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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Abbreviations
Introduction
Playlist 1 1890–1919
The Thunderer (1890)—U.S. Marine Band (written by John Philip Sousa)
Semper Fidelis (1890)—U.S. Marine Band (written by John Philip Sousa)
The Old Folks at Home (1892)—Len Spencer
O Promise Me (1893)—George J. Gaskin (music by Reginald de Koven, lyrics by Clement Scott)
Daisy Bell (1893)—Dan W. Quinn
Mama’s Black Baby Boy (1893)—Unique Quartette
Yankee Doodle (1894)—Vess L. Ossman
The Liberty Bell (1894)—U.S. Marine Band (written by John Philip Sousa)
Keep Movin’ (1894)—Standard Quartette
El Capitan March (1895)—Sousa’s Band
Washington Post March (1895/1897)—Sousa’s Band
Oh Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose (1896)—Len Spencer (written by Ben Harney)
Ragtime Medley (1896/1897)—Vess L. Ossman
The Stars and Stripes Forever (c. 1897)—Columbia Orchestra
At a Georgia Camp Meeting (c. 1897)—Edison Concert Band
On the Banks of the Wabash (1897)—George J. Gaskin (written by Paul Dresser)
Smoky Mokes (1899)—Vess L. Ossman
The Honolulu Cake Walk (1899)—Vess L. Ossman
The Thunderer March (1899)—Gilmore’s Band
Pasquinade (1901)—Sousa’s Band (written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk)
Good Morning, Carrie (1901)—Bert Williams and George Walker (music by Albert Von Tilzer, lyrics by Cecil Mack)
Steal Away (1902)—Dinwiddie Colored Quartet
In the Good Old Summer Time (1902)—Sousa’s Band (vocal by Harry MacDonough & S. H. Dudley)
Silver Threads Among the Gold (1903)—Richard Jose (music by Hart Pease Danks, lyrics by Eben Rexford)
Vesti La Giubba (On with the Play) (“Pagliacci,” Act 1) (1904)—Enrico Caruso (written by Ruggero Leoncavallo)
A Coon Band Contest (1904)—Arthur Pryor’s Band
The Battle Cry of Freedom (1904)—Frank Stanley and Byron Harlan (written by George Frederick Root)
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (1905)—Henry Burr (music by Egbert Van Alstyne, lyrics by Harry Williams)
The Cakewalk In the Sky (1905/1907)—Victor Orchestra (written by Ben Harney)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1905)—Byron G. Harlan (music by Harry Von Tilzer, lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling)
In the Good Old Summer Time (1905)—Billy Murray
Gypsy Love Song (1906)—Eugene Cowles (music by Victor Herbert, lyrics by Harry B. Smith)53
Chicken Chowder (1907)—Ossman-Dudley Trio (written by Irene Giblin)
Red Wing (An Indian Fable) (1907)—Frank Stanley and Henry Burr (music by Kerry Mills, lyrics by Thurland Chattaway)
The King of Rags (1907)—Arthur Pryor’s Band
The Smiler (1907)—Vess L. Ossman (written by Percy Wenrich)
Wouldn’t You Like to Have Me for a Sweetheart? (1908)—Ada Jones and Billy Murray (written by Alfred G. Robyn)
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (1908)—Peerless Quartet (written by Stephen Foster)
National Emblem (1908)—Arthur Pryor’s Band (written by Edwin E. Bagley)
I’ve Taken Quite a Fancy to You (1908)—Ada Jones and Billy Murray (music by Theodore Morse, lyrics by Edward Madden)
Dill Pickles Rag (1908)—Chris Chapman (written by Charles L. Johnson)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908)—Edward Meeker
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1909)—Harry Macdonough and “Miss Walton” (Elise Stevenson)
Black and White Rag (1909)—Victor Dance Orchestra (written by George Botsford)
What a Time (1909)—Polk Miller’s Old South Quartette
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet (1909)—Haydn Quartet (music by Percy Wenrich, lyrics by Stanley Murphy)
Roll, Jordan, Roll (1909)—Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1910)—Peerless Quartet
Come, Josephine, In My Flying Machine (1910)—American Quartet (music by Fred Fisher, lyrics by Alfred Bryan)
King of the Bungaloos (1911)—Gene Greene
The Camptown Races (Gwine to Run All Night) (1911)—Billy Murray
I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad (1911)—American Quartet (music by Harry Von Tilzer, lyrics by William Dillon)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1911)—Billy Murray
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1912)—Trinity Choir (music by Felix Mendelssohn, words primarily by Charles Wesley)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1912)—Bob Roberts (music by Maurice Abrahams & Lewis Muir, lyrics by Grant Clarke)
When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam’ (1913)—Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (written by Irving Berlin)
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1913)—Chauncey Olcott (music by Ernest Ball, lyrics by Chauncey Olcott)
Red Onion Rag (1913)—Roy Spangler (written by Abe Holzmann)
You Made Me Love You (1913)—Al Jolson (music by James Monaco, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Fon der Choope (From the Wedding) (1913)—Abe Elenkrig’s Yiddishe Orchestra
Too Much Mustard (Tres Moutarde) (1913)—Europe’s Society Orchestra (written by C. Macklin)
Castle House Rag (1914)—Europe’s Society Orchestra (written by James Reese Europe)
Desecration Rag (A Classical Nightmare) (1914)— Felix Arndt
By the Beautiful Sea (1914)—Heidelberg Quintet (music by Harry Carroll, lyrics by Harold Atleridge)
The Memphis Blues (1914)—Victor Military Band
Sans Souci (Maxixe Bresilienne) (1914)—Van Eps Banjo Orchestra
Chinatown, My Chinatown (1915)—American Quartet (music by Jean Schwartz, lyrics by William Jerome)
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1914)—Alma Gluck (written by James A. Bland)
It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary (1914)—John McCormack
Somewhere a Voice Is Calling (1914)—John McCormack (written by Eileen Newton & Arthur F. Tate)
Hello, Frisco, Hello! (1915)—“Alice Green & Edward Hamilton” (Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath) (music by Louis Hirsch, lyrics by Gene Buck)112
Alabama Jubilee (1915)—Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (music by George L. Cobb, lyrics by Jack Yellen)
O Mary Don’t You Weep, Don’t You Mourn (1915)—Fisk University Male Quartette
St. Louis Blues (1915)—Prince’s Orchestra
Operatic Rag (1916)—Joseph Moskowitz (written by Julius Lenzberg)
They Didn’t Believe Me (1916)—Grace Kerns and Reed Miller
America (My Country ’Tis of Three) (1916)—Columbia Mixed Double Quartette (lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith)
Sunset Medley (A Bunch of Blues / Babes In the Woods) (1916)—W. G. Haenschen and T. T. Schiffer
Maple Leaf Rag (1916)—Scott Joplin
The Entertainer (1916)—Scott Joplin
Pretty Baby (1916)—Billy Murray (music by Tony Jackson & Egbert van Alstyne, lyrics by Gus Kahn)
Down Home Rag (1916)—Wilbur Sweatman with Emerson String Trio
For Me and My Gal (1917)—Van and Schenck
The Star-Spangled Banner (1917)—John McCormack
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (1917)—Original Dixieland Jazz Band
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1917)—Charles Harrison and Columbia Stellar Quartette
Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee) (1917)—Helen Louise and Frank Ferera (written by Liliukalani, Princess Regent of Honolulu)
Over There (1917)—Nora Bayes (written by George M. Cohan)
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody (1918)—Al Jolson (music by Jean Schwartz, lyrics by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young)
Blaze Away (1918)—Mike Bernard
Sensation Rag (1918)—Original Dixieland Jazz Band (written by Eddie Edwards)
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (1918)—Charles Harrison (music adapted by Harry Carroll, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Memphis Blues (1919)—Lt. Jim Europe’s 369th Infantry Hellfighters Band
Go Down, Moses (1919)—Harry T. Burleigh
The Hesitating Blues (1919)—Art Hickman’s Orchestra (written by W. C. Handy)
Playlist 2 1920–1929
When My Baby Smiles At Me (1920)—Ted Lewis and His Band (music by Bill Munro, lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling & Ted Lewis)
The St. Louis Blues (1920)—Marion Harris
I Ain’t Got Nobody (1920)—Marion Harris (music by Spencer Williams, lyrics by Roger Graham)
The Japanese Sandman (1920)—Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (written by Raymond B. Egan & Richard Whiting)
Royal Garden Blues (1921)—Mamie Smith’s Jazz Hounds (written by Spencer Williams & Clarence Williams)
St. Louis Blues (1921)—Original Dixieland Jazz Band, vocal by Al Bernard
Ory’s Creole Trombone (1921)—(Kid) Ory’s Sunshine Orchestra
Keep Off the Grass (1921)—James P. Johnson
My Man (Mon Homme) (1921)—Fanny Brice (music by Maurice Yvain, English lyrics by Channing Pollack)
St. Louis Blues—Medley Fox Trot (1922)— W. C. Handy’s Memphis Blues Band
The Boys of the Lough/The Humours of Ennistymon (1922)—Michael Coleman
Ragtime Annie (1922)—A. C. (Eck) Robertson
Farewell Blues (1922)—Friars’ Society Orchestra (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (written by Paul Joseph Mares & Elmer Schoebel)
My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) (1922)—Trixie Smith and the Jazz Masters
Three O’Clock In the Morning (1922)—Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (written by Julian Robledo)
My Lord’s Gonna Move This Wicked Race (1923)—Norfolk Jubilee Quartet Paramount 12035
Milenberg Joys (1923)—New Orleans Rhythm Kings (written by Jelly Roll Morton, Leon Roppolo, & Paul Mares)
Wild Cat Blues (1923)—Clarence Williams’ Blue Five (featuring Sidney Bechet)
Tears (1923)—King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band (written by Louis Armstrong & Lil Hardin)
Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark (1923)—Fiddlin’ John Carson
You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She’s Gone (1923)—Fiddlin’ John Carson
It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’ (1923)—Wendell Hall
Somebody Stole My Gal (1924)—Ted Weems and His Orchestra (written by Leo Wood)
Chicago Stomp (1924)—Jimmy Blythe
California, Here I Come! (1924)—Al Jolson (written by Joseph Meyer, Al Jolson, & Buddy DeSylva)61
It Had to Be You (1924)—Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Copenhagen (1924)—Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (written by Charlie Davis & Walter Melrose)
Fascinating Rhythm (1924)—Cliff Edwards
Tea for Two (1925)—Marion Harris (music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Irving Caesar)
I’ll See You In My Dreams (1925)—Isham Jones conducting Ray Miller’s Orchestra
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (1925)—Associated Glee Clubs of America (written by John Francis Wade)
Charleston (1925)—Golden Gate Orchestra (California Ramblers) (written by Cecil Mack & James P. Johnson)92
Careless Love Blues (1925)—Bessie Smith
Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues (1925)—Charlie Poole and North Carolina Ramblers
Dinah (1925)—Ethel Waters
Always (1926)—Henry Burr (written by Irving Berlin)
Trouble In Mind (1926)—Bertha “Chippie” Hill (written by Richard M. Jones) Okeh 8312
Heebie Jeebies (1926)—Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Death’s Black Train Is Coming (1926)—Rev. J. M. Gates
The Cuckoo, She’s a Fine Bird (1926)—Kelly Harrell
Jakie Jazz ‘Em Up (1926)—(Harry) Kandel’s Jazz Orchestra
Bye Bye, Blackbird (1926)—Gene Austin (music by Ray Henderson, lyrics by Mort Dixon)
Young Woman’s Blues (1926)—Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys
Na Wesiliu, Pry Weczeri (At the Wedding Dinner) (1926)—Pawlo Humeniuk
Doctor Jazz (1926)—Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers (written by Joe Oliver)
I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (1927)—Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra (music by Jesse Greer, lyrics by Benny Davis)
Back Water Blues (1927)—Bessie Smith
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1927)—Bessie Smith and Her Band
Pretty Polly (1927)—Dock Boggs
Pan American Blues (1927)—DeFord Bailey
Wild Man Blues (1927)—Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers (written by Louis Armstrong & Jelly Roll Morton)
Doin’ Things (1927)—Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang (written by Arthur Schutt)
Sail Away, Ladies (1927)—Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit Jar Drinkers
Riverboat Shuffle (1927)—Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (featuring Bix Beiderbecke)
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel (1927)—Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit Jar Drinkers
I’m Coming, Virginia (1927)—Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (featuring Bix Beiderbecke)
Mr. Jelly Lord (1927)—Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
I Am Bound for the Promised Land (1927)—Alfred G. Karnes
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (1927)—Carter Family
Single Girl, Married Girl (1927)—Carter Family
Section Gang Blues (1927)—Texas Alexander
I Varka (1927)—Marika Papagika and Marika Kastrouni
Melancholy Baby (1927)—Gene Austin (music by Ernie Burnett, lyrics by George A. Norton)
Train Forty-Five (1927)—G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter
Someone to Watch Over Me (1927)—Gertrude Lawrence
Birmingham Jail (1927)—Darby and Tarlton
Lift Him Up, That’s All (1927)—Washington Philips
If I Had My Way I’d Tear This Building Down (1927)—Blind Willie Johnson
It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine (1927)—Blind Willie Johnson
Lady Gay (1928)—Buell Kazee
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (1928)—Emry Arthur
Minglewood Blues (1928)—Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Mountain Dew (1928)—Bascom Lamar Lunsford
In the Jailhouse Now (1928/1930)—Jimmie Rodgers
Somethin’ Doin’ (1928)—Nap Hayes and Matthew Prater (written by Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden)
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (1928)—Blind Lemon Jefferson
Costumi Siciliani (Mazurka) (1928)—Gioviale String Trio
Antioch (1928)—Allison’s Sacred Harp Singers
Keep On the Sunny Side (1928)—Carter Family (written by Ada Blenkhorn & J. Howard Entwistle)
Prove It On Me Blues (1928)—Ma Rainey
Lovesick Blues (1928)—Emmett Miller and His Georgia Crackers
Bull-Doze Blues (1928)—“Ragtime Texas” Henry Thomas
Tis Ksenity As o Ponos (The Exile’s Grief) (1928)—Andonis Dalgas
I Am a Pilgrim (1928)—Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (1928)—Annette Hanshaw
King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-o (1928)—Chubby Parker and His Old-Time Banjo
The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1928)—Harry McClintock
South (1928)—Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
Concerto In F (1928)—Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (written by George Gershwin)
Stealin’, Stealin’ (1928)—Memphis Jug Band (written by Will Shade)
It’s Tight Like That (1928)—Tampa Red and Georgia Tom / Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band
The Lost Child (1928)—Stripling Brothers
Basin Street Blues (1928/1933)—Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Lord, I Just Can’t Keep from Crying (1928)—Blind Willie Johnson
Wsciekla Polka (Wild Polka) (1928)—Orkiestra Majkuta
Hokum Blues (1928)—Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
