Episode 329 1950s Gospel, features 14 prominent gospel acts from the 1950s, including the very first interracial commercial recording made in the United States. Performers include Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Sister Rosetta Tharp, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Elvis Presley, and The Statesmen Quartet with Hovie Lister.

45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s

Episode 329

1950s Gospel

Playlist

1

Keep Your Hand on the Plow

Mahalia Jackson

2

Surely God is Able

The Famous Ward Singers

3

Old Time Religion

The Staple Singers

4

We’ve Got a Great Big Wonderful God

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet

5

Touch the Hem of His Garment

The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke

6

Come and Go to That Land

The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke

7

Heaven’s Grocery Store

The Dixie Hummingbirds

8

Steal Away

Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

9

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

The Clara Ward Singers

10

Buked and Scorned

Odetta

11

Take My Hand Precious Lord

Elvis Presley

12

Have a Little Talk With Jesus

Sister Rosetta Tharp & Red Foley

13

This Train

Sister Rosetta Tharp

14

Everybody’s Gonna Have a Wonderful Time Up There

The Pilgrim Travelers

15

Wonderful Time Up There

Pat Boone

16

That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine

The Statesman Quartet with Hovie Lister

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Episode 328, Now the Words, showcases nine iconic swing-era big band songs like In the Mood, Tuxedo Junction and Take the A Train … and pairs them with vocal recordings that include lyrics. Performers include Jerry Vale, Frank Sinatra, The Delta Rhythm Boys, The Andrews Sisters, and Mel Torme.

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Episode 327, Obscure 1950s Females, features 16 talented singers who never rose to superstar status but left great music. Performers include Hellen Merrill, Margie Bowes, Sue Raney, Lula Reed, Laura Allyn, Lurlean Hunter, Mavis Rivers, and nine more.

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Episode 326, 1940-1941 My Way gives 21st century listeners Sam Waldron’s unique musical and sociological window into the early years of World War II and the late years of the Swing Era. Performers include Tommy Tucker, Dinah Shore, Glenn Miller, The Ink Spots, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and eight more.

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Episode 325, Six Years of Rock and Roll, features 20 famous recordings from 1954 through 1959, with performances by The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ricky Nelson, Johnnie and the Hurricanes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Pat Boone … and more.

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Episode 324, New Love, includes 17 recordings about the wonder of brand new love. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Matt Monro, Betty Ann Blake, Russ Morgan, Johnny Mathis, Dorothy Collins, Eddie Fisher … and nine more.

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Episode 323, Jim Reeves, traces the career of a pioneer country performer whose career was cut short by a plane crash when he was just 40. Recordings include Four Walls, The Blue Side of Lonesome, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Mexican Joe, Stand at Your Window, and The Blizzard, plus duets with Dottie West and Patsy Cline.

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Episode 322, Music for Breaking Up, includes 16 songs about what happens when love goes astray. Artists include Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Vic Damone, Kitty Wells, Rosemary Clooney, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and eight others.

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Episode 321, 1954 My Way, takes a unique look at a year of change in popular music, including the start of a major transition in country music. Performers include Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, The Five Satins, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and eight more.

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Episode 320, Signed Off 2024, pays tribute to notable musicians who died in 2024, including some who are well known and others whose fascinating stories are not. Performers include The New Christy Minstrels, Quincy Jones, Jack Jones, Steve Lawrence, Lola Dee, Ricky Nelson, Ray St. Germain, Angela Alvarez, and four more.

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