I hope everyone is doing well. Over the past week I've added some more songs to the Swing City Radio regular rotation. Here are some of the highlights:
Songs from The Carnation Contented Hour - Melody Hour (AFRS)
The Carnation Contented Hour was a radio music series that aired on various networks from 1931 to 1951 and was sponsored by the Carnation Milk Company. In the 1940's, it was also called The Melody Hour when it was distributed to the troops via the Armed Forces Radio Service. The show had many great hosts through the years and a boatload of talent performed on this show. I've only begun to scratch the surface. In this batch of additions I've added songs by Jo Stafford, Buddy Clark and Dick Haymes.
Listen to: Jo Stafford sing "I Got the Sun in the Morning" from September 1950
Benny Goodman Swing School
These tracks are from broadcasts that took place in July and August of 1937. They feature one of the most classic lineups that Goodman ever assembled. Some of the titles included are: "Sing, Sing, Sing (Part 2)", "Mother Goose Marches On", "Lullaby In Rhythm" and "Clarinet Marmalade". Great stuff!
Also added to the Playlist
Tracks by Bing Crosby from October of 1952 and selected songs from a July 1945 performance by Lucky Millinder on the show "One Night Stand". I had to really work with the audio quality but I got it sounding pretty good.
Enjoy!