Tight Like This (1928)—Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five
Makin’ Whoopee (1929)—Eddie Cantor (music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Gus Kahn)
Candy Man Blues (1928)—Mississippi John Hurt
West End Blues (1929)—King Oliver and His Orchestra
Handful of Keys (1929)—Fats Waller
Roll and Tumble Blues (1929)—Hambone Willie Newbern
Hot Town (1929)—Fess Williams and His Royal Flush Orchestra
Ma Blonde est partie (My Blonde Went Away and Left Me) (1929)—Amede Breaux
El Deportado (The Deportee) (Parts 1 & 2) (1929)—Los Hermanos Banuelos
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (1929)—Bessie Smith (written by Jimmy Cox)
Singin’ In the Rain (1929)—Cliff Edwards
A Spoonful Blues (1929)—Charley Patton
Bumble Bee (1929)—Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe
When the Levee Breaks (1929)—Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
Am I Blue? (1929)—Ethel Waters (music by Harry Akst, lyrics by Grant Clarke)
(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue (1929)—Louis Armstrong (music by Fats Waller, lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Frankie and Johnny (1929)—Jimmie Rodgers
That’s No Way to Get Along (1929)—Robert Wilkins
Going Down the Lee Highway (1929)— G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter
Brilliancy Medley (1929)—Eck Robertson and Family
Blind Arthur’s Breakdown (1929)—Blind Blake
Hello, Lola (1929)—Mound City Blue Blowers
The Wabash Cannonball (1929)—Carter Family
Manes Tsergiach (1929)—Andonis Dalgas
A Mother’s Last Word to Her Daughter (1929)—Washington Phillips
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live (1929)—Blind Alfred Reed
Playlist 3 1930–1939
Stop and Listen Blues (1930)—Mississippi Sheiks
Motherless Child Blues (1930)—Elvie Thomas
Puttin’ On the Ritz (1930)—Fred Astaire (written by Irving Berlin)
Goodbye, Babylon (1930)—Rev. T. T. Rose and Singers
Star Dust (1930)—Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Dry Spell Blues, Parts 1 and 2 (1930)—Son House
Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin’ On the Corner) (1930)—Jimmie Rodgers (with Louis Armstrong)
Body and Soul (1930)—Louis Armstrong and His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra
Body and Soul (1930)—Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
I Got Rhythm (1930)—Ethel Merman (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
La Toma de Matamoros (The Assault on Matamoros) (Parts 1 & 2) (1930)—“Lara y Novelo” (Agustin Lara & J. Novelo)
Casa Loma Stomp (1930)—Casa Loma Orchestra (written by Gene Gifford)
Dolce Avvenire (1930)—Giovanni Vicari Trio
St. James’ Infirmary (1930)—Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Love for Sale (1930)—(Fred) Waring’s Pennsylvanians (written by Cole Porter)
Rockin’ In Rhythm (1931)—Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues (1931)—Skip James
La Crisis Actual (The Present Crisis) (Parts 1 & 2) (1931)—Los Cancioneros Alegres
Out of Nowhere (1931)—Bing Crosby (music by Johnny Green, lyrics by Edward Heyman)
Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On (1931)—Boswell Sisters (written by James McCaffrey, Eugene West, & Dave Ringle)
Blue Again (1931)—Louis Armstrong (music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields)45
I’m Through With Love (1931)—Bing Crosby (written by Matty Malneck, Fud Livingston, & Gus Kahn)
Star Dust (1931)—Bing Crosby
Tiger Rag (1931)—Mills Brothers
Molly, Put the Kettle On (1931)—Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
Georgia On My Mind (1931)—Mildred Bailey
St. Louis Blues (1932)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, vocal by Bing Crosby
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (1932)—Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Washboard Blues (1932)—Connie Boswell/Casa Loma Orchestra (music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Fred Callahan)
Grand Canyon Suite (1932)—Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (written by Ferde Grofe)
Maple Leaf Rag (1932)—Sidney Bechet/New Orleans Feetwarmers
Willow Weep for Me (1932)—Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (written by Ann Ronell)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1932)—Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees
Toby (1932)—Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra (written by Eddie Barefield & Buster Moten)
Hawaiian Love (1933)—Noi Lane’s Hawaiian Orchestra (written by Joseph Lopez)
Victor 24306
Theme from “King Kong” (1933)—Max Steiner
Stormy Weather (1933)—Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (vocal by Harold Arlen)
Victor 24262
Sophisticated Lady (1933)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Stormy Weather (1933)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
I Never Will Marry (1933)—Carter Family
The Crawdad Song (1933)—Lone Star Cowboys
Home On the Range (1933)—Bing Crosby (lyrics by Bruce Higley, music by Dan Kelley)
Dance of the Octopus (1933)—Red Norvo
Daybreak Express (1933)—Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Brown’s Ferry Blues (1933)—Delmore Brothers
Blues Before Sunrise (1934)—Leroy Carr
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1934)—Boswell Sisters
Jim Crack Corn (Blue Tail Fly) (1934)—Sons of the Pioneers
The Very Thought of You (1934)—Ray Noble and His Orchestra, vocal by Al Bowlly
Les Blues de Voyage (Traveling Blues) (1934)—Amede Ardoin and Dennis McGee
Mundo Enganoso (Deceptive World) (1934)—Lydia Mendoza
Stratosphere (1934)—Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934)—Kokomo Arnold
Wrappin’ It Up (1934)—Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
Rock Island Line (1934)—Kelly Pace and Group
Rock Island Line (1937)—Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly)
On the Sunny Side of the Street, Parts 1 and 2 (1934)—Louis Armstrong (music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields)
Lost In a Fog (1934)—Coleman Hawkins
Don’t Be That Way (1934)—Chick Webb and His Orchestra
Le Valse de Gueydan (Jole Blonde) (1935)—Leo Soileau and His Three Aces
Under the Double Eagle (1935)—Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers (written by J. F. Wagner)
Taking Off (1935)—Milton Brown and His Brownies
El Dia que me quieras (The Day That You Love Me) (1935)—Carlos Gardel (music by Carlos Gardel, lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera)
Blue Skies (1935/1946)—Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
King Porter (1935)—Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Summertime (1935)—Abbie Mitchell with George Gershwin and Orchestra
Twelve Gates to the City (1935)—Blind Gary (Rev. Gary Davis)
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (1935)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (music by George Bassman)
Baby Please Don’t Go (1935)—Big Joe Williams (as “Williams’ Washboard Blues Singers”)
Stompin’ At the Savoy (1936)—Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Ave Maria (1936)—Marian Anderson (music by Franz Schubert, words by Walter Scott)
New River Train (1936)—The Monroe Brothers
My Long Journey Home (1936)—The Monroe Brothers
The Workers’ Appeal (1936)—Growling Tiger (The Tiger)
Man Smart, Woman Smarter (1936)—King Radio
A Fine Romance (1936)—Fred Astaire (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Dorothy Fields)
Moon Glow (1936)—Benny Goodman Quartet (written by Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, & Irving Mills)
Jolie Blonde (1936)—Hackberry Ramblers
Easy to Love (1936)—Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday (written by Cole Porter)
Organ Grinder’s Swing (1936)—Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (written by Will Hudson)
Sweet Home Chicago (1936)—Robert Johnson
Terraplane Blues (1936)—Robert Johnson
Ramblin’ On My Mind (1936)—Robert Johnson
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1937)—Billie Holiday
Marie (1937)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal by Jack Leonard, written by Irving Berlin)
Song of India (1937)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
Maraval Girls (1937)—The Tiger
Mystery Pacific (1937)—Quintette of the Hot Club of France (Django Reinhardt)
Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl (1937)—Sonny Boy Williamson
Stones In My Passway (1937)—Robert Johnson
Trouble So Hard (1937)—Vera Hall, Dock Reed, and Henry Reed
Riding On That Train 45 (1937)—Steve Ledford, Wade Mainer, and Zeke Morris
El Colorado (1937)—Narciso Martinez
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (1937)—Marian Anderson
In the Mood (1938)—Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra
John the Revelator (1938)—Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
Sent for You Yesterday (But Here You Come Today) (1938)—Count Basie and His Orchestra (vocal by Jimmy Rushing )
Swinging the Blues (1938)—Count Basie and His Orchestra (written by Eddie Durham)
Coal Creek March (1938)—Pete Steele
Theme, “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938)—Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Pretty Polly (1938)—Coon Creek Girls
Doggin’ Around (1938)—Count Basie and His Orchestra (written by Herschel Evans)
A-Tisket, A-Tasket (1938)—Chick Webb and His Orchestra, vocal by Ella Fitzgerald (written by Van Alexander & Ella Fitzgerald)
Rock My Soul (1938)—Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
It Makes No Difference Now (1938)—Cliff Bruner’s Texas Wanderers (written by Floyd Tillman)
I’m Free (What’s New?) (1938)—Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (written by Bob Haggart)
The Rising Sun (1938)—Roy Acuff
Thanks for the Memory (1938)—Bob Hope and Shirley Ross (music by Ralph Rainger, lyrics by Leo Robin)
September Song (1938)—Walter Huston (music by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson)
John Henry (1938)—Leadbelly
Roll ‘Em, Pete (1938)—Joe Turner and Pete Johnson
This Train (1939/1947)—Sister Rosetta Tharpe
My Prayer (1939)—The Ink Spots
More Than You Know (1939)—Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday (music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Billy Rose & Edward Eliscu)
Death (1939)—The Lion
Deep Purple (1939)—Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, vocal by Bea Wain (music by Peter DeRose, lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
The Gallows Pole (1939)—Leadbelly
Sunrise Serenade (1939)—Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra (written by Frankie Carle)
Sunrise Serenade (1939)—Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
At the Woodchopper’s Ball (1939)—Woody Herman and His Orchestra (written by Joe Bishop & Woody Herman)
Back In the Saddle Again (1939)—Gene Autry (written by Ray Whitley)
Fine and Mellow (1939)—Billie Holiday (written by Billie Holiday & Milt Gabler)
Yesterdays (1939)—Billie Holiday (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Otto Harbach)
Summertime (1939)—Sidney Bechet Quintet
Orange Blossom Special (1939)—Rouse Brothers
O Que e que Baiana Tem? (1939)—Carmen Miranda (written by Dorival Caymmi)
The Little Dove (1939)—Aunt Molly Jackson
Ida Red (1939)—Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
Cherokee (1939)—Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra (written by Ray Noble)
Tuxedo Junction (1939)—Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
(Ravel’s) Bolero (1939)—Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (by Maurice Ravel)
Day In, Day Out (1939)—Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, vocal by Helen Forrest (music by Rube Bloom, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Lester Leaps In (1939)—Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven (featuring Lester Young) (written by Young & Basie)
When Lights Are Low (1939)—Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (written by Benny Carter)
Flying Home (1939)—Benny Goodman Sextet
All The Things You Are (1939)—Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (vocal by Helen Forrest)
Precious Lord (1939)—Five Soul Stirrers
Lunceford Special (1939)—Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (written by Eddie Durham)
The Man I Love (1939)—Billie Holiday
Playlist 4 1940–1949
Star Dust (1940)—Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
The East Bound Train (1940)—Blue Sky Boys
(written by James Thornton & Clara Hauenschild)
Ballad for Americans, Parts 1–4 (1940)—Paul Robeson
(written by Earl Robinson & John Latouche)
The Invasion of Poland (1940)—Roaring Lion
Fixin’ to Die Blues (1940)—Bukka White
Dusty Old Dust (So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Ya) (1940)—Woody Guthrie
Tom Joad (Parts 1 and 2) (1940)—Woody Guthrie
Cotton Tail (1940)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
After Hours (1940)—Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra (written by Avery Parrish)
Stewball (1940)—Leadbelly and Golden Gate Quartet
Tom Dooley (1940)—Frank Profitt
Tom Dooley (1952)—Frank Warner
The Nearness of You (1940)—Connie Boswell
(written by Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington)
Summit Ridge Drive (1940)—Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five
In a Mellotone (1940)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Warm Valley (1940)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Benny Rides Again (1940)—Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
(written by Eddie Sauter)
Star Dust (1941)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra and Pied Pipers
Dancing In the Dark (1941)—Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Song of the Volga Boatmen (1941)—Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
Take Me Back to Tulsa (1941)—Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
(written by Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941)—Andrews Sisters (written by Don Raye & Hughie Prince)
Solo Flight (1941)—Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring Charlie Christian (written by Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy, & Benny Goodman)
Catfish Blues (1941)—Robert Petway
Portrait of a Guinea Farm (1941)—Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra (written by Claude Thornhill)
Why Don’t You Do Right (1941)—Lil Green
Let Me Off Uptown (1941)—Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, vocal by Anita O’Day & Roy Eldridge
(written by Earl Bostic, Roy Eldridge, & Redd Evans)66
Solitude (1941)—Billie Holiday
Pastures of Plenty (1941)—Woody Guthrie
Green Eyes (1941)—Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (music by Nilo Menendez, English lyrics by Eddie Woods)
Worried Life Blues (1941)—Big Maceo
Besame Mucho (1941)—Pedro Vargas (music by Consuelo Velasquez, lyrics by Sunny Skylar)
Blues In the Night (1941)—Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
When Was Jesus Born? (1941)—Heavenly Gospel Singers
House of the Rising Sun (c. late 1941)—Josh White
Going Down Slow (1941)—St. Louis Jimmy (Jimmy Oden)
He Never Said a Mumblin’ Word (1941)—Golden Gate Quartet
The Man I Love (1941)—Lena Horne
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (1941)—Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (music by Walter Kent, lyrics by Nat Burton)
