Authors: Gary Giddins
Feb. 9: What Do I Care, It’s Home | (Brunswick) |
You’ve Got Me Crying Again | (Brunswick) |
Mar. 14: Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn | ( — Dorsey Brothers) |
Stay on the Right Side of the Road | ( — Dorsey Brothers) |
Here Is My Heart | ( — Dorsey Brothers) |
June 9: Learn to Croon | (Jimmy Grier) |
Moonstruck | (Jimmy Grier) |
My Love | (Jimmy Grier) |
I’ve Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House | (Jimmy Grier) |
June 13: Blue Prelude | (Jimmy Grier) |
I Would If I Could but I Can’t | (Jimmy Grier) |
Learn to Croon | (Jimmy Grier) |
Shadow Waltz | (Jimmy Grier) |
June 16: I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song | (Jimmy Grier) |
There’s a Cabin in the Pines | (Jimmy Grier) |
Down the Old Ox Road | (Jimmy Grier) |
Aug. 27:1 Guess It Had to Be That Way | (Jimmy Grier) |
Thanks | (Jimmy Grier) |
The Day You Came Along | (Jimmy Grier) |
Black Moonlight | (Jimmy Grier) |
Sept. 27: Beautiful Girl | (Lennie Hayton) |
The Last Round-Up | (Lennie Hayton) |
After Sundown | (Lennie Hayton) |
Home on the Range | (Lennie Hayton) |
Oct. 22: We’ll Make Hay While the Sun Shines | (Lennie Hayton) |
Temptation | (Lennie Hayton) |
Our Big Love Scene | (Lennie Hayton) |
Dec. 11: Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? | (Lennie Hayton) |
Let’s Spend an Evening at Home | (Lennie Hayton) |
1934 | |
Feb. 25: Love Thy Neighbor | (Nat W Finston) |
Once in a Blue Moon | (Nat W. Finston) |
Good Night Lovely Little Lady | (Nat W. Finston) |
May I? | (Nat W. Finston) |
Mar. 10: Little Dutch Mill | (Jimmy Grier) |
Shadows of Love | (Jimmy Grier) |
Mar. 13: She Reminds Me of You | (Jimmy Grier) |
Ridin’Around in the Rain | (Jimmy Grier) |
July 5: I’m Hummin’, I’m Whistlin’, I’m Singin’ | ( Irving Aaronson) |
Love in Bloom | (Irving Aaronson) |
Straight from the Shoulder | (Irving Aaronson) |
Give Me a Heart to Sing To | (Irving Aaronson) |
Aug. 8: I Love You Truly | (Georgie Stoll) |
Just a-Wearyin’ for You | (Georgie Stoll) |
Let Me Call You Sweetheart | (Georgie Stoll) |
Someday Sweetheart | (Georgie Stoll) |
Oct. 5: The Moon Was Yellow | (Georgie Stoll) |
The Very Thought of You | (Georgie Stoll) |
Two Cigarettes in the Dark | (Georgie Stoll) |
The Sweetheart Waltz | (Georgie Stoll) |
Nov. 9: With Every Breath I Take | (Georgie Stoll) |
June in January | (Georgie Stoll) |
Love Is Just Around the Corner | (Georgie Stoll) |
Maybe I’m Wrong Again | (Georgie Stoll) |
1935 | |
Feb. 21: Soon | (Georgie Stoll) |
Down by the River | (Georgie Stoll) |
It’s Easy to Remember | (Georgie Stoll/Rhythmettes,Three Shades of Blue) |
wanee River | (Georgie Stoll/Crinoline Choir) |
Silent Night | (Georgie Stoll/Crinoline Choir) |
Feb. ??: Adeste Fideles/Lift Up Your Hearts/Stabat Mater | (unknown organ) |
Aug. 14: From the Top of Your Head to the Tip of Your Toes | (Dorsey Brothers) |
I Wish I Were Aladdin | (Dorsey Brothers) |
Takes Two to Make a Bargain | (Dorsey Brothers) |
Two for Tonight | (Dorsey Brothers) |
Without a Word of Warning | (Dorsey Brothers) |
I Wished on the Moon | (Dorsey Brothers) |
Nov. 12: Red Sails in the Sunset | (Victor Young) |
Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle | (Victor Young) |
