Recommended Materials
OVER THE RAINBOW: THE VERY BEST OF JUDY GARLAND
Collection of recordings from 1939 and 1945, including the # 3 hit song from 1942, “For Me and My Gal”, performed with Gene Kelly. Other tracks include “I’m Nobody’s Baby”, “Friendship”, “Blues in the Night”, “FDR Jones”, “It’s a Great Day for the Irish” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.
MCA Records # 112 691, 2001.
THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY: ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS 1933-1938
All tracks recorded in New York City between 1933 and 1938 by Eddy Duchin with Lew Sherwood. Tracks include “I Only Have Eyes For You”, “One Night of Love”, “Lovely to Look At” and the 1936 # 1 hit song “Moon Over Miami”.
Living Era # 5205, 1996.
THE ORIGINAL “BOOP-BOOP-A-DOOP” GIRL: HELEN KANE
Recorded between 1922 and 1930, tracks include the top ten hit recording from 1929, “Me and the Man in the Moon”. Other tracks include “Do Something”, “I’d Do Anything For You”, “That’s Why I’m Happy”, “I Want to Be Bad” and “I Wanna Be Loved By You”.
Louisiana Red Hot # 323, 1999.
1935: TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Recordings taken from a 1935 radio transcription session at The Bronx Studio of Electrical Research, November 14, 1935, including the 1935 # 1 hit “On Treasure Island”. Other tracks include “In the Dark”, “Where Am I?”, “One Umbrella For Two” and “At a Little Church Affair”.
Nostalgia Arts # 3001, 2000.