15/01/2012
The 60th anniversary of a famous Guy Mitchell recording - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - sets Russell on an exploration of a host of musical Pittsburghers.
The 60th anniversary of a famous Guy Mitchell recording - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - sets Russell on an exploration of a host of musical Pittsburghers and brings a wealth of delights.
We start with possibly THE founding father of American popular music, Stephen Foster, a native of this burgh, whose Beautiful Dreamer we hear sung by Steve Conway. Another son of the city, Billy Strayhorn, is represented by his Lush Life (Blossom Dearie) while Gene Kelly is heard in a rare take from An American In Paris.
Maxine Sullivan sings Shakespeare, Ted Weems plays Remarkable Girl, Earl Hines & Billy Eckstine give us Somehow; while Erroll Garner - yet another from Pittsburgh - is represented by his song Misty (Ella sings it) and so on with Pittsburghers right to the end.
We close with a rarity for us - an instrumental called 57 Varieties and another Earl Hines item, a salute to one of Pittsburgh's most famous industries, the great food empire of H J Heinz!
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Guy Mitchell
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
鈥淕uy Mitchell: The Hits 鈥� And More!鈥�
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 514.
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Steve Conway
Beautiful Dreamer
鈥淪teve Conway 鈥� My Thanks To You鈥�
- Memoir.
- CDMOIR 551.
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Blossom Dearie
Lush Life
鈥淚鈥檓 Hip 鈥� Blossom Dearie鈥�
- Columbia.
- 489 123-2.
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Gene Kelly
I've Got A Crush On You
鈥淎n American In Paris 鈥� Original Sound Track鈥�
- EMI/Turner Classic Movies.
- 7243 53415 2 6.
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Bing Crosby & Oscar Levant
What Would Shakespeare Have Said?
鈥淏ing Crosby: Going Hollywood Vol 3: 1940-44鈥�
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 121/2.
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Mazine Sullivan/Dick Hyman
When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy
鈥淪ullivan Shakespeare Hyman鈥�
- Audiophile.
- ACD 250.
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Ted Weems Orchestra: Country Washburn, Vocal
Remarkable Girl
鈥淭he Essential Ted Weems 1923 - 1930鈥�
- Retrieval.
- RTR 79034.
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Earl Hines & His Orchestra with Billy Eckstine
Somehow
鈥淏illy Eckstine: The Magnificent Mr B鈥�
- Flapper.
- PASTCD 7086.
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Ella Fitzgerald With Paul Smith [Piano]
Misty
鈥淭he Intimate Ella鈥�
- Verve.
- 839 838-2.
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Frank Sinatra
Blue Hawaii
鈥淐ome Fly With Me 鈥� Frank Sinatra鈥�
- Capitol.
- CDP 7 48469-2.
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Dakota Staton
The Late, Late Show
鈥淒akota Staton: The Late, Late Show鈥�
- Collectables.
- COL CD 5231.
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Perry Como
[I Love You] Don't You Forget It
鈥淧erry Como 鈥� 20 Greatest Hits鈥�
- RCA.
- ND 89019.
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Shirley Jones
Out Of My Dreams
鈥淪ound Track Of The Motion Picture 鈥極klahoma鈥� 鈥�
- Broadway Angel.
- ZDM 0777 7 64691 2 6.
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Earl Hines
57 Varieties
Earl Hines 鈥� Piano Man! His Greatest Recordings
- ASV Living Era.
- CD AJA 5131.
Broadcast
- Sun 15 Jan 2012 21:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2