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Music from 1949 (or nearly so) for My Dad on Father's Day
| Artist | Song | |
| Benny Goodman |
On a Slow Boat to China (#7) 
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| Carmen Miranda with Xavier Cugat | Cuanto le Gusta | |
| Stick McGhee & His Buddies | Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine (#26) | |
| Hank Williams | Lovesick Blues (#24) | |
| Les Brown | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Instrumental) (#1) | |
| Mills Brothers | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (#9) | |
| Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting | Slipping Around (#1) | |
| Ames Brothers | Cruising Down the River (#29). | |
| Frank Sinatra | Some Enchanted Evening (#6) | |
| Mario Lanza | O Solo Mio | |
| Frankie Laine | That Lucky Old Sun (#1) | |
| Dinah Shore | Lavender Blue (#9) | |
| Ink Spots | You're Breaking My Heart (#6) | |
| Mel Torme | Careless Hands (#1) | |
| Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae | "A" You're Adorable (#4) | |
| Tommy Dorsey | Down By The Station (#11) | |
| Peggy Lee | Bali Hai (#13) | |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan | Baby, It's Cold Outside (#9) | |
| Dinah Shore | Far Away Places (#14) | |
| The Mills Brothers | Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) (#5) | |
| The Ink Spots | You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love) (#5) | |
| Vaughn Monroe | Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) (#1) | |
| Wynonie Harris | All She Wants To Do Is Rock (#1 R&B Hit) | |
| Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra | The Huckle-Buck (#5) | |
| Chet Atkins | Barbershop Rag | |
Comment:
After my father received a mix of music from the late '30s from me (he was born in the late '20s), he wanted to hear something a little more current, so here is music he would have heard in his early 20s. I know I'm posting this mix a bit early for Father's Day, but my Father doesn't have an internet connection and is very unlikley to see this mix posting (I'll be sending him a CD of it on Monday). Three artists were used more than once on this mix: Dinah Shore, The Mills Brothers, and The Ink Spots (and all three duke it out in the 19-21 track positions). Oops, Tommy Dorsey is used more than once also... The mix is available for download by clicking the link on the first song title. If anybody knows which of the songs (there is at least one) was from a year other than 1949, please let everyone know.
Feedback:
I love mixes that make me appreciate music of the distant past, and this surely is one of those. I'll check out all the tunes I don't know yet.
Some messages are timeless, like "Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee" for example.
Excellent. Thanks for the links, few here I don't know. I'm sure your Pa will love this..
Oh I will enjoy this big time. Lovely stuff Joe.
Great year and great mix. Love that Ella / Louis J version.
Some Enchanted Evening is one of my all time faves. Keep it up R.J.-no one does what you do better.
This mix makes travel back to 1949 possible. This mix is the flux capacitor!
Very great idea, sir.
I hope he enjoys it.
I hope he enjoys it.
Educational for and foremost. Wonderful mix. Can't wait to give this a listen.
that Carmen Miranda tune ends up stuck in my head at least once every 3 months. loved the Wakely/Whiting tune, the inclusion of Mario Lanza, "Riders In the Sky" and that incredible 12 to 15 patch. really wonderful, thanks for the link. my gut says pops is gonna love it.