Episode 188, “Peggy Lee,” presents the music and the career of one of the 20th century’s most popular female singers. Recordings include “Fever,” “Manana,” “Sugar,” “The Folks Who Live on the Hill,” “Blues in the Night,” “Is  That All There Is?” “Oh You Crazy Moon,” “Black Coffee,” and seven more.

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Episode 187, “Rock & Roll Ala Carte,” presents 22 rock-and-roll recordings from the 1950s. Performers include The Champs, Dion and the Belmonts, Elvis Presley, Robert Parker, Pearl Bailey, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Tommy Sands, Brenda Lee, and a dozen others.

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Episode 186, “Take Me Back to 1947,” presents 16 popular songs and makes the case that 1947 was an interesting year in terms of fashion, food, travel, population and futuristic technology. Recordings include performances by Dorothy Shay, Louis Jordan, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Clark and Bill Monroe.

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Episode 185, “New Life for Early 50s Music,” presents modern versions of eight popular recordings from the early 1950s. Performers include Ronnie Millsap, The Carpenters, John Prine, Sandy Rusco, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bobby Sykes.

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Episode 184, “Rod Stewart,” presents 15 cover recordings of classic love songs, including duets with Bette Midler and Dolly Parton. Songs include “My Funny Valentine,” “The Nearness of You,” “Stardust,” “Manhattan,” “Long Ago and Far Away,” and “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”

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Episode 183, “Nice & Bad 1940s Music,” contrasts mainstream pop music by performers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore with startlingly different blues recordings by Scatman Crothers,  Wynonie Harris, John Taylor, and George Williams.

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Episode 182, “Weird & Wonderful,” presents 20 novelty songs from the 1950 where we meet strange creatures from Earth and Space, fast cars, and some unusual historical insights that were never taught in school.

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Episode 181, “Easy Listening Ala Carte,” presents 20 recordings, with minimal interruptions, of nice and easy music mostly from the 1950s. Performers include Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Percy Faith, The Platters, Ray Price, Elvis Presley, The Lettermen, Andy Williams, and 11 more.

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Episode 180, “Ricky Nelson,” focuses on one of the most popular singers of the late 1950s. Songs include “It’s Late,” “Garden Party,” “Dream Lover,” “If You Believe It,” “Be Bop Baby,” “Teenage Idol,” “I’ll Walk Alone,” “Poor Little Fool,” and 12 others.

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Episode 179, “1940s Animal Songs,” includes nine songs about birds plus others about mules, dogs, cats, rabbits and more. Performers include Tex Ritter, Boxcar Willie, The Ink Spots, Evelyn Knight, Roy Rogers, The Andrews Sisters, Gene Autry and Doris Day.

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