But Not for Me (1941)—Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal by Helen Forrest)
Moonlight Cocktail (1942)—Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
(music by C. Luckeyth Roberts, lyrics by Kim Gannon)
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (1942)—Big Bill Broonzy
Well, Git It! (1942)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (written by Sy Oliver)
Skylark (1942)—Earl Hines and His Orchestra, vocal by Billy Eckstine
There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (1942)—Elton Britt (written by Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell)
Sleepy Lagoon (1942)—Harry James and His Orchestra (written by Eric Coates)
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Tangerine (1942)—Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
(music by Victor Schertzinger, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Wreck On the Highway (1942)—Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys (written by Dorsey Dixon)
Main Stem (1942)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Down Under (1942)—Woody Herman and His Orchestra (written by Dizzy Gillespie)
The Cuckoo Bird (1942)—Hobart Smith
I’m Free At Last (1942)—Southern Sons
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1942)—Southern Sons (words by James Weldon Johnson, music by James Rosamond Johnson)
There Are Such Things (1942)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, vocal by Frank Sinatra with Pied Pipers (written by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, & George M. Meyer)
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Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil) (1943)—Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (written by Ary Barroso)
Black (first movement from “Black, Brown & Beige”) (1943)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
For Me and My Gal (1943)—Judy Garland and Gene Kelly (music by George W. Meyer, lyrics by Edgar Leslie & E. Ray Goetz)
That Old Black Magic (1943)—Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
All or Nothing At All (1943)—Frank Sinatra with Harry James and His Orchestra (music by Arthur Altman, lyrics by Jack Lawrence)
Pistol Packin’ Mama (1943)—Al Dexter and His Troopers
Paper Doll (1943)—Mills Brothers (written by Johnny S. Black)
But Not for Me (1943)—Judy Garland
Artistry In Rhythm (1943)—Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1943)—Bing Crosby
(written by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, & Buck Ram)
Sweet Lorraine (1943)—King Cole Trio (music by Cliff Burwell, lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
It’s Only a Paper Moon (1943)—King Cole Trio (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg)
Oklahoma! (1943)—Alfred Drake and Cast, “Oklahoma!” (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
The Man I Love (1943)—Coleman Hawkins’ Swing Four
It’s Rainin’ Here This Morning (1944)—Grandpa Jones and Merle Travis (as “The Shepherd Brothers”)
As Time Goes By (1944)—Billie Holiday
The Boy Next Door (1944)—Judy Garland
(music by Hugh Martin, lyrics by Ralph Blane)
Swinging On a Star (1944)—Bing Crosby (music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Johnny Burke)
I’ll Walk Alone (1944)—Dinah Shore (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
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Skyliner (1944)—Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) (1944)—Billie Holiday
(written by Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, & Jimmy Sherman)
I Wonder (1944)—Pvt. Cecil Gant (written by Cecil Gant & Raymond Leveen)
On the Sunny Side of the Street (1944)—Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (1944)—Benny Goodman Quintet (vocal by Peggy Mann, written by Cole Porter)
The Trolley Song (1944)—Judy Garland (music by Hugh Martin, lyrics by Ralph Blane)
As Long As I Live (1944)—Lena Horne (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Ted Koehler)
The Cattle Call (1944/1955)—Eddy Arnold (written by Tex Owens)
The Man I Love (1944)—Lee Wiley/Eddie Condon and His Orchestra
Someone to Watch Over Me (1944)—Lee Wiley/Eddie Condon and His Orchestra
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1944)—Judy Garland
(written by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
Rum and Coca-Cola (1945)—Andrews Sisters
(written by Lord Invader & Lionel Belasco; adapted by Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron, & Jeri Sullivan)
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (1945)—Johnny Mercer and Pied Pipers
Stardust (1945)—Coleman Hawkins
Moonlight In Vermont (1945)—Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra, vocal by Margaret Whiting (music by Karl Suessdorf, lyrics by John Blackburn)
Apple Honey (1945)—Woody Herman and His Orchestra
Groovin’ High (1945)—Dizzy Gillespie and His Sextet (with Charlie Parker)
Smoke On the Water (1945)—Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (written by Earl Nunn & Zeke Clements)
A Cottage for Sale (1945)—Billy Eckstine (music by Willard Robison, lyrics by Larry Conley)
Lover Man (1945)—Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Star Quintet, vocal by Sarah Vaughan
Hot House (1945)—Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Star Quintet (with Charlie Parker) (written by Tadd Dameron)
Caldonia Boogie (1945)—Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Laura (1945)—Dick Haymes
Oklahoma Hills (1945)—Jack Guthrie and His Oklahomans (written by Woody Guthrie & Jack Guthrie)
You Are Too Beautiful (1945)—Dick Haymes
(music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
I Only Have Eyes for You (1945)—Frank Sinatra
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (1945)—Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal by Kitty Kallen, music by Jule Styne, & lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
Since I Fell for You (1945)—Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
Good Morning Heartache (1946)—Billie Holiday (music by Irene Higginbotham & Dan Fisher, lyrics by Ervin Drake)251
Air Mail Special, Parts 1 and 2 (1946)—Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
Round About Midnight (1946)—Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Stars
Eight More Miles to Louisville (1946)—Grandpa Jones
The Gypsy (1946)—The Ink Spots (written by Billy Reid)
They Say It’s Wonderful (1946)—Perry Como
(written by Irving Berlin)
That’s All Right (1946)—Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? (1946)—Louis Armstrong and His Dixieland Seven
(written by Lou Alter & Eddie DeLange)
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (1946)—King Cole Trio
(music by William Best, lyrics by Deek Watson)
A Sunday Kind of Love (1946)—Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra
Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Parts 1 & 2) (1946)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
I Saw the Light (1947)—Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
Sixteen Tons (1947)—Merle Travis
Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around (1947)—Fairfield Four
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (1947)—Tex Williams and the Western Caravan
(written by Merle Travis & Tex Williams)
Milky White Way (1947)—The Trumpeteers (written by Landers Coleman)
Our Delight (1947)—Tadd Dameron Sextet featuring Fats Navarro
Embraceable You (1947)—Charlie Parker Quintet
I’ve Got a Crush On You (1947)—Frank Sinatra
Midnight Sun (1947)—Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
(written by Lionel Hampton & Sonny Burke)
The Natural Facts (That’s All)—Sister Rosetta Tharpe
If I Loved You (1947)—Jo Stafford (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
Crazeology (Little Benny) (1947)—Charlie Parker Quintet with J. J. Johnson (written by Benny Harris)
Merry Christmas, Baby (1947/1956)—Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Charles Brown
Four Brothers (1947)—Woody Herman and His Orchestra (written by Jimmy Giuffre)
West Side Baby (1947)—T-Bone Walker (by J. Cameron & D. Bartlet)
King Size Papa (1948)—Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends
Tomorrow Night (1948)—Lonnie Johnson (music by Will Grosz, lyrics by Sam Coslow)
Nature Boy (1948)—Nat “King” Cole
(written/adapted by Eden Ahbez)
Just Because Polka (1948)—Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks
(written by Bob & Joe Shelton)
Misterioso (1948)—Thelonious Monk Quartet
I Want My Crown (1948)—Pilgrim Travelers
Chicken Shack Boogie (1948)—Amos Milburn
White Christmas (1948)—The Ravens
Philadelphia Lawyer (1949)—Maddox Brothers and Rose (written by Woody Guthrie)
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Parts 1 & 2) (1949)—Jimmy Witherspoon
Yesterdays (1949)—Art Tatum
Boplicity (1949)—Miles Davis (written by Miles Davis & Gil Evans)
The House I Live In (1949)—The Ravens (written by Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan)
Bali H’ai (1949)—Juanita Hall/“South Pacific” (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein)
Pine Grove Blues (1949)—“Nathan Abshire and His French Accordion”
Body and Soul (1949)—Billy Eckstine
Baby Get Lost (1949)—Dinah Washington (written by Leonard Feather)
I’ll Fly Away (1949)—Chuck Wagon Gang
Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt (Parts 1 & 2) (1949)—Otis Jackson and Natural Clouds of Joy
Blues Stay Away from Me (1949)—Delmore Brothers (written by Alton Delmore & Henry Glover)
Lost Highway (1949)—Hank Williams (written by Leon Payne)
The Hammer Song (1949)—The Weavers
Little Delia (1949)—Blind Willie McTell
The Fields Have Turned Brown (1949)—Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (written by Carter Stanley)
Just Friends (1949)—Charlie Parker (music by John Klenner)
Sleigh Ride (1949)—Boston Pops Orchestra (written by Leroy Anderson)
Sleigh Ride (1950)—Leroy Anderson and His “Pops” Concert Orchestra
Playlist 5 1950–1959
Rollin’ Stone (1950)—Muddy Waters
By and By (1950)—The Soul Stirrers (written by Charles A. Tindley)
Bon Ton Roula (1950)—Clarence Garlow
Mambo No. 5 (1950)—Perez Prado and His Orchestra
Surely God Is Able (1950)—Clara Ward and the Ward Singers
Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2) (1950)—Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (written by Jessie May Robinson)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1950/1959)—Ella Fitzgerald
How Long Has This Been Going On? (1950/1959)—Ella Fitzgerald (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Our Father (1950)—Original Five Blind Boys (of Mississippi)
Get Happy (1950)—Judy Garland (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Ted Koehler)
Uncle Pen (1950)—Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys (written by Bill Monroe & Red Taylor)
Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms (1950)—Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
La Vie en Rose (1950)—Edith Piaf
The Lonesome River (1950)—Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (written by Carter Stanley)
Hot Rod Race (1950)—Arkie Shibley and His Mountain Dew Boys
Electricity (1951)—Jimmy Murphy
Black Night (1951)—Charles Brown
Night In Tunisia (1951)—Bud Powell Trio
I’m a Fool to Want You (1951)—Frank Sinatra (written by Jack Wolf, Joel Herron, & Frank Sinatra)
Straight, No Chaser (1951)—Thelonious Monk Quintet
Criss-Cross (1951)—Thelonious Monk Quintet
Dust My Broom (1951)—Elmore James
How I Got Over (1951)—Mahalia Jackson
The Glory of Love (1951)—The Five Keys (written by Billy Hill)
When the Saints Go Marching In (1951)—The Weavers
I’m In the Mood (1951)—John Lee Hooker66
Our Love Is Here To Stay (1951)—Gene Kelly (written by George & Ira Gershwin)
‘s Wonderful (1951)—Gene Kelly and George Guetary (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
Unforgettable (1951)—Nat “King” Cole (written by Irving Gordon)71
I’ll Fly Away (1951)—Southern Sons Quartette
One Day (1951)—Angelic Gospel Singers and Dixie Hummingbirds
I’ll Live Again (1951)—Dixie Hummingbirds
Blue Tango (1951)—Leroy Anderson and His “Pops” Concert Orchestra
Petite Fleur (1952)—Sidney Bechet All-Stars
(Come All Ye) Fair and Tender Ladies (1952)—Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle
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Wheel of Fortune (1952)—Kay Starr (written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss)
Night Train (1952)—Jimmy Forrest, His Tenor, and All-Star Combo
The Wild Side of Life (1952)—Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (written by Jimmy Heap & Arlie Carter)
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands (1952)—Marian Anderson
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1952)—Lloyd Price (written by Lloyd Price)
Lover (1952)—Peggy Lee (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
Are You Missing Me? (1952)—Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys (written by Ira & Charlie Louvin)
In the Pines (1952)—Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
Dancing On the Ceiling (1952)—Jeri Southern (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) (1953)—Les Paul and Mary Ford (written by Larry Russell, Inez James, & Buddy Pepper)121
The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest (1953)—Reverend C. L. Franklin
The Third Degree (1953)—Eddie Boyd
There Will Never Be Another You (1953)—Nat “King” Cole (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mack Gordon)
Mystery Train (1953)—Little Junior’s (Junior Parker) Blue Flames
Shake a Hand (1953)—Faye Adams
By Myself (1953)—Fred Astaire (music by Arthur Schwartz, lyrics by Howard Dietz)
I’ll Go Stepping Too (1953)—Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys (written by Tom James & Jerry Organ)
I Wonder If I Will Ever Rest (1953)—Mahalia Jackson
There Stands the Glass (1953)—Webb Pierce (written by Audrey Grisham, Mary Jean Schurz, & Russ Hall)
Money Honey (1953)—Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters (written by Jesse Stone)
Tipitina (1953)—Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars
Golden Teardrops (1953)—The Flamingos (written by John Carter)
Parker’s Mood (Goin’ to Kansas City) (1953)—King Pleasure
A Sunday Kind of Love (1953)—The Harptones featuring Willie Winfield
Secret Love (1954)—Doris Day (music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster)
My Funny Valentine (1954)—Chet Baker
Hello Little Boy (1954)—Ruth Brown
Work With Me, Annie (1954)—(Hank Ballard &) The Midnighters (written by Hank Ballard)
Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite (1954)—The Spaniels (written by Calvin Carter & James Hudson)
Evil (Is Going On) (1954)—Howlin’ Wolf (written by Willie Dixon)
I Don’t Hurt Anymore (1954)—Hank Snow (music by Don Robertson, lyrics by Jack Rollins)
Riot In Cell Block #9 (1954)—The Robins (written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
Sh-Boom (1954)—The Chords
Beale Street Blues (1954)—Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars (written by W. C. Handy)
Hey There (1954)—Rosemary Clooney (written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross)
Misty (1954)—Erroll Garner Trio
