10/06/2012
Russell marks what would've been Judy Garland's 90th birthday and the centenary of songwriter Dick Manning.
To mark what would've have been Judy Garland's 90th birthday, Russell opens with her duet with Johnny Mercer on Cole Porter's Friendship.
He follows this by recalling a famous song which Mercer presented to Judy the day after her marriage to David Rose - I Remember You - sung by Sue Raney.
Memories of songwriter Dick Manning, whose centenary falls on this day, with four very different songs for which he provided the lyrics. And then into some detective work, on behalf of a listener who asked: How did two different songs come to exist with identical melodies - Doris Day's version of I'm Confessin' and Fats Waller's Buddies playing Lookin' For Another Sweetie.
Russell proposes a solution to the mystery which involves the names Chris Smith - who wrote Ballin' The Jack (we hear Danny Kaye) and Cake-Walking Babies From Â鶹ԼÅÄ (sung for us by the late Carrie Smith) - and Chick Smith, who could be the real composer of the tune.
Russell then looks at a mis-titling of Gin House Blues (Nina Simone) and a strange 1962 Tony Awards decision. Jack Jones illustrates with I Believe In You before a further garland of Judy performances winds the show up with a medley from Easter Parade, this time with Fred Astaire.
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Music Played
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Judy Garland & Johnny Mercer
Friendship
“Personality; Johnny Mercer Singsâ€
- ASV Living Era.
- CD AJA 5430.
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Sue Raney
I Remember You
“When Your Lover Has Gone/Songs For A Raney Dayâ€
- Capitol.
- 7243 8 59839 2 4.
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The Four Lads
Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen
“The Four Lads – Moments To Rembemberâ€
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 492.
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Andy Williams
The Hawaiian Wedding Song
“To You Sweetheart, Aloha – Andy Williamsâ€
- Varese Sarabande.
- 302 066 253-2.
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Hermione Gingold & Gilbert Harding
Takes Two To Tango
“Hermione Gingold Live At The Café De Paris – Plusâ€
- Stage Door.
- 5055122190103.
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Jane Morgan
Fascination
“Jane Morgan: Fascination – The Ultimate Collectionâ€
- Jasmine.
- JASCD 489.
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Doris Day
I'm Confessin'
“Doris Day: ‘You’re My Thrill’/ ‘Young At Heart’
- Sony/BMG Columbia.
- 88697092822.
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Fats Waller and His Buddies
Lookin' For Another Sweetie
“Fats Waller: Complete Recorded Works Vol 2â€
- JSP.
- JSP 928B.
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Danny Kaye
Ballin' The Jack
“Danny Kaye – Ballin’ The Jackâ€
- Memoir.
- CDMOIR 559.
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Carrie Smith & Ny Jazz Repertory Company
Cake Walking Babies From Â鶹ԼÅÄ
“Satchmo Remembered At Carnegie Hallâ€
- Atlantic.
- SD 1671.
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Nina Simone
Gin House Blues [Sic – Actually 'Me & My Gin']
“Nina Simone: The Best Of The Colpix Yearsâ€
- EMI/Roulette.
- CDP 7985842.
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Jack Jones
I Believe In You
“Jack Jones: 2 LPs - She Love Me/There’s Love &Coâ€
- MCA.
- MCLD 19378.
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Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
Irving Berlin Medley From "Easter Parade":
“The Great MGM Stars – Judy Garlandâ€
- MGM/EMI.
- CDP 79 5856 2.
Broadcast
- Sun 10 Jun 2012 21:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2