Episode 167, “Eight Stories,” focuses on the music and careers of Cliff Richard, The Kingston Trio, Judy Garland, The Fleetwoods, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby, Helen Forrest, and Louis Armstrong.

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Episode 168, “Les Paul Mary Ford,” focuses on the music of one of the most popular musical acts of the early 1950s, including a 15-minute audio clip of The Les Paul Show on NBC radio. Songs include “I’m a Fool to Care,” “Whispering,” “Vaya Con Dios,” “Tennessee Waltz,” “Call On Me,” and eight more.

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Episode 166, “1950s History,” looks at some historical events of the ‘50s and couples them with the most popular recordings at the time … with results that are sometimes surprising. Performers include Elvis Presley, The Platters, Patti Page, The Everly Brothers, Tony Bennett, The Weavers, and Buddy Holly.

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Episode 165, “1940s Senior Prom,” features 18 recordings of music that would have been played at a high school dance in the ‘40s. Performers include Doris Day, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, Perry Como, Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee, The Ink Spots, Artie Shaw, and The Andrews Sisters.

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Episode 164, “Pat Boone,” features 19 of his recordings, including several from his 1955 album Howdy! and his best-selling 1958 album Stardust. Songs include “All Shook Up,” “Walking the Floor Over You,” “Just a Closer Walk With Thee,” “Deep Purple,” “Begin the Beguine,” “St. Louis Blues,” “Why Baby Why” and a dozen more.

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Episode 163, “78RPM Archive,” features digitized transcriptions of 17 records on 78RPM discs that were donated to the Boston Public Library over many years. Some of these recordings are familiar, but many are obscure. Performers include Phil Gordon, Al Alerts and The Four Aces, Frank Sinatra, The Ink Spots, Peggy Lee, Johnny Horton, Fats Waller and Honey Williams.

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Episode 162, “My Favorite 1940s Music Part 1,” presents 18 recordings that Sam Waldron likes so much he would stop just about anything he was doing to hear them. Performers include Tommy Dorsey, Bea Wain, Helen Forrest, The Andrews Sisters, Mel Torme, Alice Faye, Bing Crosby, and The Ink Spots.

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Episode 161, “Country Music 1959-1960,” features 18 notable recordings including big hits by Jim Reeves and Hank Locklin, along with their answer songs, the very first single issued by Loretta Lynn and performances by Ray Price, Hank Snow, Johnny Horton, Marty Robins and Kitty Wells.

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Episode 160, “The Mills Brothers,” focuses on this versatile Black singing group whose popularity lasted for half a century. Recordings include: “Paper Doll,” “Dinah,” “Standing on the Corner,” “Till Then,” “I Don’t Know Enough About You,” “The Glow Worm,” and “Tiger Rag.”

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Episode 159, “Songs About Animals,” presents 1950s songs about dogs, cats, birds, muskrats, horses, cattle, monkeys, alligators, pigs and bears. Performers include Elvis Presley Patti Page, Eddy Arnold, Bobby Day, Lloyd Price, Perry Como, the McGuire Sisters, and Chuck Berry.

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