Recommended Materials
ALL MY OWN WORK: 17 GREAT SONGWRITERS PERFORM
22 songwriters perform their own work spanning twenty years. Included is a medley of Mabel Wayne hit songs, performed by the songwriter herself.
FOREVER & EVER: PERRY COMO
50 hit recordings by Perry Como, with guest artist Betty Hutton. Tracks include the #3 recording from 1950, “Dreamer’s Holiday.”
ASV Records #256, 2001.
THE ESSENTIAL PAUL ROBESON
2 Disc collection of hit recordings by Paul Robeson from 1928 through 1947. Guest artists include Ray Noble, Count Basie and Elisabeth Welch. Tracks include the #2 hit song from 1928, “Little Man, You’ve Had a Busy Day.”
ASV Records #244, 2001.
HITS OF 1930
Collection of the top hit recordings from 1930. Tracks include the #2 hit “It Happened in Monterey” performed by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with Jack Fulton.
Naxos Nostalgia #8120634, 2002.
BUTTONS & BOWS: 25 TOP HITS 1940-1949
Dinah Shore’s hit recordings from 1940 through 1949 including the 1943 #3 hit, “Why Don’t You Fall In Love With Me.”
ASV Records #5317, 2000.
JIMMY DORSEY & HIS ORCHESTRA GREATEST HITS
13 recordings by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Tracks include the 1941 #11 hit recording “I Understand.”
Curb Records # 77411, 1991.
PAUL WHITEMAN GREATEST HITS
Collection of hit recordings by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with guest artists George Gershwin and Ferde Grofe. Tracks include the 1927 #1 hit, “In a Little Spanish Town.”
Collectors’ Choice #61, 1999.
THE VOICE OF THE SOUTHLAND: GENE AUSTIN
25 hit recordings from Gene Austin, including the #1 hit recording from 1928, “ Ramona.”
Living Era Records #5217, 1997.