Daahoud (1954)—Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet (written by Clifford Brown)
Shake, Rattle, and Roll (1954)—Bill Haley and the Comets
Blue Moon of Kentucky (1954)—Elvis Presley
Something Cool (1954)—June Christy (written by Bill Barnes)
I’m Ready (1954)—Muddy Waters (written by Willie Dixon)
Mr. Sandman (1954)—The Chordettes (written by Pat Ballard)
Sincerely (1954)—The Moonglows (written by Harvey Fuqua & Alan Freed)
Embraceable You (1954)—Sarah Vaughan
White Christmas (1954)—The Drifters
Pledging My Love (1955)—Johnny Ace (written by Ferdinand Washington & Don Robey)
Every Day I Have The Blues (1955)—B. B. King
I’m a Man (1955)—Bo Diddley
The Seventh Son (1955)—Willie Mabon (written by Willie Dixon)
Trying to Get to You (1955)—Elvis Presley (written by Charles Singleton & Rose Marie McCoy)236
Corner Pocket (1955)—Count Basie and His Orchestra (written by Freddie Green)
Manish Boy (1955)—Muddy Waters
Only You (And You Alone) (1955)—The Platters (written by Buck Ram)
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (1955)—Sonny Boy Williamson (II, Aleck “Rice” Miller)
Cry Me a River (1955)—Julie London (written by Arthur Hamilton)
Smokey Joe’s Café (1955)—The Robins (written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
Speak Low (1955)—Carmen McRae (music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash)
Need Your Love So Bad (1956)—Little Willie John
You Make Me Feel So Young (1956)—Frank Sinatra (music by Josef Myrow, lyrics by Mack Gordon)
When the Sun Comes Out (1956)—Mel Torme (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Ted Koehler)
Memories of You (1956)—Rosemary Clooney and Benny Goodman Trio
If I Had My Way (1956)—Rev. Gary Davis
Night and Day (1956)—Ella Fitzgerald
Begin the Beguine (1956)—Ella Fitzgerald
What Is This Thing Called Love? (1956)—Ella Fitzgerald (written by Cole Porter)
Mack the Knife (Theme from the “Threepenny Opera”) (1956)—Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars
Drown In My Own Tears (1956)—Ray Charles (written by Henry Glover)280
Pent-Up House (1956)—Sonny Rollins
Trouble of the World (1956)—Mahalia Jackson
Please, Please, Please (1956)—James Brown (written by James Brown & Johnny Terry)
I Could Have Danced All Night (1956)—Julie Andrews/“My Fair Lady” (music by Frederick Loewe, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)
Come Rain or Come Shine (1956)—Count Basie and His Orchestra, vocal by Joe Williams (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Bye Bye Blackbird (1956)—Miles Davis Quintet
Hallelujah I Love Her So (1956)—Ray Charles
Be-Bop-a-Lula (1956)—Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (written by Gene Vincent & Bill Davis)
St. Thomas (1956)—Sonny Rollins Quartet
Rip It Up (1956)—Little Richard (written by Johnny Marascalo & Bumps Blackwell)
Candy (1956)—Big Maybelle (written by Mack David, Joan Whitney, & Alex Kramer)
My Prayer (1956)—The Platters (written by Jimmy Kennedy & Georges Boulanger)
Diminuendo and Crescendo In Blue (1956)—Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Let the Good Times Roll (1956)—Shirley and Lee (written by Leonard Lee)
99 and a Half (Won’t Do) (1956)—Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes
That’s Enough (1956)—Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes
Honky Tonk, Parts 1 and 2 (1956)—Bill Doggett (written by Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Shape Sheppard, & Clifford Scott)
You Don’t Know Me (1956)—Eddy Arnold (written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold)
Shiny Stockings (1956)—Count Basie and His Orchestra (written by Frank Foster)
Sweet Little Angel (1956)—B. B. King
The Train Kept a-Rollin’ (1956)—Johnny Burnette and The Rock ‘n Roll Trio
Too Much Monkey Business (1956)—Chuck Berry
Autumn In New York (1956)—Sarah Vaughan (written by Vernon Duke)
Brilliant Corners (1956)—Thelonious Monk
Jump, Jive an’ Wail (1956)—Louis Prima featuring Keely Smith, with Sam Butera and the Witnesses (written by Louis Prima)
Jamaica Farewell (1956)—Harry Belafonte (written by Lord Burgess)
Lonely Avenue (1956)—Ray Charles (written by Doc Pomus)
I Put a Spell on You (1956)—Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Oh, What a Nite (1956/1969)—The Dells (written by Marvin Junior & Johnny Funches)
Senor Blues (1956)—Horace Silver Quintet
A Thousand Miles Away (1956)—The Heartbeats (written by James Sheppard & William Miller)
Since I Met You Baby (1956)—Ivory Joe Hunter
The Lady Is A Tramp (1956)—Frank Sinatra (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) (1956)—Jesse Belvin
Packing Up (1956)—Clara Ward and the Famous Ward Singers (featuring Marion Williams)
Packing Up (c. 1959)—Marion Williams and the Stars of Faith
Blue Monday (1957)—Fats Domino (written by Smiley Lewis, Fats Domino, & Dave Bartholomew)
When Sunny Gets Blue (1957)—Johnny Mathis (music by Marvin Fisher, lyrics by Jack Segal)
Wonderful! Wonderful! (1957)—Johnny Mathis (music by Sherman Edwards, lyrics by Ben Raleigh)
Come Go With Me (1957)—The Dell-Vikings
Walkin’ After Midnight (1957)—Patsy Cline (written by Don Hecht & Alan Block)
Just One of Those Things (1957)—Lena Horne (written by Cole Porter)
Haitian Fight Song (1957)—Charles Mingus and His Orchestra
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1957)—Charles Mingus and His Orchestra
Lucille (1957)—Little Richard
Matchbox (1957)—Carl Perkins
You Don’t Know What Love Is (1957)—Teddi King (music by Gene DePaul, lyrics by Don Raye)
School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) (1957)—Chuck Berry
It’s Not for Me to Say (1957)—Johnny Mathis (music by Robert Allen, lyrics by Al Stillman)
Young Blood (1957)—The Coasters (written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, & Doc Pomus)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (1957)—Ella Fitzgerald
Cheek to Cheek (1957)—Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine
Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (1957)—Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns (written by Huey Smith)
Blue Train (1957)—John Coltrane
John Henry (1957)—Lilly Brothers
Wake Up, Little Susie (1957)—Everly Brothers (written by Boudleaux & Felice Bryant)
Autumn In New York (1957)—Frank Sinatra
Lil’ Darlin’ (1957)—Count Basie and His Orchestra (written by Neal Hefti)
One Morning In May (1957)—Mel Torme (music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
At the Hop (1957)—Danny and the Juniors (written by Artie Singer, David White, & John Medora)
What’ll I Do? (1958)—Johnny Mathis (written by Irving Berlin)
Dedicated to the One I Love (1957/1961)—The 5 Royales (written by Lowman Pauling & Ralph Bass)
Poinciana (1958)—Ahmad Jamal Trio (music by Nat Simon)
Maybe (1958)—The Chantels (written by Arlene Smith, Richard Barrett, & George Goldner)
Big River (1958)—Johnny Cash
Reelin’ and Rockin’ (1958/1972)—Chuck Berry
76 Trombones (1958)—Robert Preston/“The Music Man” (written by Meredith Willson)
The Sermon (1958)—Jimmy Smith (written by Horace Silver)
Somewhere (1958)—Reri Grist/“West Side Story” Cast (music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
Straight, No Chaser (1958)—Miles Davis Sextet (written by Thelonious Monk)
Milestones (1958)—Miles Davis Sextet
Twilight Time (1958)—The Platters (written by Buck Ram, Al Nevins, Morton Nevins, & Artie Dunn)
Rumble (1958)—Link Wray and His Ray Men
Texas Flood (1958)—Larry Davis (written by Fenton Robinson & Larry Davis)485
Rave On (1958)—Buddy Holly (written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, & Norman Petty)
Angel Eyes (1958)—Frank Sinatra (music by Matt Dennis, lyrics by Earl Brent)
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (1958)—Frank Sinatra (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)
Yakety Yak (1958)—The Coasters (written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
High School Confidential (1958)—Jerry Lee Lewis
Willie and the Hand Jive (1958)—Johnny Otis Show
Goodbye (1958)—Frank Sinatra (written by Gordon Jenkins)
Rebel-’Rouser (1958)—Duane Eddy and His “Twangy” Guitar (written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood)
Freight Train (1958)—Elizabeth Cotten
Fever (1958)—Peggy Lee
City Lights (1958)—Ray Price (written by Bill Anderson)
Baltimore Oriole (1958)—Carmen McRae (music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster)
It’s All In the Game (1958)—Tommy Edwards (music by Charles Dawes, lyrics by Carl Sigman)
Summertime (1958)—Miles Davis with Gil Evans and His Orchestra
It’s Only Make Believe (1958)—Conway Twitty (written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty)
My Shining Hour (1958)—Mabel Mercer (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Isn’t It Romantic? (1958)—Carmen McRae (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
Moanin’ (1958)—Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers (written by Bobby Timmons)
Try Me (I Need You) (1958)—James Brown
Stagger Lee (1958)—Lloyd Price (written by Lloyd Price & Harold Logan)
(Night Time Is) the Right Time (1959)—Ray Charles (written by Nappy Brown, Ozzie Cadena, & Herman Lubinsky)
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (1959)—Charles Mingus and His Jazz Workshop Band
My Funny Valentine (1959)—Johnny Mathis
Peter Gunn (1959)—Henry Mancini
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You (1959)—Frank Sinatra (music by Victor Young, lyrics by Ned Washington & Bing Crosby)
The Twist (1959)—Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
Black Land Farmer (1959)—Frankie Miller
Freddie Freeloader (1959)—Miles Davis Sextet
All Blues (1959)—Miles Davis Sextet
Naima (1959)—John Coltrane
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1959)—Charles Mingus
How I Got Over (1959)—The Swan Silvertones
Congeniality (1959)—Ornette Coleman
What a Diff’rence a Day Makes (1959)—Dinah Washington (music by Maria Grever, English lyrics by Stanley Adams)
The Long Black Veil (1959)—Lefty Frizzell (written by Danny Dill & Marijohn Wilkin)
M.T.A. (1959)—Kingston Trio (written by Jacqueline Steiner & Bess Hawes)
I Loves You, Porgy (1959)—Nina Simone (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward)585
Desafinado (1959)—Joao Gilberto
Wayfaring Stranger (1959)—Roscoe Holcomb
Misty (1959)—Sarah Vaughan
Love Potion No. 9 (1959)—The Clovers (written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
Where Will This End? (1959)—Buzz Busby and the Bayou Boys (written by Buzz Busby & Hope Harlow)
Where or When (1959)—Tony Bennett (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
A Sleepin’ Bee (1959)—Tony Bennett (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Truman Capote & Harold Arlen)
He’ll Have to Go (1959)—Jim Reeves (written by Joe Allison & Audrey Allison)
Harlem Nocturne (1959)—The Viscounts
Playlist 6 1960–1964
Theme from “A Summer Place” (1960)—Percy Faith and His Orchestra (written by Max Steiner)
Let It Be Me (1960)—Everly Brothers (music by Gilbert Becaud, English lyrics by Mann Curtis)
So Many Roads, So Many Trains (1960)—Otis Rush
West Coast Blues (1960)—Wes Montgomery Quartet
The Work Song (1960)—Cannonball Adderley Quintet (written by Nat Adderley)
Jin-go-lo-ba (Drums of Passion) (1960)—Babatunde Olatunji
This Land Is Your Land (1960)—The Weavers
You Go to My Head (1960)—Frank Sinatra
The First Time I Met the Blues (1960)—Buddy Guy
Doggin’ Around (1960)—Jackie Wilson (written by Paul Tarnopol)
Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down (1960)—Odetta
Cathy’s Clown (1960)—Everly Brothers
Wonderful World (1960)—Sam Cooke (written by Lou Adler, Herb Alpert, & Sam Cooke)
I’m Sorry (1960)—Brenda Lee (written by Ronnie Self & Dub Albritten)
Theme from “Psycho” (1960)—Bernard Herrmann/Motion Picture Theme
La Barca (The Boat) (1960)—Lucho Gatica (written by Roberto Cantoral)
Barbara Allen (1960)—Jean Ritchie
Walking to New Orleans (1960)—Fats Domino (written by Robert Guidry, Fats Domino, & Dave Bartholomew)
Walk, Don’t Run (1960)—The Ventures (written by Johnny Smith)
It’s Now or Never (1960)—Elvis Presley (written by Wally Gold & Aaron Schroeder)
Tell the Truth (1960)—Ray Charles
Save the Last Dance for Me (1960)—The Drifters (written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman)
Stay (1960)—Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Peter Gunn (1960)—Duane Eddy, His “Twangy” Guitar, and the Rebels
My Favorite Things (1960)—John Coltrane Quartet (music by Richard Rodgers)
Theme, “The Magnificent Seven” (1960)—Elmer Bernstein
The Magnificent Seven (1960)—Al Caiola and His Orchestra
All My Trials (1960)—Joan Baez
Night Life (1960)—Willie Nelson
Please Come Home for Christmas (1960)—Charles Brown
I Just Want to Make Love to You (1961)—Etta James
Dedicated to the One I Love (1961)—The Shirelles (written by Lowman Pauling & Ralph Bass)
I Pity the Fool (1961)—Bobby Bland (written by Joe Medwick)
Hide Away (1961)—Freddy King (written by Sonny Thompson & Freddy King)
Hello Walls (1961)—Faron Young (written by Willie Nelson)
Daddy’s Home (1961)—Shep and the Limelites (written by James Sheppard)
Big Boss Man (1961)—Jimmy Reed (written by Al Smith & Luther Dixon)113
Hello, Mary Lou (1961)—Ricky Nelson (written by Gene Pitney)117
Quarter to Three (1961)—Gary “U.S.” Bonds (written by Gene Barge & Gary Anderson)
Rainin’ In My Heart (1961)—Slim Harpo (written by Jerry West)
The Red Rooster (1961)—Howlin’ Wolf (written by Willie Dixon)
Round Midnight (1961)—Ella Fitzgerald
Waltz for Debby (1961)—Bill Evans Trio
Last Night (1961)—The Mar-Keys (written by Charles Axton, Jerry Lee Smith, Floyd Newman, & Chips Moman)
It Was a Very Good Year (1961)—Kingston Trio
Michael (1961)—The Highwaymen (traditional, arranged by Dave Fisher)
Battle Royal (1961)—Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras
Bright Lights, Big City (1961)—Jimmy Reed (written by Jimmy Reed & Mary Reed)
Please Mr. Postman (1961)—The Marvelettes (written by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, William Garrett, & Georgia Dobbins)
Moon River (1961)—Jerry Butler
Gypsy Woman (1961)—The Impressions (written by Curtis Mayfield)
Joy to the World (1961)—Louvin Brothers (music by Lowell Mason, words by Isaac Watts)
Turn On Your Love Light (1961)—Bobby Bland (written by Joe Scott & Deadric Malone)
The Wanderer (1961)—Dion (written by Ernie Maresca)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (1962)—Kingston Trio (written by Pete Seeger)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (1956/1962)—Pete Seeger
She’s Got You (1962)—Patsy Cline (written by Hank Garland)
She Thinks I Still Care (1962)—George Jones (written by D. L. Lipscomb)
Night Train (1962)—James Brown
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valence (1962)—Gene Pitney (music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David)
Born to Lose (1962)—Ray Charles
Watermelon Man (1962/1974)—Herbie Hancock
Boom Boom (1962)—John Lee Hooker
Twist and Shout (1962)—Isley Brothers
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1962)—Neil Sedaka
The Loco-Motion (1962)—Little Eva (written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin)
You Don’t Know Me (1962)—Ray Charles
You Belong to Me (1962)—The Duprees
Do You Love Me (1962)—The Contours (written by Berry Gordy, Jr.)
