A Salute to the Golden Age of American Popular Music

We salute the music from Broadway, Hollywood, New Orleans, Tin Pan Alley and the "melody makers;" i.e. the bands and singers that brought the music to us via the radio, recordings and live events in the period from the 1920's to the 1960's. This is the golden period of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Larry Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Van Heusen, Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, etc.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Grammy Hall Of Fame - 2010 inductees from the swing era

The list of Grammy Hall Of Fame - 2010 inductees includes a good number of performers from the swing era. Included are recordings by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Harry James, King Oliver, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Johnny Mercer. Dooley Wilson's recording (from the soundtrack of "Casablanca") of Herman Hupfeld's "As Time Goes By" has finally made the Hall of Fame. It is one of the top three songs from films of the 20th Century (American Film Institute's list). The other two are "Over The Rainbow" and "Singing In The Rain," two songs made famous by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. This duo is represented on the new list by their soundtrack recording of "For Me And My Gal," Gene Kelly's first starring role. Here is the list;

  • As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson (1944)
  • Birdland - Weather Report (1977)
  • California Girls - The Beach Boys (1965)
  • Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1973)
  • Class Clown - George Carlin (1972)
  • Crazy He Calls Me - Billie Holiday (1949)
  • Dippermouth Blues - King Oliver & His Jazz Band (1923)
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington (1940)
  • Ella and Basie - Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (1963)
  • Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano (1970)
  • For Me And My Gal - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1942)
  • His Eye Is On The Sparrow - Mahalia Jackson
  • I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
  • It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown (1966)
  • Jazz Samba - Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (1962)
  • Kansas City Stomps - Jelly Roll Morton (1928)
  • Lazy River - Louis Armstrong (1931)
  • ...Plays WC Handy - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1954)
  • Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1970)
  • Pearl - Janis Joplin (1971)
  • Riders On The Storm - The Doors (1971)
  • Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (1962)
  • Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley (1956)
  • You Made Me Love You - Harry James & His Orchestra (1941)
  • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Johnny Mercer

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