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18/07/2010

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft & inspiration of the popular song including, this week, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Joe "Fingers" Carr and Roc Hillman.

A bunch of new CDs from the Arbors company get the programme off to a good start this week with brand-new versions of classic songs and a rarity by a formidable team of writers (Ira Gerswhin, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg). We then settle in to celebrating the big centenary of this week - that of pianist Lou Busch whose alter ego was honky-tonk pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr. One track has Russell wondering about the use of "Napoleon" in song and we close with a nod to Roc Hillman, writer of My Devotion whose centenary falls on this day.

1 hour

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Sun 18 Jul 2010 21:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Rebecca Kilgore & Jessica Molaskey

    I Knew Him When

    Pizzarelli Party With The Arbors All Stars

    • Arbors.
    • ARCD 19391.

  • Lena Horne

    Fun To Be Fooled

    The Classic Lena Horne

    • RCA.
    • 07863 69399-2.

  • John Pizzarelli

    Under A Blanket Of Blue

    Pizzarelli Party With The Arbors All Stars

    • Arbors.
    • ARCD 19391.

  • Jo Stafford

    Ragtime Cowboy Joe

    Jo Stafford β€˜Make Love To Me’ Her 54 Finest

    • Retrospective.
    • RTS 4112.

  • Margaret Whiting

    I Could Write A Book

    Spotlight On Margaret Whiting

    • Capitol.
    • 7243 8 29395 2 8.

  • Peggy Lee And Mel TormΓ©

    The Old Master Painter

    The Classic Duets Box

    • Pure Nostalgia/Sanctuary Clasics.
    • PNATD 303.

  • Mel Blanc

    I Love Me (I'm Wild About Myself)

    The Best Of Mel Blanc: Man Of 1000 Voices

    • EMI/Collectors Choice Music.
    • 09483 35884 2 4.

  • Allan Sherman

    Lotsa Luck

    β€œMy Son, The Greatest” The Best Of Allan Sherman

    • Rhino.
    • R2 75771.

  • Kay Starr

    Bonaparte's Retreat

    Kay Starr – The Ultimate Collection

    • EMI.
    • 390 0462.

  • Hal Kemp & His Orchestra – Skinnay Ennis, Vocal

    You're The Top

    Hal Kemp & His Orchestra 1934 & 1936

    • Circle.
    • CCD-25.

  • The Duke Ellington Orchestra

    It Was A Sad Night In Harlem

    Duke Ellington – Jack The Bear

    • Avid.
    • AMSC 573.

  • Rupert Holmes

    Second Saxophone

    β€œRupert Holmes Greatest Hits

    • Hip-O.
    • 314 541 557-2.

  • Dinah Washington

    My Devotion

    The Very Best Of Dinah Washington

    • EMI/Roulette.
    • 0946 3 68352 2 8.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 Jul 2010 21:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2