On Treasure Island | (Victor Young) |
Adeste Fidèles | (Victor Young/Guardsmen Quartet) |
Nov. 13: Sailor Beware | (Georgie Stoll) |
My Heart and I | (Georgie Stoll) |
Silent Night | (Victor Young/Guardsmen Quartet) |
Moonburn | (Georgie Stoll Trio) |
1936 | |
Mar. 24: We’ll Rest at the End of the Trail | (Victor Young) |
Twilight on the Trail | (Victor Young) |
The Touch of Your Lips | (Victor Young) |
Lovely Lady | (Victor Young) |
Corrine, Corrina (parody) | (Victor Young) |
Mar. 29: Would You | (Victor Young) |
Robins and Roses | (Victor Young) |
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ | (Victor Young) |
It Ain’t Necessarily So | (Victor Young) |
Robins and Roses (parody) | (Victor Young) |
July 14: Empty Saddles | (Victor Young/Guardsmen Quartet) |
A Roundup Lullaby | (Victor Young) |
July 17: I Can’t Escape from You | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
The House Jack Built for Jill | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
I’m an Old Cowhand | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
July 23: Song of the Islands | (Dick Mclntyre) |
Aloha Oe | (Dick Mclntyre) |
July 24: So Do I | (Georgie Stoll) |
Pennies from Heaven | (Georgie Stoll) |
July 29: Let’s Call a Heart a Heart | (Georgie Stoll) |
One, Two, Button Your Shoe | (Georgie Stoll) |
Aug. 4: Shoe Shine Boy | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
South Sea Island Magic | (Dick Mclntyre) |
Hawaiian Paradise | (Dick Mclntyre) |
Aug. 10: For Love Alone | (Victor Young) |
I Never Realized | (Victor Young) |
Beyond Compare | (Victor Young) |
Aug. 12: Dear Old Girl | (Ivan Ditmars/The Three Cheers) |
Just One Word of Consolation | (Ivan Ditmars/The Three Cheers) |
Aug. 17: Pennies from Heaven Medley (“So Do I”) | ( — Jimmy Dorsey/ Frances Langford) |
Pennies from Heaven | ( — Jimmy Dorsey/Louis Armstrong, Frances Langford) |
Aug. 19: The Way You Look Tonight | ( — Dixie Lee/Victor Young) |
A Fine Romance | ( — Dixie Lee/Victor Young) |
Me and the Moon | (Victor Young) |
1937 | |
Feb. 23: Sweet Leilani | (Lani Mclntyre) |
Blue Hawaii | (Lani Mclntyre) |
Feb. 28: In a Little Hula Heaven | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
Never in a Million Years | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
Mar. 3: What Will I Tell My Heart | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
Too Marvelous for Words | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
Peckin’ | (Jimmy Dorsey) |
Mar. 5: The One Rose (That’s Left in My Heart) | (Victor Young) |
Sweet Is the Word for You | (Victor Young) |
Moonlight and Shadows | (Victor Young) |
Mar. 8: Sentimental and Melancholy | (Victor Young) |
My Little Buckaroo | (Victor Young) |
What Is Love? | (Victor Young) |
July 12: It’s the Natural Thing to Do | (John Scott Trotter) |
All You Want to Do Is Dance | (John Scott Trotter) |
The Moon Got in My Eyes | (John Scott Trotter) |
Smarty | (John Scott Trotter) |
Sept. 11: Dancing Under the Stars | (Lani Mclntyre) |
Palace in Paradise | (Lani Mclntyre) |
When You Dream About Hawaii | (Lani Mclntyre) |
Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon | (Lani Mclntyre) |
Sept. 20: Can I Forget You | (John Scott Trotter) |
The Folks Who Live on the Hill | (John Scott Trotter) |