Sherry (1962)—The Four Seasons (written by Bob Gaudio)
He’s a Rebel (1962)—The Crystals (written by Gene Pitney)
You Are My Sunshine (1962)—Ray Charles
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (1962)—The Miracles
Cast Your Fate to the Wind (1962)—Vince Guaraldi Trio
Theme, “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962)—Elmer Bernstein
Silent Night, Holy Night (1962)—Mahalia Jackson
I’m Old-Fashioned (1963)—Ella Fitzgerald (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
All the Things You Are (1963)—Ella Fitzgerald
Help Me (1963)—Sonny Boy Williamson (II, Aleck “Rice” Miller)
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (1963)—Pete Seeger
Walk Like a Man (1963)—The Four Seasons (written by Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe)
In Dreams (1963)—Roy Orbison
Our Day Will Come (1963)—Ruby and the Romantics (written by Bob Hilliard & Mort Garson)
He’s So Fine (1963)—The Chiffons (written by Ronnie Mack)
Lush Life (1963)—Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane
You Are Too Beautiful (1963)—Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
Another Saturday Night (1963)—Sam Cooke
El Watusi (1963)—Ray Barretto
Who Do You Love (1963)—Ronnie Hawkins
Copper Kettle (1963)—Country Gentlemen
One Fine Day (1963)—The Chiffons (music by Carole King, lyrics by Gerry Goffin)
Six Days On the Road (1963)—Dave Dudley (written by Earl Greene & Carl Montgomery)
Blue Bossa (1963)—Joe Henderson (written by Kenny Dorham)
Memphis (1963)—Lonnie Mack (written by Chuck Berry)
Fingertips, Part 2 (1963)—Stevie Wonder
Oh Death (1963)—Dock Boggs
Then He Kissed Me (1963)—The Crystals (written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, & Phil Spector)
Over the Rainbow (1963)—Ray Charles
Sally Go Round the Roses (1963)—The Jaynetts (written by Zell Sanders & Lona Spector)
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (1963)—Bob Dylan
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (1963)—Peter, Paul, and Mary
Blue Bayou (1963)—Roy Orbison (written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson)
It’s All Right (1963)—The Impressions (written by Curtis Mayfield)
Four Strong Winds (1963)—Ian and Sylvia (written by Ian Tyson)
Can I Get a Witness (1963)—Marvin Gaye (written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Eddie Holland)
In My Room (1963)—The Beach Boys (music by Brian Wilson, lyrics by Gary Usher)
I’ll Be Around (1963)—Tony Bennett (written by Alec Wilder)
Alabama (1963)—John Coltrane
Black Mountain Rag (1963)—Doc Watson
Do You Hear What I Hear? (1963)—Bing Crosby (music by Gloria Shayne Baker, lyrics by Noel Regney)
There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight (1963)—Joe and Eddie
Anyone Who Had a Heart (1963)—Dionne Warwick (music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David)
The Sidewinder (1963)—Lee Morgan
Please Please Me (1964)—The Beatles
Hello, Dolly! (1964)—Louis Armstrong (written by Jerry Herman)
The Way You Do the Things You Do (1964)—The Temptations (written by Smokey Robinson & Bobby Rogers)
Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (1964)—Bobby Bland
Needles and Pins (1964)—The Searchers (written by Sonny Bono & Jack Nitzsche)
Can’t Buy Me Love (1964)—The Beatles
My Boy Lollipop (1964)—Millie Small (written by Johnny Roberts, Robert Spencer, & Morris Levy)
I Get Around (1964)—The Beach Boys (written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love)
Corcovado (1964)—Stan Getz, Joao, and Astrud Gilberto (written by Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Cantaloupe Island (1964)—Herbie Hancock
Time Is On My Side (1964)—Irma Thomas (written by Jerry Ragovoy, additional lyrics by Jimmy Norman)
Where Did Our Love Go (1964)—The Supremes (written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozer, & Eddie Holland)
You Never Can Tell (1964)—Chuck Berry
Hey Nelly Nelly (1964)—Judy Collins (written by Shel Silverstein & Jim Friedman)
Chimes of Freedom (1964)—Bob Dylan
My Back Pages (1964)—Bob Dylan
Leader of the Pack (1964)—The Shangri-Las (written by Shadow Morton, Jeff Barry, & Ellie Greenwich)
The Last Thing On My Mind (1964)—Tom Paxton
Goin’ Out of My Head (1964)—Little Anthony and the Imperials (written by Teddy Randazzo & Bobby Weinstein)
A Love Supreme—Part 1 (Acknowledgement) (1964)—John Coltrane
Infant Eyes (1964)—Wayne Shorter
Downtown (1964)—Petula Clark (written by Tony Hatch)
Playlist 7 1965–1969
E.S.P. (1965)—Miles Davis Quintet (written by Wayne Shorter & Davis)
Shotgun (1965)—Jr. Walker and the All-Stars (written by Jr. Walker)
Stop! In the Name of Love (1965)—The Supremes (written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Eddie Holland)
The Sound of Music (1965)—Julie Andrews (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)
We’re Gonna Make It (1965)—Little Milton (written by Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner, & Carl William Smith)
Ooo Baby Baby (1965)—Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (written by Warren Moore & Smokey Robinson)
Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)—Bob Dylan
Iko Iko (1965)—The Dixie Cups
Woolly Bully (1965)—Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Death Letter Blues (1965)—Son House
September Song (1965)—Frank Sinatra
Wade In the Water (1965)—Staple Singers
Ticket to Ride (1965)—The Beatles
Crying In the Chapel (1965)—Elvis Presley
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) (1965)— Bob Dylan
I Can’t Help Myself (1965)—The Four Tops (written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Brian Holland)
Temptation ‘Bout to Get Me (1965)—Knight Brothers
What the World Needs Now Is Love (1965)—Jackie DeShannon (music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David)
Gloria (1965)—Them (written by Van Morrison)
I Got You, Babe (1965)—Sonny and Cher (written by Sonny Bono)
California Girls (1965)—The Beach Boys (written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love)
Since I Lost My Baby (1965)—The Temptations (written by Smokey Robinson & Warren Moore)
We Gotta Get Out of This Place (1965)—The Animals (written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill)
Eve of Destruction (1965)—Barry McGuire (written by P. F. Sloan)
Respect (1965)—Otis Redding
There But for Fortune (1965)—Joan Baez (written by Phil Ochs)
There But for Fortune (1966)—Phil Ochs
Hoodoo Man Blues (1965)—Junior Wells
Rescue Me (1965)—Fontella Bass (written by Raynard Miner & Carl Smith)
Early Morning Rain (1965)—Peter, Paul & Mary (written by Gordon Lightfoot)
Early Mornin’ Rain (1966)—Gordon Lightfoot
A Change Is Gonna Come (1965)—Otis Redding
Waltz Across Texas (1965)—Ernest Tubb (written by Billy Talmadge Tubb)
Buckaroo (1965)—Buck Owens and the Buckaroos (written by Bob Morris)
Linus and Lucy (1965)—Vince Guaraldi Trio
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (1965)—Stevie Wonder (written by Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, & Stevie Wonder)
We Can Work It Out (1965)—The Beatles
Michelle (1965)—The Beatles
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965)—The Beatles
I Can’t Turn You Loose (1965)—Otis Redding (written by Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, & McElvoy Robinson)
Elusive Butterfly (1966)—Bob Lind
The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (1966)—Richard Kiley (music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion)
The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (1966)—Jack Jones
I Fought the Law (1966)—Bobby Fuller Four (written by Sonny Curtis)
Homeward Bound (1966)—Simon and Garfunkel
Thirsty Boots (1966)—Eric Andersen
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (1966)—Isley Brothers (written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Eddie Holland)
Sloop John B (1966)—The Beach Boys
Wang Dang Doodle (1966)—Koko Taylor (written by Willie Dixon)
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (1966)— James Brown
Enter, Evening (A Soft Line Structure) (1966)— Cecil Taylor
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (1966)—The Temptations (written by Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland)
Summertime (1966)—Billy Stewart
Bus Stop (1966)—The Hollies (written by Graham Gouldman)
You Can’t Hurry Love (1966)—The Supremes (written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozer, & Eddie Holland)
Cherish (1966)—The Association (written by Terry Kirkman)
96 Tears? (1966) and the Mysterians (written by Rudy Martinez)
The Poor Side of Town (1966)—Johnny Rivers (written by Lou Adler & Johnny Rivers)
East-West (1966)—Paul Butterfield Blues Band (written by Mike Bloomfield)
Devil With a Blue Dress & Good Golly, Miss Molly (1966)—Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Stay With Me (1966)—Lorraine Ellison (written by Jerry Ragovoy & George David Weiss)
Mustang Sally (1966)—Wilson Pickett (written by Mack Rice)
Tell It Like It Is (1966)—Aaron Neville (written by Lee Diamond & George Davis)
I’m a Believer (1966)—The Monkees (written by Neil Diamond)
Jingle Bells (1966)—Booker T. and the MGs (written by James S. Pierpont)
Standing In the Shadows of Love (1966)—The Four Tops (written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Brian Holland)
Suzanne (1967)—Judy Collins (written by Leonard Cohen)
Pretty Ballerina (1967)—Left Banke (written by Michael Brown)
Ruby Tuesday (1967)—Rolling Stones
The Dark End of the Street (1967)—James Carr (written by Dan Penn & Chips Moman)
Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)—The Beatles (written by John Lennon)
Penny Lane (1967)—The Beatles (written by Paul McCartney)
Bernadette (1967)—The Four Tops (written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Brian Holland)
The End (1967)—The Doors (written by Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Kreiger, & Ray Manzarek)
A Change Is Gonna Come (1967)—Aretha Franklin
Alfie (1967)—Dionne Warwick (music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David)
Canadian Railroad Trilogy (1967)—Gordon Lightfoot
Song for a Winter’s Night (1967)—Gordon Lightfoot
Creeque Alley (1967)—The Mamas and the Papas (written by John Phillips & Michelle Phillips)
Waterloo Sunset (1967)—The Kinks (written by Ray Davies)
Heroin (1967)—Velvet Underground (written by Lou Reed)
Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking) (1967)—Janis Ian
Up, Up, and Away (1967)—The Fifth Dimension (written by Jimmy Webb)
More Love (1967)—Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1967)—The Beatles (written by John Lennon)
With a Little Help from My Friends (1967)—The Beatles
With a Little Help from My Friends (1968)—Joe Cocker
You Only Live Twice (1967)—Nancy Sinatra (written by John Barry & Leslie Bricusse)
Gentle On My Mind (1967)—Glen Campbell (written by John Hartford)
The Letter (1967)—The Box Tops (written by Wayne Carson Thompson)
The Wind Cries Mary (1967)—Jimi Hendrix Experience
Your Precious Love (1967)—Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
How Can I Be Sure (1967)—The Young Rascals (written by Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere)
Pata Pata (1967)—Miriam Makeba (written by Miriam Makeba & Jerry Ragovoy)
What a Wonderful World (1967)—Louis Armstrong (written by George David Weiss & Bob Thiele)
Lazy Day (1967)—Spanky and Our Gang (written by George Fischoff & Tony Powers)
Tell Mama (1967)—Etta James (written by Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, & Wilbur Terrell)
Alice’s Restaurant Massacree (1967)—Arlo Guthrie
Goin’ Back (1967)—The Byrds (music by Carole King, lyrics by Gerry Goffin)
Pleasures of the Harbor (1967)—Phil Ochs
Since You Asked (1968)—Judy Collins
Mission: Impossible (1968)—Lalo Schifrin
Sunshine of Your Love (1968)—Cream (written by Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, & Eric Clapton)
Theme from “Valley of the Dolls” (1968)—Dionne Warwick (music by Andre Previn, lyrics by Dory Langdon Previn)
Ball and Chain (1968)—Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton
Rocky Top (1968)—Osborne Brothers (written by Felice & Boudleaux Bryant)
Strange Man (1968)—Dorothy Love Coates
Ain’t No Way (1968)—Aretha Franklin (written by Carolyn Franklin)
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (1968)—Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
No Regrets (1968)—Tom Rush
Mrs. Robinson (1968)—Simon and Garfunkel
America (1968)—Simon and Garfunkel (written by Paul Simon)
Alone Again Or (1968)—Love (written by Bryan MacLean)
MacArthur Park (1968)—Richard Harris (written by Jimmy Webb)
Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) (1968)—The Moody Blues (written by Justin Hayward)
Save the Country (1968)—Laura Nyro
Piece of My Heart (1968)—Big Brother and Holding Co. w/ Janis Joplin (written by Bert Berns)
Say It Loud—I’m Black and I’m Proud (1968)—James Brown (written by James Brown & Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis)
Revolution (1968)—The Beatles (written by John Lennon)
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (1968)—Jimi Hendrix Experience
Madame George (1968)—Van Morrison
Samba with Some Barbecue (1968)—Paul Desmond
Everyday People (1968)—Sly and the Family Stone (written by Sly Stone)
Son of a Preacher Man (1968)—Dusty Springfield (written by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins)
Games People Play (1969)—Joe South
Crossroads (1969)—Cream
God Bless the Child (1969)—Blood, Sweat & Tears
Someday Soon (1969)—Judy Collins (written by Ian Tyson)
Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show (1969)—Neil Diamond
Hungry Eyes (1969)—Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Only the Strong Survive (1969)—Jerry Butler (written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, & Jerry Butler)
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy (1969)—Blood, Sweat & Tears (written by Berry Gordy, Jr., Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson, & Brenda Holloway)
Aquarius—Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (1969)—The Fifth Dimension (music by Galt MacDermot, lyrics by James Rado & Gerome Ragni)
Galveston (1969)—Glen Campbell (written by Jimmy Webb)
My Way (1969)—Frank Sinatra (written by Gillis Thibault, Jacques Ravaux, & Claude Francois, English lyrics by Paul Anka)
Stand! (1969)—Sly and the Family Stone
Sin City (1969)—Flying Burrito Brothers (written by Gram Parsons & Chris Hilman)
Get Back (1969)—The Beatles (written by Paul McCartney)
My Cherie Amour (1969)—Stevie Wonder (written by Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, & Sylvia Moy)382
We’re Not Gonna Take It / See Me, Feel Me (1969)—The Who (written by Pete Townshend)
Both Sides Now (1969)—Joni Mitchell
Pressure Drop (1969)—Toots and the Maytals (written by Frederick Hibbert)
Lay Lady Lay (1969)—Bob Dylan
Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1969)—Fairport Convention (written by Sandy Denny)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (1969)—Rolling Stones
Everybody’s Talkin’ (1969)—Nilsson (written by Fred Neil)
I Can’t Get Next to You (1969)—The Temptations (written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong)
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1969)—Crosby, Stills, and Nash (written by Stephen Stills)
Here Comes the Sun (1969)—The Beatles (written by George Harrison)
Leaving On a Jet Plane (1969)—Peter, Paul & Mary (written by John Denver)
Eli’s Coming (1969)—Three Dog Night (written by Laura Nyro)
Down On the Corner (1969)—Creedence Clearwater Revival (written by John Fogerty)
Up on Cripple Creek (1969)—The Band (written by Robbie Robertson)
Someday We’ll Be Together (1969)—Diana Ross and the Supremes (written by Jackie Beavers, Johnny Bristol, & Harvey Fuqua)
Sunlight (1969)—The Youngbloods (written by Jesse Colin Young)
Whole Lotta Love (1969)—Led Zeppelin (written by Willie Dixon & Led Zeppelin)
