Show 98, “1950s Wedding,” presents a suggested playlist for a wedding with a 1950s theme. We hear 19 songs performed by Elvis Presley, Lex Baxter, Jo Stafford, Perry Como, Eydie Gorme, Johnny Mathis, Audrey Hepburn, The Four Aces, Pat Boone, Julie London, The Fleetwoods, and eight others.  

The post Show 98, “1950s Wedding,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 97, “Lost Memories,” presents 18 songs from the 1950s, most of them largely forgotten by now. Performers include Martin Denny, The Everly Brothers, Kathy Linden, Rusty Draper, LeRoy Anderson, Mel Blanc, Patti Page, Conway Twitty, and Johnny Preston.

The post Show 97, “Lost Memories,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 96, “December Babies,” presents music performed by 15 artists who had birthdays in December. Performers include Matt Monro, Arthur Fiedler, Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, Perez Prado, Joe Williams, Freddy Cannon, Little Richard, Brenda Lee, and Dave Brubeck.

The post Show 96, “December Babies,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 95, “The Kingston Trio,” presents 17 songs by arguably the most successful singing group of the late 1950s. Songs include “Reverend Mister Black,” “Tom Dooley,” “Four Strong Winds,” “Scotch and Soda,” “Sloop John B,” “Try to Remember,” “Tijuana Jail,” and “Greenback Dollar.”

The post Show 95, “The Kingston Trio,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 94, “Latin Music,” presents 18 examples of Latin music by performers including Trini Lopez, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, The Andrews Sisters, Harry Belafonte, Richie Valens, Julie London, Eydie Gorme, a group known as Bossa Nova, and Pete Seeger with Arlo Guthrie.

The post Show 94, “Latin Music,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 93, “It’s Jane!” is a musical biography of a girl who grew up in a small, isolated mountain town in the 1950s. Performers include Gene Autry, Elvis Presley, Pat Boone, Johnny Mathis, Guy Lombardo, Gordon MacRae, Ricky Nelson, Sue Thompson, Billy Vaughn, and Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.

The post Show 93, “It’s Jane!” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 92, “The Oddball ‘40s,” recalls obscure news items and popular songs from every year, 1940 through 1949. Performers include Judy Garland, Al Jolson, Jimmy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Jimmy Wakely, Helen Forrest, and Tex Williams.

The post Show 92, “The Oddball ‘40s appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 91, “The Moon,” features 18 songs about the Moon, with performances by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, The Marcels, Louis Armstrong, The Drifters, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby, Steve Anderson, and Duke Ellington.

The post Show 91, “The Moon,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 90, “Nat King Cole,” is a musical tribute to one of the most familiar and distinctive voices of mid-century popular music. The show presents 15 recordings, including “When I Fall in Love,” “Mona Lisa,” “Too Young,” “Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer,” and “The Christmas Song” as well as duets with Bing Crosby and Natalie Cole.

The post Show 90, “Nat King Cole,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.

Show 89, “The Clarinet,” features 17 pieces of music that highlight the clarinet, including jazz, classical and easy-listening. Performers include David Bowie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Sabine Meyer, the Budapest Clarinet Quintet, Acker Bilk, and Pete Fountain.

The post Show 89, “The Clarinet,” appeared first on Sam Waldron.