Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950

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Tracklist

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1Diga Diga Doo
recording of:
Diga Diga Doo
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
The Mills Brothers3:10
2I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
Lee Wiley2:50
3Easter Parade
recording of:
Easter Parade (from “Easter Parade”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Gene Austin2:58
4The Object of My AffectionPinky Tomlin3:10
5The Lady in Red
recording of:
The Lady in Red
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Allie Wrubel
Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang3:04
6The Music Goes Round and Round
cover recording of:
The Music Goes Round and Round (by E. Farley, M. Riley, R. Hodgson)
lyricist:
Red Hodgson (in 1935)
composer:
Edward Farley (in 1935) and Mike Riley (in 1935)
Frank Froeba and His Swing Band3:11
7I Can't Get StartedBunny Berigan and His Boys3:24
8These Foolish ThingsTeddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:21
9The Toy TrumpetRaymond Scott Quintette3:00
10Nightmare
recording of:
Nightmare
composer:
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw and His New Music2:52
11The Flat Foot FloogieSlim & Slam2:51
12My Heart Belongs to Daddy
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra2:58
13September SongWalter Huston2:56
14I Thought About YouBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:35
15Down the Road ApieceWill Bradley3:09
16Prisoner of Love
bass and double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1941-09-16)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1941-09-16)
drums (drum set):
J. C. Heard (on 1941-09-16)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1941-09-16)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1941-09-16)
trumpet:
Emmet Berry (on 1941-09-16) and Emmett Barry (on 1941-09-16)
vocals:
Lena Horne (on 1941-09-16)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-16)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 867)
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1941-09-16)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Music Sales Corporation
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:23
17Why Don't You Do RightBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:14
18Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
recording of:
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra2:34
19Comin' in on a Wing and a PrayerThe Golden Gate Quartet2:53
20I'm Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:16
21Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:22
22Linda
instruments and orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
lead vocals:
Buddy Clark
spoken vocals:
Buddy Clark and Anita Gordon
vocals:
Buddy Clark and Anita Gordon
part of:
V Disc (number: JB 344 (1))
recording of:
Linda (1946 song) (on 1946-11-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (in 1942)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc.
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:17
23Buttons and Bows
accordion:
[unknown] (on 1947-11-30)
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1947-11-30)
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-11-30)
lyricist:
Ray Evans
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys2:04
24Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestra3:11
25One for My Baby
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Frank Sinatra3:05