Recommended Materials
SPOTLIGHTING THE TED FIO RITO ORCHESTRA
The Ted Fio Rito Orchestra -- with Ward Swingle, Patti Palmer, The Solidares and The Mahoney Sisters -- live recording from the Coca Cola Parade of Spotlight Bands in Fort Dix, New Jersey on November 8, 1943. Tracks include “I Never Knew”, “I Don’t Want To Love You”, “Danny Boy”, “Hawaiian War Chant” and “Take the ‘A’ Train”.
Collectors’ Choice # 1024, 2002.
AL JOLSON COCKTAIL HOUR
Collection of Al Jolson’s hit songs, including the 1923 #1 hit “Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye”. Other tracks include “Anniversary Song”, “When I Leave the World Behind”, “Hallelujah I’m a Bum”, “Waitin’ for the Robert E. Lee”, “Back In Your Own Backyard”, “You Made Me Love You” and “Sonny Boy”.
Columbia River Entertainment Group # 218034, 2000.
A DATE WITH DEAN
Dean Martin performs “Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye”, “Everybody Loves Somebody”, “Till Then”, “Here I’ll Stay”, “Why Don’t You Believe Me?”, “Glow Worm”, “Because You’re Mine” and “Takes Two to Tango”.
CATL # PBXCD347, 2001.
MAKIN’ WHOOPEE WITH BANJO EYES
Collection of Eddie Cantor recordings from 1919 through 1944 including the # 1 hit from 1923, “No, No, Nora” and the # 3 hit recording from 1924 “Charley, My Boy”. Other tracks “You’d Be Surprised”, “Oh! Boy, What a Girl” and “That’s the Kind of Baby For Me”.
ASV # 537, 2000.