Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Washington Post March
recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
arrangement of:
Washington Post
United States Marine Band2:01
2King of the Bungaloos
recording of:
King of the Bungaloos
lyricist:
Gene Greene (American vaudeville and ragtime singer)
composer:
Charley Straight
Gene Greene2:42
3How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm?
recording of:
How You Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Walter Donaldson
Nora Bayes2:30
4When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine
recording of:
When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine (from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919")
lyricist:
Francis DeWitt
composer:
Robert Hood Bowers
Bert Williams3:00
5Swanee
baritone vocals and whistling:
Al Jolson (on 1920-01-08)
recording of:
Swanee (on 1920-01-08)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar (in 1919)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. (on 1919-10-31)
Al Jolson52:38
6Oh, Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Cliff Edwards2:58
7Yes Sir! That's My Baby
recording of:
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Donaldson Publishing Co., Francis, Day & Hunter, Imagem CV and Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem)
Lee Morse2:53
8If You Knew Susie
recording of:
If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie (from "Big Boy")
writer:
Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
publisher:
Salabert
Eddie Cantor2:53
9Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
Ted Lewis2:57
10My Blue Heaven
recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
Don Voorhees and His Orchestra3:24
11My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:03
12Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
vocals:
Tess Gardella
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Aunt Jemima3:05
13The Blue Room
recording of:
Blue Room
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
Joe Venuti and His Blue Four3:19
14Makin' Whoopee
recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:16
15Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-07-19)
alto saxophone:
Bert Curry (on 1929-07-19) and Crawford Wethington (on 1929-07-19)
banjo:
Mancy "Peck" Carr (on 1929-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-07-19)
piano:
Gene Anderson (Jazz pianist. Played with Louis Armstrong) (on 1929-07-19)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Strong (on 1929-07-19)
trombone:
Fred Robinson (American trombonist) (on 1929-07-19)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19) and Homer Hobson (on 1929-07-19)
tuba:
Pete Briggs (on 1929-07-19)
violin:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1929-07-19)
conductor:
Carroll Dickerson (on 1929-07-19)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1929-07-19)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2.453:25
16Lovable and Sweet
recording of:
Lovable and Sweet (from Street Girl)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Oscar Levant
Annette Hanshaw2:55
17Happy Days Are Here Again
recording of:
Happy Days Are Here Again (from 1930-02-03 to present)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Ben Selvin and His Orchestra3:21
18Ten Cents a Dance
recording of:
Ten Cents a Dance
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1930)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Simple Simon
Ruth Etting3:18
19The Peanut Vendor
recording of:
The Peanut Vendor
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Marion Sunshine
composer:
Moisés Simons
translated version of:
El manisero
California Ramblers3:43
20Black and Blue
recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Ethel Waters3:03
21When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
recording of:
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain (on 1931-08-17)
lyricist:
Howard Johnson (songwriter / lyricist) and Kathy Smith
composer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Kate Smith3:04
22You Rascal You
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra3:14
23Everybody Loves My Baby
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Salabert
The Boswell Sisters2:23
24Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
banjo:
Morris White (jazz guitarist) (on 1932-04-20)
double bass:
Jimmy Smith (Cotton Club bassist) (on 1932-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Leroy Maxey (jazz drummer) (on 1932-04-20)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1932-04-20)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1932-04-20) and Arville Harris (on 1932-04-20)
trombone:
DePriest Wheeler (on 1932-04-20) and Harry White (jazz trombonist) (on 1932-04-20)
trumpet:
Reuben Reeves (on 1932-04-20), Edwin Swayze (on 1932-04-20) and Lammar Wright (on 1932-04-20)
woodwind:
Walter Thomas (on 1932-04-20)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1932-04-20)
recording of:
Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day (on 1932-04-20)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra43:11
25Brother, Can You Spare a Dime
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Bing Crosby33:11
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