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Classic tracks and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s

The Russell Davies Archive Series 1

The Archive is a celebration of masterpieces and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s.

The Archive is a celebration of masterpieces and forgotten gems from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Recordings which saw the great stars of popular music and instrumentalists of the day stepping up to the microphone and perform exactly what we hear today with no way of correcting errors or eccentricities. We don't or can't look back further than the artifical barriers we've set ourselves -- the beginnings of rock'n'roll perhaps, the Beatles era, flower-power or Punk. The place we don't go back beyond. But tonight we enjoy tracks from Count Basie, Edith Piaf, Noel Coward, Johnny Mercer and Kay Starr from this archive as Russell Davies opens up that glorious hinterland of older music, incidentally playable now in far better sound quality than was available at the time.

57 minutes

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Mon 10 Jul 2017 23:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Billie Holiday

    That Ole Devil Called Love

    • Moments: 20 Romantic Standards Of The '40s And '50s.
    • 15.

  • Duke Ellington

    Rocks In My Bed

    • The Blanton-Webster Band CD3.
    • 4.

  • Ted Weems and His Orchestra

    Piccolo Pete

    • Dance Bands USA 1925-1935.
    • 成人快手.
    • 8.

  • The George Shearing Quintet

    September In The Rain

    • The George Shearing Collection 1939-1958.
    • 8.

  • Lee Wiley

    Why Shouldn't I ?

    • Let's Do It Lets' Fall In Love The Music fo Cole Porter.

  • Bunny Berigan

    The Wearing Of The Green

    • Bunny Berigan - Sophisticated Swing.
    • 8.

  • John McCormack

    The Garden Where The Praties Grow

    • The Voice Of Ireland: 25 Popular Songs And Ballads.
    • 6.

  • Art Tatum

    The Kerry Dance

    • Piano Solos 1945-1947.
    • 8.

  • Gracie Fields

    Little Old Lady

    • Our Gracie - The Best Of Gracie Fields.
    • 9.

  • Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

    Up A Lazy River

    • Hoagy Carmichael In Person.
    • 12.

  • Paul Robeson

    River Stay 'Way From My Door

    • Great Singers Of Yesteryear.
    • 5.

  • Rose Murphy

    Busy Line

    • 50 Original Hits From The Fabulous '50S CD1.
    • 6.

  • Jerome Kern

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Performer: Fred Astaire. Lyricist: Dorothy Fields.
    • Dancing Cheek To Cheek With Fred Astaire.
    • 22.

  • Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

    There's Frost On The Moon

    • The Artie Shaw Story.
    • 3.

  • Fats Waller and His Rhythm

    I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

    • A Life Is A Song - The Songs Of Fred Ahlert.

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Jul 2017 23:00
    成人快手 Radio 2