IHTSB July 2, 2023
On today’s show we celebrate the Canada Day weekend with wonderful recordings from the 1940s and 1950s by Canadian musicians, singers and songwriters. We start off with the legendary pianist Oscar Peterson accompanying jazz singer Anita O’Day, and follow them with recordings taken from live performances by three excellent Canadian big bands from the mid 1940s. Joining us next are three lovely singers from Montreal, the immensely popular bands of Guy Lombardo and Percy Faith. And we conclude with four recordings from the orchestra of the eminent Canadian composer, arranger and musician Robert Farnon. Happy Canada Day!
Artist Year Song Time
- Anita O’Day with Oscar Peterson 1957 We’ll Be Together Again 3:39
- Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra 1947 Kansas City Stride 3:29
- Art Hallman And His Orchestra 1946 I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 3:28
- Bert Niosi’s Orchestra 1946 Blue Skies 4:01
- Dino Vale 1958 Polka Dots + Moonbeams 2:58
- Yolanda Lisi 1960 Quand Je Monte Chez Toi 3:08
- Sheila Graham 1959 Don’t Take Your Love From Me 2:46
- Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians 1958 Younger Than Springtime 2:25
- Percy Faith 1953 The Song From Moulin Rouge 3:19
- Capt. Bob Farnon & the AEF Band 1945 Piccadilly Commotion 2:57
- Robert Farnon And His Orchestra 1956 I’m a Dreamer (Aren’t We All) 3:42
- Robert Farnon And His Orchestra 1951 Time on My Hands 2:48
- Robert Farnon And His Orchestra 1956 Canadian Caravan 2:38