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1969)—Nina Simone (written by Simone & Weldon Irvine)
Fancy (1969)—Bobbie Gentry
Playlist 8 1970–1979
Superstar (1970)—Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (music by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice)
Travelin’ Band (1970)—Creedence Clearwater Revival
Shilo (1970)—Neil Diamond
Kentucky Rain (1970)—Elvis Presley (written by Eddie Rabbitt & Dick Heard)
Instant Karma (We All Shine On) (1970)—John Lennon
Run Through the Jungle (1970)—Creedence Clearwater Revival (written by John Fogerty)
The Circle Game (1970)—Joni Mitchell
Lay Down (Candles In the Rain) (1970)—Melanie (with Edwin Hawkins Singers)
Maybe I’m Amazed (1970)—Paul McCartney
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (1970)—Miles Davis
The Long and Winding Road (1970)—The Beatles (written by Paul McCartney)
Across the Universe (1970)—The Beatles (written by John Lennon)
Teach Your Children (1970)—Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (written by Graham Nash)
Joe Hill (1970)—Joan Baez (words by Alfred Hayes, music by Earl Robinson)
For the Good Times (1970)—Ray Price (written by Kris Kristofferson)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours (1970)—Stevie Wonder (written by Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Lulu Hardaway, & Syreeta Wright)
Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (1970)—James Brown (written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd, & Ron Lenhoff)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1970)— Diana Ross
Long, Long Time (1970)—Linda Ronstadt (written by Gary White)
Border Song (Holy Moses) (1970)—Elton John (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin)
Cracklin’ Rosie (1970)—Neil Diamond
Lola (1970)—The Kinks (written by Ray Davies)
We’ve Only Just Begun (1970)—The Carpenters (written by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols)
El Condor Pasa (1970)—Simon and Garfunkel (music by Daniel Alomia Robles, lyrics by Paul Simon)
After the Gold Rush (1970)—Neil Young
Midnight Rider (1970)—Allman Brothers Band
Midnight Rider (1973)—Gregg Allman
He Ain’t Heavy … He’s My Brother (1970)—Neil Diamond
Gethsemene (I Only Want to Say) (1970)—Ian Gillan (music by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice)
My Sweet Lord (1970)—George Harrison
If I Were Your Woman (1970)—Gladys Knight and the Pips (written by Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer, & Clay McMurray)
Help Me Make It Through the Night (1971)—Sammi Smith (written by Kris Kristofferson)
Chestnut Mare (1970)—The Byrds (written by Roger McGuinn & Jacques Levy)
Merry Christmas, Darling (1970)—The Carpenters (written by Frank Pooler & Richard Carpenter)
If You Could Read My Mind (1970)—Gordon Lightfoot
Father and Son (1971)—Cat Stevens
Oye Como Va (1971)—Santana
I Am … I Said (1971)—Neil Diamond
If (1971)—Bread (written by David Gates)
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (1971)—Carole King
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be (1971)—Carly Simon (written by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1971)—Gil Scott-Heron
Brown Sugar (1971)—Rolling Stones
I Feel The Earth Move (1971)—Carole King
You’ve Got a Friend (1971)—James Taylor
Wild Horses (1971)—Rolling Stones
Baba Ngbo ti Wa (Father Hear Us) (1971)—I. K. Dairo and His Blue Spots
Riders On the Storm (1971)—The Doors (written by Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, & Ray Manzarek)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (1971)— Marvin Gaye
River (1971)—Joni Mitchell
Tired of Being Alone (1971)—Al Green
Ain’t No Sunshine (1971)—Bill Withers
The Wedding Song (There Is Love) (1971)—Paul Stookey
Spanish Harlem (1971)—Aretha Franklin
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (1971)—Marvin Gaye (written by Marvin Gaye & James Nyx)
Respect Yourself (1971)—Staple Singers (written by Luther Ingram & Mack Rice)
Wild Night (1971)—Van Morrison
Theme from “Shaft” (1971)—Isaac Hayes
The City of New Orleans (1971)—Steve Goodman
Have You Seen Her (1971)—The Chi-Lites (written by Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin)
Coat of Many Colors (1971)—Dolly Parton
Rock Steady (1971)—Aretha Franklin
Grandma’s Hands (1971)—Bill Withers
Behind Blue Eyes (1971)—The Who
Family Affair (1971)—Sly and the Family Stone
Stones (1971)—Neil Diamond
Truckin’ (1971)—Grateful Dead (written by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, & Robert Hunter)
Tupelo Honey (1972)—Van Morrison
Slippin’ Into Darkness (1972)—War
Heart of Gold (1972)—Neil Young
Rock and Roll Lullaby (1972)—B. J. Thomas (written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)
Betcha By Golly, Wow (1972)—The Stylistics (music by Thom Bell, lyrics by Linda Creed)
Dogtown (1972)—Harry Chapin
Rock and Roll (1972)—Led Zeppelin (written by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, & Robert Plant)
I’ll Take You There (1972)—Staple Singers (written by Al Bell)
Oh Girl (1972)—The Chi-Lites
Love Theme from “The Godfather” (Speak Softly, Love) (1972)—Carlo Savina and Orchestra (written by Nino Rota)
Castles In the Air (1972)—Don McLean
Lean On Me (1972)—Bill Withers
Tumbling Dice (1972)—The Rolling Stones
Sail Away (1972)—Randy Newman
How I Got Over (1972)—Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace (1972)—Aretha Franklin
I Am Woman (1972)—Helen Reddy (lyrics by Helen Reddy, music by Ray Burton)
Go All the Way (1972)—The Raspberries (written by Eric Carmen)
Back Stabbers (1972)—The O’Jays (written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, & John Whitehead)
Is It Really Love At All? (1972)—Eric Andersen
Saturday In the Park (1972)—Chicago
Freddie’s Dead (1972)—Curtis Mayfield
Burning Love (1972)—Elvis Presley (written by Dennis Linde)
Summer Breeze (1972)—Seals and Crofts (written by Dash Crofts & Jim Seals)
I’ll Be Around (1972)—The Spinners (written by Thom Bell & Phil Hurtt)
American City Suite (1972)—Cashman and West (written by Terry Cashman & Tommy West)
If You Don’t Know Me By Now (1972)—Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff)
Me and Mrs. Jones (1972)—Billy Paul (written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, & Cary Gilbert)
Do It Again (1972)—Steely Dan (written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker)
Rocky Mountain High (1972)—John Denver (written by Denver and Mike Taylor)
You’re So Vain (1972)—Carly Simon
Dreidel (1972)—Don McLean
Could It Be I’m Falling In Love (1972)—The Spinners (written by Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals)
Space Oddity (1973)—David Bowie
Dueling Banjos (1973)—Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
Behind Closed Doors (1973)—Charlie Rich (written by Kenny O’Dell)
Stir It Up (1973)—Johnny Nash (written by Bob Marley)
Walk on the Wild Side (1973)—Lou Reed
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (1973)— Stevie Wonder
Why Me (1973)—Kris Kristofferson
Daniel (1973)—Elton John (music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin)
Right Place, Wrong Time (1973)—Dr. John
Desperado (1973)—The Eagles (written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey)
Ol’ 55 (1973)—Tom Waits
Ol’ 55 (1974)—The Eagles
Money (1973)—Pink Floyd (written by Roger Waters)
Precious Lord, Take My Hand (1973)—Marion Williams with Thomas A. Dorsey
Live and Let Die (1973)—Paul McCartney and Wings
Loves Me Like a Rock (1973)—Paul Simon with the Dixie Hummingbirds
Ramblin’ Man (1973)—Allman Brothers Band (written by Dickey Betts)
Summer (The First Time) (1973)—Bobby Goldsboro
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (1973)—Bob Dylan
If We Make It Through December (1973)—Merle Haggard
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)—Elton John
Jolene (1973)—Dolly Parton
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (1973)—Bruce Springsteen
Time In a Bottle (1973)—Jim Croce
I Shot the Sheriff (1973)—Bob Marley and the Wailers (written by Bob Marley)
(You’re the) Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (1974)—Gladys Knight and the Pips (written by Jim Weatherly)
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (1974)—Barbra Streisand (music by Michel LeGrand, lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Piano Man (1974)—Billy Joel
Aguas de Marco (1974)—Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim (written by Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Chameleon (1974)—Herbie Hancock
I Will Always Love You (1974)—Dolly Parton
Stars (1974)—Janis Ian
Widescreen (1974)—Rupert Holmes
Love Theme from “Chinatown” (1974)—by Jerry Goldsmith
Running Hard (1974)—Renaissance
You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (1974)—Stevie Wonder
Quimbara (1974)—Celia Cruz with Johnny Pacheco y su Tumbao (written by Junior Cepeda)
Cat’s In the Cradle (1974)—Harry Chapin (written by Harry & Sandy Chapin)
Terminal (1974)—Rupert Holmes
Louisiana 1927 (1974)—Randy Newman
Fountain of Sorrow (1974)—Jackson Browne
Promised Land (1974)—Elvis Presley
Take Me to the River (1974)—Al Green
Streets of London (1974)—Ralph McTell
Lady Marmalade (1974)—LaBelle (written by Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan)
Before the Next Teardrop Falls (1975)—Freddy Fender (written by Vivian Keith & Ben Peters)
Shining Star (1975)—Earth, Wind, and Fire (written by Philip Bailey & Maurice White)
Bad Luck (1975)—Harold Melvyn and the Blue Notes (written by John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, & Victor Castarphen)
Boulder to Birmingham (1975)—Emmylou Harris (written by Emmylou Harris & Bill Danoff)
Rhinestone Cowboy (1975)—Glen Campbell (written by Larry Weiss)
Some Other Time (1975)—Tony Bennett and Bill Evans (music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green)
Saturday Night Special (1975)—Lynyrd Skynyrd
Fame (1975)—David Bowie (written by Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, & John Lennon)
Water No Get Enemy (1975)—Fela Kuti
That’s the Way of the World (1975)—Earth, Wind, and Fire (written by Charles Stepney, Maurice White, & Verdine White)
Where Am I Going? (1975)—Gino Vannelli
I Only Have Eyes for You (1975)—Art Garfunkel
The Song of Scheherazade (1975)—Renaissance
Lyin’ Eyes (1975)—The Eagles (written by Glenn Frey & Don Henley)
Wind On the Water (To the Last Whale) (1975)—David Crosby and Graham Nash
Wake Up, Everybody (1975)—Harold Melvyn and the Blue Notes (written by John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, & Victor Carstarphen)
Acadian Driftwood (1975)—The Band (written by Robbie Robertson)
Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) (1975)—Patti Smith
Marcus Garvey (1975)—Burning Spear
Dream On (1976)—Aerosmith
Only Love Is Real (1976)—Carole King
Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) (1976)—Fleetwood Mac (written by Stevie Nicks)
Jerusalem Ridge (1976)—Kenny Baker (featuring Bill Monroe) (written by Bill Monroe)
Kiss and Say Goodbye (1976)—The Manhattans (written by Winfred “Blue” Lovett)
Howlin’ Wind (1976)—Graham Parker
Turn the Page (1976)—Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (1976)—Lou Rawls (written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff)
You Should Be Dancing (1976)—Bee Gees (written by Barry, Robin, & Maurice Gibb)
She’s Gone (1976)—Daryl Hall and John Oates
More Than a Feeling (1976)—Boston (written by Tom Scholz & John Boylan)
Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976)—Rod Stewart
Corey’s Coming (1976)—Harry Chapin
Walk This Way (1976)—Aerosmith
Summertime (1976)—Ray Charles and Cleo Laine
I Wish (1976)—Stevie Wonder
Evergreen (Love Theme from “A Star Is Born”) (1976)—Barbra Streisand (written by Paul Williams & Barbra Streisand)
Dancing Queen (1976)—ABBA
Disco Inferno (1977)—The Trammps (written by Leo Green & Ron Kersey)
Sir Duke (1977)—Stevie Wonder
Piano Concerto No. 1, Third Movement (1977)—Keith Emerson
Dreams (1977)—Fleetwood Mac (written by Stevie Nicks)
Fanfare for the Common Man (1977)—Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (written by Aaron Copland)
God Save the Queen (1977)—Sex Pistols
One Love / People Get Ready (1977)—Bob Marley and the Wailers
Dey (c. 1977)—Toto Bissainthe
The Highwayman (1977)—Jimmy Webb
I Feel Love (1977)—Donna Summer (written by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, & Donna Summer)
Some Enchanted Evening (1977)—Jane Olivor
Dance Band On the Titanic (1977)—Harry Chapin
How Deep Is Your Love? (1977)—Bee Gees
Love Is the Answer (1977)—Todd Rundgren’s Utopia
We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions (1977)—Queen
My Song (1977)—Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek
Heroes (1977)—David Bowie (written by David Bowie & Brian Eno)
Just the Way You Are (1977)—Billy Joel
Mull of Kintyre (1977)—Paul McCartney and Wings (written by Paul McCartney & Denny Laine)473
Alison (1977)—Elvis Costello
Running on Empty (1978)—Jackson Browne
Flash Light (1978)—Parliament (written by George Clinton, William Collins, & Bernie Worrell)
Baker Street (1978)—Gerry Rafferty
Miss You (1978)—Rolling Stones
Saludo Celestial (1978)—Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco (written by Effrain Gonzalez)
Badlands (1978)—Bruce Springsteen
MacArthur Park (1978)—Donna Summer
Time Passages (1978)—Al Stewart (written by Al Stewart & Peter White)
I Wanna Be Sedated (1978)—The Ramones (written by “Joey Ramone”)
The Gambler (1978)—Kenny Rogers (written by Don Schlitz)
Take Me to the River (1978)—Talking Heads (written by Al Green & Mabon Hodges)
What a Fool Believes (1979)—Doobie Brothers (written by Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)
Theme from “Superman” (1979)—John Williams and London Symphony Orchestra
Heart of Glass (1979)—Blondie (written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein)
Roxanne (1979)—The Police (written by Sting)
Reunited (1979)—Peaches and Herb (written by Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren)
Old-Time Rock & Roll (1979)—Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (written by George Jackson & Thomas Jones)
We Are Family (1979)—Sister Sledge (written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers)
Good Timin’ (1979)—The Beach Boys (written by Brian Wilson & Carl Wilson)
Good Times (1979)—Chic (written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers)
Iya (1979)—Irakere
After the Love Has Gone (1979)—Earth, Wind, and Fire (written by Bill Champlin, David Foster, & Jay Graydon)
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (1979)—Michael Jackson
Tusk (1979)—Fleetwood Mac (written by Lindsey Buckingham)
Chiquitita (1979)—ABBA
With You I’m Born Again (1979)—Billy Preston and Syreeta (music by David Shire, lyrics by Carol Connors)
Longer (1979)—Dan Fogelberg
Playlist 9 1980–1989
Another Brick In the Wall (1980)—Pink Floyd (written by Roger Waters)
Refugee (1980)—Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell)
Brass In Pocket (I’m Special) (1980)—The Pretenders (written by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott)
Sailing (1980)—Christopher Cross
The Breaks (1980)—Kurtis Blow
That Lovin’ You Feeling Again (1980)—Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris (written by Roy Orbison & Chris Price)15
Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980)—Joy Division
Caballo Viejo (1980)—Simon Diaz
It Hurts Too Much (1980)—Eric Carmen
Late In the Evening (1980)—Paul Simon
On the Road Again (1980)—Willie Nelson
Master Blaster (Jammin’) (1980)—Stevie Wonder
Celebration (1980)—Kool and the Gang (written by Robert Bell and Kool & the Gang)
Point Blank (1980)—Bruce Springsteen
(Just Like) Starting Over (1980)—John Lennon
Back In Black (1980)—AC/DC (written by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, & Malcolm Young)
