21/11/2010
Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song. Russell continues to reveal the shortlist of ten favourite duets, as suggested by his listeners.
With the "Favourite Duets" search reaching its climax, Russell plays the penultimate pair that we've not yet heard - Ray Charles & Betty Carter's "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Can't We Be Friends" sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong". The centre of the programme takes the form of a tribute to Broadway melodist Jerry Bock who died earlier this month. We hear five songs from five different shows - 'Tenderloin', which gave Bobby Darin his 'Artificial Flowers'; 'Mr Wonderful' from which we hear Peggy Lee's famous recording of the title song; excerpts from 2 Broadway cast recordings - of 'Fiddler On The Roof' ('Do You Love Me?') and 'Fiorello' ('I Love A Cop') - and another title song: 'She Loves Me' sung by Jack Jones. Russell requests help from the audience in identifying the mysterious sound at the end of an early Jean Goldkette recording, asks them to admire Bing Crosby's whistling technique in a Paul Whiteman 1928 recording of a J Fred Coots song and wonders if it's a coincidence that there's whistling in another Coots tune as sung by Pat Boone almost 30 years later.
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Music Played
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Diahann Carroll
Why Can't You Behave
The Magic Of Diahann Carroll (2 X UA Albums 1960)
- DRG.
- 91488.
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Vic Damone
Diane
2-On-1: βThe Lively Onesβ & βStrange Enchantmentβ
- Capitol.
- 7243 5 21095 2 4.
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Can't We Be Friends?
Complete Ella & Louis Studio Recorded Duets
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Bobby Darin
Artificial Flowers
βBobby Darin: Definitive Pop Collectionβ (2 CDS)
- Atlantic/Rhino.
- 8122-70809-2.
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Peggy Lee
Mr Wonderful
Peggy Lee: 1956 LPS: Miss Wonderful/Dreamstreet
- MCA/Universal.
- MCLD 19382.
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Maria Kornilova & Zero Mostel
Do You Love Me?
βFiddler On The Roofβ Orig Broadway Cast Album
- RCA Victor.
- LSO 1093.
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Pat Stanley
I Love A Cop
βFiorelloβ Original Broadway Cast Recording
- EMI Angel.
- 65023.
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Jack Jones
She Loves Me
βShe Loves Meβ & βThereβs Love & Thereβs Loveβ
- MCA.
- MCLD 19378.
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Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra
My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now
βJean Goldkette Bands 1924-1929β
- Timeless Historical.
- CBC 1-084.
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Ray Charles & Betty Carter - Baby It's Cold Outside
βGenius & Soul: 50th Anniv Collection (5 CD Set)
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Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
It Was The Dawn Of Love
Chronological Bing Crosby: April-June 1928
- Jonzo.
- JZCD-4.
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Pat Boone
Love Letters In The Sand
Hits Of β57: All Shook Up 31 Original Recordings
- Retrospective.
- RTR 4120.
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Cliff Edwards & Dickie Jones - Give A Little Whistle
The Best Of Film Cartoon Songs (All Disney)
Broadcast
- Sun 21 Nov 2010 21:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2