Recommended Materials
RAY CHARLES: LOVE SONGS
Ray Charles records love standards from the 50’s through the 80’s with guest artists Betty Carter and Cleo Laine. Tracks include ’Til There Was You.”
Rhino Records # 75572, 1999.
CHRISTMAS COLLECTION: THE BEST OF BING CROSBY
Part of the 20th Century Masters series. Tracks include Bing Crosby’s rendition of “It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas.”
MCA Records # 38702, 2003.
PERRY COMO: GREATEST GOSPEL SONGS
21 gospel recordings by Perry Como from 1950 through 1968. Tracks include Meredith Willson’s “May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You.”
RCA Records # 67978, 2000.
WILLSON: SYMPHONY NO. 1 AND 2
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William T. Stromberg, performs Meredith Willson's Symphony No. 1 in F Minor: “A Symphony of San Francisco” and Symphony No. 2 in E Minot “The Missions of California.”
Naxos # 8559006, 1999.
THE MUSIC MAN
Original 1957 Broadway Cast recording staring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook. Recorded on December 29, 1957.
EMI Angel # 64663, 1992.
THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
Original Broadway Cast recording starring Tammy Grimes and Harve Presnell.
EMI Angel # 64761, 1993.
HERE’S LOVE
Original 1963 Broadway Cast recording starring Laurence Maismith and Craig Stevens. Recorded on Osctober 6, 1963.
Sony Broadway $ 48204, 1992.