While You See a Chance (1981)—Steve Winwood (music by Steve Winwood, lyrics by Will Jennings)
Seven Year Ache (1981)—Rosanne Cash
The Waiting (1981)—Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
In the Air Tonight (1981)—Phil Collins
Ghost Town (1981)—The Specials
The Field Behind the Plow (1981)—Stan Rogers
The Reach (1981)—Dan Fogelberg
Body and Soul (1981)—Carly Simon
Don’t Stop Believin’ (1981)—Journey
Centerfold (1981)—J. Geils Band (written by Seth Justman)
I Love Rock ‘n Roll (1982)—Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (written by Jake Hooker & Alan Merrill)
Down Home Blues (1982)—Z. Z. Hill
Always On My Mind (1982)—Willie Nelson
Teach Me Tonight (1982)—Al Jarreau (music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Sammy Cahn)68
Planet Rock (1982)—Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force
Route 66 (1982)—Manhattan Transfer
Eye of the Tiger (1982)—Survivor (written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik)74
More Than This (1982)—Roxy Music (written by Bryan Ferry)
Anima (1982)—Milton Nascimento
Theme, E.T. “(The Extra Terrestrial)” (Flying) (1982)—John Williams
Steppin’ Out (1982)—Joe Jackson
Southern Cross (1982)—Crosby, Stills, and Nash (written by Stephen Stills, Richard Curtis, & Michael Curtis)
I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) (1982)—Donald Fagen
Atlantic City (1982)—Bruce Springsteen
Allentown (1982)—Billy Joel
Amarillo By Morning (1983)—George Strait (written by Terry Stafford & Paul Fraser)
The Wall of Death (1983)—Richard and Linda Thompson
Pancho and Lefty (1983)—Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (written by Townes Van Zandt)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)—Eurythmics (written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart)
It’s Like That (1983)—Run-DMC
Buffalo Soldier (1983)—Bob Marley and the Wailers (written by Bob Marley & N. G. Williams)
Give Yourself to Love (1983)—Kate Wolf
Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983)—Bonnie Tyler (written by Jim Steinman)
Texas Flood (1983)—Stevie Ray Vaughan
Radio Free Europe (1983)—R.E.M. (written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck Mike Mills, & Michael Stipe)
Burning Down the House (1983)—Talking Heads
Pride and Joy (1983)—Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
King of Pain (1983)—The Police (written by Sting)
All Night Long (All Night) (1983)—Lionel Richie
Uptown Girl (1983)—Billy Joel
What’s New? (1983)—Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle Orchestra (music by Bob Haggart, lyrics by Johnny Burke)
White Lines (Don’t Do It) (1983)—Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
Phone Booth (1983)—Robert Cray Band
Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983)—Yes (written by Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, & Trevor Horn)
Karma Chameleon (1983)—Culture Club (written by George O’Dowd, Jon Moss, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, & Phil Pickett)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)—Cyndi Lauper (written by Robert Hazard)
Wrapped Around Your Finger (1984)—The Police (written by Sting)
Thriller (1984)—Michael Jackson (written by Rod Temperton)
What’s Love Got to Do With It? (1984)—Tina Turner (written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle)
Dancing In the Dark (1984)—Bruce Springsteen
The Nancy (1984)—Stan Rogers
Let’s Go Crazy (1984)—Prince and the Revolution
Move On (1984)—Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters (written by Stephen Sondheim)
On the Wings of a Nightingale (1984)—The Everly Brothers (written by Paul McCartney)
Purple Rain (1984)—Prince and the Revolution
Like a Virgin (1984)—Madonna (written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly)
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (1984)—Band Aid (written by Bob Geldof & Midge Ure)
I’m on Fire (1985)—Bruce Springsteen
Crazy for You (1985)—Madonna (written by John Bettis & Jon Lind)
Smooth Operator (1985)—Sade (written by Helen Adu & Ray St. John)
How Soon Is Now? (1985)—The Smiths (written by Johnny Marr & Morrissey)
Walking On Sunshine (1985)—Katrina and the Waves (written by Kimberley Rew)
Highwayman (1985)—Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson
Shout (1985)—Tears for Fears (written by Roland Orzabal & Ian Stanley)
People Get Ready (1985)—Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart
Freeway of Love (1985)—Aretha Franklin (written by Jeff Cohen & Narada Michael Walden)
The Power of Love (1985)—Huey Lewis and the News (written by John Colla, Chris Hayes, & Huey Lewis)
Summer of ‘69 (1985)—Bryan Adams (written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance)
Money for Nothing (1985)—Dire Straits
Saving All My Love for You (1985)—Whitney Houston (music by Michael Masser, lyrics by Gerry Goffin)
Sunset Grill (1985)—Don Henley (written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, & Benmont Tench)
You Belong to the City (1985)—Glenn Frey (written by Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin)
Broken Wings (1985)—Mr. Mister (written by Steve George, John Lang, & Richard Page)
Conga (1985)—Miami Sound Machine (featuring Gloria Estefan) (written by Enrique Garcia)
My Hometown (1985)—Bruce Springsteen
Russians (1986)—Sting
Manic Monday (1986)—The Bangles (written by Prince)
R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to ’60s Rock) (1986)—John Mellencamp
Theme, “Out of Africa” (1986)—John Barry
Kiss (1986)—Prince and the Revolution
Nasty (1986)—Janet Jackson (written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, & Janet Jackson)
Rain On the Scarecrow (1986)—John Mellencamp (written by John Mellencamp & George Green)
On the Other Hand (1986)—Randy Travis (written by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz)
Like a Rock (1986)—Bob Seger
Higher Love (1986)—Steve Winwood (music by Steve Winwood, lyrics by Will Jennings)
Papa Don’t Preach (1986)—Madonna (written by Brian Elliot & Madonna)
Levi Stubbs’ Tears (1986)—Billy Bragg
In Your Eyes (1986)—Peter Gabriel
Caught Up In the Rapture (1986)—Anita Baker (music by Garry Glenn, lyrics by Dianne Quander)
Land of Confusion (1986)—Genesis (written by Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, & Tony Banks)
Graceland (1986)—Paul Simon
Knozz-Moe-King (1986)—Wynton Marsalis
Song of Bernadette (1987)—Jennifer Warnes (written by Leonard Cohen & Jennifer Warnes)
Rhapsody In Blue (1987)—Maurice Peress and His Orchestra featuring Ivan Davis
Theme, “The Mission” (1987)—Ennio Morricone
Sign o’ the Times (1987)—Prince
Something So Strong (1987)—Crowded House
Ever Since the World Ended (1987)—Mose Allison
La Bamba (1987)—Los Lobos
Memphis In the Meantime (1987)—John Hiatt
A Touch of Grey (1987)—Grateful Dead (written by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter)
I Need Love (1987)—LL Cool J (written by Bobby Ervin, Darryl Pierce, Dwayne Simon, & James Todd Smith)
Where the Streets Have No Name (1987)—U2 (written by Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Paul “Bono” Hewson, & Larry Mullen)
Faith (1987)—George Michael
Father Figure (1988)—George Michael
Man In the Mirror (1988)—Michael Jackson (written by Siedah Garrett & Glen Ballard)
Bring the Noise (1988)—Public Enemy (written by Carlton Ridenour, Hank Shocklee, & Eric Sadler)
Beds Are Burning (1988)—Midnight Oil
The Valley Road (1988)—Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Roll With It (1988)—Steve Winwood (music by Steve Winwood, lyrics by Will Jennings)
Passionate Kisses (1988)—Lucinda Williams
Runaway Train (1988)—Rosanne Cash (written by John Stewart)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1988)—Robert Cray Band
Giving You the Best That I Got (1988)—Anita Baker (written by Skip Scarborough, Anita Baker, & Randy Holland)
Djobi Djoba (1988)—Gipsy Kings
Veronica (1989)—Elvis Costello (written by Elvis Costello & Paul McCartney)
F*** tha Police (1989)—N.W.A.
Cult of Personality (1989)—Living Colour
Spread Love (1989)—Take 6
Me, Myself, and I (1989)—De La Soul
Theme, “Field of Dreams” (1989)—James Horner
Too Long In the Wasteland (1989)—James McMurtry
Call It Love (1989)—Poco (written by Jim Messina, Ronnie Guilbeau, Billy Crain, & Rick Lonow)
Love Shack (1989)—The B-52s (written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, & Cindy Wilson)
Playlist 10 1990–1999
No Myth (1990)—Michael Penn
Rescue Mission (1990)—Luka Bloom
Ode to Life (1990)—Don Pullen
Vogue (1990)—Madonna (written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone)
Here’s Where the Story Ends (1990)—The Sundays
The Downeaster “Alexa” (1990)—Billy Joel
The Dance (1990)—Garth Brooks (written by Tony Arata)
Vision of Love (1990)—Mariah Carey
Diarabi (1990)—Boubacar Traore
Tom’s Diner (1987)—Suzanne VegaTom’s Diner (1990)—D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega
Further to Fly (1990)—Paul Simon
Get Here (1990)—Oleta Adams (written by Brenda Russell)
Unfinished Sympathy (1991)—Massive Attack
Mama Said Knock You Out (1991)—LL Cool J (written by James Todd Smith & Marlon Williams)
The Star-Spangled Banner (1991)—Whitney Houston
Series of Dreams (1991)—Bob Dylan
Blood Is Thicker Than Water (1991)—The Triplets (written by Diana, Sylvia, & Vicky Villegas)
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (1991)—Bryan Adams (written by Adams, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, & Michael Kamen)
Unforgettable (1991)—Natalie Cole and Nat “King” Cole
There She Goes (1991)—The La’s
Enter Sandman (1991)—Metallica (written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, & Kirk Hammett)
Beauty and the Beast (1992)—Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman)
Hazard (1992)—Richard Marx
There Is Always One More Time (1992)—B. B. King (written by Doc Pomus & Ken Hirsch)
A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (1992)—Joe Henderson (written by Billy Strayhorn)
Human Touch (1992)—Bruce Springsteen
Better Days (1992)—Bruce Springsteen
My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) (1992)—En Vogue (written by Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy)
She’s Already Made Up Her Mind (1992)—Lyle Lovett
Here’s to Life (1992)—Shirley Horn (written by Artie Butler & Phyllis Molinary)
The Last Month of the Year (1992)—Fairfield Four w/ Nashville Bluegrass Band
This Used to Be My Playground (1992)—Madonna (written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone)71
Sodade (1992)—Cesaria Evora (written by Amandio Cabral & Luis Marais)
Constant Craving (1992)—K. D. Lang
Galileo (1992)—Indigo Girls
The Last Song (1992)—Elton John
Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang (1993)—Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg (written by Calvin Broadus & Leon Haywood)
Hope of Deliverance (1993)—Paul McCartney
Cityscape: Hustle Bustle / City Beat (1993)—Wynton Marsalis Septet
Ain’t That Lonely Yet (1993)—Dwight Yoakam (written by Kostas Lazarides & James House)
The Hard Way (1993)—Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Chattahoochee (1993)—Alan Jackson (written by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride)
Runaway Train (1993)—Soul Asylum (written by Dave Pirner)
Worlds Apart (1993)—Jude Cole
Over the Rainbow (1993)—Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Bury My Lovely (1993)—October Project
Prayer In Open D (1993)—Emmylou Harris
Hero (1993)—Mariah Carey (written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff)
Mr. Jones (1994)—Counting Crows
Loser (1994)—Beck (written by Beck Hansen & Karl Stephenson)
Come to My Window (1994)—Melissa Etheridge
Love Sneakin’ Up On You (1994)—Bonnie Raitt (written by Jimmy Scott & Tom Snow)
Theme, “Schindler’s List” (1994)—John Williams
Independence Day (1994)—Martina McBride (written by Gretchen Peters)
Prayer for the Dying (1994)—Seal (written by Gus Isidore & Seal)
All I Wanna Do (1994)—Sheryl Crow (written by Wyn Cooper & Sheryl Crow)
Body and Soul (1994)—Anita Baker (written by Ellen Shipley & Rick Nowels)
You Gotta Be (1994)—Des’ree (written by Des’ree Weeks & Ashley Ingram)114
7 Seconds (1994)—Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry (music by N’Dour, lyrics by N’Dour & Cherry)
Adru ku Adru (1994)—Obo Addy
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (1994)—Nirvana
I Know (1995)—Dionne Farris (music by Milton Davis & William DuVall, lyrics by Milton Davis)
When You Say Nothing At All (1995)—Alison Krauss and Union Station (written by Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz)
Go Rest High On That Mountain (1995)—Vince Gill
Hallelujah (1995)—Jeff Buckley (written by Leonard Cohen)
Fake Plastic Trees (1995)—Radiohead
Waterfalls (1995)—TLC (written by Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, & Organized Noize)
Kiss from a Rose (1995)—Seal
Gallo del Cielo (1995)—Joe Ely (written by Tom Russell)
St. Teresa (1995)—Joan Osborne (written by Joan Osborne, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, & Rick Chertoff)
Listen to My Heart (1995)—Nancy LaMott (written by David Friedman)
Fields of Gold (1996)—Eva Cassidy
Wonderwall (1996)—Oasis (written by Noel Gallagher)
Closer to Free (1996)—The BoDeans (written by Sam Llanas & Kurt Neumann)
Blue (1996)—LeAnn Rimes (written by Bill Mack)
Cyar Take Dat (1996)—Brother Resistance
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Poor Man’s Friend (1996)—Brother Willie Eason
Change the World (1996)—Eric Clapton (written by Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, & Tommy Sims)
Strawberry Wine (1996)—Deana Carter (written by Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison)164
Lulei Soros’cha (If Not for Your Torah) (1996)—Andy Statman Quartet
Lonely Bird (1996)—Bulgarian Voices-Angelite and Huun-Huur-Tu (traditional, arranged by Mikhail Alperin)
That Thing You Do! (1996)—The Wonders (written by Adam Schlesinger)
Un-break My Heart (1996)—Toni Braxton (written by Diane Warren)
Galaxie 500 (1997)—Kate Campbell (written by Kate Campbell & Ira Campbell)
There’s a Train (1997)—Holmes Brothers (written by Sherman Holmes)
You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive (1997)—Darrell Scott
Stomp (1997)—God’s Property featuring Kirk Franklin
Stardust (1997)—Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton
I’ll Be Missing You (1997)—Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (written by Sean Combs, Faith Evans, & Sting)
Mis Dos Patrias (My Two Countries) (1997)—Los Tigres Del Norte
Let Down (1997)—Radiohead
Building a Mystery (1997)—Sarah McLachlan (written by Sarah McLachlan & Pierre Marchand)
Dos Gardenias (1997)—Buena Vista Social Club featuring Ibrahim Ferrer (written by Isolina Carrillo)
A Child With the Blues (1997)—Erykah Badu (written by Curtis Mayfield)
Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) (1997)—Green Day (written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Pritchard, & Frank Wright)
You’re Still the One (1998)—Shania Twain (written by Mutt Lange & Shania Twain)
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from “Titanic”) (1998)—Celine Dion (music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings)
The Mummers’ Dance (1998)—Loreena McKennitt
Iris (1998)—Goo Goo Dolls (written by John Rzeznik)
Ray of Light (1998)—Madonna (written by Madonna, Clive Muldoon, & William Orbit)
Doo Wop (That Thing) (1998)—Lauryn Hill
Theme from “Chinatown” (1999)—Terence Blanchard
Livin’ la Vida Loca (1999)—Ricky Martin (written by Robi Rosa & Desmond Child)
Shenandoah (1999)—Bill Frisell and Ry Cooder
Embers of Eden (1999)—Bruce Cockburn
H’rabti (Tu t’es detournee de moi) (You Turned Away from Me) (1999)—Cheb Mami
Breathe (1999)—Faith Hill (written by Holly Lamar & Stephanie Bentley)
Murder On Music Row (1999)—Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time (written by Larry Cordle & Larry Shell)
The Great Beyond (1999)—R.E.M.
