Wednesday, May 30, 2012

May 30: Soldiers - We'll Follow the Old Man


Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning [From This Is the Army] - Irving Berlin, American Musical Theater: Shows, Songs and Stars, Vol. 2 (Smithsonian Collection)
That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear - Pvt. James Cross, This Is the Army [Original Broadway Cast] (Decca Broadway)
This is the Army, Mr. Jones - Chorus; Irving Berlin, This is the Army (Original All-Soldier Cast) (Hollywood Soundstage 4009)
The Army's Made a Man Out of Me - All-Soldier Orchestra, This is the Army (Original All-Soldier Cast) (Hollywood Soundstage 4009)

  Military Life - Chandler Cowles; Harry Clark; Jules Munshin, Call Me Mister (Original Cast Members) (Jasmine Records)
We're on Our Way to France - Alan Hale/Company/George Murphy/George Tobias, This Is the Army [Original Broadway Cast] (Decca Broadway B0000831-02)

Sailors' Polka [Sailor Beware] - Dean Martin, At The Movies (Capitol)

The Navy Gets The Gravy But The Army Gets The Beans (from At - Jerry Lewis, At The Movies (Capitol)
How About a Cheer for the Navy - All-Soldier Chorus; All-Soldier Orchestra, This is the Army (Original All-Soldier Cast) (Hollywood Soundstage 4009)
Three Cheers for the Yanks [Outtake] - Judy Garland; MGM Studio Chorus; Six Hits and a Miss, For Me and My Gal (Turner)

  American Eagles - Company; Sgt. Robert Shanley, This Is the Army [Original Broadway Cast] (Decca Broadway B0000831-02)

Join the Waves - Betty Hutton, Here Come the Waves (Universal Studios)

Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet [From Broadway Rhythm] - Nancy Walker/Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals Disc 1 (Rhino)

Hey Yvette/The Grass Grows Green - Douglas Watson; MacIntyre Dixon; William Griffs, Over Here! (Sony Classical)

  We're On Our Way - Alfred Drake, We're On Our Way (Decca # 72200 23345)
Honey Bun Reprise - Revival cast, PBS Live From Lincoln Center (PBS)

The Red Ball Express - Lawrence Winters; Male Quartet, Call Me Mister (Original Cast Members) (Jasmine Records)

You Can Always Tell a Yank - Dennis Morgan, Joe E. Brown, Hollywood Canteen (Great Movie Themes)

Don't Shoot the Hooey to Me, L - Samuel E. Wright, Over Here! (Sony Classical)

Going Home Train - Lawrence Winters; Male Chorus, Call Me Mister (Original Cast Members) (Jasmine Records)

  I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now (Ziegfeld Follies of 1919) - Eddie Cantor, The Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 2 (Pearl)

What Can You Do with a General? - Karen Morrow; Brian d'Arcy James; Jeffry Denman, White Christmas [Original Studio Cast] (Ghostlight)

The Old Man, Gee, I Wish I Was Back In The Army - Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye, The Ultimate White Christmas (Ideal Music) 

Friday, May 25, 2012

May 23: Frank Loesser

Moon of Manakoora - Dorothy Lamour, Love Isn't Born Its Made - Ann Sheridan, Thank Your Lucky Stars (Sandy Hook) See What the Boys In the Back Room Will Have - Marlene Dietrich, Lili Marlene Rumble Rumble Rumble - Betty Hutton, Perils of Pauline (Vci Video) Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Harry Kaye, Stage Door Canteen (Heartland Music) They're Either Too Young Or Too Old - Bette Davis, Thank Your Lucky Stars (Sandy Hook) Summertime Love - Anthony Perkins, Greenwillow (Original Broadway Cast) Make A Miracle - Pip Hinton & Norman Wisdom, Where's Charley (Must Close Saturday) Once In Love With Amy - Frank Loesser, Frank Sings Loesser The Crapshooters' Dance - Orchestra, Guys and Dolls [1992 Broadway Revival Cast] Thank Your Lucky Stars - Dinah Shore, Guys and Dolls - J.K. Simmons; Walter Bobbie, Guys and Dolls [1992 Broadway Revival Cast] ( RCA Victor 090126 61317-2) My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before - Ron Raines, Emily Loesser, So in Love With Broadway Joey, Joey, Joey - Cast, The Most Happy Fella [New Broadway Cast] My Heart Is So Full of You - Robert Weede, Jo Sullivan, American Musical Theatre: Shows, Songs and Stars, Vol. 3 (Smithsonian) FLoesser y - , Inchworm - Frank Loesser, Frank Sings Loesser Standing on the Corner [From The Most Happy Fella] - Alan Gilbert; John Henson; Roy Lazarus; Shorty Long, Broadway Showstoppers, Vol. 2 (Sony Music Distribution) Been a Long Day - Matthew Broderick; Megan Mullally; Victoria Clark, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [New Broadway Cast] (RCA) A Secretary Is Not A Toy - Frank Loesser, An Evening with Frank Loesser (DRG)

