    • Fresh Sound Records.
    • FSR 2230.

  • Sarah Vaughan

    Poor Butterfly

    • The Essential Collection: Sarah Vaughan.
    • Avid.
    • AVC 915.

  • Tony Bennett

    The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

    • Tony Bennett Sings Rodgers & Hart’s Songbook.
    • Concord.
    • CCD 2243-2.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

    • β€œElla – Love Songs”.
    • Universal.
    • 9831065.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Sep 2009 21:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2