May 12, 2018 Playlist

Merv Griffin - "A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment"Featuring break music from
A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment
  by Merv Griffin

Nick Lucas “Tip-Toe Through the Tulips” from Those Wonderful Thirties: The Stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era

Lawrence Welk “Bubbles In the Wine” from Happy Days Are Here Again!

Fats Waller “Goin’ About” from One Never Knows, Do One?

Billie Holiday “Sugar” from 25 Greatest Hits

Ethel Waters “Honey In the Honeycomb” from On Stage & Screen 1925-1940

Merv Griffin “These Foolish Things” from A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment

Rosemary Clooney “The Continental” from Come On-a My House

Johnny Mathis “Then I’ll Be Tired Of You” from Warm

Ella Fitzgarald “Let’s Begin” from Best Of the Ballads

Johnny Hartman “To Each His Own” from And I Thought About You

Lena Horne “Willow Weep For Me” from Feelin’ Good

Merv Griffin “Love Walked In” from A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment

Doris Day w/ Les Brown & His Band of Renown “Sentimental Journey” from Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics [REQUEST]

Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra “Sweet Lorraine” from The Uncollected: Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra

Bob Eberly w/ Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra “All Or Nothing At All” from The Best of Jimmy Dorsey

The Ink Spots “Whispering Grass (Don’t Tell The Trees)” from These Were Our Songs (1940)

Frank Sinatra “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me” from Songs For Swingin’ Lovers!

Merv Griffin “My Ship” from A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment

B.J. Thomas “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” from Forrest Gump soundtrack

Dionne Warwick “Walk On By” from Pop Memories of the ’60s

Dick Van Dyke “Wives and Lovers” from Songs I Like

Bobby Vee “Anonymous Phone Call” from Anonymous Phone Call

Perry Como “Magic Moments” from The Best of Perry Como (Golden Hits) [REQUEST]

Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” from Spring Chicken.

Merv Griffin “Stella By Starlight” from A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment

Shirley Bassey “That’s Life” from And We Were Lovers

Nat King Cole “A Blossom Fell” from Unforgettable

Kay Starr “Just About Right” from Kay Starr Sings, Vol. 2

Vic Damone “The Night As A Thousand Eyes” from Vic Damone Sings

Tony Bennett “Stranger In Paradise” from Here’s Tony Bennett

Merv Griffin “My Foolish Heart” from A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment

Eddie Cantor “Mandy” from Irving Berlin: A Hundred Years

Dick Powell “Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name” from Lullaby Of Broadway

The Original Memphis Five “Static Strut” from 1926

Music In the Russ Morgan Manner “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down” from Top Hits of the 1930s

Cliff Edwards & The Wonderland Jazz Band “K-K-K-Katy/When You Wore a Tulip” from Ukulele Ike Sings Again

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band “Chattanooga Stomp” from The Complete Collection

Dean Martin “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” from Sleep Warm

May 5, 2018 Playlist

Scott Joplin - 1916Featuring break music from
Scott Joplin – 1916

Louis Armstrong “Sittin’ In the Sun” from All-Time Greatest Hits

Count Basie & The Mills Brothers “Tiny Bubbles” from The Board Of Directors

Shirley Bassey “Walking Happy” from And We Were Lovers

Nancy Sinatra “How Does That Grab You, Darlin’?” from Nancy’s Greatest Hits

Sam Cooke “Shake” from Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

Tony Bennett “Rags To Riches” from Here’s Tony Bennett [REQUEST]

Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra “Tuxedo Junction” from The Uncollected: Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (1939-1940)

Harry Babbit w/ Kay Kyser & His Orchestra “If I Only Had A Brain” from Best of Big Bands: Kay Kyser

Helen O’Connell w/ Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra “Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry” from The Best of Jimmy Dorsey

Harry James and His Orchestra “I Had the Craziest Dream” from Best of Big Bands: Harry James

Charlie Spivak “Claire de Lune” from The Stardust Ballroom

Dean Martin “Watchin’ The World Go By” from Capitol Collectors Series

Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney “Brazil” from Fancy Meeting You Here!

Ella Fitzgerald “It’s All Right With Me” from The Cole Porter Songbook

Lena Horne “Pleasures and Palaces” from Feelin’ Good

Wayne Newton “L-O-V-E” from The Very Thought Of You: A Romantic Crooners Collection

Fred Astaire “Cheek to Cheek” from Steppin’ Out: Astaire Sings

Sammy Davis, Jr. “Deep In A Dream” from Mood To Be Wooed

Ed Ames “In the Arms Of Love” from My Cup Runneth Over

Frank Sinatra “Old Devil Moon” from Songs For Swingin’ Lovers!

