Volume 112: Music America Loves Part 2

OK…a few months since episode 24 has turned into almost two years. But we are finally going to finish the great story about how early recording devices became the music machines of the 1950s. So get ready to hear some great tunes while we learn about how we got the music you want when you want it with Volume 112: Music America Loves Part 2. Credits and copyrights Various – 60 Years Of "Music America Loves Best" Label: RCA Victor Red Seal – LM-6074 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1959 Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country Style: Vocal, Opera, Romantic, Swing, Instrumental We'll hear 7 of the 14 songs on disk two of this two-record set, which is sides 2 and 3. Duke Ellington–Take The "A" Train Composed by Billy Strayhorn and released in 1941, “Take the 'A' Train” became the Duke Ellington orchestra's signature tune. The February 15, 1941 recording of the song remained on the top charts for seven weeks and is now considered the definitive version. Artie Shaw–Begin The Beguine written by Cole Porter who composed the song between Kalabahi, Indonesia, and Fiji during a 1935 Pacific cruise. Recorded July 24, 1938 Leopold Stokowski And The Philadelphia Orchestra–Blue Danube Waltz Composed by Johann Straus II in 1867 Recorded in 1927 José Iturbi–Polonaise In A-Flat composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1842 Recorded in 1946 Perry Como–Prisoner Of Love Clarence Gaskill, Russ Columbo, Leo Robin om 1931 Recorded in March 1946 May the bird of happiness fly up your nose Jan Peerce–Bluebird Of Happiness written by Edward Heyman, Sandor Harmati, Harry Parr-Davies Recorded in 1958 Jascha Heifetz–Hora Staccato Hora staccato, written in 1906, is a virtuoso violin showpiece by Grigoraș Dinicu. It is a short, fast work in a Romanian hora style, and has become a favorite encore of violinists, especially in the 1932 arrangement by Jascha Heifetz you just heard. I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.