18/11/2012
Russell's theme tonight is songs that reveal a location, such as 'The Girl From the Piano Bar'. Matt Monro's 'Love Is a Many Splendored Thing' is played in tribute to Han Suyin.
Russell opens the show with tracks from two new releases - one featuring Nat King Cole, the other by his lesser-known brother, Freddy.
Russell proceeds to take a lead from the second song - The Girl From The Piano Bar - to search for more songs "about person X from locality Y". We hear Cher's version of The Girl From Ipanema, Millicent Martin singing Sondheim's comic The Boy From..., and Dubin & Warren's She's A Latin From Manhattan, in a period recording by Victor Young's orchestra.
There are also two airshots: The Lady From 29 Palms and The Lady In Red" (both written by Allie Wrubel); Rube Bloom's riotous The Man From The South and (after a divergence about cigar-smoking 'drummers' from The Runaway Train), Peggy Lee's You Came A Long Way From St Louis.
The writer of that song brings up Where Flamingos Fly in a newly re-released version by Dakota Staton, after which Russell reminds us of a different song of the same title sung by The Ink Spots.
A short tribute to author Han Suyin comes in the shape of Matt Monro's Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing and the show is rounded off with one more "from" song - Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia, by The Boswell Sisters.
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Nat King Cole
I Used To Love You [But It's All Over]
鈥淣at King Cole: The Forgotten 1849 Concert鈥�
- HEP.
- HEPCD 91.
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Freddy Cole
The Girl From The Piano Bar
鈥淔reddy Cole: One More Lovesong/Right From The Heart鈥�
- Vocalion.
- CDSML 8495.
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Cher
The Girl From Ipanema
鈥淭he Sonny Side Of Cher鈥�
- Beat Goes On.
- 673.
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Millicent Martin
The Boy From 鈥�
鈥淐omedy Tonight: Sondheim鈥檚 Funniest Songs鈥�
- BMG Heritage/RCA Victor.
- 09026 67301 2.
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Victor Young and His Orchestra
She's A Latin From Manhattan
鈥淢anhattan Serenades: Classic Songs Of New York鈥�
- Jass.
- J-CD-641.
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Doris Day
The Lady From 29 Palms
鈥淵our Hit Parade Volume 3鈥� [Airshots]
- CBS [LP].
- WZCSP 169361.
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Anita O鈥橠ay With Stan Kenton Orchestra
The Lady In Red
鈥淎nita O鈥橠ay: A Song Stylist In Swingland鈥�
- Saga.
- 982 994-8.
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Rube Bloom & His Bayou Boys
The Man From The South
鈥淭he Charleston Chasers Vol 2 Etc.,鈥�
- Timeless.
- CBC 1-081.
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Harry Warren
The Runaway Train
Performer: Vernon Dalhart.鈥淐hildren鈥檚 Favourites 鈥� Original Recordings 1926-52鈥�
- Naxos Nostalgia.
- 8.120704.
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Peggy Lee Ad George Shearing
You Came A Long Way From St Louis
鈥淏eauty & The Beat 鈥� Peggy Lee With George Shearing鈥�
- Capitol.
- CDP 7 98454 2.
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Dakota Staton
Where Flamingos Fly
鈥淒akota Staton Sings Ballads & The Blues鈥�
- Sepia.
- Sepia 1205.
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The Ink Spots
Where Flamingo's Fly
鈥淭he Ink Spots 鈥� Their Greatest Hits鈥�
- Memoir.
- CDMOIR 538.
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Matt Monro
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
鈥淢att At The Movies Starring Matt Monro鈥�
- EMI Gold [3 CD Set].
- 50999 5 09985 2 4.
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The Boswell Sisters
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
The Boswell Sisters Collection
- Storyville [5 CDS + DVD Set].
- 1088608.
Broadcast
- Sun 18 Nov 2012 21:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2