Clinging To Stars
it was the 1930’s and the US was in a Great Depression. money was tight, jobs were scarce and the country was running on empty. at the time popular music oscillated between reflecting on the reality of the situation and an uncontrollable urge to forget it and think about better days. keep in mind these recordings are 80 years old so the fidelity between songs may vary.
image : Grattacieli Tunnel by Fortunato Depero (1930)
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Tracklist
- (Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper) Now’s The Time To Fall In Love – Victor Young and His Orchestra ft. Fran Frey – Brunswick (1931)
- Ragamuffin Romeo (from The King Of Jazz) – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra ft. Jeanie Long – Columbia (1930)
- Are You Makin’ Any Money? – Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers – Perfect (1933)
- Honey Hush – Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers – Decca (1936)
- Got The Jitters – Adrian Rollini and His Orchestra – Oriole (1934)
- Lulu’s Back In Town (from Broadway Gondolier) – Dick Powell – Brunswick (1935)
- I’m A Ding Dong Daddy – Louis Armstrong and His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra – Okeh (1930)
- Hong Kong Blues – Hoagy Carmichael – Brunswick (1938)
- Remember My Forgotten Man – Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra ft. Helen Rowland – Banner (1938)
- It Ain’t Necessarily So – Paul Robeson – Columbia Masterworks (1938)
- You Let Me Down (from Stars Over Broadway) – Kay Thompson & Her Boys – Brunswick (1935)
- When I Get Low I Get High – Chick Webb & His Orchestra ft. Ella Fitzgerald – Decca (1936)
- Come Up And See Me Sometime (from Take A Chance) – Cliff Edwards – CBS (1933)
- You’re An Old Smoothie – The Smoothies – Bluebird (1939)
- Dinah (from The Big Broadcast) – The Mills Brothers with Bing Crosby – Brunswick (1932)
- Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love (from Leave It To Me) – Mary Martin with Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra – Brunswick (1939)
- There’ll Be Some Changes Made – The Boswell Sisters – Brunswick (1932)
- Heart and Soul – Connie Boswell – Decca (1938)
- Two Sleepy People (from Thanks For The Memory) – Bob Hope and Shirley Ross with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra – Decca (1938)
Loved the mix Lew! There will also be a place in my heart for the “Ragamuffin Romeo” song forever.