Star Spangled Rhythm: Voices of Broadway and Hollywood

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune
lead vocals:
George M. Cohan
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player and conductor)
recording of:
I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune (on 1911-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan2:30
2Nobody
lead vocals:
Bert Williams
recording of:
Nobody (in 1906)
lyricist:
Alex Rogers (songwriter, 1876-1930)
composer:
Bert Williams
part of:
Abyssinia (1906 musical)
Bert Williams2:55
3The Contract Scene
spoken vocals:
Lew Fields and Joe Weber (guitar)
recording of:
The Contract Scene
writer:
Lew Fields and Joe Weber (vaudevillian)
part of:
Pousse Café
Joe Weber, Lew Fields3:35
4Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
lead vocals:
Nora Bayes
recording of:
Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (on 1910-03-07)
lyricist:
William J. McKenna
composer:
Will Letters and C.W. Murphy
part of:
The Jolly Bachelors (1910 musical)
Nora Bayes3:12
5That Haunting Melody
lead vocals:
Al Jolson
recording of:
That Haunting Melody (on 1911-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
George M. Cohan
part of:
Vera Violetta (1911 operetta)
Al Jolson2:44
6I’ve Gotta Go Back to Texas
lead vocals:
Elizabeth Brice
conductor:
Charles A. Prince (conductor, bandleader, pianist and organist)
recording of:
I've Gotta Go Back to Texas (on 1916-01-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Watch Your Step (1914 Irving Berlin musical)
Elizabeth Brice, Charles King3:25
7Sweethearts
lead vocals:
Christie MacDonald
recording of:
Sweethearts (If You Ask Where Love Is Found) (from the operetta "Sweethearts") (on 1913-04-22)
lyricist:
Robert B. Smith
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Sweethearts
Christie MacDonald2:59
8Napoleon
lead vocals:
Billy B. Van
vocals:
Peerless Quartet
conductor:
Charles A. Prince (conductor, bandleader, pianist and organist)
recording of:
Napoleon (from the musical "Have a Heart") (on 1917-06-16)
lyricist:
P. G. Wodehouse
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Have a Heart (1917 Jerome Kern musical)
Billy B. Van5:33
9You’d Be Surprised
lead vocals:
Eddie Cantor
recording of:
You’d Be Surprised (in 1919-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Eddie Cantor3:10
10Second Hand Rose
lead vocals:
Fanny Brice
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recording of:
Second Hand Rose (on 1921-11-08)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke (in 1921)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1921)
Fanny Brice3:19
11Mr. Gallagher and Mr. SheanGallagher & Shean6:24
12Say It With Music
lead vocals:
John Steel (American tenor)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recording of:
Say It With Music (on 1921-11-01)
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1922)
John Steel2:56
13Love Will Find a Way
piano:
Eubie Blake
lead vocals:
Noble Sissle
recording of:
Love Will Find a Way (from the musical "Shuffle Along") (on 1921-06-09)
lyricist:
Noble Sissle
composer:
Eubie Blake
part of:
Shuffle Along (1921 musical)
Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake3:19
14Song of the Vagabonds
lead vocals:
Dennis King (UK film and musical actor/singer)
vocals:
Victor Light Opera Company
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer)
recording of:
The Vagabond King, Act I: Song of the Vagabonds (Villon, Chorus) (on 1925-12-10)
composer:
Rudolf Friml
librettist:
Brian Hooker and William H. Post
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
translated version of:
蒲田行進曲
part of:
The Vagabond King: Act I
Dennis King2:29
15Sometimes I’m Happy
piano:
Frank Banta (US pianist Frank E. Banta, son)
lead vocals:
Louise Groody and Charles E. King
recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy (on 1927-04-12)
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Louise Groody, Charles King3:33
16Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
lead vocals:
Helen Morgan
conductor:
Victor Baravalle
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1928-02-14)
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)
Helen Morgan3:06
17Lover, Come Back to Me
lead vocals:
Evelyn Herbert
conductor:
Leonard Joy (composer)
recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1929-02-05)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
Evelyn Herbert3:43
18My Mammy
lead vocals:
Al Jolson
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
recording of:
My Mammy (on 1927-08-18)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1920-12-29)
part of:
The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
Al Jolson2:10
19I’m the Last of the Red Hot Mammas
lead vocals:
Sophie Tucker (singer, comedienne, actress & radio personality)
conductor:
Ted Shapiro
recording of:
I'm the Last of the Red Hot Mommas (on 1929-03-25)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
part of:
Honky Tonk (1929 film)
Sophie Tucker2:28
20Broadway Melody
lead vocals:
Charles E. King
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
recording of:
Broadway Melody (in 1928)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
The Broadway Melody (1929 film)
Charles King1:09
21You’re Always in My Arms (but Only in My Dreams)
lead vocals:
Bebe Daniels
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Victor Baravalle
recording of:
You're Always in My Arms (but Only in My Dreams) (on 1929-09-16)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Tierney
part of:
Rio Rita (1929 film)
Bebe Daniels3:01
22Look for the Silver Lining
lead vocals:
Marilyn Miller
recording of:
Look for the Silver Lining (in 1929)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Sally (1920 musical)
Marilyn Miller3:32
23Thanks / Buckin’ the Wind
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby
performer:
Nat W. Finston and His Paramount Orchestra
recording of:
Buckin' the Wind (in 1933)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
part of:
Too Much Harmony (1933 film)
recording of:
Thanks (in 1933)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
part of:
Too Much Harmony (1933 film)
Bing Crosby4:25
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Credits

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executive producer:Bruce Talbot
compiler:Dwight Blocker Bowers
Amy Henderson
booklet editor:Jane Sapp