Recommended Materials
PLATINUM GLENN MILLER
2-Disc collection of Glenn Miller recordings from 1939 through 1942. Tracks incude the Miller’s #1 hit from 1940, “Blueberry Hill.” Guest artists include The Modernaires, Ray Eberle, Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke.
RCA Victor # 64014, 2003.
THE ESSENTIAL FATS DOMINO
15 recordings by Fats Domino including the quintessential recording of “Blueberry Hill,” a #2 hit for Domino in 1957.
EMI-Capitol Records, 2003.
KAY KYSER: SENTIMENTAL FAVORITES
10 recordings by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra. Tracks include the 1939 #1 hit recording of “Umbrella Man.”
Columbia Records # 40860, 2000.
FOR ME AND MY GAL
12 recordings by Al Jolson including the #2 hit from 1921, “ Avalon.”
Classic World Productions, Inc. # 9995, 2000.
PAUL WHITEMAN GREATEST HITS
Conductor Paul Whiteman with guest artists George Gershwin and Ferde Grofe perform the great standards from the 1920’s and “30’s. Tracks include Whiteman’s #1 hit recording from 1924, “Linger Awhile."
Collectors’ Choice # 61, 1999.