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28/08/2011

To mark the 50th anniversary of Patsy Cline's recording of Crazy, Russell discusses the various meanings of the word and its use by the poets of Tin Pan Alley.

This programme springs entirely from the word "crazy" in song. After establishing today as the 50th anniversary of Patsy Cline's famous recording of the Willie Nelson song, Russell discusses the various meanings of the word and its use by the poets of Tin Pan Alley.

He illustrates with help from Mel Torm茅 (You're Driving Me Crazy) Teddy Grace (Crazy Blues) The Trix Sisters (I'm Crazy Over You), Frankie Vaughan (Hey You With The Craazy Eyes), Paul Simon (Still Crazy After All These Years), Rolf Harris (Football Crazy) and much more, right up to the "most wholeheartedly daffy" one, the one that gave the industry "vo-do-do-deo do" - Crazy Words, Crazy Tune, which we hear sung by "The Original Radio Girl" - Vaughn DeLeath.

57 minutes

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Sun 28 Aug 2011 21:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    鈥淢ad About The Girls 鈥� 20 Soulful Ballads鈥�

    • Verve.
    • 525 555-2.

  • Mel Torm茅

    You're Driving Me Crazy

    鈥淢el Torm茅 鈥� The Velvet Fog

    • ASV Living Era.
    • CD AJA 5346.

  • Teddy Grace

    Crazy Blues

    Teddy Grace 1937 鈥� 1940 Featuring Bobby Hackett &Co

    • Timeless Historical.
    • CBC 1-016.

  • The Trix Sisters

    I'm Crazy Over You

    Not Available On CD or LP

    • Columbia 5236 [78 RPM].
    • N/A.

  • Frankie Vaughan

    Hey You With The Crazy Eyes

    Original Film Sound-Track 鈥淟et鈥檚 Make Love鈥�

    • Polygram.
    • 836 984-2.

  • The Boswell Sisters

    Crazy People

    鈥淭he Boswell Sisters Collection: 5 CDS + DVD鈥�

    • Storyville.
    • 1088608.

  • Paul Simon

    Still Crazy After All These Years

    鈥淧aul Simon 鈥� Greatest Hits Etc.鈥�

    • CBS.
    • CD 86047.

  • Lita Roza

    I Had The Craziest Dream

    鈥淟ita Roza - Listening In The After-Hours鈥�

    • Vocalion.
    • CDLK 4126.

  • 鈥淲hispering鈥� Jack Smith

    Crazy Rhythm

    鈥淚鈥檇 Rather Charleston鈥� 3-CD Set Of 鈥�20s Music

    • Golden Stars.
    • GSS 5419.

  • Jeri Southern

    Crazy He Calls Me

    鈥淪outhern Breeze/Coffee Cigarettes鈥︹��

    • EMI/Capitol.
    • 7243 4 96650 2 6.

  • Rolf Harris

    Football Crazy

    鈥淗ello Children Everywhere鈥� [3 CD Set]

    • EMI.
    • 7243 8 74830 2 6.

  • Vaughn DeLeath

    Crazy Words, Crazy Tune

    鈥淲onderful Nonsense: Fun Songs Of The 鈥�20s鈥�

    • Take Two.
    • TT503CD.

  • Peggy Lee

    Oh! You Crazy Moon

    Complete Peggy Lee/June Christy Transcriptions

    • Mosaic.
    • MD5 184.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    But Not For Me

    鈥淓lla Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Songbook鈥�

    • Verve.
    • 314 519 844-2.

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Aug 2011 21:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2