22/01/2012
Russell celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song and this week's playlist includes Peggy Lee, Frank Munn, and a centennial tribute to bandleader Harry Parry.
The stimulus of some new releases, coupled with the unavailability of a rarity that Russell has been after for years, are the principal ingredients this week. He starts with Peggy Lee's You've Got Possibilities, which leads on to a duet between Peggy and Bing Crosby on a new Crosby release - The Possibility's There.
80 years ago today, songwriter Herman Hupfeld made his only recording as singer/pianist: it is apparently not available anywhere, so we enjoy Hupfeld's most famous song, As Time Goes By, in Harry Nilsson's classic version instead.
After two curios from Irish tenor Frank Munn, one the highly moralistic Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals, we get the other side of the coin by the same writers - Don't Bring Lulu - as by Bobby Short. My Gal Sal is celebrated in a song by Paul Dresser who was immortalised in a Hollywood's biopic of the same name, a clip from which we hear featuring Nan Wynn [who ghosted for Rita Hayworth].
After a centennial tribute to Harry Parry, two items from a big set of 1961 recordings and two more from a new CD by Daryl Sherman complete the mixture!
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Peggy Lee
You've Got Possibilities
PEGGY LEE: PASS ME BY/BIG SPENDER
- CAPITOL/EMI.
- 7243 5 35210 2 8.
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Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee
The Possibility's There
BING CROSBY THROUGH THE YEARS VOLUME 9: 1955-1956
- SEPIA.
- SEPIA 1185.
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Harry Nilsson
As Time Goes By
鈥淎 LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON IN THE NIGHT鈥�
- RCA.
- APL 10097.
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Countess Albani & Frank Munn
Why Do I Love You?
NOT RE-RELEASED ON LP OR CD
- COLUMBIA.
- 55007 (78 rpm).
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Frank Munn
Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals
NOT RE-RELEASED ON LP OR CD
- BRUNSWICK.
- 3050 (78 rpm).
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Bobby Short
Don't Bring Lulu
鈥�50 BY BOBBY SHORT鈥�
- ATLANTIC7.
- 7 81715-2.
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The Mills Brothers
My Gal Sal
鈥淭HE MILLS BROTHERS CHRONOLOGICAL VOL. 3鈥�
- JSP.
- CD 303.
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Nan Wynn (For Rita Hayworth)
On The Banks Of The Wabash (Excerpt)
鈥淩ITA HAYWORTH鈥�
- LEGEND.
- CD 6002.
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Daryl Sherman And Banu Gibson
By The Mississinewah
鈥淢ISSISSIPPI BELLE 鈥� COLE PORTER IN THE QUARTER 鈥�
- AUDIOPHILE.
- ACD-342.
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James Darren
Goodbye Cruel World
鈥�1961 BRITISH HIT PARADE PART 2鈥�
- FANTASTIC VOYAGE.
- FVSD 135.
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Daryl Sherman
Mississippi Belle
鈥淢ISSISSIPPI BELLE 鈥� COLE PORTER IN THE QUARTER鈥�
- AUDIOPHILE.
- ACD 342.
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Harry Parry & His Radio Sextet
A Hundred Years From Toay
78 rpm SINGLE 鈥� NOT RELEASED ON LP OR SINGLE
- PARLOPHONE.
- R 2882.
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Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
鈥�1961 BRITISH HIT PARADE PART 1鈥�
Broadcast
- Sun 22 Jan 2012 21:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2