Recommended Materials
PLATINUM MILLER
2-disc collection of recordings by Glenn Miller from 1939 and 1942. Tracks include the #1 reocridng from 1940 of “When You Wish Upon a Star.”
RCA Victor # 64014, 2003.
20 TOP TEN HITS
Collection of Frankie Laine’s biggest hits. Tracks include his #5 recording from 1952, “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)”.
Mastersong Records, 2001.
BIG BANDS GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2
The biggest hits from Big Bands during the 1940’s and 50’s. Tracks include Gordon Jenkins #3 hit from 1950 “My Foolish Heart.”
Universal Special Products # 20731, 1993.
ETHEL WATERS: AM I BLUE?
24 recordings by Ethel Waters from 1925 through 1949. Tracks include the top ten recording from 1933, “A Hundred Years from Today.” Guest artists include Johnny Hodges, Bunny Berigan, Benny Carter, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa.
ASV Records # 5290, 1999.
THE ESSENTIAL PAUL ROBESON
2-disc collection of Paul Robeson recordings. Tracks include the Victor Young/Ned Wasington song “Got the South in My Soul.”
ASV Records # 244, 2001.
THE BEST OF LES BAXTER
10 recordings by Les Baxter from the 1940’s and 50’s. Tracks include his #4 hit from 1954 “High and the Mighty.”
EMI - Capitol Special Markets # 19888, 1998.
IT’S EASY TO REMEMBER
4 CDs and 99 tracks of Bing Crosby’s greatest hits. Tracks include the #5 recording from 1933, “(I Don’t Stand) a Ghost of a Chance With You.”
Proper Records #4, 2002.
RAY CHARLES: SWEET SOUL TEARS
18 recordings by Ray Charles with guest artists Sonny Forrest, Leroy Cooper and David “Fathead” Newman. Tracks include “Baby, Don’t You Cry.” Album originally released in 1964.
Rhino Records # 72844, 1977.
CANDLELIGHT MILLER
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra’s recordings from 1939 through 1942. Tracks include the #5 recording from 1940, “The Nearness of You.”
RCA Victor # 68716, 1997.