Show 68, “Top Hits of 1958,” tracks all the #1 Billboard hits from the year, plus some news about cars, Hula Hoops, the Space Race, and more. Performers include Frank Sinatra, The Platters, The McGuire Sisters, Danny and the Juniors, Tommy Edwards, Elvis Presley, and Ricky Nelson.

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 Show 67, “Songs about Food,” offers a comprehensive culinary tour of popular music, with songs about fruits, vegetables, meat stew, butter, snacks, deserts and coffee. Performers include Frankie Avalon, Frank Sinatra, Howdy Doody, Dean Martin, The Platters, Brenda Lee, and Elvis Presley. 

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Show 66, “1940s Blues,” traces the evolution of blues music through the decade, featuring top hits by 17 performers, including The Andrews Sisters, The Ink Spots, Charles Brown, Louis Armstrong, Wynonie Harris, and Dinah Washington. 

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Show 65, “1950s Heart Throbs,” features the music of nine handsome male singers who made women swoon. Performers include Jim Reeves, Nat King Cole, Dion DiMucci, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, and Frank Sinatra.

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Show 64, “Top Hits of 1942,” tracks the most popular music of that year, with 14 recordings by Bing Crosby, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Dinah Shore, Gene Autry, The Andrews Sisters, and Billie Holliday. Also included: a couple of wartime radio commercials and some 1942 news you never learned in school.

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Show 63, “On the road with Sam,” is an imaginary road trip with Sam Waldron and a playlist of music that is sure to put a 60-minute smile on his face. Performers include Rosemary Clooney, Elsie Carlisle, Johnny Mathis, The Andrews Sisters, Tony Bennett, and Al Jolson. Also included: a “sneak preview” of recordings from a few future episodes.

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Show 62, “Bing Crosby,” follows the life and musical career of the 20th century’s first true Megastar. We hear 18 recordings from Bing and a variety of other performers including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Andrews Sisters, Al Jolson, son Gary Crosby and Louis Armstrong. Also included: two recordings from Crosby’s long-running radio show.

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Show 61, “Songs with Stories,” explores interesting stories behind important mid-century songs. Included are “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “St. Louis Blues,” “Get Your Kicks on Route 66,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Peggy Sue,” and “My Funny Valentine,” plus the most-recorded gospel song of all time, the #1-ranked country music hit of all time, and the musical backdrop to a famous movie murder.

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Show 60, “Top Hits of 1952,” tracks the most popular recordings of 1952, playing 17 songs, including ballads, an unusual novelty song about Little Bo Peep, and a recording that’s an early precursor of rock-and-roll. Performers include Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Percy Faith, Jo Stafford, Eddie Fisher, and Leroy Anderson.

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Show 59, “Songs About Body Parts,” uses 19 popular songs to lead a comprehensive tour of the human body. Included are faces, feet, fingernails, hearts, minds, heads, and much more. Performers include Elvis Presley, Evelyn Knight, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Ferlin Husky, Matt Monro, Stan Freberg, and The Platters.

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