Billy Eckstine “My Foolish Heart” from HPZ Music 1 [REQUEST]

Fats Waller “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter” from A Handful of Keys: 1922-1935

Hildegarde “The Glory Of Love” from Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup

Dinah Shore “Skylark” from The Best of Dinah Shore

Peggy Mann w/ Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Every Time We Say Goodbye” from Great Songs Of 1945

Judy Garland “The Boy Next Door” from The Very Best of Judy Garland

Acker Bilk “Stranger On the Shore” from Stranger On the Shore

The Revelers “Lucky Day” from 1926

Rudy Vallee “A Little Kiss Each Morning” from Heigh-Ho Everybody, This Is Rudy Vallee

Freddy Martin and His Orchestra “The Way You Look Tonight” from The Uncollected: Freddy Martin, Vol. 2

Johnny Hartman “If I Had You” from The Johnny Hartman Collection (1947-1972)

April 28, 2018 Playlist

"Love Sequence" cover artFeaturing break music from
Love Sequence: Themes and Counter-Themes
played by Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra


Rosemary Clooney
“Mangos” from The Essential Rosemary Clooney

Pérez Prado and His Orchestra “Patricia” from Moments To Remember: The Golden Hits of the ’50s and ’60s

Ramsey Lewis “Summer Samba” from Goin’ Latin

George Shearing Quintet “As Long As I Live/Let’s Live Again” from Music for a Bachelor’s Den

Kay Starr “After You’ve Gone” from Kay Starr Sings, Vol. 2

Ella Fitzgerald “I Get A Kick Out Of You” from The Cole Porter Songbook

Nat King Cole “Somewhere Along the Way” from The Greatest Hits

Lena Horne “And I Love Him” from Feelin’ Good

Bobby Darin “I Wanna Be Around” from I Wanna Be Around

Artie Wayne w/ Freddy Martin & His Orchestra “Wish You Were Waiting For Me” from The Uncollected: Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (1944-1946)

Mike Douglas and The Campus Kids w/ Kay Kyser & His Orchestra “Ole Buttermilk Sky” from Best of the Big Bands: Kay Kyser [REQUEST]

Redd Harper w/ Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra “Let’s Sing About Something” from The Uncollected: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra

Jack Teagarden “Too Marvelous For Words” from Father of Jazz Trombone

Lew Sherwood w/ Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra “Snuggled on Your Shoulder” from Eddy Duchin – Best of the Big Bands

June Christy w/ Stan Kenton & His Orchestra “Tampico” from Your Hit Parade (1945)

Engelbert Humperdinck “Walk Through This World With Me” from Release Me

Ed Ames “My Cup Runneth Over” from My Cup Runneth Over

Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae “Tea For Two” from Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca

Margaret Whiting “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” from Original Jazz, Vol. 2

Johnny Hartman “As You Desire Me” from The Johnny Hartman Collection (1947-1972)

Vic Damone “You Stepped Out Of A Dream” from That Towering Feeling!

Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie & His Orchestra “Where Or When” from Sinatra At The Sands

Judy Garland and Gene Kelly “For Me And My Gal” from The Very Best of Judy Garland

Vera Lynn “Be Like That Kettle and Sing” from Sincerely Yours

Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra “Happy Feet” from Top Hits Of the 1930s

Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell w/ Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra “Amapola” from The Best of Jimmy Dorsey

Johnny Marvin w/ Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra “Half A Moon (Is Better Than No Moon)” from 1926

George Gershwin “That Certain Feeling” from Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

Dean Martin “Viene Su (Say You Love Me Too)” from That’s Amore: The Best of Dean Martin

Patti Page “With Eyes Wide Open I’m Dreaming” from Golden Hits

Johnny Mathis “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face” from A Personal Collection

The Platters “Twilight Time” from All-Time Greatest Hits

April 21, 2018 “Vinylthon” Playlist

"Another Taste Of Honey" by Martin Denny*Co-hosted by David Cobb of WVMO‘s Vintage Vinyl Hour*

Featuring break music from
Another Taste Of Honey
by Martin Denny

Eydie Gorme & Steve Lawrence “Make Yourself Comfortable” from Eydie Gorme Delights

Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” from Your Hit Parade: The 40s

The Benny Goodman Sextet “My Daddy Rocks Me” from Slipped Disc, 1945-1946

Gene Conklin w/ Freddy Martin & His Orchestra “Nola” from The Uncollected: Freddy Martin, Vol. 2

Artie Shaw & His Orchestra “April In Paris” from Backbay Shuffle

Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes “Together” from Your Hit Parade: The War Years

Frank Sinatra “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” from Sinatra At the Sands

Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong “The Five Pennies Saints” from The Five Pennies

Carmen McRae with Dave Brubeck “Take Five” from Take Five (Recorded Live At Basin Street East)

Henry Mancini and His Orchestra “Something For Cat” from Breakfast At Tiffany’s

Xavier Cugat “Sway” from The Best of Cugat

Peggy Lee “Hey There” from Latin ala Lee!

