Star Spangled Rhythm: Voices of Broadway and Hollywood

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1By a Waterfall
lead vocals:
Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss)
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
recording of:
By a Waterfall (in 1933)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
part of:
Footlight Parade (1933 film)
Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell10:48
2I Love Louisa
lead vocals:
Fred Astaire
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1931-06-30)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1931-06-30)
performer:
Leo Reisman's Orchestra
recording of:
I Love Louisa (The Band Wagon) (on 1931-06-30)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fred Astaire3:03
3Porgy’s Lament & Finale
choir vocals:
Eva Jessye Choir
lead vocals:
Todd Duncan (baritone)
orchestra:
Decca Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (on 1940-05-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way” (on 1940-05-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
Todd Duncan, Company3:25
4Red, Hot & Blue!
lead vocals:
Ethel Merman
orchestra:
Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra
recording of:
Red, Hot and Blue (from the musical “Red, Hot and Blue”) (on 1936-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
part of:
Red, Hot and Blue (1936 Cole Porter musical)
Ethel Merman3:09
5Let’s Face the Music and Dance
lead vocals:
Fred Astaire
performer:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Fred Astaire8:01
6I’ve Got a Feelin’ You’re Foolin’
alto saxophone:
Noni Bernardi (on 1935-10-11)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1935-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Rosen (on 1935-10-11)
guitar:
Mac Cheikes (on 1935-10-11)
piano:
Paul Mitchell (piano) (on 1935-10-11)
reeds:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1935-10-11)
saxophone:
Clyde Rounds (on 1935-10-11)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1935-10-11), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1935-10-11) and Ben Pickering (on 1935-10-11)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1935-10-11), Cliff Weston (on 1935-10-11), Andy Ferretti (on 1935-10-11) and Bill Graham (trumpet) (on 1935-10-11)
lead vocals:
Eleanor Powell (on 1935-10-11)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1935-10-11)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Feelin’ You’re Foolin’ (on 1935-10-11)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935 film)
Eleanor Powell with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra2:33
7Indian Love Call
lead vocals:
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”) (on 1936-09-17)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy3:35
8Animal Crackers in My Soup
lead vocals:
Shirley Temple (US actor, singer, dancer, businesswoman & diplomat)
orchestra:
20th Century‐Fox Orchestra
recording of:
Animal Crackers in My Soup (from “Curly Top”) (in 1935)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar (in 1935) and Ted Koehler (in 1935)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1935)
publisher:
Movietone Music Corp. (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
part of:
Curly Top (1935 film)
Shirley Temple2:39
9Texas Tornado
lead vocals:
Judy Garland
orchestra:
20th Century‐Fox Orchestra
recording of:
The Texas Tornado (Pigskin Parade, 1936 film) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Lew Pollack
part of:
Pigskin Parade (1936 film)
Judy Garland1:34
10It’s Love I’m After
vocals:
Judy Garland
orchestra:
20th Century‐Fox Orchestra
recording of:
It’s Love I’m After (Pigskin Parade, 1936 film) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Lew Pollack
part of:
Pigskin Parade (1936 film)
Judy Garland2:15
11Someday My Prince Will Come
lead vocals:
Adriana Caselotti
conductor:
Leigh Harline
recording of:
Someday My Prince Will Come
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1937)
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
Adriana Caselotti2:12
12My Ship
lead vocals:
Gertrude Lawrence
conductor:
Leonard Joy (conductor, composer)
recording of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship (on 1941-02-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Lady in the Dark: Act II. Childhood Dream
Gertrude Lawrence3:00
13Just One of Those Things
lead vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1942-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Lena Horne1:28
14To Keep My Love Alive
lead vocals:
Vivienne Segal
conductor:
George Hirst
recording of:
To Keep My Love Alive (on 1944-01-23)
orchestrator:
Don Walker (orchestrator)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1943)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1943)
part of:
A Connecticut Yankee
Vivienne Segal6:53
15Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’
lead vocals:
Alfred Drake (actor, singer)
conductor:
Jay Blackton
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!) (on 1943-10-20)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Alfred Drake2:35
16The Trolley Song
lead vocals:
Judy Garland
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”) (on 1944-05-26)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Judy Garland4:05
17I Can Cook, Too
lead vocals:
Nancy Walker
conductor:
Leonard Joy (conductor, composer)
recording of:
On the Town: I Can Cook Too (on 1945-02-01)
lyricist:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
On the Town
Nancy Walker2:26
18If I Loved You
lead vocals:
Eileen Christy and John Raitt
conductor:
Franz Allers (European-American conductor)
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel) (on 1965-08-15)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
John Raitt, Eileen Christy9:45
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executive producer:Bruce Talbot
compiler:Dwight Blocker Bowers
Amy Henderson
booklet editor:Jane Sapp