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

May 9: Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all moms! Remember Mothers Day - Al Jolson, Jolson Jams (Future Noise Music Ltd.)
Mama, a Rainbow - Original Cast, Minnie's Boys (Project 3)
A Little House for Mama [*] - Richard Kind, Bounce [Original Cast] (Nonesuch 79830-2)
I'm Becoming My Mother - Courtenay Day, State of Bliss (LML Music 151)
Mother, Angel, Darling - Debbie Reynolds/Patsy Kelly, Irene - A Musical Comedy (Sony Broadway SK 32266 MP3)
The Apple Doesn't Fall - Chita Rivera; Liza Minelli, Rink [Original Broadway Cast] (Jay Records 1328)
Tina's Mother - Joan Ryan, Ruthless [Los Angeles Cast] (Varese Sarabande VSD 5476)
I'd give my life for you - Joanna Ampil, Miss Saigon [Complete Recording] ( Angel 55564)
What Kind Of Mother? - OOBC, Walmartopia: A Musical On A Mission (Outside the Big Box Productions)
Mother's Day - Snoopy, Snoopy [London] (Jay 1307)
The Portrait [A...My Name Is Alice] - Barbara Walsh, A... My Name Will Always Be Alice (Original Cast Records 9543)
Mother's Day - Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Ghostlight 84447)
The Story Goes On [Baby] - Susan Egan, So Far... (Jay 1359)
If I Sing - Karen Akers, Unchained Melodies (DRG)
Momma, Momma, Momma - Elliott Gould; Lillian Roth, I Can Get It for You Wholesale [Original Soundtrack] (Sbme Special MKTS.)
They Give Me Love - Shelley Winters, Minnie's Boys (Project 3)
I Don't Know Where She Got It - Lillian Hayman; Robert Hooks, Hallelujah, Baby! (Sony Classical)

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

May 2: Charles Strouse

Born Too Late - PoniTails, Doo-Wop Classics The Telephone Hour - The Teenagers, Bye Bye Birdie [OBC] (Sony 89254) We Speak the Same Language - Ron Husmann, All American [Original Cast] (Sony Broadway SK 48216) I Want To Be With You - Sammy Davis Jr, Paula Wayne, Golden Boy (DRG 19079) Something Was Missing - Victor Garber, Annie [Original Television Soundtrack] (Sony SK 89008) I Was Lost - Cast, Nightingale (Jay 1327) There's Always One You Can't Forget (from Dance a Little Closer) - Jason Graae, You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile: The Songs of Charles Strouse (Colosseum) Penny a Tune - Company, Rags (Columbia) Overture - Orchestra, Annie [Original Television Soundtrack] (Sony SK 89008) Those Were The Days opening credits - Carroll O'Connor; Jean Stapleton You've Got Possibilities - Linda Lavin, It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman (Sony Music Distribution) I Got A New Girl - Original Broadway Cast, Dance A Little Closer (TER 1174) Good Times - Original Off-Broadway Cast, Mayor, The Musical (Harbinger) He Doesn't Know I'm Alive - Original Cast, Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge (Time Life 19538) It Would Have Been Wonderful - Marguerite MacIntyre, Annie Warbucks (Angel CDQ 7243 5 55040 2 9) You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile - Donald Craig; Laurie Beechman, Annie [Original Broadway Cast] [Remastered] (Sony SK-60723) Tomorrow [First Public Performance] - Martin Charnin, Annie [Original Broadway Cast] [Remastered] (Sony SK-60723) Blame It On The Summer Night - Julia Migenes, Rags (Columbia) Applause - Bonnie Franklin, Applause (Decca U.S.)

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