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It has been written that the crooners and their writers dealt with adult love expressed in baby talk with a steady sprinkle of tears. But their song settings, at least in this collection, are very...

From 1935 to 1940 crooning continued unabated and crooners became a dominant force on the musical scene. Bing Crosby was now a celebrated vocal star on radio, the silver screen and as a prolific...

The art of the torch song flowered and flourished in the '30s, thanks to legendary ladies like these: Things Might Have Been So Different Ruth Etting; If You Should Ever Leave Mildred Bailey; That...

The only CD available from this popular California-based bandleader who first hit it big arranging for Gus Arnheim! Includes Bend Down Sister; Stardust; Just Temporarily Blue; I Promise You; the More...

Jazz band leader Charlie Hamp was one of the first to fully realize the potential of radio. After serving in WWI and leading the U.S. Ambulance Service Jazz Band. Back in the States, her carried on...

20 studio recordings from this New York-born radio and record star, including in a Great Big Way; Big City Blues; Am I Blue?; Happy Days Are Here Again; Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now, and more.1. It...

Libby Holman was the femme fatale of the '20s and '30s; her stage act was so sultry-and her private life so tempestuous-that she actually gained the nickname "The Dark Purple Menace!" This 20-track...

40 vintage recordings from the biggest names in Latin music, from an era when Latin musical styles exploded onto the American pop scene! Includes Adios Linda Morena Madriguera & His Magic Notes...

Most of US missed the Golden Era of Vaudeville, but here's an easy way to experience those soft shoe days of yore-a 40-track anthology featuring both the big names and obscure talents from the heyday...

Yes, we're happy, because at last the classic Columbia recordings of this colorful band-leader are available Stateside! Includes When My Baby Smiles at Me; Is Everybody Happy Now?; Frankie and...

As singer, Marvin was along the lines of Cliff Edwards and Gene Austin and while he did ballads like Edwards and Austin, most of Marvin's recordings are bright, upbeat tunes that are quintessential...

In the pre-talkie days, Broadway is where the greatest composers and performers went to make their mark, and this 3-CD, 60-song set collects the best of their output-in fact, about 20 of the songs...