I Still Love to Kiss You Goodnight | (John Scott Trotter) |
Remember Me? | (John Scott Trotter) |
Sept. 25: Basin Street Blues | ( — Connie Boswell/John Scott Trotter) |
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) | ( — Connie Boswell/ John Scott Trotter) |
Nov. 12: There’s a Gold Mine in the Sky | (Eddie Dunstedter, organ) |
When the Organ Played “O Promise Me” | (Eddie Dunstedter, organ) |
Nov. 15: Let’s Waltz for Old Times’ Sake | (Eddie Dunstedter, organ) |
In the Mission by the Sea | (Eddie Dunstedter, organ) |
1938 | |
Jan. 21: My Heart Is Taking Lessons | (John Scott Trotter) |
This Is My Night to Dream | (John Scott Trotter) |
On the Sentimental Side | (John Scott Trotter) |
The Moon of Manakoora | (John Scott Trotter) |
Jan. 26: Alexander’s Ragtime Band | ( — Connie Boswell/John Scott Trotter) |
Home on the Range | (Victor Young) |
Apr. 13: Sweet Hawaiian Chimes | (Harry Owens) |
Little Angel | (Harry Owens) |
Apr. 22: Let Me Whisper I Love You | (John Scott Trotter) |
Don’t Be That Way | (John Scott Trotter) |
Apr. 25: Little Lady Make-Believe | (Eddie Dunstedter, organ) |
When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby | (Eddie Dunstedter, organ) |
Darling Nelly Gray | (Paul Taylor Choristers) |
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | (Paul Taylor Choristers) |
May 23: Now It Can Be Told | (John Scott Trotter) |
It’s the Dreamer in Me | (John Scott Trotter) |
July 1: Small Fry | ( — Johnny Mercer/Victor Young) |
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | ( — Johnny Mercer/Victor Young) |
July 8: Summertime | (Matty Malneck) |
A Blues Serenade | (Matty Malneck) |
July 11: I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams | (John Scott Trotter) |
Don’t Let That Moon Get Away | (John Scott Trotter) |
Silver on the Sage | (John Scott Trotter) |
Laugh and Call It Love | (John Scott Trotter) |
Mexicali Rose | (John Scott Trotter) |
Oct. 14: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby | ( — Bob Crosby) |
Old Folks | ( — Bob Crosby) |
My Reverie | ( — Bob Crosby) |
Nov. 4: You’re a Sweet Little Headache | (John Scott Trotter) |
I Have Eyes | (John Scott Trotter) |
The Funny Old Hills | (John Scott Trotter) |
Joobalai | (John Scott Trotter) |
Dec. 2: When You’re Away | (Victor Young) |
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life | (Victor Young) |
Sweethearts | (Victor Young) |
Thine Alone | (Victor Young) |
Dec. 9: Gypsy Love Song | ( — Frances Langford/Victor Young) |
I’m Falling in Love with Someone | ( — Frances Langford/ Victor Young) |
Dec. 12: My Melancholy Baby | (John Scott Trotter) |
I Cried for You | (John Scott Trotter) |
The Lonesome Road | (John Scott Trotter) |
When the Bloom Is on the Sage | (John Scott Trotter) |
Dec. 19: Between a Kiss and a Sigh | (John Scott Trotter) |
Just a Kid Named Joe | (John Scott Trotter) |
It’s a Lonely Trail | (John Scott Trotter) |
Let’s Tie the Old Forget-Me-Not | (John Scott Trotter) |
1939 | |
Mar. 10: East Side of Heaven | (John Scott Trotter) |
Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb | (John Scott Trotter) |
That Sly Old Gentleman (from Featherbed Lane) | (John Scott Trotter) |
Sing a Song of Sunbeams | (John Scott Trotter) |