Recommended Materials
CHART-TOPPERS OF THE THIRTIES
Collection of 25 hit recordings from the 1930’s. Tracks include Larry Clinton’s No.1 hit from 1939, “Deep Purple.”
Living Era Records # 5293, 1999.
WINTER WONDERLAND
Collection of Christmas Carol recordings by Frank Sinatra, Lita Rosa, Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong. Tracks include the hit recording from 1951 by Bing Crosby, “Marshmellow World.”
Demon Records, 2003.
IS EVERYBODY HAPPY?
25 hit recordings by Ted Lewis with guest artists Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Sophie Tucker and Jimmy Dorsey. Tracks include his #2 hit recording from 1932, “Somebody Loves You.”
ASV Records # 5273, 1999.
THE ESSENTIAL PAUL ROBESON
Recordings of Paul Robeson with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1928 through 1947. Tracks include a cover of the 1934 #1 hit “Wagon Wheels.”
ASV Records # 244, 2001.