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25/10/2009

Russell Davies presents his weekly celebration of the greats of Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood and Broadway from the birth of sound recording to the present day.

Every Sunday Russell Davies presents the history of popular song, spotlighting its greatest exponents.

A new bumper box-set of Rosemary Clooney gives Russell Davies the opportunity to play a rare classic of Ms Clooney's and a typical novelty of the type that made her name. Then the 75th anniversary of a very famous recording by Cole Porter leads to a fine interpretation. The new Willie Nelson album is reviewed and this leads to an introduction of Russell's contribution to Radio 2's Great British Songbook. Russell concludes with an 80th birthday tribute to Dan Morgenstern.

1 hour

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Sun 25 Oct 2009 21:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Rosemary Clooney

    Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me

    Ballads, Blue Songs, Hits and Jazz 1949-1958

    • JSP.
    • JSP961c.

  • Rosemary Clooney

    Sailor Boys Have Talked To Me In English

    Ballads, Blue Songs, Hits and Jazz 1949-1958

    • JSP.
    • JSP961a.

  • Cole Porter

    You're The Top

    The Essential Collection

    • Avid.
    • AVC 985.

  • Mel TormΓ©

    All Of You

    Classic Recordings From The β€˜40s & β€˜50s

    • Music Club.
    • MCCD 198.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Shiny Stockings

    Ella And Basie!

    • Verve.
    • 539 059-2.

  • Tony Pastor

    Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume

    Mr Pastor Goes To Town 1937-1950

    • Living Era.
    • CD AJA 5683.

  • Willie Nelson & Diana Krall

    If I Had You

    Released This Last August

    • Blue Note.
    • 67197.

  • Bobby Short

    And Her Mother Came Too

    50 By Bobby Short!

    • Atlantic.
    • 7 81715-2.

  • Blossom Dearie

    Not You Again

    Tweedledum And Tweedledee

    • Mastermix.
    • CHECD 00101.

  • Sarah Moule

    The Flowers And The Wine

    A Lazy Kind Of Love

    • Red Ram Records.
    • RAM 001.

  • Fats Waller

    Old Grand Dad

    The Complete Works Of Fats Waller

    • JSP.
    • JSP952a.

  • Svend Asmussen

    After You've Gone

    Musical Miracle

    • Phontastic.
    • PHONT CD 9306.

  • Daryl Sherman

    Music Makes Me

    Daryl Sherman – Look What I Found

    • Arbors.
    • ARCD 19154.

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Oct 2009 21:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2