Ramsey Lewis “Lara’s Theme” from Goin’ Latin

Dinah Shore “Love Is Here To Stay” from Dinah, Yes Indeed!

Vic Damone “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)” from Vic Damone Sings.

June Christy “Let There Be Love” from Fair and Warmer!

Johnny Hartman “Stella By Starlight” from All of Me

Pearl Bailey “Loch Lomond” from Around the World With Me

Eddie Heywood “’S Wonderful” from Eddie Heywood

Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney “I Can’t Get Started” from Fancy Meeting You Here

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “Anvil Chorus, Parts I & II” from The Complete Glenn Miller (1940-1941, Volume VI)

Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra “(When The Moonlight Fell) On the Waterfall” from The Uncollected: Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra

Redd Harper w/ Jimmy Grier And His Orchestra “Let’s Sing About Something” from The Uncollected: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra

Vocal Trio w/ Art Kassel and His “Kassels-In-The-Air” Orchestra “When You Wore A Tulip” from The Uncollected: Art Kassel and His “Kassels In the Air” Orchestra

Jimmy Featherstone w/ Art Kassel & His “Kassels-In-The-Air” Orchestra “How Many Hearts Have You Broken” from The Uncollected: Art Kassel and His “Kassels In the Air” Orchestra

Martin Denny “Satin Doll” from Another Taste Of Honey!

Ted Heath and His Orchestra “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from Ted Heath Swings In High Stereo

Dick Hyman Trio “The Way You Look Tonight” from Swingin’ Double Date

Wayne Newton “I’ve Got the World On A String” from Danke Schoen

Doris Day “Night Life” from Love Him

Patti Page “Changing Partners” from Golden Hits

Mel TormeSunday In New York” from Songs Of New York

Billy Eckstine with George Shearing “Taking A Chance On Love” from Lullaby Of Birdland

April 14, 2018 Playlist

The New Songs! The New Sounds! Guy Lombardo albumFeaturing break music from
The New Songs! The New Sounds!
by Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians

Nat King Cole “This Can’t Be Love” from Heavy Petting Mix

Lou Rawls “Stormy Weather” from Hooray For Love: The Great Gentlemen of Song, Vol. 1

Frank Sinatra “Reaching For the Moon” from Moonlight Sinatra

Johnny Hartman “I’ll Remember April” from Songs From the Heart [REQUEST]

Joya Sherrill “Rain Rain Go Away” from Sugar & Spice

The Jonah Jones Quartet “I Get the Blues When It Rains” from A Touch Of Blue

The Jonah Jones Quartet “Blues In My Heart” from A Touch Of Blue

June Christy “Bewitched” from Ballads for Night People

Eydie Gorme “Besame Mucho” from Eydie Gorme’s Delight

Art Kassel and His “Kassels-In-The-Air Orchestra” “Take It Easy” from The Uncollected: Art Kassel and His “Kassels In the Air” Orchestra

Ray Hendricks w/ Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra “You’re My Everything” from The Uncollected: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra

Eddie Lang “April Kisses” from The Quintessential Eddie Lang

Fats Waller “Harlem Fuss” from A Handful of Keys: 1922-1935

Hoagy Carmichael “Washboard Blues” from Hoagy Carmichael Sings Hoagy Carmichael

Doris Day w/ Les Brown and His Orchestra “Invitation to the Blues” from The Uncollected: Les Brown and His Orchestra

Kenny Gardner w/ Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians “Help Yourself” from The New Songs! The New Sounds!

Dean Martin “On An Evening In Roma” from Capitol Collectors Series

Tony Bennett “Give Me the Simple Life” from Here’s Tony Bennett

Nancy Wilson “One Like You” from Easy

Ella Fitzgerald “Have You Met Sir Jones?” from The Rodgers and Hart Songbook

Dinah Washington “Unforgettable” from Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Stompin’ At the Savoy” from Top Hits of the 1930s

Joe Reichman and His Orchestra “Don’t Sweetheart Me” from The Uncollected: Joe Reichman and His Orchestra

Mel Torme w/ Pete Rugulo “Again” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Johnnie Johnston “Laura” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Ezio Pinza “Younger Than Springtime” from South Pacific (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [REQUEST]

Doris Day w/ Les Brown & His Orchestra “Sentimental Journey” from The Uncollected: Les Brown And His Orchestra [REQUEST]

Jack Teagarden “Davenport Blues” from Father of Jazz Trombone

George Gershwin “Sweet and Lowdown” from Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

Judy Garland and Peter Lawford “A Fella With An Umbrella” from Easter Parade soundtrack

Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney “Love Won’t Let You Get Away” from Fancy Meeting You Here

Vic Damone “Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year” from Young and Lively