Recommended Materials
HITS OF 1930
Collection of 20 hit recordings from 1930. Tracks include the #5 recording by George Olsen, “Beyond the Blue Horizon.”
Naxos Nostalgia # 82-0634, 2002.
HIS GREATEST HITS OF THE 30’S: IT’S EASY TO REMEMBER
25 hit songs recorded by Bing Crosby between 1931 and 1939. Tracks include Crosby’s #1 hit from 1937, “Too Marvelous For Words.”
ASV Records # 5394, 2001.
JAZZ SINGER
2-disc collection of Kay Starr’s finest recordings. Tracks include a cover of the 1926 #1 hit “Beezin’ Along With the Breeze.” Originally released in 1960.
Exemplar # 2004, 2002
COCKTAIL HOUR: MAURICE CHEVALIER
2-disc collection of Maurice Chevalier’s recordings including his #3 hit from 1929, “Louise.”
Columbia River Entertainment Group # 218021, 2000.
ETHEL MERMAN
20 recordings by the incomparable EtheL Merman. Tracks include her top ten hit from 1933, “Eadie Was a Lady.”
Castle Pulse Records, 2002.
STAND UP & CHEER, BRIGHT EYES: THE SONGS OF SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S FILMS
3 CD collection of Shirley Temple’s best loved songs from the films she starred in. Songs include “On the Good Ship Lollipop”, “Baby Take a Bow”, “Stand Up and Cheer”, “Young Dream” and “Animal Crackers In My Soup”.
Chansons Cinema # 24, 1997.
CHART TOPPERS OF THE TWENTIES
25 hit recordings from the 1920’s with performances by Isham Jones, Eddie Cantor, Ted Weems, Billy Jones, Al Jolson, Guy Lombardo, Gene Austin, Paul Whiteman and Rudy Vallee. Tracks include the #4 hit from 1935 “Honey (I’m In Love With You)”.
Living Era Records # 5292, 1998.
HOLLYWOOD’S BEST: THE ’30’S ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS
Original soundtracks from films released in the 1930’s. Tracks include the classic ode to Hollywood, “Hooray to Hollywood.”
Turner Classic Movies Music # 72907, 1997.