PLAYLIST FOR “CELEBRATING BERLIN” (9.22.12)

23 Sep

Irving Berlin died on this date in 1989. Ok, so did a lot of people, but he left us 1500 songs to keep us busy. I only had time for about a dozen or so. 

Come back next Wednesday for a hint about next week’s show. 

Talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • BLUE SKIES  /  Hallie Loren  /  “They Oughta Write A Song”
  • ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND  /  Ray Charles  /  “The Genius of Ray Charles”
  • BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • STEPPIN’ OUT WITH MY BABY  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • LET’S GO SLUMMING ON PARK AVENUE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • THE BEST THING FOR YOU  /  George Evans  /  “At The Cellar”
  • ALWAYS  /  Swingle Singers  /  “A Celebration of The Voice”
  • LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE  /  Lillie Huddleston  /  “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET MY PICTURE  IN THE PAPER  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Irving Berlin  /  “Irving Sings Berlin”
  • CHEEK TO CHEEK  /  Lisa Hearn  /  “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good”
  • HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN  /  Joe Williams  /  “The Ultimate Joe Williams”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Nearness Of You”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim”           
  • I GOT LOST IN HIS ARMS  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • RUSSIAN LULLABY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett/Berlin”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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