Recommended Materials
OUR GRACIE: 23 FAVORITES 1928-1947
23 tracks recorded by singer Gracie Fields between 1928 and 1947. Songs include the #10 hit song from 1935, “Roll Along, Prairie Moon.”
Living Era Records # 5259, 1998.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: THE COMPLETE DECCA STUDIO MASTER TAKES, 1940-1949
Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, Charlie Holmes, Joe Garland, Pops Foster, Sidney Catlett, Zutty Singleton, Cozy Cole and The Mills Brothers. All tracks recorded between March 1940 and September 1949, including the top ten hit from 1921 “I Used To Love Her (But It’s All Over Now)”.
Definitive # 11172, 2001.
THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK: TIN PAN ALLEY
Collection of over 20 recordings by Uri Caine. Tracks include the #1 hit song from 1908, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Winter & Winter # 38, 1999.
THE BEST OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS: THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION
Part of the 20th Century Masters collection featuring the hit recordings by The Andrews Sisters. Guest artists include Bing Crosby, Vic Schoen, Jimmy Dorsey and Mitch Ayers. Tracks include the #5 recording from 1941, “I’ll See You in Apple Blossom Time.”
MCA Records # 088112230, 2000.
MUSIC FROM THE NEW YORK STAGE (1890-1920), VOL. 2
Collection of 4 discs from Broadway stage productions produced during 1908 and 1913. Tracks include the top ten recording by Nora Bayes of “Rosa Rosetta.”
Pearl Records # 9053, 1993.