Playlist 11 2000–2009
Michaelangelo (2000)—Emmylou Harris
Beautiful Day (2000)—U2
Stan (2000)—Eminem featuring Dido (written by Florian Armstrong, Paul Herman, & Marshall Mathers)
Ms. Jackson (2000)—Outkast (written by Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, & David Sheats)
Babylon (2000)—David Gray
O Death (2001)—Ralph Stanley
Yellow (2001)—Coldplay (written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin)
Land of Hope and Dreams (2001)—Bruce Springsteen
Amazing Grace (2001)—The Blind Boys of Alabama
Train Don’t Leave Me (2001)—Aubrey Ghent
West End Blues (2001)—Nicholas Payton
1952 Vincent Black Lightning (2001)—Del McCoury Band
Family Affair (2001)—Mary J. Blige
Superman (It’s Not Easy) (2001)—Five for Fighting
Que Nao Se Ve (Cannot Be Seen As You Want Me) (2001)—Caetano Veloso (lyrics by Caetano Veloso, music by Nino Rota & T. Amurri)
Dixie / Strange Fruit (2001)—Rene Marie
Peaceful World (2001)—John Mellencamp with India Arie
Whenever, Wherever (2001)—Shakira
Last Nite (2001)—The Strokes (written by Julian Casablancas)
New York, New York (2001)—Ryan Adams
Across the Universe (2002)—Rufus Wainwright
A Thousand Miles (2002)—Vanessa Carlton
Ten Million Slaves (2002)—Otis Taylor
None of Us Are Free (2002)—Solomon Burke (written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil)
Work It (2002)—Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott
John Walker’s Blues (2002)—Steve Earle
Beautiful (2002)—Christina Aguilera (written by Linda Perry & Christina Aguilera)
Cry Me a River (2002)—Justin Timberlake (written by Timberlake, Tim Mosley, & Scott Storch)
I Can (2003)—Nas
Bring Me to Life (2003)—Evanescence with Paul McCoy (written by David Hodges, Amy Lee, & Ben Moody)
Seven Nation Army (2003)—The White Stripes (written by Jack White)
Outside of the Inside (2003)—Richard Thompson
Where Is the Love (2003)—Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake83
The Blower’s Daughter (2003)—Damien Rice
The Way You Move (2003)—Outkast featuring Sleepy Brown (written by Patrick Brown, Carlton Mahone, & Antwan Patton)
You Don’t Know My Name (2003)—Alicia Keys (written by Keys, Kanye West, Harold Lilly, J. R. Bailey, Mel Kent, & Ken Williams)
Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003)—Jet (written by Nic Cester & Cam Muncey)
Mad World (2003)—Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules (written by Roland Orzabal)
Toxic (2004)—Britney Spears (written by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, & Henrik Jonback)
Bessie’s Advice (2004)—Maria Muldaur, Eric Bibb, and Rory Block (written by Bibb & Muldaur)
Confessions, Part II (2004)—Usher (written by Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, & Usher Raymond)106
Van Lear Rose (2004)—Loretta Lynn
Live Like You Were Dying (2004)—Tim McGraw (written by Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman)
One (2004)—Warren Haynes
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (2004)—Karrin Allyson (written by Jimmy Webb)
Hard Times Come Again No More (2004)—Mavis Staples (written by Stephen Foster)
Breakaway (2004)—Kelly Clarkson (written by Avril Lavigne, Bridget Benenate, & Matthew Gerrard)
This Land Is Your Land (2005)—Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Wake Up (2005)—Arcade Fire
Like Toy Soldiers (2005)—Eminem
In State (2005)—Kathleen Edwards
I’ll Play the Blues for You (2005)—Jason Moran
Holiday (2005)—Green Day (written by Billie Joe Armstrong)
We Belong Together (2005)—Mariah Carey
Breathe (2 A.M.) (2005)—Anna Nalick
Speed of Sound (2005)—Coldplay (written by (written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin)
Gold Digger (2005)—Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
I Run for Life (2005)—Melissa Etheridge
Unwritten (2005)—Natasha Bedingfield (written by Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, & Wayne Rodrigues)
Hora Decubitis (Life Is a Beautiful Thing) (2006)—Elvis Costello with the Metropole Orkest (music by Charles Mingus, lyrics by Elvis Costello)
Promiscuous (2006)—Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (written by Tim Clayton, Furtado, Nate Hills, & Tim Mosley)
Chasing Cars (2006)—Snow Patrol (written by Gary Lightbody)
Before He Cheats (2006)—Carrie Underwood (written by Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins)
Thunder On the Mountain (2006)—Bob Dylan
Up to the Mountain (2006)—Solomon Burke (written by Patty Griffin)
Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) (2007)—Patty Griffin
The War Was in Color (2006)—Carbon Leaf
No Cars Go (2007)—Arcade Fire
Rehab (2007)—Amy Winehouse (written by Winehouse & Mark Ronson)
Back to Black (2007)—Amy Winehouse (written by Winehouse & Mark Ronson)
Hey There Delilah (2007)—Plain White T’s
Umbrella (2007)—Rihanna featuring Jay-z (written by Shawn Carter, Thadis Harrell, Terius Nash, & Christopher Stewart)
Big Girls Don’t Cry (2007)—Fergie (written by Stacy Ferguson & Toby Gad)
Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) (2007)—Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (written by Don Everly & Phil Everly)
Time to Pretend (2008)—MGMT
In Color (2008)—Jamey Johnson (written by Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, & James Otto)
American Boy (2008)—Estelle (featuring Kanye West) (written by William Adams, Estelle Swaray, John Stephens, Kanye West, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, & Keith Harris)
Mercy (2008)—Duffy (written by Aimee Duffy & Steve Booker)
I Kissed a Girl (2008)—Katy Perry (written by Cathy Dennis, Lufkasz Gottwald, Max Martin, & Perry)
Paper Planes (2008)—M.I.A.
If I Were a Boy (2008)—Beyonce Knowles (written by Brittany Jean & Toby Gad)
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) (2008)—Beyonce Knowles (written by Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell, & Beyonce Knowles)199
Chasing Pavements (2008)—Adele (written by Adele Adkins & Francis White)205
People Like Me (2009)—K’naan
I Gotta Feeling (2009)—Black Eyed Peas
Need You Now (2009)—Lady Antebellum (written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, & Josh Kear)
Uprising (2009)—Muse (written by Matthew Bellamy)
Hey Soul Sister (2009)—Train (written by Pat Monahan, Amund Bjorkland, & Espen Lind)223
There Ain’t No Cure (2009)—Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez with Ian Hunter
Playlist 12 2010–2016
The Weary Kind (2010)—Ryan Bingham
The House That Built Me (2010)—Miranda Lambert (written by Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin)4
1070 (I’m Your Dirty Mexican) (2010)—The Krayolas
Tightrope (2010)—Janelle Monae (featuring Big Boi)
Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (2010)—Bruno Mars (written by Mars, Khari Cain, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, & Khalil Walton)
Mine (2010)—Taylor Swift
Ready to Start (2010)—Arcade Fire
Down By the Water (2010)—The Decemberists
Perfect (2011)—Pink (written by Max Martin, Alecia Moore, & Johan Schuster)
Thunder on the Mountain (2011)—Wanda Jackson (with Jack White)
Born This Way (2011)—Lady Gaga (written by Stefani Germanotta & Jeppe Laursen)
Set Fire to the Rain (2011)—Adele (written by Adele Adkins & Fraser Smith)
Super Bass (2011)—Nicki Minaj
The Edge of Glory (2011)—Lady Gaga (written by Stefani Germanotta, Fernando Garibay, & Paul Blair, aka “DJ White Shadow”)
Walk (2011)—Foo Fighters (written by Dave Grohl)
A Little Bit of Everything (2011)—Dawes
Rumour Has It (2011)—Adele (written by Adele Adkins & Ryan Tedder)
Brighter Than the Sun (2011)—Colbie Caillat (written by Caillat & Ryan Tedder)
Drive All Night (2011)—Need to Breathe (written by Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart)
We Are Young (2011)—Fun featuring Janelle Monae64 (written by Jack Antonoff, Andrew Dost, & Nate Reuss)
Somebody That I Used to Know (2012)—Gotye featuring Kimbra
Going Home (2012)—Leonard Cohen
Hold On (2012)—Alabama Shakes
Climax (2012)—Usher
Little Pocket Size Demons (2012)—Vijay Iyer Trio
No Light, No Light (2012)—Florence and the Machine (written by Florence Welch & Isabella Summers)
C’est la Vie (2012)—Khaled
Thinkin’ ‘Bout You (2012)—Frank Ocean
Adorn (2012)—Miguel
I Will Wait (2012)—Mumford and Sons
Merry-Go-Round (2012)—Kacey Musgraves (written by Kacey Musgraves, Mac McAnally, & Josh Osborne)97
Sing the Delta (2012)—Iris Dement
Skyfall (2012)—Adele (written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth)
Anything Made of Paper (2013)—Bill Carter
You Never Need Nobody (2013)—The Lone Bellow
Same Love (2013)—Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Recovery (2013)—Frank Turner
Song for Zula (2013)—Phosphorescent
The Ceiling (2013)—Wild Feathers
Get Lucky (2013)—Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
Vivir Mi Vida (2013)—Marc Anthony
Black Skinhead (2013)—Kanye West
Dance Apocalyptic (2013)—Janelle Monae
Royals (2013)—Lorde (written by Joel Little & Lorde)
My Favorite Picture of You (2013)—Guy Clark (written by Guy Clark & Gordie Sampson)
Roar (2013)—Katy Perry (written by Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry, & Henry Walter)
Down, Down the Deep River (2013)—Okkervil River
Man (2013)—Neko Case
Wolfcry (2013)—Gregory Porter
All of Me (2013)—John Legend (written by John Stephens & Tony Gad)
The Monster (2013)—Eminem featuring Rihanna (written by Marshall Mathers, Bryan Fryzel, Bebe Rexha, Aaron Kleinstub. M. Athanasiou, Robyn Fenty, & Jon Bellion)
Follow Your Arrow (2013)—Kacey Musgraves (written by Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark, & Shane McAnally)167
Let It Go (2013)—Idina Menzel (written by Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez)
Happy (2014)—Pharrell Williams
The Long Way Home (2014)—Rosanne Cash (written by Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal)
When the Master Calls the Roll (2014)—Rosanne Cash (written by Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, & Rodney Crowell)
Truck Stop Gospel (2014)—Parker Millsap
Our Basement (2014)—Ambrose Akinmusire
Bailando (2014)—Enrique Iglesias (featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona)
Take Me to Church (2014)—Hozier
Seasons (Waiting on You) (2014)—Future Islands
Stay With Me (2014)—Sam Smith (written by Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Tom Petty, & Jeff Lynne)
Turtles All the Way Down (2014)—Sturgill Simpson
Sweet Amarillo (2014)—Old Crow Medicine Show (written by Bob Dylan & Ketch Secor)
America, Here’s My Boy (2014)—Swamp Dogg (written by Beck David Campbell)
Learning to Fly (2014)—Ruthie Foster
Two Weeks (2014)—FKA Twigs
Mercy Now (2014)—Mike Farris (written by Mary Gauthier)
Thinking Out Loud (2014)—Ed Sheeran (written by Sheeran & Amy Wadge)
Never Catch Me (2014)—Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Blank Space (2014)—Taylor Swift
Every Breaking Wave (2014)—U2
Uptown Funk! (2014)—Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)
Girl Crush (2014)—Little Big Town (written by Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, & Hillary Lindsey)
Ex’s and Oh’s (2015)—Elle King (written by King & Dave Bassett)
Glory (2015)—John Legend and Common
Black is the Color (2015)—Rhiannon Giddens
All Night Long (2015)—The Mavericks (written by Raul Malo)
La Patria Madrina (My Home Country) (2015)—Lila Downs and Juanes (written by Lila Downs & Paul Cohen)
See You Again (2015)—Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa (written by Puth, DJ Frank E., Cameron Thomaz, & Andrew Cedar)
King Kunta (2015)—Kendrick Lamar
St. Teresa (2015)—Beth Hart
Change of the Guard (2015)—Kamasi Washington
Tennessee Whiskey (2015)—Chris Stapleton (written by Dean Dillon & Linda Hargrove)
Can’t Feel My Face (2015)—The Weeknd
S.O.B. (2015)—Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
River Deep, Mountain High (2015)—Darlene Love
Alexander Hamilton (2015)—Cast, “Hamilton: An American Musical” (written by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
All Your Favorite Bands (2015)—Dawes (written by Taylor Goldsmith & Jonny Fritz)
Hello (2016)—Adele (written by Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin)
When We Were Young (2015)—Adele (written by Adele Adkins & Tobias Jesso, Jr.)
New York Is My Home (2016)—Dion and Paul Simon
Til It Happens to You (2016)—Lady Gaga (written by Diane Warren & Joanne Stefani Germanotta)
The Sound of Silence (2016)—Disturbed (written by Paul Simon)
Formation (2016)—Beyonce’ Knowles
Bibliography
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