Recommended Materials
THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY MATHIS
2-disc collection of hit recordings by Johnny Mathis from 1956 through 2000. Tracks include the #1 hit from 1956, “Chances Are.” Legacy Recordings # 63562, 2004.
PERRY-GO-ROUND
20 hits from Perry Como from the 1930’s through the “50’s. Tracks include the top ten hit from 1955, “Home For The Holidays.” Guest artists Dinah Shore and Brenda Lee.
Jasmine Records # 344, 1998.
AMAPOLA
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra recordings from the 1940’s with guest artists Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Helen O’Connell and Bob Eberly. Tracks include his #1 hit from 1940, “The Breeze and I.”
Living Era # 5287, 2000.
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER: THE VERY BEST OF THE FOUR LADS
21 recordings by the Four lads. Tracks include the #2 hit from 1955 “Moments to Remember,” the top-100 from 1959 “Happy Anniversary” and the #2 from 1956, “No, Not Much!”.
Taragon Records # 1079, 2000.
THE ANDREWS SISTERS: APPLE BLOSSOM TIME
25 recordings from 1938 through 1948 with guest artists Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Bill Ternent and His Orchestra. Tracks include the 1940 #4 recording of “Say “Si Si.”
ASV Records # 5286, 2000.
FRANKIE LAINE: I BELIEVE - 20 ALL TIME TREATS
Collection of hit recordings by Frankie Laine from the late 1940’s through the 50’s. Tracks include his #2 hit from 1953, “I Believe.”
PRISM # PLATCD 177
THE ESSENTIAL RCA SINGLES COLLECTION
Recordings by Kay Starr from 1955 through 1959. Tracks include the 1947 top ten hit “My Heart Reminds Me (and That Reminds Me of You).”
Taragon Records # 1056, 1999.