Sam Waldron

In Episode 314, 1951 My Way, Sam Waldron presents a unique selection of music and stories, painting an interesting picture of life back then. Performers include Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Merle Haggard and George Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and seven more.

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Episode 313, Signature Songs, presents the songs most associated with 17 performers including The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, the bands of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, Connie Francis, Tony Bennett, Brenda Lee, Gene Autry, and nine more.

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Episode 312, Come Fly With Me 2, continues the music that Sam Waldron’s phone picked out for him during a red-eye flight to Europe. Performers include Paul Anka, The Ink Spots, The Fifth Dimension, Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, Dinah Washington and 11 more.

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Episode 311, Come Fly With Me Part 1, features 17 recordings picked at random from a playlist on Sam Waldron’s phone during a long red-eye flight. Performers include Matt Monro, Jimmy Durante, Barbara Cook, Robert Goulet, Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra, Noel Paul Stokey, Pee Wee King, and Bobby Darin.

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Episode 310, Music of Harold Arlen, features songs from one of the 20th century’s lesser-known songwriters. Titles include Over the Rainbow, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Stormy Weather, Let’s Fall in Love, Blues in the Night, That Old Black Magic, and I’ve Got the World on a String.

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Episode 309, My Favorite Albums, samples a dozen LPs that were Sam Waldron’s favorites when he was young. Performers include Tommy Sands, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, The Platters, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, and The Beatles.

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Episode 308, Bill Haley and His Comets, explores the music of the group most responsible for ushering in the era of 1950s rock and roll. Included are a few of Haley’s very early recordings from the 1940s. Songs include Rock Around the Clock, Forty Cups of Coffee, Skinny Minnie, Rip It Up, Shake Rattle and Roll, See Ya Later Alligator, and a dozen more.

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Episode 307, 1960 My Way, presents Sam Waldron’s unique perspective on music styles and trends in that year. The episode includes pop, rock-and-roll, country, doo-wop and adult-oriented jazz. Performers include Elvis Presley, Bobby Vee, Tony Bennett, Dion and the Belmonts, Jim Reeves, The Fleetwoods, and six more.

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Episode 306, 1950s Dance Crazes, tracks popular music about the waltz, the mambo, the rhumba, rock and roll, the cha-cha-cha and five other popular dance styles. Performers include Elvis Presley, Patti Page, Bill Haley & His Comets, Sam Cooke, The Crickets, Tony and Joe, The Diamonds, plus 11 more.

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Episode 304, The Four Lads, features hit records and album tracks by this popular singing group. Performances include Moments to Remember, No Not Much, Standin’ on the Corner, Moonlight Bay, I’ll Never Stop Loving You, Istanbul, The Bus Stop Song, and 12 more.

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